Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc

Analysis

Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 December 2023, Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $2.1m (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecting Ties Inc ($2.1m), MW Healthcare Inc ($2.1m) and Metropolitan Family Services Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $543k against liabilities of $387k, net assets of $156k. It reported 6 employees.