2023-11-10T08:13:56-06:00 2022-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-01-01 320017985 THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION C/O CONNIE SPREEN EXPE 7732416044 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 CONNIE SPREEN PRESIDENT 7732416044 2023-11-10 1 CONNIE SPREEN 999009999 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2126618640 2023-11-10 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CONSTANCE SPREEN 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 3208325 0 X WWW.EXPERIMENTALSTATION.ORG X 2002 IL THE MISSION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION IS TO BUILD INDEPENDENT CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. WE DO THIS BY FOSTERING A DYNAMIC ECOLOGY OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. SINCE 2006, WE HAVE BOTH BUILT OUR OWN PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS A VARIETY OF IDENTIFIED LOCAL NEEDS AND HAVE FOSTERED, HOSTED, AND SPONSORED NUMEROUS OTHER INITIATIVES. 9 9 22 80 0 0 2842585 2950308 77752 240315 131 1753 0 15949 2920468 3208325 947264 1628518 0 0 637651 777372 0 0 125460 580056 899934 2164971 3305824 755497 -97499 1624397 1500794 251726 225622 1372671 1275172 THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES OF ALL GENRES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ART AND DESIGN, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODELS, FOOD, AND ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND JOURNALISM. 0 0 2400623 1280227 162937 LINK UP ILLINOIS PROVIDES FUNDING, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL LSUPPORT TO FARMERS MARKETS FOOD COOPERATIVES, MOBILE MARKETS, CORNER STORES, AND OTHER VENUES SELLING LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TO IMPLEMENT LINK MATCH AT THEIR VENUES. LINK MATCH MATCHES THE VALUE OF SNAP/LINK PURCHASES, ALLOWING RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE UP TO $25 OF FREE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PER TRANSACTION AT FARMERS MARKETS AND $5 PER DAY IN GROCERY SETTINGS. 172201 172201 18165 THE 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET WAS CREATED IN 2008 TO BRING HEALTHY FOOD AND FOOD EDUCATION TO THE WOODLAWN COMMUNITY. A LEADER IN ILLINOIS IN SERVING A LOW-INCOME POPULATION, THE MARKET ACCEPTS SNAP/ILLINOIS 'LINK', DOUBLES THE VALUE OF SNAP/LINK PURCHASES WITH LINK MATCH, AND OFFERS YEAR-ROUND AT-MARKET, IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND ADULT FOOD EDUCATION. IN 2022, THE 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET OFFERED 25 OUTDOOR AND 10 INDOOR MARKET DAYS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO SOME OF THE HEALTHIEST FOODS IN THE REGION (GROWN AND PRODUCED BY MORE THAN 30 LOCAL GROWERS AND PRODUCERS) TO OVER 500 SNAP/LINK CLIENTS. 176090 176090 59213 BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS PROVIDES YOUTH EDUCATION IN A BIKE SHOP SETTING. IN 2022, BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS OFFERED FREE MECHANIC TRAINING, FREE BICYCLES, INTERNSHIPS, COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISING, AND COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. 2748914 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X CONSTANCE SPREEN 7732416044 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 MARTIN FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 EMMITT HOUSE VICE PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MULUBWA MUNKANTA TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH LOEB SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEA KONOPASEK SECRETARY (LEFT 9/22) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE WIESENTHAL DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 CORLISS KING DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 JILL INGRASSIA DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WRIGHT DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 DAN PETERMAN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 CONSTANCE SPREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X 96448 0 6337 96448 0 6337 0 0 0 0 0 2503494 446814 2950308 PROG. SERVICE REVENUE 900099 162937 162937 RENTAL TO COMMUNITY 531190 59213 59213 FARMERS MARKET 900099 18165 18165 240315 1753 1753 OTHERS 900099 15949 15949 15949 3208325 240315 0 17702 1628518 1628518 113337 78607 20666 14064 574210 404251 98599 71360 14833 7673 5367 1793 74992 38792 27132 9068 67767 3651 63727 389 91312 90567 745 12698 6271 5837 590 135396 19821 113794 1781 4280 3447 828 5 9073 8892 181 29421 15556 13505 360 OUTSIDE SERVICES 321350 278110 23052 20188 LINK DVCP REIMBURSEMENT 86872 86872 MISCELLANEOUS 57219 13106 40472 3641 PRINTING 40234 37537 2066 631 44312 27243 15479 1590 3305824 2748914 431450 125460 858308 1111242 660051 261842 4765 4765 32174 36243 238246 151544 69099 86702 1624397 1500794 91761 49880 159965 175742 251726 225622 X 1120308 1245913 252363 29259 1372671 1275172 1624397 1500794 -97499 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1479399 1390238 2275246 2842585 2950308 10937776 1479399 1390238 2275246 2842585 2950308 10937776 657582 10280194 131 1753 1884 59387 14004 15949 89340 11029000 799562 0.93210 0.92770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 156497 94621 61876 81749 56923 24826 86702 X 3304325 96000 96000 3208325 0 3208325 3401824 96000 96000 3305824 0 3305824 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. 0 URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE 1200 W 35TH STREET 118 CHICAGO IL 60609 501 C (3) 21000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GREEN CITY MARKET 3057 N ROCKWELL ST BUILDING 6 FLOOR 2 CHICAGO IL 60618 501 C (3) 65000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET LOGAN SQUARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2808 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL 60618 501 C (3) 34500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CHICAGO MARKET - A COMMUNITY CO-OP 4633 NORTH RACINE AVENUE UNIT 1N CHICAGO IL 60640 501 C (3) 18000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET STAR FARM CHICAGO 934 W 50TH PLACE CHICAGO IL 60609 501 C (3) 13000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ANDERSONVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1500 W CATALPA AVE CHICAGO IL 60640 501 C (3) 33000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GARFIELD PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL 300 N CENTRAL PARK AVE CHICAGO IL 60624 501 C (3) 10200 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DEVCORP NORTH DBA ROGERS PARK BUSINESS ALLIANCE 1448 W MORSE AVE CHICAGO IL 60626 501 C (3) 31000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NORTHCENTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 4054 N LINCOLN AVE CHICAGO IL 60618 501 C (3) 15500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET BURST INTO BOOKS 11001 S MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60628 501 C (3) 15500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET THE URBAN CANOPY 2550 S LEAVITT ST CHICAGO IL 60608 15000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GROW GREATER ENGLEWOOD 6330 S RACINE AVE CHICAGO IL 60636 501 C (3) 7000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PLANT CHICAGO 4459 S MARSHFIELD AVE CHICAGO IL 60609 501 C (3) 12000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GARY COMER YOUTH CENTER 7200 S INGLESIDE AVE CHICAGO IL 60619 501 C (3) 5570 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PLANT CHICAGO FIREHOUSE MARKET 4459 S MARSHFIELD AVE CHICAGO IL 60609 501 C (3) 12500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET HARVEST MARKETPLACE 1001 N 15TH ST EAST ST LOUIS IL 62205 26000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK 1207 W 63RD ST CHICAGO IL 60636 501 C (3) 20000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ONE STOP FOODS 4301 S LAKE PARK AVE CHICAGO IL 60653 25000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET 118TH CORPORATION 4333 S PULASKI RD CHICAGO IL 60632 100000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET TOP BOX FOODS 222 MERCHADISE MART PLAZA SUITE 11-131 CHICAGO IL 60654 501 C (3) 100000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GREEN TOP GROCERY COOPERATIVE 921 E WASHINGTON ST BLOOMINGTON IL 61701 25000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN 3555 W OGDEN AVE CHICAGO IL 60623 501 C (3) 30000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET JO DAVIESS LOCAL FOODS LLC 3117 W MITCHELL RD HANOVER IL 61041 6000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET 121 WEST VAN BUREN STREET WOODSTOCK IL 60098 501 C (3) 39800 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NON-PROFIT ORGANZATION 1282 WING HILL ROAD COBDEN IL 62920 501 C (3) 52000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET TERRIPIN FARMS 3700 N 36TH ST QUINCY QUINCY IL 62305 12000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF EVANSTON 2100 RIDGE AVE EVANSTON IL 60201 501 C (3) 64604 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 1600 W WALNUT JACKSONVILLE IL 62650 501 C (3) 12500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET KATHY BENNETT 1512 KNOX ROAD 900 N GILSON IL 61436 7500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET WICKER PARK BUCKTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1414 N ASHLAND AVE 1S CHICAGO IL 60622 15500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ROCK RIVER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PO BOX 4244 ROCKFORD IL 61110 126222 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET THE LAND CONNECTION 206 N RANDOLPH ST SUITE 400 CHAMPAIGN IL 61820 501 C (3) 34000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FOOD WORKS POBOX 3855 CARBONDALE IL 62901 501 C (3) 10000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DILL PICKLE FOOD COOP 2746 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL 60647 36000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NEIGHBORHOOD CO-OP 1815 W MAIN ST CARBONDALE IL 62901 88000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET SUGAR BEET FOOD CO-OP 812 MADISON ST OAK PARK IL 60302 86531 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET A & S SUPERMERCADIO 2601 W 59TH ST CHICAGO IL 60629 22500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET MORGAN FOOD CORP 6600 S MORGAN ST CHICAGO IL 60621 9350 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET TOWN SQUARE MARKET LLC 106 E JACKSON ST CARBONDALE IL 62901 25000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET RIDGELAND CHURCH 6343 90TH PL OAK LAWN IL 60453 501 C (3) 7500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET IAN FORSLUND 17TH ST AND 1ST AVE ROCK ISLAND IL 61201 12500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF PALOS HEIGHTS 6601 W 127TH STREET PALOS HEIGHTS IL 60463 10000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 801 E SANGAMON AVE SPRINGFIELD IL 62702 12500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PEORIA RIVERFRONT ASSOCIATION 401 SOUTHWEST WATER STREET 201C PEORIA IL 61602 501 C (3) 34000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF OREGON 115 N 3RD ST OREGON IL 61061 15000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 31 S GROVE AVE 100 ELGIN IL 60120 501 C (3) 12500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ASCENSION ST MARY 2917 W ADDISON ST CHICAGO IL 60618 501 C (3) 12500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF AURORA 44 E DOWNER PLACE AURORA IL 60505 24500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET VILLAGE OF SKOKIE 5127 OAKTON ST SKOKIE IL 60077 25000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GLENVIEW PARK DISTRICT 1510 WAGNER RD GLENVIEW IL 60025 16100 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GOSHEN MARKET FOUNDATION PO BOX 1030 EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025 501 C (3) 10000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET KANKAKEE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 200 E COURT STREET SUITE 602 KANKAKEE IL 60901 15000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ALTON MAIN STREET 111 E 4TH STREET - SUITE 315 ALTON IL 62002 501 C (3) 20000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET UJAMAA COOPERATIVE NFP 7957 S HERMITAGE AVE APT 2 CHICAGO IL 60620 501 C (3) 8000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ARTHUR ASHE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL 7337 S SOUTH SHORE DRIVE 421 CHICAGO IL 60649 501 C (3) 25000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET EDEN RESTORATION PROJECT NFP 13 N GENESEE ST WAUKEGAN IL 60085 501 C (3) 40500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET 43 29 PART I LINE 2 GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON A REQUEST. A PARTIAL PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE DISBURSED UNTIL THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING INFORMATION. ALL GRANTS ARE TO SUPPORT DOUBLE COUPON VALUE TO CUSTOMERS OF THE VARIOUS FARMER'S MARKETS. GRANTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM $1,500 TO $260,000. 6100 BLACKSTONE INC 50 OWNED BY DAN PETERMAN DAN PETERMAN IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND OCCUPIES PART OF 6100 42000 THE ORGANIZATION RENTS THE 6100 BLACKSTONE, INC. BUILDING. THE ORGANIZAITON PAYS ALL OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE BUILDING IN LIEU OF RENT. 0 6100 BLACKSTONE INC 50 OWNED BY CONNIE SPREEN CONNIE SPREEN IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE BOARD 42000 THE ORGANIZATION RENTS THE 6100 BLACKSTONE, INC. BUILDING. THE ORGANIZAITON PAYS ALL OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE BUILDING IN LIEU OF RENT. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OWN PROPERTY AND LEASE IT TO THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2013 THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINED A GRANT TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS PROPERTY WHICH INCLUDED INSTALLING SOLAR HEAT AND TUCKPOINTING OF THE BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000. THE PROPERTY OWNERS PAID ADDITIONAL COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $30,000 TOWARD THIS RENOVATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE PERFORM A REVIEW, APPROVE THE DRAFT FROM 990 AND SUMMARIZE THE RETURN IN A REPORT TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING THE BUDGET PROGRESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.