Illinois · Nonprofit
SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC
SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $516 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($366). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $129k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $516
- Net assets
- $588k
What Slovenian Union of America Inc does
Mission
Promote and preserve the legacy of slovenian-americans, through a quarterly publication, weekly newsletter, educational museum, slovenian language classes, cookbook publication, website communications, cultural interest groups, literary awards, book club, dual citizenship assistance and youth outreach.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
A quarterly magazine is published known as the "zarja" (the dawn). Printed 7,253 magazines with an average of 45 pages including cover pages, printing costs $23,248, postage & shipping $6,725, two part time employees editor and designer $10,400 and two part time proofreaders, one for english grammar $600 and one for slovenian grammar $400. Magazine contains reports on events and activities, list of new members, list of donors with names and amounts, various articles submitted by branch members on their activities such as food recipes, family history, and immigration. Membership $35 annual dues which includes the magazine.
$43,823 spent$43,602 earned by the program69% of program spendingCultural museum contains immigrant's artifacts such as photos, books, diaries,clothing, uniforms , trunks, musical instruments, work tools, furniture, etc. Located on first floor 1,324 sq ft, museum space 729 sq ft, library and office 363 sq ft and storage rest room 232 sq ft. Library holdings have over 900 books and special collection from a recognized slovenian american artist brogan grom (1918 to 2013). There is a small gift shop and museum is opened by appointment. Rear side of building faces famous u.s. Route 66 which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026. Slovenian union of america prior to year 2011 was formerly known as slovenian women's unionf of america which started in 1926. 100th annniversary to be celbrated july 30 to august 1, 2026 in tower,mn.
$13,337 spentof which $600 as grants$623 earned by the program21% of program spendingEducation grants $3,600 for 6 students at $600 each, program managed by the cultural committee of 4 members, chair person is a board member and 3 are from 3 different branches. Program is advertised in the quarterly publication "zarja and on the website. Application is two pages and can be emailed to an evaluation tool known as the rubric scoring sheet. Education grant fund balance is $14,116. Grant budget for 2026 is $5,000.there are 20 brances in 9 states with 2,152 members at year end. Branches contributed $3,195 to various local social service agencies, food pantries, churches, and other 501c(3) organizations.
$6,795 spentof which $6,795 as grants$2,243 earned by the program11% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $63,955.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 $541k to $600k (+11%).
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: 2021 1% · 2022 3% · 2023 4% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
49% of SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $6 → $167.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 71% 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 SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC’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
SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 71% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
71% 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 SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
71% of SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $150 that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $366 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 12,262 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,262 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC
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
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
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 SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC: 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 SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC?
- SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $516 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($366). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $516 in grants to SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $366 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA INC 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 FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 2 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing