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A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · −32% in 3 yrs71staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−33.4%
Months of reserve3.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.5%
Middle half of peersMedianChicago Humanities Festival
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.6M spent
Programs$4.1M73%Management and general$584k10%Fundraising$925k17%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$1.5M in FY2023, −$1.2M in FY2024 and −$1.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 3.2 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
34 of 35 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 8 returns, 2% of revenue in FY2025. $477k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Humanities.
990 Part VIII · USAspending115funders
$1.0Ma year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Dolores Kohl Education FoundationEvery year since FY2017$79k$86k$88k$76k$6k$10k$75kJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$60k$60k$60k$60k$60k$53k$50kSinha Kikeri FoundationSince FY2020$27k$12k$158k$119kPERT FoundationStopped after FY2022$50k$50k$50k$50k$50k–Franke Family Charitable FoundationOn and off$54k$25k$25k$100kRichard and Mary L Gray FoundationStopped after FY2020$75k$55k$25k$25k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$165k$219k$427k$302k$411k$615k$291k90 other fundersUp to $150k a year each$119k$99k$292k$453k$201k$502k$332k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped