Public Charity

Invisible Institute

Invisible Institute, of Chicago, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.1M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $3.7M in total assets. 34 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 473551981 Chicago, IL Civil Rights NTEE: R20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$3.7M
Grant Records34
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Enhancing the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable through the practice of investigative journalism. The Organization adheres to the central principle that citizens have co-responsibility with the government for maintaining respect for human rights and, when abuses occur, for demanding redress.

Where $100 goes at Invisible Institute

How Invisible Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$42
Citizens Police Data Project CPDP
55% of program spending
$22
Journalism
29% of program spending
$6
Youth/Police
8% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$99,327
2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$36,680
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$66,950
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$45,250
2024
INN SUPPORT - LABS
$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Executive Dir. Andrew Fan
Secretary Kari Lydersen
Director Kristian Lum
Director Ronald Milsap
Treasurer Sonny Garg
President Wudi Wu

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$777,435 22 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$531,200 5 grants
Research & Policy
$76,689 1 grant
Education
$60,000 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.1M $2.0M $3.7M
2024 $2.9M $1.8M $2.7M
2023 $1.4M $1.6M $1.6M
2022 $2.0M $1.6M $1.8M
2021 $2.7M $1.6M $1.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $3.1M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.

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

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