Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
What each dollar paid for.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
Who runs it and what they're paid
2 people listed on the 990.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Fosters education through discussion of enduring questions and issues.
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Shimer college was closed during the 2017 fiscal year. The college is currently in the process of winding down operations and expects to liquidate operations after all expenses are paid out and interests in remaining trusts are received or assigned to north central college.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $316K | $489K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.5M | $489K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.5M | $489K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $116 | $116 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3K | $0 | $3K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $0 | $8K | −$8K | $0 | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2022 | $202 | $45K | −$45K | $425K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $217 | $19K | −$19K | $470K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $493 | $3K | −$3K | $489K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $493 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,352 across 3 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $489,269 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $489,269 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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