AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Analysis

AIDS Foundation of Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, AIDS Foundation of Chicago reported income of $35.4m and spending of $36.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $29.4m to $35.4m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, AIDS Foundation of Chicago sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Lifeshare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma Inc ($35.4m), Childrens Health Council Inc ($35.5m) and Four County Comprehensive Mental Health Center Inc ($35.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.9m. At year end it held assets of $21.9m against liabilities of $9.5m, net assets of $12.4m. It reported 197 employees.