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US nonprofit · EIN 815378765 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 815378765) - 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 30 June 2025: 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 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sacred Saving Agave for Culture Recreation Education and Developme

Donations deductible
Revenue
$284k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$233k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$61k
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$51k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.4 years on average
Staff
0
1 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Sacred Saving Agave for Culture Recreation Education and Developme's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dr Izzy NaemBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Jason BuschBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Rick BaylessBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Shelby BarnesBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Lou BankPresidentsince 2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Connie BankBoard Member1$0
Rick BaylessBoard Member1$0
Dr Izzy NaemBoard Member1$0
Jason BuschBoard Member1$0
Shelby BarnesBoard Member1$0
Lou BankPresident30$0

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

About

Legal name
Sacred Saving Agave for Culture Recreation Education and Developme
EIN
815378765
Address
1953-R N Clybourn Ave Box 261, Chicago, IL, 60614
State
Illinois
Mission
To help improve lives in rural Mexican communities where heritage Agave spirits are made. The company raises money to help underwrite programs that help replant agave, build librairies, ensure water security, and repair damage done by earthquakes. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
W12 Public and societal benefit
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public & Societal Benefit
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
Lou Bank (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsDr Izzy Naem
≥4years on the filingsJason Busch
≥4years on the filingsRick Bayless
≥4years on the filingsShelby Barnes

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
$61k
Total liabilities
$10k
Net assets or fund balances
$51k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$283k
Employees
0
Volunteers
1

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$284k$233k$51k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.