Chicago 2025 City Budget Appropriations by Department and Fund

Budgeted expenditures for the City of Chicago's 2025 fiscal year are detailed by department, fund, and account. The dataset contains appropriations categorized by funding type, including Local, Community Development Block Grant, and other Grants. It is published by data.cityofchicago.org and reflects the final operating budget ordinance approved by the City Council for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze spending distribution across city DEPARTMENTS using DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION and 2025 ORDINANCE (AMOUNT $) columns.
• Compare funding sources by examining allocations per FUND TYPE (Local, CDBG, Grants) against FUND DESCRIPTION.
• Track budget line items for specific programs or services using APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT and APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION.
• Audit budget authority by linking APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY to specific APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY DESCRIPTION entries.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 10 specific columns detailing departmental and financial categorization.
• Represents the final, legally approved city budget ordinance for a defined fiscal year.

Limitations

• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset size.
• Contains only budgeted/appropriated amounts, not actual expenditures or execution data.
• Geographic scope is limited solely to the City of Chicago.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Published as part of the city's official budget documentation process.

Time Range

2025 fiscal year.

Freshness

Updated in December 2024 for the 2025 fiscal year.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.