2025-05-16T00:24:26-07:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 362167004 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY CHIC 3126424600 1601 N Clark Street Chicago IL 60614 Steven Holloway Director of Accounting 3127992120 2025-05-15 1 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Donald E Lassere 1601 North Clark Street Chicago IL 60614 25950221 0 X www.chicagohistory.org X 1857 IL Serve as the primary destination for learning, inspiration, and civic engagement to connect people to Chicago's history and each other. 94 94 261 50 0 0 9121521 7146964 2265090 871653 4460223 4835511 -98575 514652 15748259 13368780 0 0 0 0 7504685 6857836 0 0 1247835 9474036 8184510 16978721 15042346 -1230462 -1673566 126209101 125966733 59113446 58465005 67095655 67501728 The Chicago History Museum strives to be a destination for learning, inspiration, and civic engagement. Through dynamic exhibitions, tours, programs, digital resources, and special events, the Museum connects people to Chicago's history and to each other. 0 0 6675213 0 4057988 EDUCATION AND AUDIENCE - At the heart of the Chicago History Museum's mission to connect people to Chicago's history and each other, is our commitment to design and offer meaningful and relevant programs, resources, and experiences within and beyond the museum walls. We strive to empower and inspire learners of all ages and backgrounds to investigate Chicago's rich histories and nurture their curiosity and potential to be active history makers. Through rich and diverse educational experiences and programs, we hope to inspire lifelong learning and contribute to shaping an urban society that is inclusive, empathetic, and aware of its power to learn from and make history and influence positive change for future generations. In FY24, a set of key programming and learning guidelines was established to ensure departmental learning was in alignment with CHM's institutional mission, contemporary museum learning discourse, and the nuanced needs of the groups the department serves. These guidelines required programming to be learner-centered, culturally responsive, inquiry and civic-minded, and actively anti-racist; allowing audiences to see themselves in history and make meaningful connections to their lives and Chicago. 1289543 0 3593287 COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH CHM houses a significant collection of artifacts, archives, and research materials, including over 23 million objects, over 30,000 linear feet of documents, and over five million images. Among these materials are numerous items pertaining to Abraham Lincoln, one of the largest clothing and textile collections in the country, the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times newspaper photo morgues, color photography taken by Vivian Maier, and the complete library of Studs Terkel's WFMT interviews. CHM seeks to maximize the discoverability and use of its collections through exhibition, digitization, and research. CHM's Abakanowicz Research Center (ARC), a non-circulating library, facilitates in-person access to books, periodicals, and archival materials, including photographic materials. CHM's website introduces hundreds of thousands of annual online visitors to its collection, including access to over 370,000 digital images and an online catalog. It also provides visitors with the ability to make research inquiries. 849011 0 508641 EXHIBITIONS CHM shares Chicago's stories, enabling visitors to explore historical themes and events and reflect on the city's diverse communities. CHM exhibits photos, videos, artifacts, and interactive displays that connect audiences to history. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 1 65946102 0 40539800 25406302 0 0 0 0 18389832 0 15634634 2755198 869664 0 0 869664 29031165 28776398 F 0 28776398 0 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Liability 5993454 5993454 Making History Awards 843656 686000 157656 0 0 0 81283 0 88256 0 0 843656 686000 157656 0 0 0 81283 0 88256 169539 -11883 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Donald Lassere President and CEO 304302 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 304302 0 0 0 A Illinois Finance Authority 861091967 45200Bxs2 2006-02-09 50975000 capital construction 0 0 0 A 0 0 50975000 0 0 0 498484 0 50976506 50975000 0 2006 1 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 A 1 1 0 0 0 1 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by members of the Finance & Audit Committee. After reviewal, the document is distributed to the full board of trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c A periodic report of trustee related transactions are reviewed for potential conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 the organization's Executive committee is responsible for the annual review of compensation for the President and Key Employees. The process includes the review of performance against organization goals and comparable market salary data. It is completed with the Executive committee recommendation and approval by the Board of Trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The museum provides annual returns filed with the IRS available for public inspection and a copy upon request.