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Filing year 2023

Design Museum of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 46-2120195·NTEE A51 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$615k
Total assets
$201k
Total expenses
$666k
Reported officers
20
Mission

The Design Museum of Chicago strives to inspire, educate and innovate through design. As a resource for the Chicago design community and beyond, the museum facilitates an open dialogue about contemporary and historical design through limited engagement exhibitions, events, public programs, and digital media. Design is not just a single discipline or process, but rather a persistent element present in our everyday environments and experiences.

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. Design Museum of Chicago reported 20 unpaid officers and board members on its 990.

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Founder
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Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Builders Initiative Foundation2023
$100k
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIAL2023
$30k
TRUETTNER FAMILY FOUNDATION2023
$20k
TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART2022
$20k
THE NEISSER FAMILY FOUNDATION2024
$13k
LEROY NEIMAN AND JANET BYRNE NEIMAN FOUNDATION INC2024
$10k
LEROY NEIMAN AND JANET BYRNE NEIMAN FOUNDATION INC2023
$10k
THE NEISSER FAMILY FOUNDATION2023
$5k
METZNER FAMILY FOUNDATION2024
$3k
Jack & Sandra Guthman Fdn2024
$250
FABRICON FOUNDATION2024
$50
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION2023
$47
Sector benchmark

What Arts, Culture & Humanities executives earn in Illinois

Design Museum of Chicago reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable arts, culture & humanities organization in Illinois earns a median of $50,000.

25th percentile
$17k
Median
$50,000
75th percentile
$90k
90th percentile
$162k

These are arts, culture & humanities sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 665 organizations across 665 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Arts, Culture & Humanities pay data for Illinois →
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What are Design Museum of Chicago's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, Design Museum of Chicago reported $615k in total revenue and $666k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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