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Chicago International Arbitration Center Inc

EIN 87-2433348 · Chicago, IL

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SUCH COMMON INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AS MAY QUALIFY IT AS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERVING THE GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS QUALITY AND EFFICIENT SERVICE IN A HIGHLY COST-COMPETITIVE AND VALUE-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT BY: A. PROMOTING THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND THE SELECTION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, IL AS THE SEAT FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS. B. PROVIDING SERVICES TO PARTIES INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDING TO HOST HEARING, INCLUDING IN PERSON HEARINGS AND VIRTUAL HEARINGS. C. PROVIDING A FORUM WHERE PRACTITIONERS, ARBITRATORS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, ACADEMICS, STUDENTS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CAN NETWORK AND EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION REGARDING MATTERS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION. D. WORKING TO ENHANCE CHICAGO'S ATTRACTIVENESS AS A SEAT FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS THROUGH LEGISL

Income
$12,500
Spending
$176,375

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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. 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. 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)
  1. PROMOTING THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND THE SELECTION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AS THE SEAT FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS.
  2. PROVIDING SERVICES TO PARTIES INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDING TO HOST HEARINGS, INCLUDING IN-PERSON HEARINGS AND VIRTUAL HEARINGS.
  3. PROVIDING A FORUM WHERE PRACTITIONERS, ARBITRATORS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, ACADEMICS, STUDENTS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CAN NETWORK AND EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION REGARDING MATTERS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.

    Recognized by the IRS in February 2026. It is too new to have a track record.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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