community environmental justice nonprofit

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

A Chicago environmental-justice nonprofit organizing in Little Village for self-determination, clean air, transportation justice, and protection of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. It scores this way because community organizing against pollution and infrastructure harm is stronger than ordinary advocacy or service retail, while the current pass does not treat it as a full public institution.

Why this matters: LVEJO adds Illinois environmental-justice coverage and a calibration point for community self-governance and affected-resident power.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 15, 2026

Final Score 56* A - Good

AGOOD56 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material51

Bonus+5

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap56

Penalties0

Small business context

This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure, dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity, surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are not relaxed.

Applied cap: No structure cap

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

Ownership7/10
Extraction7/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed7/7

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims7
Direct axis claims7
Coverage7/12

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	7 / 10	LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. This places Little Village Environmental Justice Organization high on Ownership compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	6 / 10	LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. This places Little Village Environmental Justice Organization high on Governance compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	7 / 10	LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. This places Little Village Environmental Justice Organization high on Extraction compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	4 / 7	LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. This keeps Little Village Environmental Justice Organization positive but not maximal on Labor Sovereignty: the reviewed record is better aligned than conventional retail or advocacy comparators, but narrower than the strongest democratic, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	7 / 7	LVEJO explicitly centers immigrant, low-income, and working-class families in its environmental-justice mission. LVEJO explicitly centers immigrant, low-income, and working-class families in its environmental-justice mission. This places Little Village Environmental Justice Organization high on Solidarity with the Unemployed compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3] LVEJO explicitly centers immigrant, low-income, and working-class families in its environmental-justice mission. [4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. This places Little Village Environmental Justice Organization high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	4 / 5	Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. This keeps Little Village Environmental Justice Organization positive but not maximal on Market Conduct: the reviewed record is better aligned than conventional retail or advocacy comparators, but narrower than the strongest democratic, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. This keeps Little Village Environmental Justice Organization positive but not maximal on Product Integrity: the reviewed record is better aligned than conventional retail or advocacy comparators, but narrower than the strongest democratic, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	5 / 5	LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. This keeps Little Village Environmental Justice Organization positive but not maximal on Scale Integrity: the reviewed record is better aligned than conventional retail or advocacy comparators, but narrower than the strongest democratic, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company. [1] context Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village. [2] context LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Openness to Dissent ? Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.	2 / 3	LVEJO's core public role is community organizing around environmental justice issues affecting Little Village residents. LVEJO's core public role is community organizing around environmental justice issues affecting Little Village residents. This supports a limited Openness to Dissent bonus because the organization provides unusually accessible, community-benefit, reuse, or anti-poverty value compared with baseline private competitors. The credit is capped because the record does not prove a comprehensive guarantee for every user. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence LVEJO's core public role is community organizing around environmental justice issues affecting Little Village residents. [5]
Constitutional Spirit ? Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.	2 / 3	LVEJO's mission language emphasizes community self-determination and environmental justice for affected residents. LVEJO's mission language emphasizes community self-determination and environmental justice for affected residents. This supports a limited Constitutional Spirit bonus because the organization provides unusually accessible, community-benefit, reuse, or anti-poverty value compared with baseline private competitors. The credit is capped because the record does not prove a comprehensive guarantee for every user. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence LVEJO's mission language emphasizes community self-determination and environmental justice for affected residents. [6]
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	1 / 3	LVEJO provides community organizing and advocacy value that is not sold as a private consumer product. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence LVEJO provides community organizing and advocacy value that is not sold as a private consumer product. [7]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 77/100

7 verified linked claims 7 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 7/12 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

7 verified linked claims

Source quality 13/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

7 direct claims across 12 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 6/10

7/12 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1LVEJO is presented as a nonprofit community organization based in Chicago rather than a private company.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

LVEJO LinkedIn mission statementGeneral web source · 58%

2Chicago Public Schools lists LVEJO as a community partner in Chicago, and public directory records place it in Little Village.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Chicago Public Schools LVEJO partner listingPrimary institutional record · 90%

3LVEJO's mission is to organize with its community for environmental justice and self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Chicago Public Schools LVEJO partner listingPrimary institutional record · 90%

4LVEJO explicitly centers immigrant, low-income, and working-class families in its environmental-justice mission.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

LVEJO LinkedIn mission statementGeneral web source · 58%

5LVEJO's core public role is community organizing around environmental justice issues affecting Little Village residents.

Openness To Dissent Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

LVEJO LinkedIn mission statementGeneral web source · 58%

6LVEJO's mission language emphasizes community self-determination and environmental justice for affected residents.

Constitutional Spirit Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

LVEJO LinkedIn mission statementGeneral web source · 58%

7LVEJO provides community organizing and advocacy value that is not sold as a private consumer product.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Chicago Public Schools LVEJO partner listingPrimary institutional record · 90%

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