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Chicago Astronomical Society

990EZ • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 36-6160997

Jul 01, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012 • Filed on Feb 15, 2013

Organization Profilewww.chicagoastro.org
PO Box 3028760630
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2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2012

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Balance Sheet
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$28,900

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$28,900

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$2,707

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$3,694

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Net Income

-$987

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$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2012: $28,900Net Assets 2012: $28,9002012Assets 2014: $32,697Liabilities 2014: $15,000Net Assets 2014: $17,6972014Assets 2016: $3,737Net Assets 2016: $3,7372016Assets 2017: $2,946Net Assets 2017: $2,9462017

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2012

Assets$28,900
Liabilities-
Net Assets$28,900
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$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2012: $2,707Expenses 2012: $3,694Net Income 2012: -$9872012Revenue 2014: $1,279Expenses 2014: $15,677Net Income 2014: -$14,3982014Revenue 2016: $3,676Expenses 2016: $31,839Net Income 2016: -$28,1632016Revenue 2017: $1,584Expenses 2017: $2,375Net Income 2017: -$7912017

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2012

Revenue$2,707
Expenses$3,694
Net Income-$987
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Filing Period
Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012
Signed
Feb 15, 2013
Return Version
2011v1.5
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Chicago Astronomical Society is the oldest astronomical society in the western hemisphere, started in 1862. To this day, CAS continues to further its mission by maintaining an observatory, offering numerous venues for public outreach, conducting public observing sessions, and hosting monthly meetings and lectures. CAS also puts on an annual festival each year: Astrofest.

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EIN
36-6160997
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2012 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$28,900
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$28,900
Revenue
$2,707
Expenses
$3,694
Net income
-$987
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.95$2.95$1.58$2.38$0.79
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.74$3.74$3.68$31.8$28.2
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$32.7$15.0$17.7$1.28$15.7$14.4
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$28.9$28.9$2.71$3.69$0.99