THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

EIN 36-0895575 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A570)

What they do

THE MISSION of CAS/PNNM is to CREATE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE and NATURE THROUGH COLLABORATIONS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH and COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS and PUBLIC FORUMS THAT FOSTER URBAN CONNECTIONS to OUR REGIONS NATURE and SCIENCE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $77.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders62 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

93.00%of revenue went to mission work77.0% of expenses · Program services

7.09%of revenue went to fundraising5.9% of expenses

$120.77spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

20.67%of revenue went to management and office costs17.1% of expenses

$2.78in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

73.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,339,703 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,450,790

Mission workProgram services$5,999,37493.00% of revenue77.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,333,45720.67% of revenue17.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$457,6627.09% of revenue5.9% of expenses

Total expenses$7,790,493120.77% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 77.0% mission · 17.1% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.77% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 73.6% mission · 20.8% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.84% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 21.5% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.67% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 70.6% mission · 20.9% management · 8.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.73% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 70.1% mission · 19.9% management · 10.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.81% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 73.9% mission · 19.3% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 20.3% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.73% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.3% mission · 13.2% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.82% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,450,790

Expenses$7,790,493

Annual shortfall $1,339,703 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$5,999,374 · 77.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,333,457 · 17.1% of expenses

Fundraising$457,662 · 5.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,450,790

Expenses$7,790,493

Assets$21,664,652

Income$7,491,475

Contributions$4,738,943

Mission work (program services)$5,999,374

Fundraising$457,662

Management and general$1,333,457

Stocks and bonds$1,163,110

Accounting fees$65,560

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ERIN AMICOPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $263,049Base $262,500 · Other $549

SARA PERSKYVP OF MARKETING & RETAIL STRATEGY · 40 hrs/week $172,173Base $171,624 · Other $549

CHADWIN COKERVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION · 40 hrs/week $135,822Base $130,119 · Other $5,703

MIRANDA KERRHEAD OF LEARNING INNOVATION · 40 hrs/week $133,919Base $133,404 · Other $515

DANIEL MOSSVP OF ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $131,141Base $125,464 · Other $5,677

ALVARO RAMOSVP OF MUSEUM EXPERIENCE · 40 hrs/week $120,804Base $115,118 · Other $5,686

RUSMIR ZECCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (TERM) · 40 hrs/week $21,658Base $21,245 · Other $413

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (62)

ERIN AMICOPRESIDENT & CEO

SARA PERSKYVP OF MARKETING & RETAIL STRATEGY

CHADWIN COKERVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

MIRANDA KERRHEAD OF LEARNING INNOVATION

DANIEL MOSSVP OF ADVANCEMENT

ALVARO RAMOSVP OF MUSEUM EXPERIENCE

RUSMIR ZECCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (TERM)

MARIANNE STANKETRUSTEE

MEREDITH MENDESTRUSTEE

MICHAEL BABBITTTRUSTEE (TERM)

MICHELLE HAWVERVICE CHAIR

LISA BROWN TRIBBETTSECRETARY

LESLIE HENNER BURNSTRUSTEE

NADALIE BOSSETRUSTEE

WILLIAM C JACKSONTRUSTEE

NICOLE LACYTRUSTEE

PEGGY NOTEBAERTTRUSTEE

LESLIE A COOLIDGETRUSTEE

PEGGY MATHY DIAMONDTRUSTEE

RICHARD J WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

ROBERT FRENTZELCHAIR

ROBERT E SARAZENTRUSTEE

ROCK KHANNATRUSTEE

SAMANTHA LERNERTRUSTEE

SHEILA MULLIGANTRUSTEE

STACIE SELINGERVICE CHAIR

SUSAN D WHITINGTRUSTEE

TANYA JAEGER DE FORASTRUSTEE

TASHA R G CRUZATTRUSTEE

TERESA GEORGETRUSTEE

THOMAS COXLIFE TRUSTEE

TODD JENSENTRUSTEE

ALISON TAYLORTRUSTEE

FRANK M CLARKLIFE TRUSTEE

AMY LUCASTRUSTEE

BEN SETTLETRUSTEE

BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JRLIFE TRUSTEE

CATHY OSBORNLIFE TRUSTEE

CHARLES DOUGLAS JRTRUSTEE

CHRISTINA SPEHTRUSTEE

COLLEEN ZAMBOLETRUSTEE

DANA ARNETTTRUSTEE

DAVID P HACKETTTRUSTEE

DENISE LINTZTRUSTEE

DR JAMES A MONTGOMERYTRUSTEE

DR JOEL S BROWNTRUSTEE

DR NANCY TUCHMANTRUSTEE

ERIN OHLMSTREASURER

LESLEY ROTHTRUSTEE

GAIL MOSSTRUSTEE

GREGORY C CASETRUSTEE

IAN TALLETTTRUSTEE

JACLYN TROVATO-WICKERSHAMTRUSTEE

JAMES C MURRAYTRUSTEE

JEFFREY ZDENAHLIKTRUSTEE

JENNIE HUANG BENNETTTRUSTEE

JOAN H WALKERTRUSTEE

JOANNE RODRIGUEZTRUSTEE

JOHN EDELMANTRUSTEE

JOHN GROTHAUSTRUSTEE

JOSEPH V DOLANTRUSTEE

KAIDI JOHNSONTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1933
Location: 2430 NORTH CANNON DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60614
County: Cook
In care of: ERIN AMICO
Primary officer: ERIN AMICO, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(773) 755-5100

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A570)