Adler Planetarium

Analysis

Adler Planetarium is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1968, 58 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 June 2023, Adler Planetarium reported income of $18.8m and spending of $16.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $19.2m to $18.8m (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Adler Planetarium sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Public Media Group ($18.7m), North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation Inc ($18.8m) and Media Research Center Inc ($18.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.4m. At year end it held assets of $67.1m against liabilities of $31.0m, net assets of $36.2m. It reported 185 employees.