Mather Place

Analysis

Mather Place is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 years ago. 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, Mather Place reported income of $9.8m and spending of $11.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $10.4m to $9.8m (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mather Place sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Vocational Service Bureau of Kansas City ($9.8m), Community Healing Centers ($9.8m) and Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation ($9.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $26.1m against liabilities of $36.2m, net assets of -$10.1m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.