Mission
TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE CHICAGO-CALUMET RIVER SYSTEM FOR ALL PEOPLE, WATER, AND WILDLIFE.
Public Charity
FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER
Based in CHICAGO, IL, FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.5M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $2.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.6M.
EIN: 363559764
CHICAGO, IL
Historical Societies & Historic Preservation
NTEE: A82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Friends of the Chicago River
How Friends of the Chicago River divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$14
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$33
Friends' on the ground projects such as the restoration of river-edge forest preserves and habitat development physically improve the ecological health of the Chicago river and demonstrate what…
$26
Friends works through public policy and planning efforts that result in long term systemic river improvements and resiliency
$21
Friends' education and outreach programs, such as the Chicago river schools network and the mccormick bridgehouse & Chicago river museum, are designed to foster awareness, involvement, and a…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,539
RESTORE THORN CREEK FOR WOOD THRUSH & WOODPECKER
$467,561
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$46,660
GENERAL SUPPORT
$31,727
GENERAL SUPPORT
$31,727
Showing up to 5 of 57 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Adam Collins
PLANNING DIRECTOR
Adam Flickinger
DIRECTOR
Aditi Chakravorty
DIRECTOR
Alexa Wilcox
DIRECTOR
Al Safranck
DIRECTOR
Brad Pollock
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| 2024 | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $2.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $2.5M (+54%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.