NonprofitsAdler Planetarium

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Adler Planetarium

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$17.3M

Total expenses

$19.0M

Net assets

$39.0M

Grants received

$18.2M

283 grants

EIN

366210902

Tax year

2023

Mission

Adler's mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.9M
Program service revenue$6.3M
Investment income$1.7M
Other revenue$1.4M
Total revenue$17.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$33K
Salaries & benefits$11.7M
Fundraising$1.1M
Other expenses$7.1M
Total expenses$19.0M
Total assets$68.8M
Net assets$39.0M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MICHELLE B LARSON PHD

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$518K

35 hrs/wk

AUDRIS WONG

VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION/CFO

Board

$223K

35 hrs/wk

STEVEN S LOUIS MD

BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SCOTT C SWANSON

BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CYNTHIA L BALLEW

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RUSSELL F BARTMES

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

NEIL W BOOK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LIAM CAFFREY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID A CROWN PH D

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANIEL R EDER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN W ESTEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LILLY FARAHNAKIAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

TACY F FLINT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RYAN GARINO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM J GRUBER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAROL HIBBARD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMELIA A HUNTINGTON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SETH E JACBOSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

PETER J LANGAS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA H LEWIS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH W MCKENNA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL J MCMURRAY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARYANN N MCNALLY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES C MURRAY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RANDY NORNES

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES J O'CONNER JR

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JACKSON PALLAS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

IAN C RADOMSKI

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRAD SERLIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BROOKE GRAYDON SLADE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEVIN THOMPSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

TINA M TROMICZAK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRIS RAUCH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAPT JAMES A LOVELL JR

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

LINDA I CELESIA

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

FRANK M CLARK

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DONALD C CLARK JR

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRYAN C CRESSEY

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

J DOUGLASS DONENFELD

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL J FELDMAN

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID W FOX SR

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

NANCY EMRICH FREEMAN

BOARD LIFE TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

RYUTARO MIZUNO

VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Staff

$217K

35 hrs/wk

LAURA TROUILLE

VP, CITIZEN SCIENCE

Staff

$187K

35 hrs/wk

ANDREW JOHNSTON

VP, ASTRONOMY & COLLECTIONS

Staff

$178K

35 hrs/wk

RANDALL LEAVER

CONTROLLER

Staff

$128K

35 hrs/wk

JENEAN FEATHERSON

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Staff

$127K

35 hrs/wk

ANN GRANT

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$126K

35 hrs/wk

GEZA GYUK

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ASTRONOMY

Staff

$122K

35 hrs/wk

LESLIE LEHMAN

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & PARK SAFETY

Staff

$112K

35 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

DIVERSE FACILITY SOLUTIONS INC

MAINTENANCE & CLEANING SERVICES

$243K

COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE CO LLC

FUNDRAISING

$198K

TROOP CONTRACTING

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

$185K

GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES INC

BENEFIT PLAN CONSULTANTS

$169K

TOTAL ELEVATOR SERVICE

REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

$125K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 283

FromAmountPurposeYear
$250K
Astronomy and astrophysics museum.
2024
$146K
OPERATING FUNDS
2024
$100K
FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM
2024
$88K
COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH AND PDTA
2024
$50K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$47K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$30K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM EXPENSES.
2024
$25K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2024
$25K
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
2024
$25K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$22K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2024
$20K
Summer internships for teens
2024
$10K
ADLER TEEN LEADERS ADVANCING STEM PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$5K
GENERAL DONATION
2024
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1K
CHARITABLE
2024
$600
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$150
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$20
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$486K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$350K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$250K
ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
2023
$110K
CHARITABLE
2023
$100K
FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM
2023
$87K
COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH AND PDTA
2023
$70K
SCHOOL EXPERIENCES PROGRAM
2023
$59K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$50K
General Support
2023
$43K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2023
$35K
Collab Research
2023
$30K
PLANETARIUM SUPPORT
2023
$27K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$25K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$25K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$25K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2023
$20K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$20K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2023
$20K
Summer internship program
2023
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$15K
GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.
2023
$15K
To support the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio partnership
2023
$10K
GENERAL DONATIONS
2023
$10K
ADLER TEEN LEADERS ADVANCING STEM PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$10K
FOR THE FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM
2023
$10K
OPERATING FUNDS
2023
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2023
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
2023
$2K
General charitable purposes
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2023
$1K
CHARITABLE
2023
$600
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$500
Friend's Circle Contributor fund
2023
$150
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$2M
TO REHOUSE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT ITEMS IN THE ADLER'S COLLECTIONS.
2022
$725K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$430K
General Operating Support
2022
$160K
To support the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio partnership.
2022
$132K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$100K
FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM
2022
$80K
COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH
2022
$70K
SCHOOL EXPERIENCES PROGRAM
2022
$57K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$45K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2022
$45K
Collab Research
2022
$35K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$30K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$20K
GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.
2022
$20K
General Operating Support
2022
$20K
Adler summer internship scholarships for teens
2022
$20K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2022
$10K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$10K
GENERAL DONATIONS
2022
$10K
ADLER TEEN LEADERS ADVANCING STEM PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
2022
$10K
OPERATING FUNDS
2022
$10K
For the Far Horizons Program
2022
$8K
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$5K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$5K
FIELD FOUNDATION MATCHING GIFTS (FY2023)
2022
$3K
CHARITABLE
2022
$2K
General charitable purposes
2022
$2K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2022
$1K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2022
$500
MUSEUM
2022
$500
Friend's Circle Contributor
2022
$100
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$100
ENVIRONMENT
2022
$564K
General operating support. Contribution to fundraising campaign. Support for Adler School Experiences and Virtual Field Trips. Support of the Celestial Ball (no tickets or benefits received).
2021
$564K
General operating support. Contribution to fundraising campaign. Support for Adler School Experiences and Virtual Field Trips. Support of the Celestial Ball (no tickets or benefits received).
2021
$100K
FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM
2021
$93K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$93K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$82K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$70K
School Experiences Program
2021
$60K
DIGITIZATION - AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
2021
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$25K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2021
$25K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2021
$25K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2021
$21K
Collab Research
2021
$20K
GENERAL DONATIONS
2021
$20K
General Operating Support
2021
$20K
GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.
2021
$20K
For the Far Horizons Program
2021
$13K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$13K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
2021
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$2K
Program Support
2021
$1K
Alan B. Shepard Society of the Annual Fund
2021
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$1K
General charitable purposes
2021
$1K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2021
$1K
General charitable purposes
2021
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2021
$1K
Matching/Discretionary Grant
2021
$350
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2021
$275
GENERAL/UNRESTRICTED
2021
$1M
Premier Sky Show
2020
$527K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL FUND, VIRTUAL CELESTIAL BALL, CAMPAIGN SUPPORT, TRUSTEES ANNUAL FUND, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$172K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$100K
FAR HORIZONS PROGRAM
2020
$80K
COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH
2020
$66K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$50K
General Support
2020
$35K
Virtual Field Trip Program
2020
$35K
General Fund
2020
$30K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2020
$30K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2020
$26K
ZOONIVERSE CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING
2020
$26K
Collab Research
2020
$25K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$25K
CHICAGO'S NIGHT SKY
2020
$25K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2020
$20K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$20K
GENERAL DONATIONS
2020
$20K
TEEN SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
2020
$20K
GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.
2020
$20K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2020
$14K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$11K
ADLER TEEN LEADERS ADVANCING STEM PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$11K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$10K
To support the Museum's enhanced field trip experiences that empower thousands of young people.
2020
$10K
To support the Museum's enhanced field trip experiences that empower thousands of young people.
2020
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
For the Far Horizons Program
2020

Funded by

$18.2M from 96 funders · 283 grants · 2017–2024

Fulk Family Foundation Inc

$5.3M · 14 grants · 2017–2023

The Chicago Community Trust

$3.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Arie And Ida Crown Memorial

$1.1M · 5 grants · 2020–2023

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$769K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Peggy And Steve Fossett Foundation

$500K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$416K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$403K · 5 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN366210902
NTEE codeA500
Subsection03
Ruling date1968-09
Formed1930
Employees185
Volunteers300
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