Ecole Francaise Flam Greater Chicago

Analysis

Ecole Francaise Flam Greater Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Ecole Francaise Flam Greater Chicago reported income of $64k and spending of $65k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $2,635 to $64k (+2327%), an average of +393% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1600%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ecole Francaise Flam Greater Chicago sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts Inc ($64k), Western Reserve Chorale ($64k) and Central Indiana Pow-Wow Inc ($64k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $60k against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $10k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.