Chicago Public Library Foundation
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,219,456 | 4,319,582 | −100,126 | 76.8 | 11% |
| 2012 | 3,543,723 | 5,239,315 | −1,695,592 | 65.4 | 12% |
| 2013 | 7,005,031 | 6,629,749 | 375,282 | 59.3 | 9% |
| 2014 | 5,334,910 | 6,387,032 | −1,052,122 | 60.6 | 13% |
| 2015 | 8,349,669 | 6,257,337 | 2,092,332 | 62.6 | 13% |
| 2016 | 5,247,245 | 7,357,415 | −2,110,170 | 50.9 | 11% |
| 2017 | 7,631,191 | 8,591,907 | −960,716 | 45.2 | 11% |
| 2018 | 5,376,943 | 6,568,144 | −1,191,201 | 52.0 | 14% |
| 2019 | 4,594,358 | 6,188,949 | −1,594,591 | 59.8 | 13% |
| 2020 | 4,308,184 | 3,483,138 | 825,046 | 120.7 | 26% |
| 2021 | 5,601,419 | 3,367,549 | 2,233,870 | 138.9 | 29% |
| 2022 | 4,400,993 | 4,054,623 | 346,370 | 98.6 | 25% |
| 2023 | 6,964,069 | 5,500,090 | 1,463,979 | 83.9 | 20% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $1,463,979 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 83.9 months of spending, up from 76.8 in 2011. Staff pay was 20% of spending. $16,757,017 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Chicago Public Library Foundation's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works