Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Chicago Academy for the Arts
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
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)
$7.4Mrevenue
FY2025 · +41% in 3 yrs92staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.3M spent
Programs$5.3M73%Management and general$1.6M23%Fundraising$307k4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 97% in FY2025
$348k in FY2024, $12k in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$261k in FY2023 and −$877k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.0 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
19 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI36funders
$260ka year, last 3 years
16%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23T Kendall Hunt Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2020$25k$150k–The Kipper Family FoundationOn and off$15k$10k$13k$100kJohn R Halligan Charitable FundEvery year since FY2017$8k$9k$10k$10k$15k$15k$15kBayless Family FoundationSince FY2021$5k$10k$60kFestival of Children FoundationOn and off$13k$32k$25kJohn H Hart FoundationOn and off$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$116k$154k$192k$194k$100k$96k$104k18 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$34k$35k$24k$20k$30k$4k$120k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped