CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION (EIN 36-6144362)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202403199349303920
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-14T09:27:18-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN366144362EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3129223432PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 EAST WACKER DRIVE 1321AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSIMONE EDWARDSPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3129223432PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLU ANN TRAPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER(CAC)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSIMONE EDWARDSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 EAST WACKER DRIVE 1321AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,567,981GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ARCHITECTURE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF ARCHITECTURE. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION'S (DBA CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER "CAC") MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER WHY DESIGN MATTERS.CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION IS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING CHICAGO AS A CENTER OF ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION. AS CHICAGO'S FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON URBAN DESIGN, CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING OF VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND TO DEMAND THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN URBAN DESIGN. CAC AWAKENS YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH THE DISCOVERY OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body38VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent38VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee98TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers404TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,528TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,240,436PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,925,871CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,652,779PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$13,080,304CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$33,279PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$92,913CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$178,519PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$173,800CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$21,105,013PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,272,888CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$28,045PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$23,177CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,104,067PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,973,649CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,905,299CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,619,321PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,043,416CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,751,433PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,040,242CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$646,420PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,767,354CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$30,023,711TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$26,415,795TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$18,946,409TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$18,090,668TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,077,302NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,325,127NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION'S (DBA CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER "CAC") MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER WHY DESIGN MATTERS.CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION IS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING CHICAGO AS A CENTER OF ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION. AS CHICAGO'S FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON URBAN DESIGN, CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING OF VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND TO DEMAND THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN URBAN DESIGN. CAC AWAKENS YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH THE DISCOVERY OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,869,922ExpenseAmt
Revenue$12,992,512RevenueAmt
DescTOURS ARE THE HALLMARK OF THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER AND OFFER INSIGHTS INTO CHICAGO'S BUILDINGS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ENVIRONMENTS. IN 2023 TOUR ATTENDANCE WAS APROXIMATLY 23,000 FOR WALKING TOURS AND OVER 311,000 FOR BOAT TOURS. CAC TOURS ARE GIVEN BY 404 TRAINED VOLUNTEER DOCENTS WHO ALSO WRITE AND CONCEPTUALIZE THE TOUR OFFERINGS FOR BOAT, BUS, WALKING AND EL.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,563,216ExpenseAmt
Revenue$72,506RevenueAmt
DescTHE CAC YOUTH INITIATIVES AND CAC TEEN PROGRAMS PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AND TOURS ABOUT ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, COVERING "STEM" CURRICULUM SUBJECTS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICS, FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, COMPETITIONS, CAMPS, INTERNSHIPS AND CLASSROOM PROGRAMS. K-12 LEARNING TEAM AVERAGED 6 PROGRAMS AND 567 PARTICIPANTS PER MONTH IN THOSE PROGRAMS, A 27% INCREASE FROM 2022. K-12 LEARNING TEAM AVERAGED 6 PROGRAMS AND 567 PARTICIPANTS PER MONTH IN THOSE PROGRAMS, A 27% INCREASE FROM 2022. OUR CORE PROGRAM INCLUDE GIRLS BUILD!, AND TEEN FELLOWS. IN 2023, WE WELCOMED THE LARGEST CLASS OF TEEN FELLOWS IN THE PROGRAM'S HISTORY AND THERE WAS A 30% INCREASE IN GIRLS BUILD! STUDENTS AGREEING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN STEM CAREERS (UP TO 90% FROM 60% PRE-ASSESSMENT)Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,373,234ExpenseAmt
Revenue$262,830RevenueAmt
DescCAC OFFERS EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2023, OVER 37,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR EXHIBITIONS. THE CENTER OFFERS A SKYSCRAPER GALLERY, ROTATING EXHIBITS AND ALARGE-SCALE INTERACTIVE MODEL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$940,829ExpenseAmt
Grant$23,177GrantAmt
Revenue$93,018RevenueAmt
DescMUSEUM SHOP, MARKETING, MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$940,829TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$23,177TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$93,018TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$12,747,201TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document86IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee98EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members38GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member38IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIMONE EDWARDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3129222118PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 EAST WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1321AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (49 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANDREASON BROWN
TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNY NIEMANN
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN THOMPSON
BOARD CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W RUTLEDGE
PAST CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY POWERS BARIA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDRE BRUMFIELD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH G BURNS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN CRUISE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNDA DOSSEY
EX-OFFICIO- AIA REPRESENTATIVE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN DRAKE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRAHAM GRADY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA HARMENING
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA HELTON
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAPIL KHANNA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY H KUEHN
LIFE TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
URSULA MONCAU
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUAN GABRIEL MORENO
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID NELSON
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL NEWMAN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE ODELBO
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN OSMOND
PRESIDENT EMERITI1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES D PARSONS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA PICKELL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - BEG 3/20231.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PINTOZZI
LIFE TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDI PITTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONSTANCE RAJALA
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS- DOCENT AT LARGE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT S RIVKIN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM SEMEL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLIFFORD SHAPIRO
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE SPRING
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAMONA STRAUTMANIS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - BEG 3/20231.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN LOEWENBERG TEBBE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - THRU 9/20231.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE TILLMAN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - BEG 3/20231.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDNA URIBE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE VAN ZEYL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - BEG 3/20231.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WILLIAMS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSS WIRTH
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS- DOCENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE YI
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WEIFANG ZHOU
BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR GORSKI
CEO & PRESIDENT40.000.00Yes (X)$353,453$0$32,880
MONICA WILCZAK
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICIER - BEG 5/202340.000.00Yes (X)$99,444$0$8,950
PHILLIP NADASDY
CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER - BEG 6/202340.000.00Yes (X)$89,091$0$8,019
SIMONE EDWARDS
CFO - BEG 9/202340.000.00Yes (X)$65,909$0$5,931
JUANNA BLACKWELL
COO - THRU 1/202340.000.00Yes (X)$34,500$0$3,105
MICHAEL WOOD
SENIOR CURATOR40.000.00$145,555$0$9,461Yes (X)
JOEL HOLT
VP OF IT40.000.00$136,321$0$8,861Yes (X)
EVE FINEMAN
DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS40.000.00$112,338$0$10,111Yes (X)
LAUREN BAKOS
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.000.00$106,818$0$9,614Yes (X)
PATRICIA LARA GARZA
DIRECTOR OF CORP GIVING40.000.00$102,456$0$9,221Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,245,885TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$106,153TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$845,469MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$296,524FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$395,352GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,388,526AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$60,431NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,925,871TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TOUR SALES900099$12,746,846$12,746,846
ADMISSIONS900099$262,830$262,830
PROGRAM FEES900099$70,628$70,628
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$13,080,304TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$92,913TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$92,913ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,878TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,878ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$763,431SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$763,431SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$61,050FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$296,524ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$242,681FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$181,631TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$181,631ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$631,071GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$288,981CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$342,090TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$340,562RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,528UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING- MISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,463TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,463ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,463OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,272,888TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,420,866RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,528UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$75,377ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,177TotalAmt
Program Services$23,177ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,174,055TotalAmt
Program Services$158,147ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$758,711ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$257,197FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,864,690TotalAmt
Program Services$2,112,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$801,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$950,877FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,214TotalAmt
Management And General$143,214ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$451,458TotalAmt
Program Services$243,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,684FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,232TotalAmt
Program Services$183,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,922FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,227TotalAmt
Management And General$61,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,451TotalAmt
Management And General$59,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,171,188TotalAmt
Program Services$498,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$506,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$166,243FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$631,737TotalAmt
Program Services$631,737ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,477TotalAmt
Program Services$58,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,015FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$609,891TotalAmt
Program Services$32,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$463,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,497FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,134,296TotalAmt
Program Services$720,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$249,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,739FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,004TotalAmt
Program Services$93,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,784FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,359TotalAmt
Program Services$28,122ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,896ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,341FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,813TotalAmt
Management And General$134,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$969,128TotalAmt
Program Services$115,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$854,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,729TotalAmt
Management And General$149,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION$7,397,946$7,397,946
EXHIBITION PROGRAM EXPE$366,399$366,399
RETAIL PROGRAM$83,771$83,771

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,040,242TotalAmt
Program Services$12,747,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,387,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,905,299FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,476,837BOYAmt
EOY$1,383,638EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,066,969BOYAmt
EOY$1,396,569EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,967,647BOYAmt
EOY$1,594,578EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,225BOYAmt
EOY$65,400EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$215,794BOYAmt
EOY$256,972EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$262,870BOYAmt
EOY$153,096EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$13,834,811LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,902,856LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,710,936BOYAmt
EOY$7,931,955EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,322BOYAmt
EOY$103,322EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,208,111BOYAmt
EOY$13,530,265EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,023,711BOYAmt
EOY$26,415,795EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$536,872BOYAmt
EOY$724,243EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,999BOYAmt
EOY$6,695EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,918,702BOYAmt
EOY$1,731,292EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,432,836BOYAmt
EOY$15,628,438EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,946,409BOYAmt
EOY$18,090,668EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,765,774BOYAmt
EOY$7,688,112EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,311,528BOYAmt
EOY$637,015EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,077,302BOYAmt
EOY$8,325,127EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,023,711BOYAmt
EOY$26,415,795EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,767,354ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$15,179NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,691,910CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,884,026CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,940,391CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,240,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,925,871CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,682,634TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,691,910CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,884,026CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,940,391CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,240,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,925,871CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,682,634TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$90,669SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$19,591,965PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$201,351CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,843CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,116CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$106,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$94,791CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$462,278TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$264,695CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,695CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,562CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,216CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,463CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$321,631TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,466,543TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$58,440,291GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92890PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$1,716,823AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$884,504BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$63,744InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$950,748EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$641,707BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$238,888ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,909InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$884,504EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$615,895BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$21,531ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,281InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$641,707EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$535,330BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$73,676ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,889InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$615,895EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$495,187BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$32,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,643InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$535,330EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.87260BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.11110PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01630TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,485,592OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,928,798DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,556,794BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$883,101OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$533,052DepreciationAmt
Book Value$350,049BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$466,118OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$441,006DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,112BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,931,955TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
COLLECTION ITEMS (CHICAGO MODEL CITY)$1,716,823
RIGHT OF USE OPERATING LEASE ASSETS$11,813,442
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$13,530,265TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITIES - OPERATINGDesc
Amt$15,628,438Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,628,438TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,520,154TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$15,179NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$20,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$347,778OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$382,957RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,137,197RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$135,691OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$135,691RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,272,888TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,303,158TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$20,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$401,784OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$421,784ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,881,374ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$158,868OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$158,868ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,040,242TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:CAC CREATED A LARGE SCALE DETAILED ACCURATE MODEL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CAC'S APPLICATION OF GAAP REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION, AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE CAC HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX STATUS. THE CAC WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REVENUE REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 58,797. COST OF GOODS SOLD 288,981.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PLEDGES RECEIVABLE WRITTEN OFF 135,691.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 112,803. COST OF GOODS SOLD 288,981.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CONTRIBUTION TO ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 23,177. PLEDGES RECEIVABLE WRITTEN OFF 135,691.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$357,574GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$296,524CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$61,050GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$242,681OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$357,574GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$296,524CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$61,050GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$242,681OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$242,681DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$181,631NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS (AAO)BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 EAST WACKER DRIVE NO 1321AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN452174550RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$0CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$23,177NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCOSTValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceOFFICE SPACE, TELEPHONE, COMPUTER, AND ADMIN SUPPORTNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCAC PROVIDES GENERAL NON-CASH SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION WITH A SIMILAR MISSION. SINCE ALL SUPPORT IS NON-CASH SUPPORT CONTROLLED BY CAC, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR USE OF THIS SUPPORT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ELEANOR GORSKI
CEO & PRESIDENT$328,453$0$25,000$0$0$0$14,138$0$18,742$0$386,333$0$0$0
MICHAEL WOOD
SENIOR CURATOR$145,555$0$0$0$0$0$5,822$0$3,639$0$155,016$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION PAYS FOR THE CEO'S MONTHLY DUES TO THE UNIVERSITY CLUB, WHICH IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IS USED FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS, LUNCHES FOR PROSPECTIVE DONORS, AND EVENTS ON THE BEHALF OF CAC.
PART I, LINE 7THE CEO RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,431NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSTOCK PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescTALL TIMBER EXHIBITDesc
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$47,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE DOCENT COUNCIL, A LARGE VOLUNTEER BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION, ELECTS TWO DOCENTS TO BE VOTING TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO. THE AUXILIARY BOARD ELECTS THEIR PRESIDENT WHO ALSO SERVES AS A VOTING TRUSTEE EX-OFFICIO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWED THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDED A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY WAS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT OR THE CONTACT AT THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A PRECURSOR TO THEIR SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED AND MONITORED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. PERIODICALLY, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS HIRED TO EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT. THE CEO HAS AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN WHICH COMPENSATION IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFIC GOALS OUTLINED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND UPON REQUEST; THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.

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