Beller Museum

Analysis

Beller Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Beller Museum reported income of $177k and spending of $157k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income fell from $250k to $177k (-29%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Beller Museum sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 51st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute 193 ($177k), Montana Gaelic Cultural Society ($177k) and Grand Rapids Youth Choruses ($177k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $93k against liabilities of $327, net assets of $93k.