Nonprofit screen
Screen a listKohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · +47% in 3 yrs115staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin22.4%
Months of reserve15.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.3%
Middle half of peersMedianKohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.7M spent
Programs$3.9M70%Management and general$877k16%Fundraising$844k15%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 94% in FY2025
$946k in FY2024, $58k in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$948k in FY2023 and −$282k in FY2024. Cash covers 15.2 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
36 of 37 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI74funders
$730ka year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Dolores Kohl Education FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$10k$112k$123k$202k$119k$173kAbbVie FoundationStopped after FY2019$154k$154k$275k–Cme Group FoundationSince FY2019$80k$100k$50k$50k$50kDawn G Meiners Foundation IncStopped after FY2018$2k$300k–Ncrc Community Development Fund IncNew in FY2023$250kSf FoundationSince FY2020$50k$50k$50k$60kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$1.1M$1.1M$80k$183k$145k$106k45 other fundersUp to $60k a year each$235k$229k$158k$325k$222k$251k$231k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped