Edgar Miller Legacy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE ARTISTIC WORKS OF EDGAR MILLER THROUGH ARCHIVAL CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS, AND TOURS.
- Income
- $14,449
- Spending
- $24,891
- Reserves
- 25.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 60%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- $14,750 spent. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH & PRESENTATIONS - THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AND CONSERVES A LARGE COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE OF ARTWORK AND DOCUMENTS BY EDGAR MILLER, AS WELL AS A LARGE DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF INFORMATION ON MILLER. THROUGH ACTIVATION OF THE ARCHIVE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES OR PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON THE HISTORY AND WORK OF THE LATE CHICAGO ARTIST-CRAFTSMAN EDGAR MILLER, SUCH AS LECTURES AND TOURS. DIFFERENT TIERS OF TICKETS ARE OFFERED BASED ON THE AUDIENCE, WITH DISCOUNTED AND FREE TOURS AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO STUDENT AND OTHER NONPROFIT GROUPS.
- EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING - THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES PRINTED AND DIGITAL MATERIAL ON RESEARCH RELATED TO THE ARTIST EDGAR MILLER FOR USE BY SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. EACH YEAR THESE PUBLICATIONS REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA CHANNELS, SUCH AS THE EDGARMILLER.ORG WEBSITE, PRINTED PAMPHLETS AND BOOKLETS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND MORE. IN 2024, EDGAR MILLER LEGACY PUBLISHED THE THIRD EDITION OF EDGAR MILLER AND THE HANDMADE HOME, THE PRIMARY BIOGRAPHICAL TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF THE ARTISTIC WORK OF EDGAR MILLER. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE HISTORIC GLASNER STUDIO BY EDGAR MILLER AT ITS WEBSITE, WWW.EDGARMILLER.ORG.
- OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE RELATED TO THE WORK OF EDGAR MILLER. THIS INCLUDES WORKSHOPS THAT EDUCATE CONSTITUENTS IN LIGHT CRAFT ART PROJECTS, SUCH AS PRINTMAKING, GLASS ART AND CERAMIC PAINTING. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERED CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DEPAUL UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION ON EDGAR MILLER, WHICH ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS DURING ITS RUN FROM SEPTEMBER 2024 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2025.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 December 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 2016.
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 October 21, 2026.
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