Chicago Scholars Foundation

Name: IRS record for Chicago Scholars Foundation
Creator: Internal Revenue Service
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

Chicago, IL. EIN 36-4117530. Reported $4,996,476 of revenue for 2024 on its Form 990.

The IRS record

Registered name: CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION; As the IRS records it, which is how it appears in their own search.
Employer Identification Number: 36-4117530; The identifier the IRS uses for this organization.
Recognized under: 501(c)(3) — charitable, religious, educational, scientific; The subsection of the code its exemption was granted under.
Recognized in: 1997; The year of the IRS ruling.
Classification: Education; NTEE code B80, assigned at registration.
Gifts to it: Contributions are deductible; Whether the IRS treats a contribution to this organization as deductible.
Legal form: Corporation; How the organization is constituted, as recorded at registration.
Location of record: Chicago, IL; The address the IRS holds, not necessarily where it operates.
Most recent filing: Form 990; For tax year 2024.

$5.0 million
Total revenue: $4,996,476; Contributions, grants, program service revenue and investment income.; $7.6 million
Total expenses: $7,572,048; As reported on the return.; $9.7 million
Total assets, book value: $9,700,454; At the end of the year, at what the organization paid for them.; 40
People listed: Officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest-paid employees.; $256.8 thousand
Largest reported compensation: $256,847; Reported for Jeffery Beckham Jr.

Total revenue: $4,996,476, 2024: By the revenue it reported, ranks 54,375th of 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally, 2,296th of 27,273 in Illinois and 7,891st of 72,554 in Education. Larger than 92% of the 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally. It is < 0.1% of the $4,505,194,528,546 reported by every organization with a return on record.
Largest reported compensation: $256,847, 2024: By the largest compensation it reported paying, ranks 44,068th of 261,691 organizations reporting compensation nationally, 1,974th of 11,117 in Illinois and 5,182nd of 26,220 in Education. Larger than 83% of the 261,691 organizations reporting compensation nationally.

Other organizations in the same state and category as Chicago Scholars Foundation
Organization	Revenue
University of Chicago	$5,617,072,703
Loyola University of Chicago	$1,078,200,916
Depaul University	$848,355,986
Midwestern University	$518,091,233
Art Institute of Chicago	$464,393,130
University of Illinois Foundation	$450,262,389

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