In 2016, with support from the REDF, Delta Institute, in partnership with Forefront, conducted research on the social enterprise sector in Illinois with a specific focus on workforce development enterprises. This analysis combined a more careful review of the data collected by Delta Institute for “Current Conditions for the Nonprofit-Led Social Enterprise Community in Illinois” with a review of the Internal Revenue Service 990 form for that organization, a form required of organizations exempt from income tax for organizations with annual receipts of more than $100,000 or total assets more than $250,000.
This review resulted in a catalog of workforce development-focused social enterprises, including the following information: