2022-11-15T12:06:34-06:00 2021-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 100 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL STE 300 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069 990 2021-01-01 320017985 THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION C/O CONNIE SPREEN EXPE 7732416044 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 CONSTANCE SPREEN PRESIDENT 7732416044 2022-11-14 1 CONSTANCE SPREEN 999009999 TIMOTHY GRIFFITH P00299751 8479410100 2022-11-14 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS CONSTANCE SPREEN 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 2920468 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. 8 8 31 40 0 0 2275246 2842585 102609 77752 0 131 0 0 2377855 2920468 1038487 947264 0 0 718262 637651 0 0 121083 670540 580056 2427289 2164971 -49434 755497 888026 1624397 270852 251726 617174 1372671 X THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES OF ALL GENRES INCLUDINGBUT NOT LIMITED TOART AND DESIGN, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODELS, FOOD, AND ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND JOURNALISM. 0 1 1078104 771606 LINK UP ILLINOIS PROVIDES FUNDING, TRAINING, AND TECHICAL SUPPORT 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 TRANSACTON AT FARMERS MARKETS AND $5 PER DAY IN GROCERY SETTINGS. 169605 1148 BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS PROVIDES AN INNOVATIVE MODEL OF YOUTH EDUCATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKING OF A SMALL COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP BUSINESS. IN 2021, BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS OFFERED FREE BIKE MECHANIC TRAINING, FREE BICYCLES, INTERNSHIPS, COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISING, AND COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. 151067 12740 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/LINK, DOUBLE THE VALUE OF SNAP/LINK PURCHASES WITH LINK MATCH, AND OFFERS YEAR-ROUND AT-MARKET, IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND ADULT FOOD EDUCATION. IN 2021, 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 400 SNAP/LINK CLIENTS 163122 SINCE 2010, EXPERIMENTAL STATION PROVIDES EBT SERVICE FOR FARMERS MARKETS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ACCEPTING SNAP/LINK AT AS MANY AS 22 MARKETS. 96642 40513 EXPERIMENTAL STATION'S ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS PROGRAM SUPPORTS ARTISTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCERS OF ALL GENRES AND PROVIDES FREE AND OPEN CULTURAL EVENTS TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2021, EXPERIMENTAL STATION OFFERED FREE SPACE TO ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND OTHER CULTURAL PRODUCERS FOR REHEARSALS AND VIDEOTAPED PERFORMANCES 185327 175658 23654 EXPERIMENTAL STATION'S SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATION PROGRAM SUPPORTS OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY-MINDED SMALL BUSINESSES BY OFFERING DISCOUNTED RENTS, SHARED RESOURCES, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT. 445091 175658 64167 1843867 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 0 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X TUESDAY SMITH 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 MEA KONOPASEK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN PETERMAN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 CORLISS KING DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 STEVE WIESENTHAL DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 BETH LOEB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONSTANCE SPREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 90109 0 0 90109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1729331 1113254 2842585 RENTAL TO COMMUNITY OR 531190 40513 40513 OTHER 453000 23351 23351 FARMERS MARKET 453000 12740 12740 BICYCLE SHOP INCOME 453000 1148 1148 77752 131 131 2920468 77752 0 131 947264 947264 90109 67246 10331 12532 472881 352900 54216 65765 26534 19802 3042 3690 48127 35916 5518 6693 37158 37158 26232 26232 92704 49807 16918 25979 117486 106032 10796 658 47751 25454 18191 4106 116636 110085 5746 805 288 255 33 7203 7059 144 21808 16564 4422 822 LINK DVCP REIMBURSEMENT 75560 75560 YOUTH ACTIVITIES 14144 14144 FISCAL SPONSOR FEE 8614 8614 MAINTENANCE 7913 1533 6380 6559 5887 672 2164971 1843867 200021 121083 723737 858308 77462 660051 4765 4765 5760 32174 211570 142471 76302 69099 888026 1624397 42245 91761 91757 159965 136850 0 270852 251726 X 495070 1120308 122104 252363 617174 1372671 888026 1624397 755497 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1464129 1479399 1390238 2275246 2842585 9451597 1464129 1479399 1390238 2275246 2842585 9451597 594653 8856944 131 131 22332 59387 14004 95723 9547451 904298 0.92770 0.88310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 156497 87854 68643 55073 54617 456 69099 3016468 96000 96000 2920468 0 2920468 2260971 96000 96000 2164971 0 2164971 1 A&S SUPERMERCADO INC 2601 W 59TH ST CHICAGO IL 60629 20000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ALTON MAIN STREET 111 E 4TH STREET SUITE 315 ALTON IL 62002 18000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ANDERSONVILLE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY 5217 N CLARK STREET UNIT 3 CHICAGO IL 60640 21500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CERMAK PRODUCE NO 7 INC 2701 W NORTH AVE CHICAGO IL 60647 100000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN 1000 LAKE COOK RD GLENCOE IL 60022 362225482 501(C)(3) 22500 0 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF BLOOMINGTON 115 E WASHINGTON ST SUITE 103 BLOOMINGTON IL 61701 13000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF EVANSTON 2100 RIDGE AVE EVANSTON IL 60201 14271 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF PALOS HEIGHTS 7607 W COLLEGE DR PALOS HEIGHTS IL 60463 11000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DEKALB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 164 E LINCOLN HIGHWAY DEKALB IL 60115 7000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FARMER'S MARKET OF CARBONDALE 1282 WING HILL RD COBDEN IL 62920 22500 0 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FOOD WORKS PO BOX 3855 CARBONDALE IL 62902 22400 0 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GLENVIEW PARK DISTRICT 2400 CHESTNUT AVE GLENVIEW IL 60026 17500 0 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GREEN TOP GROCERY 921 E WASHINGTON ST BLOOMINGTON IL 61701 12000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET KANKAKEE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 304 S INDIANA AVE KANKAKEE IL 60901 10000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET LOGAN SQUARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2808 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL 60618 37000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET MARKET ON THE HILL 125 S LAFAYETTE ST MOUNT PULASKI IL 62548 6000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET MORGAN FOOD LLC 90 W MORGAN ST AUSTIN IN 47102 7500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NEIGHBORHOOD CO-OP GROCERY 1815 WEST MAIN STREET CARBONDALE IL 62901 20700 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET OLD CAPITAL FARMERS MARKET S 4TH ST E ADAMS ST SPRINGFIELD IL 62701 17500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PEORIA RIVERFRONT MARKET 401 SW WATER STREET PEORIA IL 61602 8000 0 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ROGERS PARK BUSINESS ALLIANCE 1448 W MORSE AVE CHICAGO IL 60626 363357551 501(C)(3) 23000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 501(C)(3) 90000 0 SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT NEWSPAPER UJAMAA COOPERATIVE 7957 S HERMITAGE AVE CHICAGO IL 60620 834482008 501(C)(3) 11000 0 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET VILLAGE OF SKOKIE 5127 OAKTON ST SKOKIE IL 60077 12500 0 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET 1319 NORTH IL ROUTE 47 WOODSTOCK IL 60098 20000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET SUGAR BEET FOOD CO-OP 812 MADISON ST OAK PARK IL 60302 47500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET THE LAND CONNECTION 206 N RANDOLPH ST STE 400 CHAMPAIGN IL 61820 371413944 501(C)(3) 73842 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET THE URBAN CANOPY 1400 W 46TH ST STE 204 CHICAGO IL 60609 12500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET TOWN SQUARE MARKET 106 E JACKSON ST CARBONDALE IL 62901 13500 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET WICKER PARK BUCKTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1414 N ASHLAND AVE CHICAGO IL 60622 363529504 501(C)(6) 8000 0 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET 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 48000 THE ORGANIZATION RENTS THE 6100 BLACSTONE, INC. BUILDING. THE ORGANIZATION 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 48000 THE ORGANIZATION RENTS THE 6100 BLACSTONE, INC. BUILDING. THE ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE BUILDING IN LIEU OF RENT. 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 WE CLOSED THE BUSINESS COMPONENT OF OUR BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS PROGRAM, AS A RESULT OF TO LACK OF ONSITE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CHALLENGES DUE TO COVID. THE YOUTH PROGRAM ONLY OPERATED THROUGH THE SUMMER. IN THE FALL, WE UNDERTOOK STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE PROGRAM TO DECIDE ITS DIRECTION GOING FORWARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OWN THE 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 FORM 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 PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE AUDIT SELECTION PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.