Civic Intelligence

Bucktown Fine Arts

EIN 36-3571800 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL

Profile

To develop and support the Arts

2300 W Wabansia Avenue Ste 318Chicago, IL 60647

www.bucktownartsfest.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

70th percentile

16%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Assets

Up

$136,788

Up $20,702 (+18%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$136,788

Up $20,702 (+18%) from 2023

Revenue

Up

$132,297

Up $9,024 (+7.3%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$111,595

Down $2,609 (-2.3%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$20,702

Up $11,633 (+128%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $93,644Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $93,6442011Assets 2012: $86,699Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $86,6992012Assets 2013: $115,549Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $115,5492013Assets 2014: $117,073Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $117,0732014Assets 2015: $115,884Net Assets 2015: $115,8842015Assets 2019: $138,602Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $138,6022019Assets 2020: $111,098Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $111,0982020Assets 2021: $94,338Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $94,3382021Assets 2022: $107,017Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $107,0172022Assets 2023: $116,086Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $116,0862023Assets 2024: $136,788Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $136,7882024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$136,788
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$136,788

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $103,085Expenses 2011: $108,368Net Income 2011: -$5,2832011Revenue 2012: $83,410Expenses 2012: $90,355Net Income 2012: -$6,9452012Revenue 2013: $119,908Expenses 2013: $99,092Net Income 2013: $20,8162013Revenue 2014: $104,435Expenses 2014: $102,911Net Income 2014: $1,5242014Revenue 2015: $94,190Expenses 2015: $95,379Net Income 2015: -$1,1892015Revenue 2019: $93,754Expenses 2019: $83,367Net Income 2019: $10,3872019Revenue 2020: $5,103Expenses 2020: $32,607Net Income 2020: -$27,5042020Revenue 2021: $2,227Expenses 2021: $18,987Net Income 2021: -$16,7602021Revenue 2022: $104,273Expenses 2022: $91,594Net Income 2022: $12,6792022Revenue 2023: $123,273Expenses 2023: $114,204Net Income 2023: $9,0692023Revenue 2024: $132,297Expenses 2024: $111,595Net Income 2024: $20,7022024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$132,297
Expenses$111,595
Net Income$20,702

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$132,297
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To develop and support the Arts.

To develop and support the Arts

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
With the help of over 100 volunteers each year, we, Bucktown Fine Arts have been able to promote arts to the residents of the Bucktown community and beyond with our festivals.$9,021$111,595
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Melissa HellsternPresident-$0--
John SummyBoard Member - President Emeritus-$0--
Kyle CarstensenBoard Member - President Emeritus-$0--
Brian PeckBoard Member - Neighbor Rep-$0--
Dan MurphyBoard Member-$0--
BENJAMIN WASMUTHTreasurer-$0--
Cole MariottiniCommittee President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bucktown Fine Arts
EIN
36-3571800
In Care Of
% BENJAMIN WASMUTH
Phone
7732510033
Address
2300 W WABANSIA AVENUE STE 318, Chicago, IL 60647

Signing Officer

Name
Benjamin Wasmuth
Title
Treasurer
Phone
7732510033
Signed
2025-05-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Balderson & Company
Address
203 N LaSalle Street Ste 2100, Chicago, IL 60601
Preparer
Andrew Balderson
Phone
3128547014
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10

Activity BEST IN SHOW 2024 Amount 9,021

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

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Description of other assets Part II line 24

Category Beginning of Year End of YearPETTY CASH 0 5,247

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