Chicago Bar Foundation
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5,621,143 | 5,980,637 | −359,494 | 8.1 | 14% |
| 2013 | 5,918,520 | 5,684,650 | 233,870 | 9.9 | 16% |
| 2014 | 5,216,845 | 6,274,193 | −1,057,348 | 7.2 | 16% |
| 2015 | 5,302,271 | 6,083,422 | −781,151 | 5.9 | 16% |
| 2016 | 4,360,067 | 5,483,393 | −1,123,326 | 4.0 | 19% |
| 2017 | 4,265,613 | 3,575,138 | 690,475 | 8.5 | 26% |
| 2018 | 4,297,420 | 4,461,315 | −163,895 | 6.3 | 21% |
| 2019 | 3,741,514 | 3,956,329 | −214,815 | 6.5 | 25% |
| 2020 | 2,724,188 | 3,789,714 | −1,065,526 | 3.4 | 26% |
| 2021 | 5,326,307 | 4,964,002 | 362,305 | 3.6 | 18% |
| 2022 | 8,402,012 | 8,069,061 | 332,951 | 2.7 | 12% |
| 2023 | 9,898,837 | 10,150,586 | −251,749 | 1.8 | 10% |
| 2024 | 11,084,533 | 10,141,985 | 942,548 | 3.0 | 10% |
In its most recent public year (2024), this organization brought in $942,548 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 3 months of spending, down from 8.1 in 2012. Staff pay was 10% of spending. $1,244,799 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 2024. 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 Bar Foundation's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2024. 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