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Chicago urban development organizations

There are 140urban development organizations in the greater Chicagometro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro urban development organizationsemploy 625 people, earn more than $108 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $301 million.
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Job trends for Chicago urban development organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
23
1-10
29
11-25
8
26-100
6
101 to 1,000
1
1,000+
0
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Sizes of urban development organizations in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
35
$250k to $1M
26
$1M to $5M
15
$5M to $25M
6
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of urban development organizations in Chicago

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1-20 of 140

Development Now for Chicago

Chicago-based organization promoting economic development and business conditions by securing Chicago as host city for 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Revenue
$12.7m
Assets
$9.0m
Employees
0
EIN
87-3817002
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA)

Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) is a member-based business organization that represents Chicago's most dynamic mixed-use district-the Loop-and advocates for the rapidly growing central business area.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
0
EIN
36-1819460
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation

Revitalizes low-to-moderate-income communities in Chicago through comprehensive development strategies, including organizing residents and stakeholders.
Revenue
$8.2m
Assets
$37.6m
Employees
50
EIN
36-4377387
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation

To redevelop West Town, Humboldt Park, Logan Square and Hermosa communities for the benefit of and control by the lower and moderate-income residents of those areas and began by developing affordable single family homes.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$92.1m
Employees
100
EIN
23-7087890
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Far South Community Development Corporation

Far South CDC fosters quality retail businesses and new industrial uses by collaborating with private developers and governmental entities.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
24
EIN
36-2946248
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Southwest Development Corporation (GSDC)

Greater Southwest Development Corporation's mission is to primary goal is to improve the quality of life in southwest Chicago through entrepreneurial, commercial and residential development, as well as a variety of business and residential resources.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$14.1m
Employees
38
EIN
36-2858304
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southland Development Authority NFP

Southland Development Authority NFP revitalizes Chicago Southland's economy through industry innovation, physical space development, and minority business support.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
14
EIN
84-2818243
IRS type
501(c)(3)

World Business Chicago

World Business Chicago is the city's public-private economic development agency driving inclusive economic growth, job creation, business support, and global promotion.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$12.7m
Employees
65
EIN
36-4313685
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater West Town Community Development Project (GWTP)

The mission of Greater West Town Community Development Project is to build a community-based response to expanding educational and economic opportunities for the disadvantaged residents of the Greater West Town communities.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$11.8m
Employees
66
EIN
36-3657734
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Geneva Chamber of Commerce

To be the voice of its members and the business community on matters economic, social and cultural concerns, and to develop, maintain and monitor selective programs of action which identify issues.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$870.7k
Employees
8
EIN
36-2043217
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Choose Dupage

Choose Dupagebiz advances Dupage County's business climate through job creation and diversification, attracting new investment to the region.
Revenue
$844.8k
Assets
$738.0k
Employees
5
EIN
32-0177792
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Lakeview East Development Corporation

Lakeview East Development Corporation (LEDC) works to promote the interests of businesses within the Lake View community of Chicago, IL. Their programs include initiatives to support local businesses and attract new businesses to the area.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$779.3k
Employees
18
EIN
36-3146679
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Naperville Development Partnership

Naperville Development Partnership promotes and maintains economic vitality through retention, expansion, attraction of commercial enterprise, marketing assistance, and customer attraction.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$414.3k
Employees
7
EIN
36-4096302
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Somercor 504

Somercor 504 originates SBA 504 loans, administers programs and provides financing to foster economic development in Illinois.
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
35
EIN
36-3837330
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives

CNI combats community deterioration in low-income neighborhoods by developing retail and industrial sites, and managing new market tax credits.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$26.6m
Employees
14
EIN
27-1832686
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Desk Chicago

Community Desk Chicago enhances prosperity by supporting underserved communities through real estate development, nonprofit collaboration, and shared investment models.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
1
EIN
92-3414074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hammond Development Corporation

HDC is a not-for-profit providing education, business incubation, and building rehabilitation to stimulate redevelopment in Hammond, Indiana.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
7
EIN
35-1581423
IRS type
501(c)(3)

St Charles Business Alliance

St Charles Business Alliance enhances the economic viability and preserves the character and beauty of downtown St. Charles. The organization creates advertising and marketing initiatives to encourage leisure visitors to come to St. Charles, IL.
Revenue
$902.3k
Assets
$784.6k
Employees
10
EIN
36-3818867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Applied Strategies International

Applied Strategies International aids U.S. manufacturers in securing TAAF grants, developing recovery plans, and implementing projects to enhance competitiveness and job creation.
Revenue
$835.4k
Assets
$970.5k
Employees
2
EIN
36-3206563
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Englewood Community Dev Corporation

GECDC revitalizes Greater Englewood and beyond through economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, and employment by working with the community, partners, and stakeholders.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$965.0k
Employees
6
EIN
77-0627605
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "S31: Urban, Community Economic Development" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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