Mission
To promote public appreciation, understanding and support of the humanities through festivals and educational programs.
Public Charity
Chicago Humanities Festival
Chicago Humanities Festival is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Chicago, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $4.2M, expenses of $5.6M, total assets of $20.6M. Imperigo tracks 79 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.1M.
EIN: 367148236
Chicago, IL
Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.
NTEE: A99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$5.6M
Total Assets$20.6M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Chicago Humanities Festival
How Chicago Humanities Festival divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$70
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$18
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $70 for programs
$70
The Chicago Humanities Festival is committed to programming that addresses the most challenging conversations, debates, and ideas in American society, and contributes to the quality and range of…
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
ARTS; PERFORMING ARTS
$9,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$174,375
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$115,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$86,820
2025 Panafrica Days program sponsorship support
$55,000
Showing up to 5 of 79 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Emeritus Chair
Allegra Biery
Director
Anita Sinha
Interim Executive Director
Brittany Pyle
Treasurer
Charles Calloway
Director
Cheryl Harris
Director
Christopher Knight
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.2M | $5.6M | $20.6M |
| 2024 | $3.7M | $4.8M | $19.4M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $4.3M | $17.5M |
| 2021 | $4.1M | $2.9M | $17.7M |
| 2020 | $4.6M | $4.5M | $14.3M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.6M to $4.2M (-10%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.