Chicago Writers Association

Analysis

Chicago Writers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Chicago Writers Association reported income of $102k and spending of $104k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $82k to $102k (+24%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chicago Writers Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westchester Collaborative Theater ($102k), Bayfield Heritage Association Inc ($102k) and Futurenomic Resources ($102k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $86k.