Illinois Pirg Education Fund

Analysis

Illinois Pirg Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Illinois Pirg Education Fund reported income of $197k and spending of $253k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $405k to $197k (-51%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Illinois Pirg Education Fund sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Finance Association ($197k), Cape Fear Network of Baptist Churches ($197k) and Fullerton Rotary Foundation ($197k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11k. At year end it held assets of $786k against liabilities of $220k, net assets of $566k.