Overview Money In Money Out People Audits Positions Interview Endorsements
About The field museum is an educational institution concerned with the relationships in nature and among cultures. It provides collection-based research and learning for greater public understanding and appreciation of the world (continued on schedule o) in which we live. Its collections, public learning programs, and research are inseparably linked to serve a diverse public of varied AGES, backgrounds and knowledge.
Donations are tax-deductible
Financial Snapshot FY ending 2024-12-31 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Latest FY2024: $114.8M · Peak FY2017: $123.6M · Avg: $101.7M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $76.8M
Foreign employees 0
Foreign offices 0
Foreign partnership interest Yes
Foreign trust interest No
Region Activity Spent SOUTH AMERICA — — EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC — — EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND) — — SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA — — CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN — — MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA — — EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND) — — NORTH AMERICA — — SOUTH ASIA — — EUROPE (ICELAND & GREENLAND) — — NORTH AMERICA — — EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC — — SOUTH AMERICA — — EUROPE — — SUB SAHARAN AFRICA — — MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA — — NORTH AMERICA — — CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN — —
501(h) election This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.
Political & Grant Activity
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Address 1400 S Dusable Lakeshore
Chicago, IL, 60605-000
Governance Voting board members 80
Independent members 79
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 Yes
Financial detail (Schedule D) Board-designated % 44.0%
Permanent endowment % 32.9%
Endowment held by related org No
Fundraising activity (Schedule G) Uses professional fundraisers Yes
Gross fundraising receipts $2.0M
Net to org $1.7M
Retained by contractors $295K
Channels Mail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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