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US nonprofit · EIN 853740683 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 853740683) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

Donations deductible
Revenue
$6.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$9.9m
$17k liabilities
Net assets
$9.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
5.4 years on average
Staff
18
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Anthony PientaDirector, SECRETARY2020
6 yrs
James N PerryDirector2020
6 yrs
Lawrence DaufenbachExecutive Director, Treasurer2022
4 yrs
William o'HaraDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Katelyn Joy DaufenbachAssociate Director2022
Lawrence DaufenbachExecutive Director2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Lawrence John DaufenbachExecutive Director, Treasurer40$159k$18k
Anthony PientaDirector, Secretary1$0
James N PerryDirector1$0
William O'haraDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
EIN
853740683
Address
2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657-4120
State
Illinois
Mission
The athenaeum center for thought and culture (actc) will promote and support the fine arts, cultural programming, and spiritual development for catholics and the general public in chicago, illinois. Actc will operate from a historic theater building owned by the archdiocese of chicago located on the campus of saint alphonsus parish on the city's north side. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A20 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
IRS ruling date
1 May 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2022
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAnthony Pienta
≥6years on the filingsJames N Perry
≥4years on the filingsLawrence Daufenbach
≥4years on the filingsWilliam o'Hara

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$9.9m
Total liabilities
$17k
Net assets or fund balances
$9.8m
Contributions and grants received
$2.3m
Program service revenue
$3.4m
Employees
18
Volunteers
25