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Organization intelligence briefIllustrative profile
ORGANIZATION

Community Learning Initiative

Education access · Chicago, IL

Watch
Revenue$2.4M▲ 8.2% YoY
Net assets$1.1M5.4 months
Program spend78%FY2024
Revenue vs expenses
Funder health checks

Independent boardYes

Operating marginPositive

Executive compensationReview

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See the full range.

Build an anonymous market assessment for a specific nonprofit position without starting from a proposed salary. ClearSteward asks for the context one question at a time, then returns the observed compensation range.

PositionOrganization sizeRegionMissionTenure
  • P10, P25, median, P75, and P90 ranges
  • Anonymous Form 990 position records
  • National and regional peer lenses
  • Board-ready methodology and PDF report
One complete report included with a free account.
Position assessmentExecutive Director
42 anonymous records
Organization size$5M–$10M
GeographySouth region
MissionHuman services
Tenure4–7 years
P10$151K
P25$168K
Median$194K
P75$221K
P90$247K
Anonymous market reference

Ranges reflect reported compensation for comparable roles—not a recommendation or valuation of an individual.

PDF ready
2026 giving portfolioFamily Giving Portfolio
Private workspace
We seek to participate faithfully in God’s mission by expanding access to Scripture and investing in locally led ministries that equip people and communities for durable transformation.
6Organizations
$85KPlanned
$40KMade
3Themes
Bible access & translation2
Word for the World USAGlobal · ECFA profile available
Made
StreetlightsNational · Chicago, IL
Planned
Refugees & humanitarian care2
Medical Teams InternationalGlobal · Health and displacement
Pending
From interest to stewardship

Build a giving portfolio that remembers why.

Keep your giving thesis, organizations, relationship notes, and annual decisions together—organized by the themes you are called to pursue.

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Shape the portfolioSave organizations and organize them across the themes in your giving strategy.

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Track every decisionEarmark gifts by year and mark them planned, pending, made, or declined.

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Preserve the reasoningKeep diligence questions, relationship notes, and next steps with each organization.

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Prepare the recommendationTurn your work into an adjustable, board-ready PDF for a family, foundation, or organization.

Personal, family, and organization or foundation profiles are supported.
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Read the evidence

ClearSteward assembles recent filings, calculates transparent signals, and shows its work.

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Move with context

Review fit leads, open source documents, or download a focused PDF report.

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Nonprofit intelligence for thoughtful grantmaking.

Figures are based on public IRS filings and should be verified during diligence.
Public nonprofit profile

Erie City Mission

EIN 25-0987217

ClearSteward assembles public IRS filing history, financial trends, governance, executive compensation and funding intelligence for this organization. Figures should be confirmed against source filings during diligence.