Chicago National Brewseum

Analysis

Chicago National Brewseum is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 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 National Brewseum reported income of $69k and spending of $56k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $117k to $69k (-41%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 National Brewseum sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anacortes Arts Foundation ($69k), Klipsch Heritage Museum Association Inc ($69k) and Twin Lakes Band Boosters ($69k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $87k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $87k.