The conference will focus on the insights, expertise, and connections needed to thrive in the evolving not-for-profit landscape.

CHICAGO, May 1, 2025 – The Illinois CPA Society’s (ICPAS) Not-for-Profit Symposium is a unique education event designed for both accounting and finance professionals and not-for-profit executives. The full-day Not-for-Profit Symposium will be hosted at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. on June 4, 2025. A virtual half-day conference will also be held the following day, June 5, 2025.

Centered on the theme, “Shaping the Future,” the Not-for-Profit Symposium will offer 16 different educational sessions led by thought leaders from some of Illinois’ largest accounting, consulting, and law firms and not-for-profit organizations, including the likes of The Barack Obama Foundation, Field Museum, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Make-A-Wish Illinois, Shedd Aquarium, and more.

Attendees will also be able to connect with the Not-for-Profit Symposium sponsors, including accounting and finance talent search firm Brilliant; boutique certified public accounting firm Mann Weitz & Associates, not-for-profit advisory and accounting firm O’Connor Consulting Services; IT services and staffing firm PSM Partners; and Wintrust.

“Illinois and the Chicago area are home to a vibrant and important not-for-profit community. As a hub for organizations that support causes far and wide, not to mention Illinois’ vast units of local governments, we wanted to provide a conference that truly supports the needs of these entities as they work to fulfill their missions,” says ICPAS President and CEO Geoffrey Brown, CAE.

Not-for-Profit Symposium attendees can earn up to 8 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) credit, including 3.75 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) credit. An additional 4 hours of CPE credit can be earned at the half-day post conference program. For more information or to register, visit www.icpas.org/nfps.