Chinmaya Mission Chicago

Analysis

Chinmaya Mission Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Willowbrook, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 December 2023, Chinmaya Mission Chicago reported income of $7.7m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $7.7m (+446%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 420%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chinmaya Mission Chicago sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc ($7.7m), Masters Academy International Inc ($7.7m) and Padre Pio Foundation of America Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6,000. At year end it held assets of $18.2m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $15.9m. It reported 1 employees.