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nonprofit · EIN 36-2169136 · IL

How much does Chicago Commons Association raise and spend?

Chicago Commons Association (IL, EIN 36-2169136) reported $51.5M in revenue and $51.3M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $13.7M in net assets (3.2 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 7,666 of 539,974 e-filers, 539 of 48,366 in NTEE P: Human Services, 343 of 19,792 nonprofits in illinois.

REVENUE: $51.5MEXPENSES: $51.3MRESERVES: 3.2 months6 filings

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What stands out

Chicago Commons Association (IL, EIN 36-2169136) reported $51.5M in revenue and $51.3M in expenses for tax year 2023, with $13.7M in net assets (3.2 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 7,666 of 539,974 e-filers, 539 of 48,366 in NTEE P: Human Services, 343 of 19,792 nonprofits in illinois. Against NTEE P: Human Services: months of reserves 3.2 months, below the peer median of 9.1 months; officer compensation share of expenses 1.4%, below the peer median of 6.2%; contributions share of revenue 4.3%, below the peer median of 88.0%; surplus margin 0.4%, below the peer median of 3.3%.

Key figures, tax year 2023

As filed on Form 990; ratios computed by FACTANKER. Peer medians are percentile_cont over the group in the same year. Every filed line links to its record on the entity page.

Measure2023Median, activityMedian, sizeMedian, all
Total revenue$51.5M$293.2k$21.6M$194.7k
Total expenses$51.3M$267.4k$20.9M$178.5k
Total assets$23.5M$761.7k$29.9M$775.3k
Net assets$13.7M$598.7k$17.0M$622.5k
Officer compensation (total per organisation)$697.7k$109.1k$609.0k$113.0k
Program service revenue share96.1%2.8%74.7%13.8%
Contributions share of revenue4.3%88.0%13.8%57.5%
Officer compensation share of expenses1.4%6.2%2.5%6.5%
Months of reserves3.2 months9.1 months9.0 months12.6 months
Surplus margin0.4%3.3%1.8%3.9%

Year by year

6 filings on record.

Tax yearRevenueExpensesNet assetsReservesOfficer comp.Rank
2023$51.5M$51.3M$13.7M3.2 months$697.7k7,666
2022$44.6M$44.0M$13.2M3.6 months$1.2M7,951
2021$34.4M$34.1M$13.5M4.8 months$593.1k6,465
2020$29.7M$29.1M$12.2M5.1 months$401.9k10,214
2019$27.2M$27.6M$11.6M5.0 months$930.7k10,221
2018$27.6M$27.5M$11.9M5.2 months$812.7k9,166

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