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The American Writers Museum

EIN 271822749 · IL · NTEE A70 · revenue $4,742,804 · FY 2024-12-31

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71st percentile

We compared this Executive Director / CEO's pay to 17 similar arts, culture & humanities nonprofits of about the same size, adjusted for IL cost of living and inflation.

CAREY CRANSTON · reported title "PRESIDENT".

How we chose them
Every comparable organization in the band — 17 in total — matched by Same NTEE sector (A70), nationwide + budget 0.71–1.4× revenue, and selected by rule, not hand-picked. Peer pay is normalized to IL cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). Full methodology →
OrganizationStateRevenueTotal compFiling
Humanities Texas TX $4,648,253 $131,735 990 →
Meserve-kunhardt Foundation NY $4,610,772 $396,118 990 →
Common Threads TX $4,221,584 $149,443 990 →
Paideia Institute For Humanistic Study NY $4,183,603 $185,631 990 →
Illinois Humanities Council Inc IL $4,165,542 $205,870 990 →
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