Evanston Scholars

Analysis

Evanston Scholars is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 July 2023, Evanston Scholars reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $854k to $1.4m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Evanston Scholars 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 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hispanic Educational Resources Inc ($1.4m), Florida Family Policy Council Inc ($1.4m) and Alaska Safety Alliance ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $920k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 15 employees.