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National Hellenic Museum FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 36-3568402Revenue $2.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSnationalhellenicmuseum.org333 S Halsted St, 60661-5415 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jan 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The National Hellenic Museum tours, school programs, classes, events, children's and family programs use the museum's permanent and temporary exhibitions as a foundation for learning. All of the educational programs for children and adults are offered to encourage experiential learning as well as offer new ways of thinking about greek history and greek culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.6M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
21%
Net assets
$11.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$11.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.6M
FY2021$11.8M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$11.1M

From the FY2020 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 Jan 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $320K Management & general 71% · $1.1M Fundraising 8% · $115K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Paul Athens
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr George K Bovis
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Gianaras
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aristotle Halikias
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Kamberos
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kenneth Kondraros
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr George Korkos
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marianne Kountoures’s $168K as Executive Dir. is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marianne Kountoures$167,553$146,952$147,189—
Chris Panagopoulos———$104,823

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers educational programs using museum exhibits to teach Greek history and culture.

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2 programs · $320K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Museum

To promote understanding of hellenic culture, ideas and traditions and to disseminate the information to all interested parties.

$319Kprogram expense
02

Museum Store

Sales of educational books and materials to supplement current museum displays.

$749program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Hellenic FoundationFY2025$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$85K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$150K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$377K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.1M
Other assetsLn 15$249K
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 65
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$275K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$175K$377K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.5M$15.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M$17.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M$5.6M
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$11.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$401K$181K$174K$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$16K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$10K$6K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$4K$17K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$5K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$103K$12K$38K$53K
OccupancyLn 16$122K$11K$111K
InterestLn 20$174K$174K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$478K$478K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$82K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$799$749$50
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$320K$1.1M$115K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.6M$2.3M−$709K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.3M$49K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$2.0M−$49K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.5M$161K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.2M$1.5M$648K$11.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,155,825 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,675,483$2,133,386
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $110,178$11,151
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,825$5,946
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$124,160$5,342
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,711,326$2,155,825
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $884,911$450,258
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,340,356$1,057,697
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,225,267$1,507,955
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$513,941$647,870
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,155,825 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$34,800
VIII-1c Fundraising events$159,500
VIII-1e Government grants$85,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,854,086
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$149,721
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,133,386
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,151$11,151
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,946$5,946
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$7,572−$7,572
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$12,914
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,151 · Excluded from tax −$1,626$2,155,825
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,507,955 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,878 · Management $174,048 · Fundraising $46,490$401,416
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,690 · Management $10,259 · Fundraising $4,224$30,173
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,707 · Management $6,348 · Fundraising $2,614$18,669
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,690$15,690
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,194$13,194
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,882 · Management $16,746 · Fundraising $3,882$24,510
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,947 · Management $1,560 · Fundraising $4,947$11,454
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,621 · Management $37,851 · Fundraising $53,188$102,660
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,934 · Management $111,155$122,089
IX-20 InterestManagement $173,812$173,812
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $478,287$478,287
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $32,164$32,164
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,761 · Management $1,277$83,038
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $749 · Fundraising $50$799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,169 · Management $1,072,391 · Fundraising $115,395$1,507,955
Part X · Balance sheet $17,117,324 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,516$1,251,939
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,250$19,750
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,696$17,696
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $78,643$80,037
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,472,861$15,122,336
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $175,258$376,830
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $257,065$248,736
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,276,289$17,117,324
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,443$35,776
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$16,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,345,251$5,208,313
X-25 Other liabilities$294,911
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,406,694$5,555,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,696,463$11,353,459
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $173,132$208,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,869,595$11,562,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,276,289$17,117,324
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,562,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,155,825
XI-2 Total expenses$1,507,955
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$647,870
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,869,595
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$850
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$44,009
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,562,324

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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