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 121 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $60.3M.

EIN: 362167011 CHICAGO, IL Natural History & Natural Science Museums NTEE: A56 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$114.8M
Total Expenses$95.3M
Total Assets$932.9M
Grant Records121
Funding Total$60.3M
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.

Where $100 goes at Field Museum of Natural History

How Field Museum of Natural History divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$34
Science & education
40% of program spending
$24
Public programs
29% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,220,000 visitors
$17
Museum services
21% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$24,936,937 31 grants
General Support
$23,717,999 74 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$7,450,222 3 grants
Education
$399,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$192,010 1 grant

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.

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

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