Public Charity

THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.1M revenue, $1.9M expenses, $10.2M total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $861K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 366109822 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$10.2M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$861K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY IS AT ITS CORE A SPACE OF POSSIBILITY. FOR ARTISTS, WE OFFER AN UNFETTERED PLATFORM FOR BOLD EXPERIMENTATION. OUR WORK WITH ARTISTS FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN NEWLY COMMISSIONED ART, AND THESE PRESENTATIONS IN OUR GALLERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SPUR FURTHER SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE REFLECTIONS IN OUR PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. FOR VISITORS, WE OFFER INTIMATE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE DEEPLY WITH ART AND ARTISTS WHO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESPONSES TO OUR PRESENT MOMENT. ALL EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS ARE FREE TO ATTEND.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Anne Van Wart
BOARD MEMBER B Ingrid Olson
BOARD MEMBER Christine Meleo Bernstein
BOARD MEMBER Elisa Nuyten
BOARD MEMBER Glenn Holland
BOARD MEMBER Glen Saltzberg

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$187,500 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$119,360 4 grants
ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
$95,000 1 grant
GENERAL DONATIONS
$62,500 6 grants
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$52,650 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.1M $1.9M $10.2M
2024 $1.1M $1.6M $9.7M
2023 $1.3M $1.8M $9.7M
2022 $1.1M $1.7M $8.7M
2021 $1.3M $1.4M $10.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $2.1M (+62%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.2M.

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