THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISEFRENCH HOUSE OF CHICAGO Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISEFRENCH HOUSE OF CHICAGO

EIN 36-2229560 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A230)

What they do

THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CHICAGO ("AF-CHICAGO") is CHICAGOS FRENCH CULTURAL and LEARNING CENTER, DEDICATED to THE STUDY of FRENCH LANGUAGE, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, and FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN AMERICANS and FRENCH-SPEAKING PEOPLE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $67.30 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

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

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They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

68.78%of revenue went to mission work67.3% of expenses · Program services

4.17%of revenue went to fundraising4.1% of expenses

$102.20spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

29.25%of revenue went to management and office costs28.6% of expenses

$2.70in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

23.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$2,365,951

Mission workProgram services$1,627,24068.78% of revenue67.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$692,14029.25% of revenue28.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$98,7384.17% of revenue4.1% of expenses

Total expenses$2,418,118102.20% 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: 67.3% mission · 28.6% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.20% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.5% mission · 27.5% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.53% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 65.6% mission · 28.6% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.48% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 69.4% mission · 30.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.96% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 68.0% mission · 29.2% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.46% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 64.0% mission · 32.6% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.86% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 64.3% mission · 26.4% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.49% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 67.7% mission · 27.1% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.53% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,365,951

Expenses$2,418,118

Annual shortfall $52,167 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)$1,627,240 · 67.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$692,140 · 28.6% of expenses

Fundraising$98,738 · 4.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,365,951

Expenses$2,418,118

Assets$6,524,680

Income$2,437,655

Contributions$549,716

Mission work (program services)$1,627,240

Fundraising$98,738

Management and general$692,140

Stocks and bonds$3,225,485

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (32)

GEOFFROY DE CARBONNELDIRECTOR

W PAUL KRAUSSVICE-PRESIDENT

TIMOTHY CALKINSTREASURER

SOLANGE BROWNCHAIR EMERITUS

RICHARD W SHEPROPRESIDENT

RACHAEL HALSTUK MANGOUBIDIRECTOR

PAUL-HENRY CHEVALIERDIRECTOR

NOELLE BROCKDIRECTOR

MYRIAM BRANSFIELDDIRECTOR

MARY ELLEN CONNELLANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

M HILL HAMMOCKDIRECTOR

LISA BAILEYDIRECTOR

LAURIE CHERBONNIERDIRECTOR

JONATHAN LEWISSECRETARY

JOHN HOLMESDIRECTOR

JEAN-PIERRE ERGASDIRECTOR

AIDA LUFTIDIRECTOR

FRANCINE SALTOUNVICE-PRESIDENT

FABIEN DUBOEUFDIRECTOR

ELISABETH ADAMSDIRECTOR

DAVID B HORNCHAIR

DAVID ZASLAVSKYDIRECTOR

CONSTANCE M FYDENLUNDDIRECTOR

CHRISTINE LAURENSDIRECTOR

CHERYL SANDNERCOUNSELOR

CHARLES H MOTTIERDIRECTOR

CATHERINE MOULYDIRECTOR

CAROLINE PARANIKASVICE-PRESIDENT

CAROL ELIZABETH VANCEDIRECTOR

BLAIR THRUSH LELEDIRECTOR

BETSEY N PINKERTVICE-PRESIDENT

ANN E THOMPSONPRESIDENT, WOMANS BOARD GALA

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1935
Location: 810 N DEARBORN ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610-3317
County: Cook
In care of: TIMOTHY CALKINS
Primary officer: TIMOTHY CALKINS, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(312) 337-1070

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GJC CPAS & ADVISORS
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A230)