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Northwest Community Center

To enrich the quality of life within the diverse population of northwest rockford.

Rockford, IL EIN: 362588247 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
90/100 · methodology

About

Northwest Community Center is a community development organization based in ROCKFORD, United States. Annual revenue: $671K. EIN: 362588247.

Mission

To enrich the quality of life within the diverse population of northwest rockford.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since January 1967.

Focus & reach

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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 362588247
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(c3)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 1967

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 1967

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

From what GiveRadar has verified so far, Northwest Community Center has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • It is one of the better-documented community development charities in the United States GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • Established in 1948, it predates 94% of the community development charities in the United States GiveRadar has a founding year for. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - more than 85% of comparable charities. See the sources
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (5 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
95%
Revenue, FY2021-FY2025
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program95%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
BE
Ben B•••••••
BOARD MEMBER
BR
Brad W•••••••
BOARD MEMBER
CO
Cornell B••••••••
BOARD MEMBER
DE
Derrick K•••
VICE PRESIDE

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 6 similar community development in United States
Program spending This charity: 95%
Peer average: 91%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 11.58%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 90
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
95% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

5 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
16

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

LA
Lashandale F•••••
Executive Director

Officers & trustees (19)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

8 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Shooting investigated near community center in Orlando - WESH

www.wesh.com ·

Where I Live: Ridge Creek in the Great Northwest - San Antonio Report

sanantonioreport.org ·

Poll: Should West Palm spend $10 million to close community center? - The Palm Beach Post

www.palmbeachpost.com ·

The House Betsy Built: Fort Worth Unveils Community Center in Her Name - Fort Worth Magazine

fwtx.com ·

Fort Worth to open Betsy Price Community Center honoring longest-serving mayor - Fort Worth Report

fortworthreport.org ·

Northwest Community Center celebrates 75 years of service in Rockford | News - WREX

www.wrex.com ·

Northwest Community Center groundbreaking set Thursday - FortWorthTexas.gov

www.fortworthtexas.gov ·

New day shelter for Spartanburg's homeless unveiled at Northwest Community Center - GoUpstate

www.goupstate.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Shooting investigated near community center in Orlando - WESH
May 2026
www.wesh.com
Where I Live: Ridge Creek in the Great Northwest - San Antonio Report
May 2026
sanantonioreport.org
Form filed
$0.5M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Poll: Should West Palm spend $10 million to close community center? - The Palm Beach Post
Dec 2025
www.palmbeachpost.com
The House Betsy Built: Fort Worth Unveils Community Center in Her Name - Fort Worth Magazine
Jun 2025
fwtx.com
Fort Worth to open Betsy Price Community Center honoring longest-serving mayor - Fort Worth Report
Jun 2025
fortworthreport.org
Form filed
$0.7M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.5M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Northwest Community Center celebrates 75 years of service in Rockford | News - WREX
Oct 2023
www.wrex.com
Form filed
$0.8M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Northwest Community Center groundbreaking set Thursday - FortWorthTexas.gov
Nov 2022
www.fortworthtexas.gov
Form filed
$0.7M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
New day shelter for Spartanburg's homeless unveiled at Northwest Community Center - GoUpstate
May 2019
www.goupstate.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development this charity 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 54 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 54 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 1948
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Northwest Community Center

What is Northwest Community Center?
Northwest Community Center is a community development publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Rockford, United States. Northwest Community Center is a community development organization based in ROCKFORD, United States. Annual revenue: $671K. EIN: 362588247.
When was Northwest Community Center founded?
Northwest Community Center was founded in 1948.
Who leads Northwest Community Center?
Lashandale Fricks serves as Executive Director.
Where is Northwest Community Center located?
Headquartered in Rockford, IL, United States.
What is Northwest Community Center's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $100K-$1M. 95% of expenses go to program services.
Is Northwest Community Center trustworthy?
Northwest Community Center has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Northwest Community Center's registration number?
IRS EIN: 362588247.
What is Northwest Community Center's website?
http://northwestrockford.org