nonprofits · months of reserves

What are the reserves of nonprofits in Illinois?

Months of reserves, nonprofits in Illinois: median 13.5 months in tax year 2024 across 14,615 e-filers (mean 37.5 months); the middle half lies between 5.0 months and 35.0 months. In 2016 the median was 62.4 months.

MEDIAN 2024: 13.5 monthsFILERS: 14,615SINCE: 2016

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What it means

Net assets divided by annual expenses, times twelve: how long the organisation could run on what it has.

Year by year

Percentiles within the group; the median is bold. Years marked partial are still filling with late filings.

Tax year	Filers	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
2026 partial	572	3.6 months	7.7 months	17.6 months	48.8 months	141.3 months
2025 partial	10,273	1.3 months	5.2 months	13.7 months	36.1 months	96.5 months
2024	14,615	1.2 months	5.0 months	13.5 months	35.0 months	93.7 months
2023	19,360	1.2 months	5.0 months	13.7 months	36.1 months	99.9 months
2022	16,868	1.3 months	5.4 months	14.6 months	39.6 months	106.1 months
2021	14,569	1.8 months	6.6 months	17.7 months	48.3 months	129.7 months
2020	15,225	1.3 months	5.6 months	15.8 months	44.2 months	118.6 months
2019	13,187	1.2 months	4.6 months	12.7 months	34.4 months	94.7 months
2018	9,726	1.0 months	4.4 months	12.2 months	33.0 months	87.9 months
2017	150	0.2 months	1.9 months	6.5 months	26.5 months	62.7 months
2016	11	4.3 months	10.6 months	62.4 months	119.8 months	147.4 months

Nonprofits in Illinois: all measures →Total revenue →Total expenses →Total assets →Net assets →Officer compensation (total per organisation) →Program service revenue share →Contributions share of revenue →Officer compensation share of expenses →Surplus margin →Method →

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