Illinois Passed a Law to Expose Diversity Gaps at Top Nonprofits. Almost None Are Complying

Illinois passed a law to expose diversity gaps at top nonprofits. Almost none are complying

As June 2024 came to a close, Gov. JB Pritzker was characteristically bullish while he marked the end of Pride Month by signing into law a requirement that Illinois’ largest nonprofit foundations disclose the demographic makeup of their boards of…

Illinois passed a law to expose diversity gaps at top nonprofits. Almost none are complying. – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Some cited the Pritzker administration’s slow pace in releasing “a standardized list of demographic classifications” for nonprofits to report. One nonprofit said it simply didn’t know the requirement existed. “Frankly, it’s a bit of a head-scratcher that we’re hearing about this from you and not the state, or our compliance partner, or our attorney,” said Jim O’Kelley, director of the Elks National Foundation.

Illinois passed a law to expose diversity gaps at top nonprofits. Almost none are complying.

Nearly two years after Illinois passed a law requiring large nonprofits to disclose the demographic makeup of their boards and officers, the measure has shed little light on who actually runs these organizations.