Illinois · Nonprofit
CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP
CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP (Illinois) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,468,811 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($450,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.4M
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $690k
What Chicago Public Art Group does
Mission
Chicago Public Art Group brings artists and communities together to produce high-quality public art, extending and transforming the tradition of collaborative, community-involved public artwork.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Summer murals project - dcase commissioned cpag to create two large scale murals for two chicago public libraries, uptown and edgewater branches in celebration of the dnc and presidential election. Cpag received $250,000 for the project. The murals were to touch on themes of democracy, diversity, and house music. The under one roof mural was created by artist max sansing and celebrates chicago's 40th anniversary of house music. The our way bloom mural was created by japanese- american artist, tomokazu matsuyama. Both projects were completed within six months.
$186,877 spent$250,000 earned by the program24% of program spendingUe solidarity mural - in early 2024, the united electrical workers union (ue ) mural "solidarity" was threatened with demolition. Painted in 1974 by john weber and jose guerrero on the interior walls of the ue building, "solidarity," is one of the oldest murals depicting union history. This monumental work was slated for destruction as a result of the property's sale to a developer. Cpag was hired by ue to salvage and conserve the mural. Massive fundraising efforts resulted in the raising of nearly $700,000 for this project in 2024. While the mural was safely removed from the union hall in late march, 2024, the conservation work did not commence until december 2024 and will continue until late fall of 2024. The majority of the mural sections will be relocated to the chicago teachers union, the ue's new landlord.
$180,254 spent$14,600 earned by the program23% of program spendingHyde park viaducts - the south east chicago commission and special service area 61 commissioned cpag to oversee the revitalization of the hyde park viaducts along 53rd street, 55th street and lake park avenue. Cpag oversaw a call for artists for the viaducts. Of the 650 participants, nineteen artists created images that are reproduced digitally on vinyl and mounted on stainless steel panels. The works span from abstract to realistic styles, showcasing the abundance of talent in hyde park while celebrating the neighborhood's vitality and complex history. On may 22nd, cpag will unveil an exciting revitalization project of the viaducts along 53rd street, 55th street, and lake park avenue in hyde park.
$91,793 spent$132,699 earned by the program12% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$327,735 spent$163,287 earned by the program42% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $786,659.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $452k to $741k (+64%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 5% · 2018 2% · 2019 11% · 2020 6% · 2021 7% · 2022 30% · 2023 28% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
59% of CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Chantal Healey
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 6 funders, grant income rose $113k → $151k.
4 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 23% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
37% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 91% · 2019 34% · 2020 100% · 2021 41% · 2022 53% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 39% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
58% of CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $341k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $100k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$60k
- National Endowment for the Humanities$40k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP?
- CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP (Illinois) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,468,811 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($450,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $1,468,811 in grants to CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP?
- THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $450,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GROUP find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing