Winnetka Community House

Analysis

Winnetka Community House is a registered charity in United States, based in Winnetka, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1941, 85 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 June 2024, Winnetka Community House reported income of $5.7m and spending of $4.3m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $3.2m to $5.7m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Winnetka Community House sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mindbuilders Creative Arts Inc ($5.7m), Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Inc ($5.7m) and Oklahoma City Museum of Art ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $19.5m against liabilities of $647k, net assets of $18.9m. It reported 43 employees.