Institute for Positive Living

Analysis

Institute for Positive Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Institute for Positive Living reported income of $521k and spending of $506k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $296k to $521k (+76%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Institute for Positive Living sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fox Valley Literacy Council Inc ($521k), Pinewoods Educational Foundation ($521k) and Spectrum for Living Endownment Inc ($521k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $247k. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $96k, net assets of $50k. It reported 3 employees.