Empower Illinois

Education
Chicago, Illinois
EIN 27-2479414
Tax-exempt since 2010

Firms paid: 5
Fees reported, 2018–2023: $572K
Fees reported in 2023: $42K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $276K

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$42,000 to 1 fundraiser · $42,000 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Empower Illinois paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
David WalshFundraising	Fundraising	$42,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers Empower Illinois reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
CCS ConsultingCapital campaigns	2018	$277,500
David Walsh	2019–2023 · 4 years	$169,750
Gaulden Group LLC	2018–2019 · 2 years	$104,000
Candace Browdy	2018	$19,600
She Company	2018	$1,290

Form 990 Snapshot

Empower Illinois's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$276K	$262K	$0K	—
2023	$56.1M	$55.3M	$551K	$42K
2022	$54.3M	$54.0M	$546K	$49K
2020	$45.9M	$45.8M	$264K	$50K
2019	$46.3M	$45.7M	$262K	$81K
2018	$50.9M	$50.4M	$394K	$358K

Fees are what Empower Illinois reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.