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ONE OF OUR BENEFICIARIES THE WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY IN CHICAGO, ADDED LANGUAGE TO ITS WEBSITE ENCOURAGING SUPPORTERS TO DONATE. ITS VOLUNTEERS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND. THESE EFFORTS CONTINUED IN 2025. THE WEBSITE FOR CHELSEA FUND (HTTPS://PEOPLEBEFOREPROFITS.NET/) UNDERWENT A MAKEOVER IN 2025 AND ITS NEW LANDING PAGE LANGUAGE ENCOURAGES DONATIONS. AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS AND CONFERENCES FUNDED BY THE FUND THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO BECOME PART II, LINE 17A IN 2024 THE CHELSEA FUND BOARD BEGAN TO EXPAND ITS SMALL-DONOR PROGRAM, ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AND PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONE OF OUR BENEFICIARIES THE WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY IN CHICAGO, ADDED LANGUAGE TO ITS WEBSITE ENCOURAGING SUPPORTERS TO DONATE. ITS VOLUNTEERS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND. THESE EFFORTS CONTINUED IN 2025. THE WEBSITE FOR CHELSEA FUND (HTTPS://PEOPLEBEFOREPROFITS.NET/) UNDERWENT A MAKEOVER IN 2025 AND ITS NEW LANDING PAGE LANGUAGE ENCOURAGES DONATIONS. 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AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS AND CONFERENCES FUNDED BY THE FUND THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO BECOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY 3339 S HALSTED ST CHICAGO IL 60608 320007123 501C3 50000 FURTHER EXEMPT ACTIV SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 NEW PROSPECTIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A GRANT APPLICATION, WHICH IS THEN SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT. ALL GRANTS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE TO OTHER QUALIFIED CHARITIES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C) THUS NO FORMAL PROCESS FOR MONITORING THE USE OF THESE GRANTS HAS BEEN ADOPTED. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CHELSEA FUND/PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS EDUCATION FUND EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE PEACE, DEMOCRACY AND WORKERS' RIGHTS. WE AIM TO PARTNER WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING THAT FOSTERS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY TODAY, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, NEW INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND STRONGER, MORE FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT WAS FOUNDED IN THE FALL OF 2023. ITS PRIMARY EXPENSES WERE SALARIES, EQUIPMENT, AND BOOKS. TWO STAFF MEMBERS FOR THIS PROJECT RECEIVED PARTIAL SUPPORT. THE WORKING CLASS PROJECT CREATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHICH EXPLORE CIVIL RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY. ITS WORK FALLS INTO THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES: ORGANIZATION, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH, THROUGH CREATING SUPPORT SYSTEMS INVOLVING CULTURE, ART, SONG, WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES; AND EDUCATION TO PROMOTE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMUNITY, AND REGIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY AND HISTORY EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY MINI-SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS, AND THINK TANK DISCUSSIONS. THE 2025 ACTIVITIES GENERATED THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPATIONS. IN 2025, THE PROJECT HELD OVER THIRTY ONLINE EVENTS, FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH, BOOK TALKS, SCHOOLS, CLASSES, AND GENERAL DISCUSSION SESSIONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED AN 18-CLASS NATIONAL ONLINE SCHOOL, A FOUR-SESSION JOURNALISM WRITING SERIES, AND SEVERAL BOOK TALKS. IN 2025, THE PROJECT INCLUDED OVER 30 VOLUNTEER TEACHERS, DISCUSSION LEADERS, AND PRESENTERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT THE LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT'S GOAL IS TO HELP WORKERS BUILD THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND STRATEGY NEEDED TO ORGANIZE, RESIST EXPLOITATION, AND FIGHT FOR A WORLD THAT PUTS PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS. THE PROJECT ACHIEVED ITS GOAL IN 2025 BY CONTRIBUTING OVER SEVENTY ARTICLES RELATING TO THE LABOR MOVEMENT TO PEOPLE'S WORLD; DOCUMENTING STRIKES, UNION DRIVES, AND THE GROWING MOVEMENT FOR WORKER POWER. IN 2025 IT REPORTED FROM MAJOR LABOR CONVENTIONS SUCH AS THE COALITION OF BLACK TRADE UNIONISTS AND ALSO HELPED DEVELOP YOUNG LABOR WRITERS TO COVER THEIR OWN LOCAL LABOR STORIES. IT CONTRIBUTED TO TWO IN-PERSON CONFERENCES, IN CHICAGO AND NORTH CAROLINA, TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN, AND EDUCATE UNION MEMBERS ON TOPICS LIKE UNION ORGANIZING, SOCIALIST LABOR STRATEGY, AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT. THE LABOR EDUCATION PROJECT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY WITH WORKER COLLECTIVES TO DEVELOP RANK-AND-FILE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FOSTERING DISCUSSIONS ON TRADE UNIONISM, WORKPLACE ORGANIZING, AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST CORPORATE DOMINATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C SCHOOLS PROJECT IN THE CATEGORY OF SCHOOLS PROJECTS IS THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE (LRSH), AN IN-PERSON, ALL VOLUNTEER EVENT THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG ACTIVISTS. IN 2025, THE LRSH WILL BE HELD IN NEW YORK CITY FROM JULY 25 TO AUGUST 2, AND WILL HOST AROUND 30 ATTENDEES, WITH 18 CLASSES IN TOTAL. IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE LRSH HAS DEVELOPED A STRONG, WELLROUNDED MARXIST EDUCATION CURRICULUM, INCLUDING CLASSES ON THE WORKING CLASS AND THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY, THE UNITED FRONT AGAINST FASCISM, AND THE ROLE OF THE YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE. THE FUND HELPED SUPPORT TRAVEL, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND HOUSING COSTS. ALL OF THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE PROJECTS AIM TO FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY, TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D GRANT TO WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY- WORKERS EDUCATION SOCIETY IS A 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION AND IS VOLUNTEER BASED. ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF WORKING AND UNEMPLOYED FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS AND TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHICH ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GRANT TO WES SERVES TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN MAINTAINING A COMMUNITY LIBRARY, SUPPORTS THEIR WORK OF EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS WHEN FACING UTILITY SHUT-OFFS AND SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF WES'S OTHER COMMUNITY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S VICE PRESIDENT FOR REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C REGULAR REVIEW & DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS UNDER ARTICLE 7, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN BY-LAWS OF ORGANIZATION. REGULAR REVIEW & DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST COPIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 NON DIVIDEND DISTRIBUITON -2,074 ROUNDING -4 TOTAL -2,078