Organizations Filed Purposes:
VOQAL CHICAGO PARTICIPATES IN THE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROJECT (EOP). THE EOP AIMS TO MEASURABLY REDUCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GAPS BY PROVIDING CAPITAL AND STRATEGIC ADVICE TO ENTREPRENEURS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. VOQAL NONPROFITS COLLECTIVELY SPENT $402,950 IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROGRAM WITH VOQAL CHICAGO CONTRIBUTING $171,186 TO THE PROGRAM.
VOQAL CHICAGO IS PROUD TO BE PART OF THE VOQAL FELLOWSHIP. THE VOQAL FELLOWSHIP IS AN INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE AS INDIVIDUALS AND BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS; A TALENT AND STARTUP ACCELERATOR AIMED AT GIVING THOSE OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY TRADITIONAL FUNDERS A CHANCE TO ENACT THEIR VISIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, EIGHT INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED AS FELLOWS AFTER A RIGOROUS SEARCH PROCESS. THEIR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ISSUES RANGING FROM CIVIC MEDIA TO ONLINE TOOLS. VOQAL NONPROFITS COLLECTIVELY SPENT $344,701 IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROGRAM WITH VOQAL CHICAGO CONTRIBUTING $89,100 TO THE PROGRAM.VOQAL CHICAGO MAINTAINS A SEPARATE GRANTMAKING PROGRAM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, VOQAL CHICAGO MADE GRANTS TOTALING $1,374,000 TO 26 GRANTEES, INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND 501(C)(4) OF THE REVENUE CODE. THESE GRANTEES INCLUDE ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON SUCH ACTIVITIES AS VOTING MODERNIZATION AND ACCESS, DIGITAL AND YOUTH ORGANIZING, PROGRESSIVE MEDIA EXPANSION AND MEDIA PRODUCTION.
ON BEHALF OF VOQAL CHICAGO, MOBILE CITIZEN PLACED APPROXIMATELY 2,603 LTE WIRELESS BROADBAND ACCOUNTS WITH SCHOOLS AND NONPROFITS BOTH LOCALLY IN ILLINOIS AND NATIONWIDE IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LTE WIRELESS BROADBAND ACCOUNTS IS BASED ON VOQAL CHICAGO'S OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE OF ALL ACTIVE ACCOUNTS AT FISCAL YEAR-END. THE ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE, BASED ON $50/MONTH, OF THE DONATION OF FREE AND SUBSIDIZED ACCOUNTS IS MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION. VOQAL CHICAGO PROVIDES 12 SCHOOLS IN THE CHICAGO METRO AREA WITH 122 FREE AND 31 SUBSIDIZED HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS BROADBAND INTERNET ACCOUNTS. THE SCHOOLS ARE BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, SERVICING GRADES K-12. THE ACCOUNTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. ACCOUNTS PLACED WITH STUDENTS ALLOW THOSE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE SCHOOLWORK ONLINE AT HOME THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO BE COMPLETED AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES, COFFEE SHOPS WITH WI-FI ACCESS OR OTHER PLACES THAT MIGHT NOT BE CONVENIENT DURING NON-SCHOOL HOURS. WE ESTIMATE THAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THESE FREE AND SUBSIDIZED ACCOUNTS IS OVER $88,080 ANNUALLY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Barbara Hunter | CFO | 5 | $0 |
| Adam Miller | CEO | 6 | $0 |
| Daniel O'Neil | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Maria Hadden | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Barbara Iverson | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Lilly Gleich | VICE PRES/DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| John Schwartz | PRESIDENT | 6 | $0 |
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