Public Charity

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $6.2M revenue, $3.8M expenses, $9.9M total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 853740683 Chicago, IL Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.2M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$9.9M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$10.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE (ACTC) WILL PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE FINE ARTS, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CATHOLICS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ACTC WILL OPERATE FROM A HISTORIC THEATER BUILDING OWNED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF SAINT ALPHONSUS PARISH ON THE CITY'S NORTH SIDE.

Where $100 goes at Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

How Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$27 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$72
The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture is based in a historic structure, The Athenaeum Building, owned by the St
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Anthony Pienta
DIRECTOR James N Perry
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER Lawrence John Daufenbach
DIRECTOR William O'hara

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$9,427,500 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,130,946 1 grant
General Support
$17,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.2M $3.8M $9.9M
2023 $3.9M $3.4M $7.5M
2022 $8.7M $2.5M $7.1M
2020 $100K $19K $82K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $100K to $6.2M (+6121%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

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