Adler Planetarium

Arts and culture
Chicago, Illinois
EIN 36-6210902
Tax-exempt since 1968

Firms paid: 3
Fees reported, 2022–2023: $239K
Fees reported in 2023: $142K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $22.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$142,392 to 1 fundraiser · $142,392 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Adler Planetarium paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
CCS ConsultingCapital campaignsConsulting on capital campaign	Consulting on capital campaign	$142,392

Also among its largest contractors in 2023

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

CCS ConsultingCapital campaignsFundraising$197,608

All firms paid

Fundraisers Adler Planetarium reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
CCS ConsultingCapital campaigns	2022–2023 · 2 years	$238,715

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

ALEXANDER ROSS GROUPCapital campaigns

Form 990 Snapshot

Adler Planetarium's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$22.0M	$10.6M	$1.2M	—
2023	$17.3M	$7.9M	$1.1M	$142K
2022	$18.8M	$9.8M	$1.1M	—
2021	$24.2M	$15.3M	$1.2M	—
2020	$11.5M	$9.6M	$1.2M	—
2019	$15.9M	$9.5M	$1.6M	—
2018	$19.2M	$10.5M	$1.6M	—
2017	$16.2M	$7.3M	$1.7M	—

Fees are what Adler Planetarium reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.