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US nonprofit · EIN 363956569 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 363956569) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Illinois Food Retailers Education Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$47k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$75k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$514k
$894 liabilities
Net assets
$513k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
2.8 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
3
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Illinois Food Retailers Education Foundation's network

3 people2 organisationsi3 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). 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

3 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 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sarah Shupenus ChairChair2024
2 yrs
Bob Jones IIICompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Robert KarrTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sarah ShupenusChair1$0$94k
Robert KarrTreasurer0.25$0$437k$43k
Bob Jones IIISecretary0.25$0

About

Legal name
Illinois Food Retailers Education Foundation
EIN
363956569
Address
53 W Jackson Blvd Ste 518, Chicago, IL, 60604-3420
State
Illinois
Mission
The organization serves and supports the retention and expansion of the illinois retailers by encouraging a deeper understanding of the illinois retail sector and its importance to the illinois economy. The focus will include but not be limited to research, workforce development, scholarships and resources for existing and prospective illinois retailers. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B82 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1994
Principal officer
Robert Karr (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedBUSINESS LEAGUE OF ILLINOIS RETAILERSIllinois Retail Merchants Association

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBob Jones III
≥2years on the filingsSarah Shupenus
≥2years on the filingsRobert Karr

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$514k
Total liabilities
$894
Net assets or fund balances
$513k
Contributions and grants received
$36k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$48k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$47k$75kDeficit $28k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.