Iff
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3656836 · Community improvement · Rank 8,044 by total revenue
IFF leverages knowledge, capital, and resources to advance equitable and transformational outcomes in under-resourced communities, guided by our commitment to be an inclusive, anti-racist and anti-oppressive institution that honors communities as asset-rich and as experts in their own stories.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $62,525,991
- Total expenses
- $61,504,665
- Total assets
- $828,286,048
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $18,307,519
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $22,042,440
- Employees
- 188
- Salary base per employee
- $97,380
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (19)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Neri | CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $929,593 |
| Rodrigo Vela | CFO & Asst. Secretary until 11/10/25 | Officer | 40 | $490,932 |
| Kirby Burkholder | President, Core Business Solutions | Officer | 39 | $389,230 |
| Tara Townsend | President, Social Impact Accelerator | Officer | 40 | $308,248 |
| Casey Rooney | Interim CFO & Asst. Secretary | Officer | 39 | $235,005 |
| Sakura Takano | Board Chair | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Monique Jones | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| John Sassaris | Treasurer/Secretary | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| George Burciaga | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hamilton Chang | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James Due | Board Member until 7/31/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Derrick Johnson | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Debby Kasemeyer | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jason Mercer | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Emmet Pierson | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Angela Reyes | Board Member until 6/12/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Greg Robinson | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Aaron Seybert | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ed Wood | Board Member | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,646,685, which is 19.9% of the $18,307,519 salary base shared by 188 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Neri | CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $906,136 | $0 | $23,457 | $929,593 |
| Rodrigo Vela | CFO & Asst. Secretary until 11/10/25 | Officer | 40 | $447,665 | $0 | $43,267 | $490,932 |
| Kirby Burkholder | President, Core Business Solutions | Officer | 39 | $359,282 | $0 | $29,948 | $389,230 |
| Tara Townsend | President, Social Impact Accelerator | Officer | 40 | $271,926 | $0 | $36,322 | $308,248 |
| Jose Cerda III | Chief of Staff | Highly paid employee | 40 | $251,339 | $0 | $30,063 | $281,402 |
| Dana Lieberman | SVP Cap. Sol., Chief Lending Officer | Highly paid employee | 40 | $248,247 | $0 | $22,885 | $271,132 |
| Chris Uhl | Exec. Director - Eastern Regiom | Highly paid employee | 40 | $212,754 | $0 | $46,298 | $259,052 |
| Victoria Lakes-Battle | Exec. Director - Chicago Region | Highly paid employee | 40 | $234,251 | $0 | $15,798 | $250,049 |
| Casey Rooney | Interim CFO & Asst. Secretary | Officer | 39 | $206,868 | $0 | $28,137 | $235,005 |
| Michael Goldberg | SVP Real Estate Solutions | Highly paid employee | 40 | $216,485 | $0 | $15,557 | $232,042 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202602339349301370 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-3656836
- Organization website (as filed): www.iff.org