Public Charity

THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION C/O CONNIE SPREEN

THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION C/O CONNIE SPREEN is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.1M revenue, $3.3M expenses, $1.6M total assets. 42 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 320017985 CHICAGO, IL Community Improvement & Capacity Building N.E.C. NTEE: S99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records42
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES OF ALL GENRES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ART AND DESIGN, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODELS, FOOD, AND ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND JOURNALISM.

Where $100 goes at The Experimental Station C/O Connie Spreen

How The Experimental Station C/O Connie Spreen divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$69
Link up illinois provides funding, training, and technical support to farmers markets food cooperatives, mobile markets, corner stores, and other venues selling locally grown produce to implement link…
80% of program spending
$9
Blackstone bicycle works provides youth education in a bike shop setting
10% of program spending
$8
The 61st street farmers market was created in 2008 to bring healthy food and food education to the woodlawn community
10% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$92,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$71,785
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$33,200
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$5,500
2023
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$67,500

Showing up to 5 of 42 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Beth Loeb
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Constance Spreen
DIRECTOR Corliss King
DIRECTOR Dan Peterman
VICE PRESIDENT Emmitt House
DIRECTOR Jill Ingrassia

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,375,643 32 grants
Training & Professional Development
$275,000 3 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$36,828 2 grants
Education
$25,987 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.1M $3.3M $1.6M
2023 $3.2M $3.1M $2.0M
2022 $3.2M $3.3M $1.5M
2020 $2.4M $2.4M $888K
2019 $1.7M $1.7M $790K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $3.1M (+86%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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