2022-09-26T10:16:54-04:00 2021-12-31 363077757 GRAY HUNTER STENN LLP 1200 HARGER RD SUITE 521 OAK BROOK IL 605231819 990 2021-01-01 362675852 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST BUSI 3126415570 25 E WASHINGTON STREET 1515 CHICAGO IL 60602 CARA HENDRICKSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3126415570 2022-08-30 true CARA HENDRICKSON XXX-XX-XXXX BRIAN C COUGHLIN P00285810 6305714900 2022-08-30 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CARA HENDRICKSON 25 E WASHINGTON STREET 1515 CHICAGO IL 60602 5373715 false X WWW.BPICHICAGO.ORG X 1969 IL THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN REGION AS A PUBLIC INTEREST LAW AND POLICY CENTER WORKING TO COMBAT SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS TO EQUITY AND TO FIGHT FOR RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. 39 36 27 0 1878604 1898639 1200 307500 168903 1119789 125375 78427 2174082 3404355 0 665 0 1502951 1672481 0 352594 623066 1155753 2126682 2828234 47400 576121 11326450 13543972 46944 129522 11279506 13414450 X THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN REGION AS A PUBLIC INTEREST LAW AND POLICY CENTER WORKING TO COMBAT SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS TO EQUITY AND TO FIGHT FOR RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. false false 794904 HOUSING/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - BPI HAS BEEN DEEPLY COMMITTED TO HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS. OUR LEGAL AND POLICY ADVOCACY FOCUSES ON REMOVING BARRIERS AND PROMOTING AUTHENTIC HOUSING CHOICES ACROSS THE CHICAGO REGION, INCLUDING FOR FAMILIES USING SUBSIDIZED HOUSING RESOURCES OR IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE ARE EXPANDING CHOICE AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROMOTING NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THOSE RESOURCES. OUR HOUSING WORK INCLUDES A FOCUS ON PUBLIC HOUSING IN CHICAGO, A COUNTY-WIDE ECONOMIC MOBILITY PROGRAM IN CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY, AND EFFORTS TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN REGION. 399496 POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY - OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTE RACIAL JUSTICE. WE ARE WORKING TO ENACT SYSTEMIC POLICE REFORMS, INCLUDING BY STRENGTHENING THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, PROMOTING COMMUNITY SAFETY, IMPROVING POLICE PRACTICES, REIMAGINING THE ROLES THAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER ENTITIES PLAY IN PRODUCING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TRANSFORMING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. IN ALL OUR WORK, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THOSE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE REFORMS PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN DEVELOPING THEM. 332342 EDUCATION/EARLY LEARNING - FOR TWO DECADES, BPI HAS HELPED IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR CHICAGO CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. OVER THE YEARS, OUR WORK HAS RUN THE GAMUT. FROM WAGING A CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO FIX THE UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS TO SPONSORING FORUMS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, TO FACILITATING JOINT PLANNING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, TO PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE CHILDREN IN HIGH-POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS RECEIVE EQUITABLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TODAY, THE EARLY LEARNING EFFORTS OF BPI ARE FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITY OF ALTGELD-RIVERDALE, HOME TO ALTGELD GARDENS, THE LARGEST COMMUNITY OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS IN CHICAGO. IN 2012, BPI LAUNCHED THE ALTGELD-RIVERDALE EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVE. THIS PARTNERSHIP OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSES ON BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHT AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. 524625 CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM - BPI ENVISIONS ILLINOIS AS A STATE WHERE FEWER PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTS WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, AND IF AN INTERACTION OCCURS, THOSE INVOLVED ENCOUNTER A JUST, ACCOUNTABLE SYSTEM THAT TREATS ALL PEOPLE IMPACTED BY IT EQUITABLY, WITH RESPECT FOR THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY. TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION, OUR JUSTICE REFORM TEAM ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT CREATE AND PROTECT ALTERNATIVES, PROMOTE JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SEEK EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS. THE CURRENT FOCUS OF OUR JUSTICE REFORM PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE ENTRIES INTO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, DECARCERATE JAILS AND PRISONS AND TRANSFORM INCARCERATION. 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THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS, PREPARES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND CONSIDERS PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN AN EDUCATIONAL MANNER. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST ALSO PERIODICALLY SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT PENDING LEGISLATION THROUGH ITS EMAIL NEWSLETTER OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS; BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST STAFF MET WITH OR CALLED ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION REGARDING RACIAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE; AND BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST STAFF PARTICIPATED IN PRESS CONFERENCES AND RALLIES IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION. 4173921 888429 343528 15755 4703066 4328648 284167 427516 11377 4173921 3900227 920659 479812 12426 4328648 4310435 -344799 46854 18419 3900363 4070766 596796 339581 17546 4310435 0.95790 0.04210 false false 36893 10138 26755 118438 117158 1280 28035 4963178 1653133 -94310 1558823 3404355 3404355 2828234 2828234 2828234 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D INVESTMENT FEES -94,310 ANNUAL EVENT 113225 113225 35998 113225 113225 35998 35998 77227 X X false false false false false false false false false CARA HENDRICKSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 206042 206042 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION/EARLY LEARNING - FOR TWO DECADES, BPI HAS HELPED IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR CHICAGO CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. OVER THE YEARS, OUR WORK HAS RUN THE GAMUT. FROM WAGING A CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO FIX THE UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS TO SPONSORING FORUMS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, TO FACILITATING JOINT PLANNING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, TO PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE CHILDREN IN HIGH-POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS RECEIVE EQUITABLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TODAY, THE EARLY LEARNING EFFORTS OF BPI ARE FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITY OF ALTGELD-RIVERDALE, HOME TO ALTGELD GARDENS, THE LARGEST COMMUNITY OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS IN CHICAGO. IN 2012, BPI LAUNCHED THE ALTGELD-RIVERDALE EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVE. THIS PARTNERSHIP OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSES ON BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHT AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM - BPI ENVISIONS ILLINOIS AS A STATE WHERE FEWER PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTS WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, AND IF AN INTERACTION OCCURS, THOSE INVOLVED ENCOUNTER A JUST, ACCOUNTABLE SYSTEM THAT TREATS ALL PEOPLE IMPACTED BY IT EQUITABLY, WITH RESPECT FOR THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY. TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION, OUR JUSTICE REFORM TEAM ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT CREATE AND PROTECT ALTERNATIVES, PROMOTE JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SEEK EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS. THE CURRENT FOCUS OF OUR JUSTICE REFORM PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE ENTRIES INTO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, DECARCERATE JAILS AND PRISONS AND TRANSFORM INCARCERATION. WE DEVELOP RESEARCH, LEGAL APPROACHES, AND POLICY ANALYSIS THAT AMPLIFIES THE PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AND WORK STRATEGICALLY TO BUILD CONSENSUS AND COALITIONS THAT CENTER AND SUPPORT THE POWER OF AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE CAMPAIGNS. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF BPI. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION SUBMITS THE TAX RETURN TO THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND ARE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ANNUAL REVIEW WITH ITS DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM EXPENSES 631,048 1,167 723 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 INVESTMENT FEES -94,310