THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON
The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton is a Catholic lay apostolate whose mission is to evangelize through education, inspiring people to live joyful, holy lives with G.K. Chesterton as a model of lay spirituality.
About THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON
The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton is a canonical private association of the Christian faithful and a lay apostolate that promotes the writings, thought, and spiritual example of G.K. Chesterton. The organization carries out its mission through publications, national conferences, local societies, and by sponsoring the Chesterton Schools Network to support Catholic, classical secondary education. In recent years the Society has supported substantial program growth: it sponsors a global network of Chesterton schools (dozens of schools across multiple continents), maintains a robust membership and local-society program, and continues to expand adult-education offerings and national conferences. The organization’s publicly filed Form 990s show notable revenue growth and program investment across fiscal years 2023–2025, which has funded school-network development, publications, and conference programming.
Notable achievements
Chesterton Schools Network expansion
The Society sponsors and helps grow the Chesterton Schools Network, supporting the creation and oversight of dozens of Catholic, classical high schools and assisting new school launches, curriculum support, and network accreditation efforts.
Sustained national programming and publications
The Society organizes annual national conferences, produces an official magazine and books, and offers ongoing adult-education programming that advances evangelization and formation in Chestertonian thought.
Canonical recognition and apostolate formation
Formally recognized as a canonical private association of the Christian faithful, the Society has led and coordinated international efforts related to Chesterton’s cause for canonization and to promote lay spiritual formation.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $760K
- Annual revenue
- $2.4M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 41-1865930
- Location
- Hopkins, MN
- Website
- www.chesterton.org
- On Mahalo since
- September 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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