2018ANNUALREPORT

W W W . I N S P I R A T I O N C O R P . O R G

Connecting Communities

MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO, SHANNON STEWART

2018

In our last fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018), our organization reaffirmed and strengthened its commitment to serving a diverse group of communities across the city that are struggling to overcome homelessness and deep poverty.

Our Housing Services program began a dramatic transformation after emerging from the two-year long state budget impasse.  We secured two new contracts that allowed us to provide permanent housing and essential supportive services to thirty new, formerly homeless families in West Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, and Woodlawn.

After several years of declining enrollments, our Foodservice Training program turned a corner and provided almost one hundred individuals with vocational training in the culinary arts.  To revitalize our enrollment we had to find new ways to reach the population of unemployed Chicagoans living on the city’s west and south sides.  We took to the air-waves and advertised through iHeart Media radio stations, finding a population that desperately needed vocational training but had no connection to social services agencies or support networks who could provide them with referrals or counseling.

In Uptown, we went back out on the streets – just like our founder, Lisa Nigro, did with her little red wagon almost thirty years ago – to connect with individuals experiencing homelessness through our newly launched Basic Street Outreach program.  These individuals now enjoy hot, nutritious meals in an atmosphere of dignity and respect at Inspiration Cafe as they work to improve their lives and increase self- sufficiency.

Without the support of our countless donors, volunteers, and partners, we would never have been able to make such a big impact on our community.  

Thank you for being a part of our work. 

MISSION

In an atmosphere of dignity and respect, Inspiration Corporation helps people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives and increase self- sufficiency through the provision of social services, employment training and placement, and housing.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Elisabeth Payne, Chair Oath

Larissa Chaikowsky, Vice Chair BMO Financial Group

Kristen Nomura, Vice Chair Google

Lisa Hampton, Vice Chair LeadersUp

Lisa Jericho, Treasurer Feeding America

April Williams, Secretary NORC at the University of Chicago

Neal Kulick McDonald's Corporation

Vita Martinelli Boese Northern Trust Corporation

Sonia Powell Cyber Risk Services

Ann O'Shaughnessy CIBC

Natalie Lynch LinkedIn

Vinu Ramasamy Siemens Building Technologies

John Bernard Potter Morgante Wilson Architects, LTD.

Bill Pekin Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management 

John Shapiro, General Counsel (non-voting) Freeborn & Peters LLP

Shannon Stewart, Director (non-voting) Inspiration Corporation

2018

PROGRAM REVIEW

We served 22,316 meals to guests at Inspiration Cafe in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.Through our Basic Street Outreach, our clinical case manager reached out to 56 individuals experiencing homelessness in Uptown.

UPTOWN

We helped 41 people find theirfirst job in the culinary industrythrough our Inspiration Kitchens restaurant and training center in East Garfield Park. We awarded $75,531.19 in scholarships through the Lori Jericho Memorial Education Fund to connect students on the West side to educational and vocational training programs that lead to stable careers.

WEST SIDE

Our family housing building in Washington Park provided eight families with a safe place to call home. We provided 136 households, encompassing 283 individuals, with housing and supportive services across the City of Chicago.  We provided housing to 15 families with children enrolled in Chicago Public Schools in Englewood and West Humboldt Park through the City's “Families In Transition” program.

HOUSING

LIST OF DONORS$100,000+ Anonymous Leonard Goodman $50,000+ ACT of Hope Foundation Anonymous Crown Family Philanthropies Lloyd A. Fry Foundation $25,000+ Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Anonymous Bank of America Charitable   Foundation Conagra Brands Impact 100 Chicago -      Suburban Chapter The Jericho Family Polk Bros. Foundation United Way of Metropolitan                   Chicago Whole Foods Market Young Green Foundation $10,000+ Anonymous BMO Harris Bank The Chicago Community Trust Chicago Tribune Charities -       A McCormick Foundation Fund CIBC CME Group Community       Foundation Coca Cola Company Eataly Chicago, LLC ESPN Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Golden Pearl Foundation Shannon Halloway & Justin Hance Helen Brach Foundation Judy Family Foundation Kuhn Foundation James Mabie & Kay Mabie Mazza Foundation Millennium Garages PCMA Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving The Siragusa Family Foundation Thierer Family Foundation $5,000+ Alfredo and Ada Capitanini       Foundation Anonymous Penny Brown & Jeffrey Rappin

Larissa Chaikowsky David E. & Kirsten R. Cunningham       Charitable Foundation Dr. Scholl Foundation Freeborn & Peters Nathan Hudson Neal & Kathleen Kulick PHMG Pierce Family Charitable                         Foundation Ruth & Joseph Rosin The Service Club of Chicago Sol R. Kaufman Family Foundation Roger and Susan Stone Family                           Foundation Touch and Go Records The Turner Construction       Company Foundation U.S. Bank William Davidson Foundation Rachel Winpar $1,000+ AccuRadio ADE Restaurant Services, Inc. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Anonymous Apple Matching Gifts Program Thomas & Robin Armour Assurance Geoffrey Baer & Amelia Kohm Rikki Baldwin Douglas Bartow G. Marc & Karen Baumann Nicole & David Berger Blistex Inc. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of      Illinois Health Care Service Vita & John Boese Bridgeview Bank and Trust John Buchanan Kelly Buchanan CDM Foundation David Cella Center Coast Realty Dennis Chacko Anne Chipman & Joseph Knecht Comerica Wealth Management Margaret & Daniel Costigan Reid DeManche Judy & Daniel Dethmers The John and Susan Dewan       Foundation Linda Schwartz & Alvin Dodek Harriet Dominique  Teresa & Michael Down

Malika Viltz-Emerson &      John Emerson Fourth Presbyterian Church Thomas Gibson Karen Goldstein Kurt Hanson Harlib Foundation The Harmann Family Fund of      the Greater Cincinnati      Foundation P J Hedeen & Children      Foundation Jean Holland Hot Chocolate Illinois Tool Works Insperity Julie Jagoda Lisa Jericho Jocarno Fund Marian Pearcy & Peter Jones Kebok Foundation Cary Kelly Kenway Consulting Bithika & Vikas Kheterpal Kleban Family Foundation Andrew Klevorn David Kozar Elizabeth Kearney Kramer &      Christopher Kramer Jennifer Kratochvil Kevin Kroeger Kelly Kulasik Julie & Jeffrey Lefebvre Sarah Liles Paul Lin LinkedIn Elizabeth Lloyd Theodore Lowitz Natalie Lynch M. Cooper Heinz Giving Fund Mary MacKay &      Edward Wheatley Rebecca Masi John McCartney McDonald's Employee      Matching Gifts Program Betsy Illingworth &      Jason McGrath Morgante Wilson Architects Robert Moss Motorola, Inc. David Najman Matthew Nash

LIST OF DONORSSeth Nelson Kristen & Phil Nomura Northern Trust Company Novak Family Foundation Amy & Brad O'Dell Ann O'Shaughnessy Blake & Amanda Overlock The Owens Foundation Stephanie Parra The Pauls Foundation Elisabeth Payne Bill Pekin Liza Pono John Potter & Eric Johanson Sonia & Jeff Powell Vinu Ramasamy Wendy & Eric Raymer Michael Reynolds Andrew Riedl Robert Rolek Kati Rooney & Jim Hennessey Roz Roseboro Lisa Rosskamm Sacred Heart Schools David Sarowitz Jessica & Steven Sarowitz Ciarra Schmidt Julie & Daniel Semenak Karen Shane Renetta & Charles Shapiro Kim Shay Shayle and Deanna Fox      Charitable Foundation Beth Sheehan-Lucas &      Andrew Lucas Megan Slobodniuk Spanish Commercial Office Austin & Vince Srejma Shannon Stewart & Linda Kaiser Straus Family Foundation Patrick Strieck Clayton A. Struve Family Foundation The Robert A. and Shirley J. Jones       Foundation Turano Baking Co. Sandra Valenzuela Cornelius Walker Matilda Wilhoite Frederick Wilson Joan Winstein Winzeler Gear Carol Winzeler & John Winzeler World Mission Center Your Cause LLC Seth Zimmerman

$500+ Allow Good Allstate Giving Campaign Helen & Michael Arkes Daniel Arwady Kaitlin Hermiller &      Justin Blackstone Jonit Bookheim Tina & Bill Borgo Brandeis Marin School Emily & Matthew Brett Susan & Milton Brougham Lynne Carey Center For Student Missions Dante Cervantes The Chamber for Uptown Bonnie & Donald Chauncey Philip Chennikkara Cornerstone Restaurant Group Christina Cummins Angela D'Agostino Delta Institute Tiffany & Michael Douglass Drake Fund Thomas Driscoll Shaun Dunne Ruth Eatock EDPA Midwest Egg Strategy Flowing Grace United      Methodist Church Food For Thought Robert Fredian Kathy Froehlich Lara Gartner Ginny Sykes &      Jonathan Goldsmith Laura & Adam Graff The Grainger Foundation, Inc. Rizelle Greiner Mark Griffin Jarrett Gross Kate Grossman Robert Guequierre Lisa Hampton Hanging Out, LLC Constance Heneghan Maria & David Hibbs Samantha Hidlebird Brock Hillman Maureen Hunter JPMorgan Chase Foundation K and J Limited Partnership, LLLP Charles Katzenmeyer Ira J. Kaufman Family Foundation Matt Keagy

Darren Kinkead Dietrich Klevorn KPMG LLP Martin Lariviere Bradley Lee Matthew Lehman Mike Lenz Brendan Lynch Madelyn & James MacMahon Anthony Maggiore Kevin McCullough Kathryn McKetchnie John Michael McMillen Jonathan Michaels Phillip Miller Sara & Jeffrey Monnette Nicholas Naber Thyra Nelson Titinun Noeyocha Northshore University Health      System Francis Padilla Diane Pascal Kathleen Pease Penguin Foot Pottery John Pfeiffer & Gregory Potts Tyler Porterfield Maria Poulos Kevin Prior Kristin Reisinger & John Skolnick Michael Rettig Hana & Steve Rivkin Jen Rosman Carmel & Daniel Roth Jennifer & Jeremy Schaffer Aaron Schrems Carl & Tracy Segal John & Paula Shapiro Hannah & Eli Shearn Matthew Siehoff Billie Smith Wyatt Steele Nicholas Stone Shawn Taylor The Doug and Betsey Schwab      Family Foundation Inc. Tisbest Philanthropy Truist Shannon & Thadd Ullrich United Way Suncoast Laurence Weithers Wells Fargo Community      Support Campaign Willis Towers Watson Mary Pat & Neil Witmer Robert Woodley

LIST OF DONORS$250+ Joey Africa John Akolt Lisa Albers Amazon Erin Ankin Anonymous Debra & Gregg Baldwin John Bankhurst Jennifer Benson & Steven Bufferd Dan Betcher David Bookbinder Joyce Booker Barbara Bostian & Roberta Allen BP America, Inc. Donna & Gunnar Branson Steven Bratek Jori Brink Carole Bulakowski Paul Came Cathy Cassell-Serxner &      Brant Serxner Meredith Ferrill &      Evan Cauble-Johnson Gekleng Chhor & Lance Bigelow Joel Cohen Deborah Compagner Margie & David Criner Kathleen Crone John Cronin Don Crowley Nicolo Dagnino Jack Day Linda Day Ludwig DeFrenne Carrie Distler Iskra Dobreva Kathleen Donahue Mary Donlan Katie Draz Kelly Dugan Christie Dziubek Peter Egan Heike Eghardt & Tim Krick Exelon Foundation Talia Fidler Michael Fricano William Froelich The Frumm Family     Charitable Fund Jasmine Garcia James Garner & Lies Garner Michelle Gittler & Lee Francis Dawn Goulet Joanna Greene Linda Gustavson

Thomas Hanrahan Randall Harper R. Chris Heck Beth Herris Jeffrey Hirsch Linda & Michael Hoffenberg Hogan Construction Management Charles Hohmeier Honey Butter Fried Chicken Honeybee Foundation The Horton Group Meagen Hugel Karl Hughes Robin & Harry Hunter IBM Employee Charitable       Contribution Campaign Mahaesh Jayaraman Hilary & Rob Jericho Jewish Federation of      Metropolitan Chicago Jewish Reconstructionist       Congregation Callie & Michael Johnston William Karnoscak Conner Kempf William Kenefick Bill Kim Sandra Kirkby Kirkland & Ellis LLP Amor Kohli Gail Kovler Miriam & Benjamin Lichstein Steven Liebert Krastio Lilov Susan Litoff & Judy Bard Diane Locandro Marcena Love Eileen Lovett Linda Loving Laura Lukehart Lynn & Michael Lullo Zachary Malsom B. Miles & Stephen Margolin Margaret Marystone &       Brad Hochgesang Melissa Matuzak Nathan McClain Nicholas McMillan Merck Foundation Eric Meredith Mightycause Karen Mirante Jaron Montgomery Patricia & Dan Montgomery Alexandra Murman Susan Murray

Mary Myers Laura Nash Leslie Nogue Ajay Nwosu Lara & Michael O'Shaughnessy Maria Pellegrini Saralyn Peritz & Howard       Shidlowsky Daniel Raichel Alexia Rivera Shellie Roman Anne & Elliot Rossen Elizabeth Sandler Sandra Zennie & William Schey Allison Salomon & Kent Shafer Steven Shapiro Yael Sharon Eleanor Shoshany Anderson The Simons Family Foundation Jacob Solus Alexander Spiro Stanley Brown Jewelist Jennifer Stanovich Karen Stromholm Ed Taylor Don Thompson James Thompson Tamer Tullgren Beth & Daniel Uber Caitlin Urbain Anton Valukas Steven Vanswol Nathan Vaughan Narendra Vempati Matthew Wadland Jonathan Walker Aaron Ward Seth Weber Dana & Steven Weinstein Jonelle Welch Blair Wellensick & Karl Peters Chris Whatton David Whitehouse Donald Wilson Jennifer Wilson Jake Wisby Mark Wold Wolters Kluwer Robert Zuber

LIST OF DONORSABT Electronics AceBounce Andrew Kaplan Andrew Miller Andy Fowler Andy Suarez Anne Abueva Anne Evans Anne Leuck Feldhaus Antique Taco ATK Foods B96 Bar Method Beam Suntory bellyQ Bernard Menco Beth Loudenberg Beth Shadur Bill Kim Bill Pekin Blank Label BMO Harris Bank Bob Chinn's Crab House Burnt City Brewing Caesars Entertainment Carl Clark Catherine Winnings CDW Corporation Chai Wolfman Chicago Bone Broth Chicago White Sox Charities CME Group Colin Coyle D'Artagnan LLC David Criner Margie Criner Deborah Lader Dorothy Rotatori Duck Inn Eataly Elise Parisian Elizabeth Porporato Ellen Soffer Emilio Nadales Entertainment Cruises Eric Skaggs Forbidden Root Formentos Frank Rosenbaum Good's of Evanston Greater Chicago Food Depository Greenwich Academy GT Prime Honey Butter Fried Chicken

Honeymoon Israel Hugh Spector Huron Consulting Group, Inc. Jack Day Jack McClean James Giannis James Willney Jane Sloss Janet Mesic-Mackie Jani Bodell Jay Marvin Jeff Janson Joey Africa John Shapiro John Terdich Jon Heuring K.A. Letts Kaiser Permanente Kara Bershad Karen Parisian Kathryn Starshak Keelan McMorrow Kelly Dugan Kendra Scott Kenway Consulting Kerah and Benicio Sandler Kevin Luthardt Kim Becker Photo Kim Laurel Larissa Chaikowsky Laura Pawson Len Harris Lindsay Sherman Lindsey Bates Lisa Arendarczyk Liz Martino Lucy Ellen Smith Lyric Opera of Chicago Maple and Ash Margie Lawrence Maria Photopulos Mars Gallery Mary Chaikowsky Mary Fazelian Mary Wagner McCain Foods, LLC Megan Slobodniuk Melody Vaughan Metropolis Coffee Company Michael Everson Michael Jordan's Steak House Michael Wesley Michelle McCoy Mickey's Linens Mindy's Hot Chocolate Mitchell Ho

Monteverde Music Theater Works Northwestern University's       Student Consulting for       Nonprofit Organizations       Group Oceanique Restaurant Oscar Isberian Rugs PBJ Reps Pella's Windows and Doors, Inc. Peter Bullock Peter Mars Purely Meats Rachel Smith Real Sausage Restaurantware, LLC Rex Flodstrom Richard Gleeson River Roast Roland Oria Rosie Stewart Roti Modern Mediterranean RPM Italian Sacred Heart Schools Scott Cassidy Sharon Gilmore Shoreline Sightseeing Sioban Lombardi SmithBucklin Corporation SP Plus Corporation Spoonfed Agency Stanley Brown Jewelist Star Events Stephanie Piccirilli Steven Tritt Stick Vega Tammy Roach Tara Riley Tara Zanzig Teresa Van Nuland Terry Dowd Terzo Piano the bar method The Blanchard        JNP Restaurants, LLC The Chopping Block The Godfrey Hotel The Jacobson Group The Sedgwick Stop The Trotter Project The Loyalist Tim Anderson Tom Warnke

IN-KIND

LIST OF DONORSTricia Koning-Llewellyn Two Roads Hospitality Uncommon Ground United Urban Accents Urban Air Adventure Park Urszula Gogol Usha Chandran Valerie McCune Vanessa Rago Venue West Victoria Marie Barquin Wise Apple

Living Hope Church Luxe Property Managers -     Brad Suster Mainstreet Real Estate MLC Properties and Management North and Talman III Ltd. Novo Properties Oliver Tookes Preservation of Affordable      Housing Provident Management, LLC. Real Realty & Management Co. Safeway Management SAMP LLC. SCC Restoration, LLC/Safeway

I.C. ManagementSonia Kennedy/Sparkle      Foundation Tara Hollaway TMG Management Voice of the People in Uptown Inc 

- Michael RohrbeckWoodlawn East Community      and Neighborhood WPD Management Wylene Danielly

Purely Meats Sanctuary Cafe Sauce and Bread Serendipity Family Center Sociale Chicago St. Leonard's Ministries Sushi Burrito Sweetgreen - Fulton Market Sweetgreen - River North The Signature Room Urban Belly

GOVERNMENT PARTNERSChicago Continuum of Care Chicago Department of Family      and Support Services Chicago Low-Income Housing      Trust Fund Illinois Department of Commerce      and Economic Opportunity Illinois Department of      Human Services U.S. Department of Housing and      Urban Development United Way of Metropolitan 

 Chicago (FEMA Department)

HOUSING PARTNERSA Safe Haven (KMA) Argyle Neighborhood       Development Corp. Blackhawk Partners LLC      Property Management Gary R. Carlson Good News Partners Greenside Property Management Heartland Housing Icarus Investment Group Idan Farcas Irfan Sheikh J Alan Investments JBL II aka Butler-Lindon Jesus Aranda KMA Property Management Landmark Reality Group

 of Chicago

HIRING PARTNERSAu Cheval Beatrix - DePaul Beatrix - Streeterville Blackwood BBQ Blue Plate Catering Brookfield Zoo Candlelight Chicago Public Schools Eataly Food for Thought Foodlife Franciscan Outreach Grand Lux Cafe Honey Butter Fried Chicken Hospitality Services Group Inspired Events and Catering Limelight Catering Oak Park Township Senior ServicesOriginal Soul Vegetarian Peach and Green Peach's Premium Event Staffing

FINA

NCIA

LS

TOTAL BUDGET$3,845,109

79% of revenue spent on programs 28% funded by government

WHERE OUR SUPPORT COMES FROM

HOW WE INVEST IN OUR MISSION

57%

28%

11%

3%

2%

Individuals

Government

Inspiration Kitchens

Special Events

In-kind and other

38%

37%

10%

10%

5%

Foodservice Training

Housing &Supportive Services

Administration

Development

Employment Services

To view our independent audit for our fiscal year 2018, click here.