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. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.8M, 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 Records41
Funding Total$1.8M
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.

Sample Grants Received

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
2023
CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000

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Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$296,015 6 grants
CAPACITY BUILDING/GENERAL SUPPORT
$275,000 3 grants
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$209,000 3 grants
General operating support
$160,000 2 grants
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES THAT BUILD PATHWAYS TO STABILITY
$120,000 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.

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