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Posting Standards for Charitable Corporations re. Public Act 103-0635

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

Sec. 114.15. Demographic information of directors and officers.

  • (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.

In connection with its obligations under Section 114.15(b), the Department of Human Rights is providing the below standardized list of demographic classifications for corporations to use in the reporting of 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.

Standardized Demographic Classifications

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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