Evanston Roundtable Media

Analysis

Evanston Roundtable Media is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (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, Evanston Roundtable Media reported income of $591k and spending of $406k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $283k to $591k (+109%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Evanston Roundtable Media sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Theatre Coalition Incorporated ($591k), Landmark Community Theatre ($591k) and American Folklore Society Inc ($591k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $216k. At year end it held assets of $320k against liabilities of $115, net assets of $320k. It reported 12 employees.