Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation

Analysis

Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation reported income of $149k and spending of $134k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $95k to $149k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation 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 47th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heritage Community Theatre Inc ($149k), Dia de Los Muertos DC ($149k) and Northwest Seaport Inc ($149k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $2.1m.