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The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL

The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $200 to it, the largest being Morgan Senior Foundation ($200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$274k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$200
Net assets
$1.8M
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL does

Mission

The mission of NSCDA-IL is historic preservation, patriotic service and educational projects.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. We hold meetings during the year so members can exchange ideas and hear speakers on topics related to our mission of education, patriotic service, and historic preservation.

    $36,474 spent
    40% of program spending

  2. Per capita dues are paid to our National Organization, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. They in turn, use these funds for their charitable purposes.

    $15,060 spent
    17% of program spending

  3. We own and insure the collection in the Clarke-Ford House Museum, the oldest house in Chicago. The City of Chicago owns the house.

    $12,469 spent
    14% of program spending

  4. We make donations to organizations interested in historic preservation. These include Dumbarton House, Sulgrave Manor,and Gunston Hall.

    $6,800 spent
    7% of program spending

  5. We give history scholarships to worthy recipients for the work they do in historical research.

    $6,000 spent
    7% of program spending

  6. Members attend educational conferences to exchange information with peers from other NSCDA societies to increase community impact in museum alliances, historic preservation and patriotic service.

    $5,400 spent
    6% of program spending

  7. Patriotic Service programs include participation with the USO Great Lakes No Dough Dinners for servicemen and servicewomen. We help underwrite and serve meals during the year. Hundreds of service members benefit from these dinners.

    $3,500 spent
    4% of program spending

  8. We are one of the sponsors for the Chicago Veterans Memorial Day Ruck March, the purpose of which is to raise awareness of the issue of veteran suicide. The march normally takes place on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.

    $3,000 spent
    3% of program spending

  9. We purchased special NSCDA scarf rings.

    $1,393 spent
    2% of program spending

  10. We sponsor an essay contest for high school students. The winners receive a scholarship to the Congressional Seminar in Washington DC. This Seminar is held under the auspices of the Washington Workshops Foundation, a private nonprofit educational program in American government for high school students. This essay contest is a major project of the NSCDA.

    $670 spent
    1% of program spending

  11. We contributed to an American Indian Medical Scholarship.

    $100 spent
    0% of program spending

The 11 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $90,866.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($86k) Expenses 100 ($86k) Net assets 100 ($1.2M)2018 Revenue 173 ($149k) Expenses 107 ($91k) Net assets 105 ($1.3M)2019 Revenue 181 ($156k) Expenses 120 ($103k) Net assets 109 ($1.3M)2020 Revenue 134 ($115k) Expenses 114 ($98k) Net assets 111 ($1.3M)2021 Revenue 130 ($112k) Expenses 63 ($54k) Net assets 115 ($1.4M)2022 Revenue 185 ($159k) Expenses 124 ($106k) Net assets 120 ($1.4M)2023 Revenue 309 ($267k) Expenses 138 ($118k) Net assets 132 ($1.6M)2024 Revenue 229 ($198k) Expenses 142 ($122k) Net assets 138 ($1.7M)2025 Revenue 318 ($274k) Expenses 154 ($132k) Net assets 150 ($1.8M)
'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Revenue (318)Expenses (154)Net assets (150)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.4M to $1.6M (+10%).

$1.2M
$1.3M
$1.3M
$1.3M
$1.4M
$1.4M
$1.6M
$1.7M
$1.8M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

20% of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 19,547 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$514
’17
$57k
’18
$53k
’19
$17k
’20
$58k
’21
$53k
’22
$148k
’23
$76k
’24
$142k
’25
15
months of
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.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Listed252920181517161618
Joined·+5+17+6+2+9+4+2+8
No longer listed·126857526
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $100.

Funder
'20
'21
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL’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.

Where its funders are

100% of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL's grant income comes from Illinois funders.

IL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’21
Illinois out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin52% · top quartile
Months of reserve15.0mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)16% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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In Illinois

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Nationally

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

69% of spending goes to programs.

Program 69%Management 31%Fundraising 0%

Governance

15
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

63%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

IL

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Questions and answers

Who funds The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL?
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $200 to it, the largest being Morgan Senior Foundation ($200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $200 in grants to The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL?
Morgan Senior Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of IL 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.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 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