Public Charity

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Based in CHICAGO, IL, FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $114.8M in revenue, $95.3M in expenses, $932.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 114 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $58.5M.

EIN: 362167011 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$114.8M
Total Expenses$95.3M
Total Assets$932.9M
Grant Records114
Funding Total$58.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE FIELD MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS IN NATURE AND AMONG CULTURES. IT PROVIDES COLLECTION-BASED RESEARCH AND LEARNING FOR GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE WORLD (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN WHICH WE LIVE. ITS COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH ARE INSEPARABLY LINKED TO SERVE A DIVERSE PUBLIC OF VARIED AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND KNOWLEDGE.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Adele S Simmons
BOARD MEMBER Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin
BOARD MEMBER Amy E Best
BOARD MEMBER Andrew Clarke
BOARD MEMBER Arjun Aggarwal
BOARD MEMBER Asutosh Padhi

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Top Grant Purposes

CULTURE & ARTS
$21,321,419 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,490,472 9 grants
See attached.
$3,397,506 1 grant
TO SUPPORT WOMAN'S BOARD, GENERAL FUND, ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION, RICHARD LARIVIERE FUND, VIRTUAL WOMEN'S GALA, CHAIRMEN'S CIRCLE CONTRIBUTION, WOMEN IN SCIENCE LUNCHEON, ENDOWMENT FUND, WOMAN'S BOARD YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ENDOWMENT FUND, TRUSTEES ANNUAL FUND, KELLER SCIENCE ACTION CENTER, DEBORAH MOSKOVITS AND JACK FULLER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT, FOUNDERS COUNCIL-ANNUAL FUND, LARIVIERE INITIATIVE, PERMANENT MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND GENERAL OPERATION OF THE MUSEUM'S PHYSICAL PLANT, BUILDINGS, AND GROUNDS
$3,262,506 1 grant
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$2,448,282 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $114.8M $95.3M $932.9M
2023 $110.1M $94.9M $867.0M
2022 $91.9M $88.7M $777.3M
2020 $54.1M $67.5M $813.8M
2019 $90.0M $80.0M $765.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $90.0M to $114.8M (+28%), with total assets most recently reported at $932.9M.

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