6018north NFP
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Arts, Community Development, Education
- Income
- $133,076
- Spending
- $175,146
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $118,840 spent. Arts: 2 large-scale multidisciplinary exhibitions - a year-long exhibition at 6018, and an interactive booth at Art EXPO Chicago - featuring 30 public events, 72 artists, with 6,250 attendees. We support artists to create innovative work that encourages audiences to connect in new and transformative ways.
- $29,057 spent. Community: Our 11 neighborhood-responsive events featured 30 artists. Annual events Water Music on the Beach, One Long Table block party, and monthly Dig In Workshops in Edgewater complimented Justice Hotel collaborative partnerships.
- $13,075 spent. Education: Summer Youth Employment provided training in carpentry, gardening, video-making to 4 youth with 2 artist mentors to create a community gathering spaces and expanded wheelchair access. Since 2015, students have collaborated with artists to realize large-scale projects.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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