Arts Alliance Illinois builds the creative sector's power through advocacy and connection to resources to improve the quality of life in communities statewide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $537K a year · 19% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $556K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2021$238K
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2021$315K
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1982.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.9M Management & general 22% · $621K Fundraising 12% · $350K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$168,710Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Finance
$7,385Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru September 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2021FY2020
Claire Rice$168,710$151,681$130,669$127,081$112,958$112,958
Jonathan Vanderbrug—$127,349————
Libia Bianibi——$84,695———
Andrew Zallar—$22,066————
Umeki Ramsey$7,385—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for arts resources and policies benefiting Illinois.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fiscal Sponsorship

Assisting startup initiatives looking to strengthen the creative sector of illinois as they establish their own tax exemption.

$714Kprogram expense
02

Public Funding Navigation

In 2023 arts alliance illinois launched our public funding navigator program to help the arts and culture sector learn about and access public funding opportunities, and to position ourselves as an advocate to help them overcome barriers within these government PROGRAMS.THE program includes researching and identifying additional funding…

$470Kprogram expense
03

Civic Engagement

The alliance keeps its stakeholders up to date on news and policy that affect the creative sector through public forums, action alerts, advocacy trainings, workshops, voter education, meetings with elected officials, webinars, and other engagement events.

$366Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 26 grants · $3.5M · 2019–2024
Hms MediaFY2024$308,760
Bustling SpacesFY2024$37,875
Partners for Sacred Places INCPA · FY2023$123,500
Andalusia LLC 2112 INCFY2023$69,750
Bustling SpacesFY2023$31,500
Andalusia LLC 2112 INCFY2022$74,250
Andalusia LLC 2112 INCFY2021$111,250
Andalusia LLC 2112 INCFY2021$36,000
Albany Park Theater ProjectIL · FY2021$10,000
3arts INCIL · FY2020$388,000
Andalusia LLC 2112 INCFY2020$197,100
Accion ChicagoIL · FY2020$160,548
The Arts Work FundIL · FY2020$45,200
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$621K
Fundraisingcol D$350K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$492K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$415K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$600K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$347K$347K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$271K$164K$80K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$562K$298K$152K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$9K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$178K$101K$52K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$107K$60K$31K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$6K$1K$973
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$50K$11K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$36K$26K$6K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$506K$366K$81K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$9K$8K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$64K$24K$21K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$69K$26K$23K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$11K$18K$6K
TravelLn 17$51K$48K$1K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$7K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$3K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$38K$1K$996
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$1.9M$621K$350K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.2M$3.5M−$282K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$2.3M$1.7M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $1.8M$1.7M$139K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$1.8M$564K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,286,947 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,075,705$3,293,454
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,400$56,942
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$18,118
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,390−$81,567
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,181,495$3,286,947
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,014,750$346,635
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,275,713$1,585,031
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,173,345$929,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,463,808$2,860,767
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$282,313$426,180
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,286,947 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,168 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$124,045
VIII-1c Fundraising events$414,894
VIII-1e Government grants$492,014
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,262,501
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,293,454
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,942$56,942
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,118$18,118
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$87,735−$87,735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,942 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$63,449$3,286,947
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,860,767 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $346,635$346,635
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,280 · Management $79,784 · Fundraising $26,925$270,989
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $562,420 · Management $298,110 · Fundraising $152,027$1,012,557
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,419 · Management $4,899 · Fundraising $2,323$16,641
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $100,685 · Management $52,495 · Fundraising $25,127$178,307
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,298 · Management $31,366 · Fundraising $14,873$106,537
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,159 · Management $1,369 · Fundraising $973$8,501
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $49,574 · Management $11,019 · Fundraising $7,829$68,422
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $26,083 · Management $5,797 · Fundraising $4,119$35,999
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $366,306 · Management $81,418 · Fundraising $57,850$505,574
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,860 · Management $7,764 · Fundraising $7,209$23,833
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,853 · Management $20,901 · Fundraising $19,407$64,161
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,834 · Management $22,636 · Fundraising $21,018$69,488
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,315 · Management $17,635 · Fundraising $5,662$34,612
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,093 · Management $1,161 · Fundraising $1,762$51,016
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,330 · Management $11,838$19,168
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,911 · Management $2,550 · Fundraising $2,368$7,829
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,379 · Management $1,123 · Fundraising $996$40,498
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,888,810 · Management $621,489 · Fundraising $350,468$2,860,767
Part X · Balance sheet $3,311,546 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,978,456$600,379
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,923$1,381,156
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $874,975$991,978
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $116,800$265,736
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,041$49,390
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $39,428$22,907
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,070,623$3,311,546
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $135,060$97,811
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $173,670$152
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $39,280$22,560
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $348,010$120,523
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $864,793$1,280,072
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,857,820$1,910,951
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,722,613$3,191,023
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,070,623$3,311,546
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,191,023 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,286,947
XI-2 Total expenses$2,860,767
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$426,180
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,722,613
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$42,230
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,191,023

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