Public Charity

THE LEATHER ARCHIVES & MUSEUM INC

THE LEATHER ARCHIVES & MUSEUM INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $692K revenue, $420K expenses, $1.7M total assets. 21 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $562K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363841874 CHICAGO, IL History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$692K
Total Expenses$420K
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records21
Funding Total$562K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES WERE ESTABLISHED FOR THE COMPILATION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LEATHER LIFE STYLE AND RELATED LIFE STYLES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITIES) FOR HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES.

Where $100 goes at The Leather Archives & Museum Inc

How The Leather Archives & Museum Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$82
The museum and archives were established for the compilation, preservation and maintenance of the leather life style and related life styles (including but not limited to the gay…
All 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

2025
Financial assistance to continue conservation of materials related to adult alternative lifestyles & related educational programs
$20,000
2024
UNRESTRICTED
$60,036
2024
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$35,000
2023
UNRESTRICTED
$56,817
2023
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$35,000

Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Billy Lane
DIRECTOR Catherine Gross
DIRECTOR Choc Trei
DIRECTOR Edward Harris
DIRECTOR Gayle Rubin
VICE PRESIDENT Harry Harkins

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$391,627 14 grants
Health & Medicine
$130,000 4 grants
Education
$40,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $692K $420K $1.7M
2023 $550K $358K $1.1M
2022 $357K $294K $1.2M
2020 $241K $275K $925K
2019 $433K $368K $930K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $433K to $692K (+60%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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