Greater Chicago Cage Bird Society

Analysis

Greater Chicago Cage Bird Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Villa Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Greater Chicago Cage Bird Society reported income of $140k and spending of $122k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $140k (+56%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Greater Chicago Cage Bird Society sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoover Foundation Inc ($140k), Midwest Archives Conference ($140k) and In Education Inc ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $231k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $231k.