CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL

EIN 36-7148236 · Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)

What they do

to Promote Public Appreciation, Understanding and Support of The Humanities Through Festivals and Educational Programs.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $72.90 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 leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

97.23%of revenue went to mission work72.9% of expenses · Program services

22.18%of revenue went to fundraising16.6% of expenses

$133.41spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

14.00%of revenue went to management and office costs10.5% of expenses

$3.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

80.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,393,756 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $298,454 for PHILLIP BAHAR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$4,172,178

Mission workProgram services$4,056,69697.23% of revenue72.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$584,01414.00% of revenue10.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$925,22422.18% of revenue16.6% of expenses

Total expenses$5,565,934133.41% 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: 72.9% mission · 10.5% management · 16.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 133.41% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.4% mission · 9.8% management · 17.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 131.55% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 68.1% mission · 11.9% management · 20.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 151.97% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 70.5% mission · 11.0% management · 18.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.80% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 13.1% management · 14.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.23% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 11.1% management · 16.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.77% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 67.9% mission · 11.8% management · 20.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.47% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 63.3% mission · 14.0% management · 22.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.72% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,172,178

Expenses$5,565,934

Annual shortfall $1,393,756 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)$4,056,696 · 72.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$584,014 · 10.5% of expenses

Fundraising$925,224 · 16.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,172,178

Expenses$5,565,934

Assets$20,565,598

Income$7,424,085

Contributions$3,364,890

Mission work (program services)$4,056,696

Fundraising$925,224

Management and general$584,014

Executive compensation (total)$455,820

Stocks and bonds$16,824,269

Accounting fees$75,000

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

PHILLIP BAHAREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $298,454Base $259,585 · Other $38,869

DEVON NELSONDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $191,150Base $162,293 · Other $28,857

LAUREN PACHECOCO-CREATIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $149,575Base $134,669 · Other $14,906

MICHAEL GREENCO-CREATIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $146,738Base $140,100 · Other $6,638

BRITTANY PYLEINTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $112,168Base $104,983 · Other $7,185

DAVID VISHDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $108,770Base $101,607 · Other $7,163

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 (40)

PHILLIP BAHAREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DEVON NELSONDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

LAUREN PACHECOCO-CREATIVE DIRECTOR

MICHAEL GREENCO-CREATIVE DIRECTOR

BRITTANY PYLEINTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DAVID VISHDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

PRADIP PATIATHDIRECTOR

KARLA SCHERERDIRECTOR

LIZ BUCHANANDIRECTOR

MARILYNN THOMADIRECTOR

MARY BOYERDIRECTOR

MARY LOUISE GORNODIRECTOR

MERYL ROSENDIRECTOR

PAUL GIGNILLIATDIRECTOR

JOHN MCCARTERVICE CHAIR

RAYMOND MCCASKEYDIRECTOR

RODERICK BRANCHDIRECTOR

RYAN RUSKINDIRECTOR

SCOTT SMITHVICE CHAIR

SHADI BARTSCH-ZIMMERDIRECTOR

SUZANNE GIGNILLIATDIRECTOR

WILLARD FRAUMANNEMERITUS CHAIR

ELAINE HAYDOCKDIRECTOR

ANITA SINHADIRECTOR

CHARLES CALLOWAYTREASURER

CHERYL HARRISDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER KNIGHTDIRECTOR

CLARK HULSEEMERITUS CHAIR

DAVE ELZINGADIRECTOR

DEBORAH TELMANSECRETARY

DOUGLAS JACKSONCHAIR

KAMILAH JONESDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH NOLANDIRECTOR

ERSKINE FAUSHDIRECTOR

GABOR BALASSADIRECTOR

GRACE STANEKDIRECTOR

HEATHER MCWILLIAMSDIRECTOR

JAMES WARRENDIRECTOR

JEAN BERGHOFFDIRECTOR

ALLEGRA BIERYEMERITUS CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1996
Location: 500 N Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60654
County: Cook
In care of: Brittany Pyle
Primary officer: Brittany Pyle, Interim Executive Director

How to reach them

Emailtickets@chicagohumanities.org Phone(312) 605-8444

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: March 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BENFORD BROWN & ASSOCIATES
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
IRS tax category: Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.