Art Institute of Chicago

Education
Chicago, Illinois
EIN 36-2167725
Tax-exempt since 1925

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $3.3M
Fees reported in 2024: $734K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $359.5M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$734,253 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Art Institute of Chicago paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
The Lukens CompanyDirect responseDirect mail	Direct mail	$734,253

All firms paid

Fundraisers Art Institute of Chicago reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
The Lukens CompanyDirect response	2018–2024 · 6 years	$3,130,843
S D A Teleservices	2017–2018 · 2 years	$171,785
Donald A Campell & CO	2018	$24,250

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

The Lukens CompanyDirect response
JCACRM implementation

Form 990 Snapshot

Art Institute of Chicago's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$359.5M	$51.9M	$10.0M	$727K
2021	$414.9M	$66.9M	$10.7M	$565K
2020	$324.7M	$61.8M	$9.6M	$358K
2019	$351.8M	$93.7M	$11.0M	$372K
2018	$376.4M	$97.7M	$11.2M	$485K
2017	$347.4M	$71.0M	$9.4M	$76K

Fees are what Art Institute of Chicago 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.