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US nonprofit · EIN 475413791 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 475413791) - 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 - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Chicago Women in IP's network

12 people2 organisationsi12 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). 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

12 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Catherine Klima ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Julie Langdon ChairChair Elect2018
8 yrs
Alexis LavkoBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Annie GerspachBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Carolyn BlessingBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Christine FilarskiCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Francesca CardilloTreasurer2019
7 yrs
Helen JIBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Kristine BergmanBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Laurel PalluziBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Michelle Zimmerman Exited June 30Board Member2024
2 yrs
Rebecca RokosBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

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
Catherine KlimaChair2$0
Julie LangdonChair Elect2$0
Christine FilarskiSecretary2$0
Francesca CardilloTreasurer2$0
Rebecca RokosBoard Member1$0
Laurel PalluziBoard Member1$0
Helen JiBoard Member1$0
Carolyn BlessingBoard Member1$0
Kristine BergmanBoard Member1$0
Annie GerspachBoard Member1$0
Alexis LavkoBoard Member1$0
Michelle Zimmerman Exited June 30Board Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Chicago Women in Ip
EIN
475413791
Address
4852 N Talman Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625-2823
State
Illinois
Activity (NTEE)
S81 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Emma Bienias (Form 990-N, tax year 2017)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCatherine Klima
≥8years on the filingsJulie Langdon
≥8years on the filingsRebecca Rokos
≥7years on the filingsFrancesca Cardillo

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
$204k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$204k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$128k$80k$47k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.