Association for Creative Industries

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 13-1496862 Website

AFCI FOSTERS INTEREST IN THE GLOBAL CREATIVE COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING, INSPIRING AND EDUCATING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO IN TURN ENGAGE AND ENABLE CREATORS.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$116K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$116K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$608K$1M$2M$2M20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$880,848
Revenue$343,813$1,716,627
Expenses$999,177$2,212,395
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,722$22,463
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$29K$58K$87K$116K0 grants20201 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2021

NATIONAL ART MATERIALS T…$116K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JIM SCATENABOARD CHAIR10
JOE MCCLAINVICE CHAIR10
JOSHUA BELTSECRETARY5
BRIGID ENGLISHTREASURER5
JIM THIELENIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1
BRADLEY BECKDIRECTOR1
EDWARD GRIFFITHDIRECTOR1
LAWRENCE HOFFMANDIRECTOR1
LISA KISERDIRECTOR1
FARSHAD MELAMEDDIRECTOR1
URSULA MORGANDIRECTOR1
ASHLEY SMITHDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Huntersville

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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