Public Charity

CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL INC

CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL INC, of Chicago, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $506K in revenue, $586K in expenses, $267K in total assets. 20 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 471305533 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$506K
Total Expenses$586K
Total Assets$267K
Grant Records20
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to convening the world to explore innovative ideas and bring people together to collectively imagine and shape the future of design through a public program of exhibitions and events.

Sample Grants Received

2023
2023 CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
$25,000
2023
Sponsorship of Making a Garden of Strange Fruit by Samuel Levi Jones
$15,000
2022
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
$50,000
2022
In support of Chicago Architecture Biennial
$16,000
2022
FOR 2022 CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND THE CHICAGO DESIGN SUMMIT.
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

Trustee Dave Cocagne
Trustee Helyn D Goldenberg
Past Chairman Jack Guthman
Trustee John Cullerton
Trustee Kimberly Dowdell
Treasurer Lynn Lockwood Murphy

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Top Grant Purposes

ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
$3,065,000 5 grants
See attached.
$200,000 1 grant
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE
$100,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMS, THE BIENNIAL SOCIETY, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$51,000 1 grant
FOR PLANNING IN THE OFF YEAR BETWEEN BIENNIAL EDITIONS, IN ORDER TO BE A CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING NON-PROFIT.
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $506K $586K $267K
2023 $2.1M $2.2M $543K
2022 $681K $477K $318K
2020 $683K $627K $314K
2019 $3.8M $4.5M $303K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $3.8M to $506K (-87%), with total assets most recently reported at $267K.

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