Nonprofit · EIN 41-1865930
THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON
Tax-exempt · HOPKINS, MN 55343
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,903,733 | $1,965,742 | -$62,009 | $886,614 | $435,325 | $451,289 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,376,269 | $2,106,889 | $269,380 | $759,607 | $246,309 | $513,298 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,447,617 | $1,419,313 | $28,304 | $605,025 | $359,511 | $245,514 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $780,816
- Membership dues
- $128,138
- Program service revenue
- $934,006
- Investment income
- $3,613
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $148,185
- Other revenue
- $185,298
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $116,054
- Other salaries and wages
- $671,509
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $787,563
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,441
- Accounting fees
- $19,681
- Travel
- $34,616
- Program services (functional)
- $1,675,617
- Management and general (functional)
- $97,024
- Fundraising (functional)
- $193,101
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $759,607
- Total assets, end of year
- $886,614
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $435,325
- Net assets, end of year
- $451,289
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $451,289
- Gross receipts
- $2,165,547
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALE AHLQUIST | PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $76,200 |
| EMILY DE ROTSTEIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $61,850 |
| CHARLIE REESE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| FR SPENCER HOWE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GELLERT DORNAY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL VAN HECKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THERESA JACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK STEEVES | DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,173 |
| CHARLIE REESE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| FR SPENCER HOWE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CONOR DUGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GELLERT DORNAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN RADICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL VAN HECKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DALE AHLQUIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THERESA JACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLIE REESE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| FR SPENCER HOWE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOELLYN CICCIARELLI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CONOR DUGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GELLERT DORNAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHERINE KERSTEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN RADICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM RUBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL VAN HECKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1320 MAIN STREET, HOPKINS, MN 55343-7403
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EMILY DE ROTSTEIN, 1320 MAIN STREET, HOPKINS, MN 55343
- Signed the 990
- EMILY DE ROTSTEIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (952) 831-3096
- Website
- WWW.CHESTERTON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THROUGH ITS MAGAZINE, BOOKS, LOCAL SOCIETIES AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES, THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON PROMOTES THE WRITINGS AND THOUGHT OF G.K. CHESTERTON. THE SOCIETY HELPS FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE OVER 100 LOCAL SOCIETIES ACROSS THE WORLD AND SERVES OVER 2,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES CURRICULUM, TOOLS AND TEMPLATES TO MEMBERS OF THE CHESTERTON SCHOOLS NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- PRODUCTION MEDIA AND PUBLISHING: PRODUCING MATERIALS FOR AUDIO VISUAL MEDIA ON OR ABOUT WORKS BY G.K. CHESTERTON. WE HAVE MADE AVAILABLE WRITINGS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY OUT OF PRINT AND HAVE PRODUCED PLAYS, MOVIES AND AUDIO BOOKS ON AND ABOUT THE WRITINGS AND LIFE OF AUTHOR G.K. CHESTERTON. OUR ORGANIZATION ALSO PUBLISHES GILBERT MAGAZINE WHICH PUBLISHES CHESTERTON MATERIAL AND IS A FORUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON THIS AUTHOR.Expenses $644,618 · revenue $336,645
- SALE OF MERCHANDISE INCLUDING BOOKS, MAGAZINES, MEDIA PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS OF BOOKS BY OR ABOUT THE WRITER G.K CHESTERTON IN AN EFFORT TO AID IN THE RESEARCH ON CHESTERTON'S WRITINGS.
- CHESTERTON SCHOOL NETWORK: THE AMERICAN CHESTERTON SOCIETY, THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON AND THE CHESTERTON SCHOOL NETWORK, MERGED EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019. LEADING UP TO THE MERGER, THE AMERICAN CHESTERTON SOCIETY PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE CHESTERTON SCHOOL NETWORK.Expenses $1,030,999 · revenue $597,361
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1865930
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $886,614
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,165,547
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,903,733 | $1,965,742 | $886,614 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,376,269 | $2,106,889 | $759,607 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,447,617 | $1,419,313 | $605,025 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,178,868 | $993,498 | $420,682 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1865930).
Questions about THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON
- What is the EIN of THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON is 41-1865930.
- Is THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EMILY DE ROTSTEIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,200 (DALE AHLQUIST, PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER).
- How much revenue does THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,903,733, expenses of $1,965,742 and total assets of $886,614 at year end.
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