Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Chicago Philharmonic Society
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)(2)
$3.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · +18% in 3 yrs363staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin1.8%
Months of reserve0.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.6%
Middle half of peersMedianChicago Philharmonic Society
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.7M spent
Programs$3.2M86%Management and general$319k9%Fundraising$187k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$683k in FY2023 and −$79k in FY2024. Cash covers 0.5 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 4 returns, 4% of revenue in FY2025. $192k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending26funders
$228ka year, last 3 years
25%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Negaunee FoundationSince FY2020$25k$25k$35k$60kNcrc Community Development Fund IncNew in FY2023$135kBeatrice P Delany Char Tr Xxxxx7003Since FY2020$25k$25k$25k$25kJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationOn and off$60k$35kJohn R Halligan Charitable FundEvery year since FY2017$8k$8k$9k$10k$13k$13k$13kPrince FoundationStopped after FY2018$35k$35k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$53k$15k$427k$305k$57k$62k$60k9 other fundersUp to $26k a year each$11k$8k$9k$9k$31k$35k$36k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped