Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S Dusable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $66,431,592 | $62,342,402 | $382,942,590 |
| FY2023 | $58,414,869 | $56,870,519 | $369,734,779 |
| FY2022 | $64,412,383 | $52,060,533 | $337,467,588 |
| FY2021 | $169,067,056 | $46,466,795 | $361,558,858 |
| FY2020 | $51,692,982 | $46,601,871 | $234,774,905 |
| FY2019 | $66,856,512 | $62,548,762 | $225,403,806 |
| FY2018 | $87,049,282 | $65,750,821 | $214,546,796 |
| FY2017 | $54,033,655 | $64,170,734 | $205,748,727 |
| FY2016 | $60,092,008 | $64,390,473 | $205,798,351 |
| FY2015 | $89,551,353 | $60,340,826 | $204,954,872 |
| FY2014 | $54,771,392 | $59,619,485 | $188,018,426 |
| FY2013 | $48,542,008 | $61,568,623 | $194,571,336 |
| FY2012 | $51,238,587 | $62,248,689 | $201,336,716 |
| FY2011 | $53,234,652 | $64,653,547 | $205,877,209 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (EIN 36-2167797), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $23,562,202 | 35% |
| Program service revenue | $21,993,865 | 33% |
| Other revenue | $20,875,525 | 31% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $52,645,583 | 84% |
| Management & general | $6,489,344 | 10% |
| Fundraising | $3,207,475 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 35% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 84% of functional expenses, management & general 10%, and fundraising 5%.
- 84% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 88.9% of 27 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in IL.
- Net assets covered about 73.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 82nd percentile among 1352 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in IL.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.8% of 1376 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in IL.
- Total revenue rose from $53,234,652 in FY2011 to $66,431,592 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 5 and decreased in 8 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 6 of 14 reported years (FY2011, FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2016, FY2017).
- The highest revenue on record here is $169,067,056 in FY2021.
- Net assets grew from $205,877,209 to $382,942,590 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 47% of revenue in FY2011 and 36% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
The Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry's mission is to inspire the inventive genius in everyone, and its vision is rooted in the Museum's historic rotunda engraving: Science discerns the laws of nature, industry applies them to the needs of humankind.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1938 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A570 — Arts, Culture & Humanities (in IL) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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