826CHI INC NFP
Donations deductible826CHI INC NFP's network
4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sameer Gadkaree Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Josh Gantz | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathleen St Louis Caliento | Vice-Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Flores Gehani | Director | since 2020 |
| Celia Wickham | Executive Director | 2023 |
| Jennifer Steele | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Kashif Shaikh | Director | since 2020 |
| Kevin Anthony Johnson | Director | since 2020 |
| Kevin Boehm | Director | since 2020 |
| Megan Zarnoch | Director | since 2020 |
| Monique Demery | Director | since 2020 |
| Theodora Khun | Director | since 2020 |
| Veronica Robinson | Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia Wickham | Executive Director | 40 | $74k | ||
| Jennifer Steele | Executive Director | 40 | $22k | ||
| Jessica Mlinaric | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Boehm | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Chris Edwards | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Myriha Burce | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Aisha Leverett | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Larry Griffin | Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Marisa Walster | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Vyshaey Mitchell | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ellen Bell | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Pollack | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- 826chi Inc NFP
- EIN
- 300248920
- Address
- Po Box 14038, Chicago, IL, 60614-8500
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Support students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to help teachers inspire their students to write. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Aimee Strittmatter (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsSameer Gadkaree
≥6years on the filingsAlexia Elejalde-Ruiz
≥6years on the filingsJosh Gantz
≥6years on the filingsKathleen St Louis Caliento
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $442k
- Total liabilities
- $136k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $306k
- Contributions and grants received
- $628k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 18