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Filing year 2024

COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 84-4387333·NTEE R02 · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$223k
Total assets
$69k
Total expenses
$261k
Reported officers
6
Mission

Collaborative Connections helps communities and organizations create new ways of working together through collective and justice-based decision making.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy organizations nationwide.

Principal and Founder
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$130k
$139k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 5 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS equaled 50% of the organization's total expenses. The median for civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations is 12%.

This organization (2024)
50%
Sector median
12%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 2,364 civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Up 7%
from 2023

From $121k in 2023 to $130k in 2024.

$121k
2023
$130k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 4% in real terms$134k to $139k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 7% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 15%.

$121k in 2023 to $130k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS earn?

In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS received $130,000 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy organizations nationwide, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy organizations nationwide, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS falls between the 25th percentile and the median. In 2024, the highest total compensation at COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS equaled 50% of the organization's total expenses. The median for civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations is 12%.

What are COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS reported $223k in total revenue and $261k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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