Roman Susan Art Foundation Nfp is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Chicago, IL, formed in 2016.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $272K in revenue, $198K in expenses, and $264K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$272K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$198K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$264K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $74K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
94%
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -16% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +365% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$272K
FY2025▲ +76%
$272K$136K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total revenue
$272K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$198K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$264K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$74K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$265K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $167K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01
Roman Susan Art Foundation storefront at 1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL featured 21 projects with the contributions of 135 artists. In 2025, the total expense of this program was $78,374 - with $33,782 spent on artist fees (43%). All events and artist projects were free to the public.
$78Kprogram expense
02
AUX provides administrative support to help artist-run initiatives realize their work. Over the past year, this program worked with 8 artist projects. The total expense of this program was $66,175 - with $35,054 spent on artist fees (53%). For details, visit https://romansusan.org/aux
$66Kprogram expense
03
Roman Susan ANNEX facilitated 11 events with the contributions of 29 artists. Expenses totaled $22,199 - with $10,100 spent on artist stipends (45%). For details, visit https://romansusan.org/ANNEX
Kristin Abhalter’s $22K as Executive Director
is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Kristin Abhalter · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $22K · Total expenses $198K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $60K · Total expenses $198K
30%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
94%
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Overhead ratio
4%
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Fundraising cost ratio
1%
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Revenue growth
76%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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