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The Dusable Black History Museum and

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2524811 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 1963

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 51.7 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 19,395 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M 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.39.9 months37
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.99% of practices99
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.29
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.86% from one source27
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.50%50
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.91.3%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.7%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.06not scored

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Year by year

201520162017201820202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$5.14M$4.35M$794K$14.46M39.942C
Dec 2023Form 990$3.64M$4.13M−$493K$13.64M39.628C
Dec 2022Form 990$3.57M$3.96M−$388K$14.10M42.724C
Dec 2021Form 990$4.30M$3.24M$1.06M$14.53M53.929F
Dec 2020Form 990$2.44M$2.50M−$53K$13.82M66.433D
Dec 2018Form 990$3.33M$3.67M−$338K$14.16M46.343C
Dec 2017Form 990$3.38M$3.77M−$388K$15.41M49.144D
Dec 2016Form 990$3.06M$4.32M−$1.26M$15.85M44.149D
Dec 2015Form 990$3.77M$3.90M−$124K$17.11M52.754D

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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