Chicago Sculpture Exhibit

Analysis

Chicago Sculpture Exhibit is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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 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 December 2023, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit reported income of $159k and spending of $186k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $202k to $159k (-22%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caponi Art Park ($159k), Friends of the Palo Alto Childrens Theatre ($159k) and North Jersey School Music Association Inc ($159k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $19k.