The Mather Evanston

Analysis

The Mather Evanston is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Mather Evanston reported income of $31.9m and spending of $38.2m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $28.7m to $31.9m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Mather Evanston sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Encompass Community Services ($31.9m), Central Oklahoma United Methodist Retirement Facility Inc ($31.9m) and Masonicare at Ashlar Village Inc ($31.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $205.7m against liabilities of $266.7m, net assets of -$61.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.