Public Charity

THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON

THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON is a Public Charity headquartered in HOPKINS, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.9M revenue, $2.0M expenses, $887K total assets. 27 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $837K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 411865930 HOPKINS, MN Printing & Publishing NTEE: A33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$887K
Grant Records27
Funding Total$837K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THROUGH ITS MAGAZINE, BOOKS, LOCAL SOCIETIES AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES, THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON PROMOTES THE WRITINGS AND THOUGHT OF G.K. CHESTERTON. THE SOCIETY HELPS FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE OVER 100 LOCAL SOCIETIES ACROSS THE WORLD AND SERVES OVER 2,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES CURRICULUM, TOOLS AND TEMPLATES TO MEMBERS OF THE CHESTERTON SCHOOLS NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION.

Where $100 goes at The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton

How The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$34
Chesterton school network
44% of program spending
$22
Production media and publishing
28% of program spending
$22
Sale of merchandise including books, magazines, media programs and publications of books by or about the writer g.K chesterton in an effort to aid in the research on…
About 28% (cost not reported)
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIR Charlie Reese
PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER Dale Ahlquist
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EX-OFFICIO Emily De Rotstein
VICE CHAIR Fr Spencer Howe
TREASURER Gellert Dornay
BOARD MEMBER Michael Van Hecke

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$522,126 12 grants
Arts & Culture
$259,608 10 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$25,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$13,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$17,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $2.0M $887K
2024 $2.4M $2.1M $760K
2023 $1.4M $1.4M $605K
2022 $1.2M $993K $421K
2021 $743K $729K $174K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $743K to $1.9M (+156%), with total assets most recently reported at $887K.

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

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