Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory

Analysis

Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 years ago. 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 September 2023, Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory reported income of $140k and spending of $160k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income fell from $144k to $140k (-3.1%), an average of -3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yes We Must Coalition ($140k), Champaign County Historical Society ($140k) and Newman Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamt ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $8,648, net assets of $104k.