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Filing year 2024

Invisible Institute

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 47-3551981·NTEE R20 · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.9M
Total assets
$2.7M
Total expenses
$1.8M
Reported officers
6
Mission

Enhancing the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable through the practice of investigative journalism. The Organization adheres to the central principle that citizens have co-responsibility with the government for maintaining respect for human rights and, when abuses occur, for demanding redress.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Executive Dir.
Officer (Unspecified)
$84k
$90k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 5 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at Invisible Institute equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations is 12%.

This organization (2024)
5%
Sector median
12%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 2,364 civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

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

Up 5%
from 2023

From $80k in 2023 to $84k in 2024.

$80k
2023
$84k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$89k to $90k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about Invisible Institute

What are Invisible Institute's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Invisible Institute reported $2.9M in total revenue and $1.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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