CHICAGO SURVIVORS INC
Mission Statement
Offer crisis intervention, supportive counseling and comprehensive referral services to surviving family members of Chicago homicide victims; Work collaboratively to provide training in sensitive and effective communication with and treatment of victim’ families to law enforcement, court personnel, medical examiner’s office, emergency rooms and other systems family members interact with in the aftermath of homicide; Foster a Community of Survivors to promote peer-to-peer empathy, support, education and healing from one another, and to contribute to anti-violence work through their collective voice and experience.
Financial Overview — FY 2024
Compared with Peers
FY 2024| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
90.7% | 81.5% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
8.9% | 11.7% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.5% | 4.0% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
74.3% | 151.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
4.1 mo | 11.3 mo |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
12.6% | 9.1% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
100.4% | 89.1% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
23.5% | 9.0% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
20.4% | 10.0% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-2.6% | 1.7% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.0M | $3.1M | $1.0M | 90.7% | 36 |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $1.1M | 86.1% | 32 |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $1.3M | 85.4% | 28 |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.4M | N/A | — | 25 |
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