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About The adler planetarium ('adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the SKY we ALL share. It aspires to be the world's premier center for engaging in astronomy and space science.
Donations are tax-deductible
Financial Snapshot FY ending 2024-06-30 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Latest FY2024: $17.3M · Peak FY2022: $24.2M · Avg: $19.3M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $65K
Foreign employees 0
Foreign offices 0
Foreign partnership interest No
Foreign trust interest No
Region Activity Spent EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) — — NORTH AMERICA — — EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC — —
Political & Grant Activity Address 1300 S Dusable Lakeshore
Chicago, IL, 60605-000
Governance Voting board members 54
Independent members 54
Conflict-of-interest policy Yes
Whistleblower policy Yes
Doc-retention policy Yes
Audit committee Yes
990 reviewed by board Yes
Compensation practices Severance payments No
Equity-based comp No
Supplemental retirement plan No
Compensation committee Yes
Used comp survey Yes
Board approved comp Yes
Initial contract exception No
Financial detail (Schedule D) Board-designated % 17.1%
Permanent endowment % 82.9%
Endowment held by related org No
Fundraising activity (Schedule G) Uses professional fundraisers Yes
Gross fundraising receipts $170K
Net to org $28K
Retained by contractors $142K
Channels Mail · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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