America Scores Chicago

Analysis

America Scores Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 years ago. 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, America Scores Chicago reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $939k to $1.3m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, America Scores Chicago sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Ashbrook Center ($1.3m), Bassett Healthcare Network ($1.3m) and Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center of Lebanon & SCH ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $461k. At year end it held assets of $462k against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $380k. It reported 18 employees.