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The Junior League of Chicago Inc

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2195474 · Community Improvement · tax-exempt since 1935

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 62.1 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Graded against 18,372 community improvement nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.54.5 months10
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.68
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.43% from one source71
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.67.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.14.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.23not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2025Form 990$560K$493K$67K$2.24M54.55C
May 2024Form 990$571K$541K$30K$2.13M47.24C
May 2023Form 990$527K$579K−$52K$1.99M41.44C
May 2022Form 990$530K$541K−$11K$2.08M46.15C
May 2021Form 990$574K$480K$94K$2.16M54.05C
May 2019Form 990$659K$620K$39K$1.96M37.96B
May 2018Form 990$731K$672K$59K$1.95M34.85B
May 2017Form 990$629K$634K−$5,126$1.88M35.56B
May 2016Form 990$609K$602K$6,613$1.83M36.58C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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