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Requirements for Charitable Organizations

Charitable and nonprofit organizations are subject to the same civil rights protections as other employers, with some specific considerations.

Sexual harassment prevention training (for employees and volunteers)
Per Public Act 103-0635, if reporting grants to other organization of $1,000,000 or more, a corporation must publish demographic data of the corporation’s directors and officers, including their race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity for at least the next three years
Anti-discrimination protections in employment
Fair housing requirements (if you provide housing services)

Illinois Public Act 103-0635 passed in 2024, amends the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986. It provides the following:

(a) Within 30 days after filing its annual AG990-IL Charitable Organization Annual Report, a corporation that reports grants of $1,000,000 or more to other charitable organizations shall post on its publicly available website, if one exists, the aggregated demographic information of the corporation's directors and officers, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The aggregated demographic information shall be accessible on the corporation's publicly available website for at least 3 years after it is posted.
(b) The Department of Human Rights shall work with community partners to prepare and publish a standardized list of demographic classifications to be used by corporations for the reporting of the aggregated demographic information of a corporation's directors and officers, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The Department of Human Rights shall periodically review and update the list.
(c) In collecting the aggregated demographic information of its directors and officers, a corporation shall allow for an individual to decline to disclose any or all personal demographic information to the corporation.

IDHR provides the below demographic classifications in connection with its obligations under Section 114.15(b).
These apply for corporations reporting aggregated demographic information of the corporation’s directors and officers.
Individuals may select multiple options in each category, and may expound on a selection if desired.
Pursuant to Section 114.15(c), individuals may decline to disclose any or all of the below demographic information.

Category	Classifications
RACE / ETHNICITY	Asian or Asian American Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Middle Eastern or North African Native American, Alaskan Native, or Indigenous Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White or Caucasian Multi-Racial and/or Multi-Ethnic Not listed (write in if desired)
GENDER	Woman Man Nonbinary Not listed (write in if desired)
GENDER IDENTITY	Transgender Cisgender Not listed (write in if desired)
SEXUAL ORIENTATION	Straight or Heterosexual Gay or Lesbian Bisexual Not listed (write in if desired)
DISABILITY STATUS	Disabled Not Disabled
VETERAN STATUS	Veteran Not a Veteran

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