Organizations Filed Purposes:
Unlock power & purpose within our communities & ourselves to achieve real & lasting success.
Traditional Training & Placement Program is Cara's traditional services which includes a comprehensive range of training and support for motivated individuals affected by poverty and homelessness, including life-skills training, specialized job-skills training, and personalized career placement services.South Side Campus (SSC) is Cara's South Side campus and provides services similar to Cara traditional as well as assistance with income supports and financial literacy. The SSC helps residents establish careers, advance professionally, and accumulate assets through structured training, job placement support, and individual coaching.Employment Retention ensures that participants of Cara have the tools needed for long-term selfsufficiency.Cara offers personal and professional coaching throughout each participant's first year of employment. These services include: regular one-on-one meetings with employed participants about on-the-job successes and challenges; and development of individual long-term goals, including goals related to housing, education, and debt repayment. As a result, over 70% or more of employed Cara participants receiving this support remain in their first job placement for at least one year. In addition to employment retention support, Cara's Career AdvancementProgram supports participants who have not only achieved stability in their personal and professional lives, but who also show an exceptional drive to grow in their careers. Once participants have been employed for at least six months and are established personally and professionally, they may opt in to career advancement services.
TCP Staffing, LLC (TCP Staffing) dba Cara Connects, a wholly owned limited liability company started in 2011, was created to manage employment of individuals in the transitional jobs aspect of Cara Chicago. Cara Connects employs participants who are working transitional jobs for Cleanslate and Cara Chicago as well as select companies outside of the enterprise. In 2013, Cara Connects expanded to be a contract staffing firm dedicated to sourcing quality candidates to fulfill critical entry-level positions within Chicago's growing job market by providing temporary and temporary to permanent opportunities.
Cleanslate Chicago, LLC (Cleanslate), a wholly-owned limited liability company started in 2005, provides exterior maintenance services to customers across Chicago. The program was created as a vehicle for individuals with significant obstacles to employment - particularly individuals with criminal backgrounds to gain on-the-job work experience and intensive support services through transitional jobs. Cleanslate is a complement to Cara and provides additional services and training opportunities for at-risk individuals. For tax purposes, Cleanslate is treated as a disregarded entity and will be included in Cara Chicago's financial statements and tax reporting. Under applicable accounting standards, Cara Chicago is required to prepare consolidated financial statements with Cleanslate
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 |
|---|
| Maria Kim | President/CEO | 50 | $214,133 |
| Joseph Mutuc | Chief Business Development Officer | 50 | $107,852 |
| Brady Gott | Managing Director | 50 | $106,244 |
| Robert White | Chief Program Officer | 50 | $103,389 |
| Thomas Owens Jr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Doyoung Yong | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Walden | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rudy Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Ronnow | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Theresa Roche | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Provenzano | Director | 1 | $0 |
| J Todd Philips | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Owens | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea O'Leary | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Katie Owens Mulcahy | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Lin | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Anny Huang | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Gloor | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Diamond | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Carroll | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kristin Carlson-Vogen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Bennecke | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Galowich | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Lance Russell | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas Owens | Chairman Emeritus thru 09/2019 | 10 | $0 |
| Bill Conroy | Chairman | 3.5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202130559349300813_public.xml