Chicago Dance History Project

Analysis

Chicago Dance History Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 Dance History Project reported income of $119k and spending of $169k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $218k to $119k (-45%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Dance History Project sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Night Fall Inc ($119k), Wild Goose Players ($119k) and Erlang Ecosystem Foundation Inc ($119k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $242k against liabilities of $2,292, net assets of $240k.