FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

EIN 36-2167011 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A560)

What they do

THE FIELD MUSEUM is AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS IN NATURE and AMONG CULTURES. IT PROVIDES COLLECTION-BASED RESEARCH and LEARNING for GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING and APPRECIATION of THE WORLD (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN WHICH WE LIVE. ITS COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC LEARNING PROGRAMS, and RESEARCH ARE INSEPARABLY LINKED to SERVE A DIVERSE PUBLIC of VARIED AGES, BACKGROUNDS and KNOWLEDGE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $83.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders93 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

68.93%of revenue went to mission work83.1% of expenses · Program services

5.87%of revenue went to fundraising7.1% of expenses

$82.98spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.18%of revenue went to management and office costs9.9% of expenses

$9.79in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

39.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$114,814,441

Mission workProgram services$79,137,81668.93% of revenue83.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$9,390,6848.18% of revenue9.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$6,740,4675.87% of revenue7.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$19,545,47417.02% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$95,268,96782.98% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 83.1% mission · 9.9% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.98% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 10.1% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.23% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 9.9% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.53% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 10.2% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.33% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 9.7% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.79% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.7% mission · 9.9% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.91% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.8% mission · 11.1% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.20% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 10.2% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.94% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$114,814,441

Expenses$95,268,967

Annual surplus $19,545,474 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$79,137,816 · 83.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$9,390,684 · 9.9% of expenses

Fundraising$6,740,467 · 7.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$114,814,441

Expenses$95,268,967

Assets$932,857,968

Income$698,318,637

Contributions$44,767,255

Mission work (program services)$79,137,816

Fundraising$6,740,467

Grants given$1,194,840

Average grant$31,443

Management and general$9,390,684

Stocks and bonds$174,014,039

Accounting fees$218,896

Investing fees$1,611,544

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

JULIAN F SIGGERSPRESIDENT + CEO · 35 hrs/week $874,416Base $840,238 · Other $34,178

ISAAC KWONEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO · 35 hrs/week $407,209Base $377,394 · Other $29,815

CHARLES KATZENMEYERVP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT · 35 hrs/week $356,585Base $329,160 · Other $27,425

LE MONTE G BOOKER SRCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER - PART YEAR · 35 hrs/week $321,152Base $282,727 · Other $38,425

PHILLIP HECKCURATOR & DIRECTOR, INTG. RESEARCH CENTER · 35 hrs/week $289,128Base $248,612 · Other $40,516

THORSTEN LUMBSCHVP, SCIENCE & EDUCATION · 35 hrs/week $288,476Base $253,417 · Other $35,059

COLETTE HANDSVP, PEOPLE & CULTURE · 35 hrs/week $235,999Base $227,742 · Other $8,257

JAAP HOOGSTRATENHEAD OF EXHIBITIONS · 35 hrs/week $221,045Base $190,633 · Other $30,412

STEVEN STROHMEIERSR. DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING · 35 hrs/week $217,720Base $190,683 · Other $27,037

GARY FEINMANCURATOR · 35 hrs/week $214,172Base $183,904 · Other $30,268

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (93)

JULIAN F SIGGERSPRESIDENT + CEO

ISAAC KWONEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO

CHARLES KATZENMEYERVP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

LE MONTE G BOOKER SRCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER - PART YEAR

PHILLIP HECKCURATOR & DIRECTOR, INTG. RESEARCH CENTER

THORSTEN LUMBSCHVP, SCIENCE & EDUCATION

COLETTE HANDSVP, PEOPLE & CULTURE

JAAP HOOGSTRATENHEAD OF EXHIBITIONS

STEVEN STROHMEIERSR. DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

GARY FEINMANCURATOR

MARK R WALTERBOARD MEMBER

MARGARET B MACLEANVICE CHAIR, COLLECTIONS

MARSHA A CRUZANVICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE

MARSHALL B FRONTVICE CHAIR, INVESTMENT

MARSHALL FIELD VBOARD MEMBER

MARY L SMITHBOARD MEMBER

MATTHEW K SIMONEXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE

MARK J COZZIBOARD MEMBER

MARK TEBBEBOARD MEMBER

MARGERY KAMIN FEITLERBOARD MEMBER

NATASHA GALAVOTTIBOARD MEMBER

MARCUS VON KAPFFBOARD MEMBER

LISA MEANEYBOARD MEMBER

LEWIS S GRUBERBOARD MEMBER

LAUREN JIGGETTS-DONOVANBOARD MEMBER

LAURA S WASHINGTONBOARD MEMBER

KENNETH OKEEFEBOARD MEMBER

KATHLEEN M BOEGEBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT W CRAWFORD JRVICE CHAIR, AUDIT

WILLIAM C KUNKLER IIIBOARD MEMBER

WILBUR H GANTZ IIICHAIR EMERITUS

WENDELL DALLASBOARD MEMBER

TRACY CAHILLANEBOARD MEMBER

THOMAS S SOULELESBOARD MEMBER

THOMAS S RICKETTSBOARD MEMBER

SUSAN M BENTONBOARD MEMBER

SIR PETER CRANE FRSBOARD MEMBER

SHANNON M KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER

SANDY DEROMEDIBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL OGRADYSECRETARY

RICHARD W COLBURNEXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE

RICHARD L KEYSERBOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR

RICHARD LEVINBOARD MEMBER

PETER B PONDBOARD MEMBER

PATRICK WOOD-PRINCEBOARD MEMBER

OSCAR A DAVIDBOARD MEMBER

NYDIA S SEARLEBOARD MEMBER

NEIL S NOVICHBOARD MEMBER

JOSEPH P LACHER JRBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL E FLANNERYBOARD MEMBER

CONSTANCE T KELLERBOARD MEMBER

EULER BROPLEHBOARD MEMBER

ELIZABETH BRADYBOARD MEMBER

DR RICHARD A CHAIFETZVICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

DR DILARA SAYEEDBOARD MEMBER

DR DAVID OXTOBYBOARD MEMBER

DIANE VON SCHLEGELL LEVYBOARD MEMBER

DAWN L SOLOMONVICE CHAIR, EXHIBITIONS

DAVID D HILLERVICE CHAIR, INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH

DAVID MOOREBOARD MEMBER

DAVID COTTONBOARD MEMBER

EVERETT S WARDBOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR

CHRISTOPHER T BERTSCHYBOARD MEMBER

CHRISTOPHER A OHERLIHYBOARD MEMBER

CARYN HARRISBOARD MEMBER

BOBBY MEHTABOARD CHAIR

AURIE A PENNICKBOARD MEMBER

ASUTOSH PADHIBOARD MEMBER

ARJUN AGGARWALBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW CLARKEBOARD MEMBER

AMY E BESTBOARD MEMBER

AMBASSADOR FAY HARTOG-LEVINBOARD MEMBER

JEFFREY T FOLANDVICE CHAIR, MARKETING

JUDY GREFFINBOARD MEMBER

ADELE S SIMMONSBOARD MEMBER

JORGE M LEONVICE CHAIR, RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS

JOHN L BUCKSBAUMVICE CHAIR, FACILITIES & ADMIN SRVS

JOHN J HAMILLBOARD MEMBER

JOHN F PODJASEK IIIBOARD MEMBER

JOHN RAUBOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR

JOAN RUBSCHLAGERBOARD MEMBER

JESSICA P SAROWITZVICE CHAIR, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESS & INCLUSION

JENNIFER L SHERMANBOARD MEMBER

KAREN Z GRAY-KREHBIELEXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE

JEFFREY B KELLERVICE CHAIR, SCIENCE ACTION

JASON M WORTENDYKEVICE CHAIR, FINANCE

JAMES J OCONNOR JRBOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR

JAMEE C FIELD KANEVICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT

JAI SHEKHAWATVICE CHAIR, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT

JACK M GREENBERGBOARD MEMBER

HOWARD B BERNICKBOARD MEMBER

GREGORY C CASEBOARD MEMBER

F NEAL GRAM IIIBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1945
Location: 1400 S DUSABLE LAKESHORE, CHICAGO, IL 60605-0000
County: Cook
In care of: RINA DEDHIA
Primary officer: RINA DEDHIA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website EmailvisitExploreInstagram@christina.michelonvia Phone(312) 922-9410 Officer phone(312) 665-7240

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A560)
Grant-giving organization: Yes