ILLINOIS MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: ILLINOIS MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE CENTER (EIN 37-1368934)
Tax period: 2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
Filed: 2021-05-26
IRS object ID: 202121479349300122
Schema version: 2019v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-05-26T10:14:53-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	371368934	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ILLINOIS MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ILLI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3096773765	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 West Bradley Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Peoria	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61625	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	David Boulay	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3096773765	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-05-26	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	David Boulay	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 West Bradley Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Peoria	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61625	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,762,253	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.imec.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To foster the long-term economic and workforce competitiveness of the state and nation by stimulating innovation and the development of new practices, products, services, and production practices and to operate exclusively for educational and charitable purposes.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	36	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,463,877	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,301,282	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,877,145	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,427,918	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$82,340	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$33,053	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,423,362	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$12,762,253	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,028,899	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,094,063	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$663,140	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$543,021	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$867	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,579,026	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,289,247	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,271,065	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,926,331	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,152,297	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$835,922	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,150,537	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,280,173	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,990,627	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,284,341	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,159,910	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,995,832	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To foster the long-term economic and workforce competitiveness of the state and nation by stimulating innovation and the development of new practices, products, services, and production practices and to operate exclusively for educational and charitable purposes.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$10,910,743	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,090,710	GrantAmt
Revenue	$4,427,918	RevenueAmt
Desc	The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing technical, management and financial assistance as well as consulting and training service to manufacturing and technology-related firms, and to related industries that impact such enterprises. Activities during the period include service to 1161 smaller manufacturers involving 511 technical assistance projects, 428 other completed informal assistance engagements, and dissemination of information to over 10,500 smaller manufacturers and manufacturing-related enterprises.	Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$10,910,743	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	36	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	Yes (1)	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Bradley University Controller's Office	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3096773490	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 West Bradley Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Peoria	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61625	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
David Boulay
President	40	0	Yes (X)	$275,130	$0	$12,109
Brad Albrecht
Director	0.7			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Robert Barnett
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ken Carlton
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
David Fox
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Janet Garetto
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Aneesa Muthana
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jean Pitzo
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Scott Rempala
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michele Drew Rodriguez
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jeff Schertz
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Craig Sutton
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Margy Sweeney
Director	0.7	0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Craig Zoberis
Chairman	0.8	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Welge
Vice Chair	0.8	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Craig Van den Avont
Vice Chair	0.8	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Loquercio
Secretary/Treasurer	0.8	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$275,130	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$12,109	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Bradley University
1501 W Bradley Ave	Peoria	IL	61625	Employment/Accounting	$784,884
Joe Lachiana
7101 Hanks Lane	Marion	IL	62959	Consulting	$348,976
Calumet Area Industrial Commission
1000 E 111th St	Chicago	IL	60628	Training	$289,935	7th Floor
Stratmarketing Group
1458 Briar Cover	Wheaton	IL	60189	Consulting	$271,136
Aptean
N80 W12878 Fond du Lac Ave	Menomonee Falls	WI	53051	Consulting	$270,706

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	16	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$8,293,282	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$8,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,301,282	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Client Projects	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,427,918	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,427,918	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,427,918	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,053	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,053	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,762,253	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,427,918	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,053	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,094,063	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,094,063	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276,145	TotalAmt
Program Services	$142,592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$133,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,582	TotalAmt
Program Services	$214,073	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,403	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,326	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,568	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,340	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,400	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,555	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,664	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,333	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,598	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,735	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,448	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,047	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,350	TotalAmt
Management And General	$43,350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,334	TotalAmt
Program Services	$173,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,959	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,385	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,852	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,852	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Contractual Services	$5,658,319	$4,997,051	$661,268	$0
Allocation of Line 1 Mgmt & General Expenses	$0	-$2,486	$2,486	$0
Allocation of Line 1 Fundraising	$0	-$867	$0	$867

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,601	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,263	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$338	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,926,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,910,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,014,721	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$867	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,942,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,863,665	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,500,190	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,602,874	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$689,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$793,942	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,692	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,150,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,280,173	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,086,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$691,805	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$904,220	BOYAmt
EOY	$592,536	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,990,627	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,284,341	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,159,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,995,832	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,159,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,995,832	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,150,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,280,173	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$835,922	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,737,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,868,063	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,316,740	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,463,877	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,301,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,687,864	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,737,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,868,063	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,316,740	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,463,877	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,301,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,687,864	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$32,687,864	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,957	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,332	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,006	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$82,340	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,053	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$143,688	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$32,831,552	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$21,863,758	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99562	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.9959	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$94,152	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$94,152	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Lobbying activities include: Part II-B, 1 b&g -- Used an independent consultant for legislative consulting services, including lobbying activities. The independent consultant takes direction from and reports to the president of IMEC. Also, IMEC participated in the American Small Manufacturers Coalition's (ASMC) 2020 Hill Day, where centers and small manufacturers meet with legislators to discuss the program's benefits and funding needs. IMEC is also a member of ASMC.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,762,253	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$0	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	$0	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$12,762,253	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$12,762,253	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,926,331	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments	$0	PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported	$0	LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,926,331	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,926,331	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
University of Illinois-Chicago
28395 Network Place	Chicago	IL	60673	376000511	State of Illinois	$2,355,068	$0	client services
Northern Illinois University
Lowden Hall 201	Dekalb	IL	60115	376008480	State of Illinois	$1,238,002	$0	client services
Southern Illinois University
900 S Normal Ave MC 4709	Carbondale	IL	62901	376005961	State of Illinois	$1,136,469	$0	client services
Bradley University
1501 W Bradley Ave	Peoria	IL	61625	370661494	501(c)3	$364,524	$0	client services

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The organization has subrecipients that assist in providing technical, management and financial assistance as well as consulting and training services to manufacturing and technology-related firms and to related industries that impact such enterprises in the State of Illinois. The subrecipients submit a monthly expenditure report that identifies their expenditures of Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) funds for a particular month. The subrecipients also sign a certification statement that is part of the monthly expenditure report that states all outlays and unduplicated obligations are for the purpose set forth in the award documents and that all costs are allowable. Additionally, the IMEC president and/or leadership staff meet with designated subrecipient staff on a periodic basis and all subrecipients are required to provide to IMEC independent audits of federal funding.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	Yes (1)	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	David Boulay	PersonNm
Title	President	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$250,645	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$25,500	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$12,401	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$288,546	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule J, Part I, Line 6	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Net earnings along with other organizational performance metrics are used to determine the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center's annual bonus.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a	A significant portion of IMEC's costs are incurred by IMEC's subrecipients that assist the organization in delivering manufacturing-related services to Illinois manufacturers. Of the $5,094,063 in subrecipient expenditures, $5,090,710 is classified as program service, $2,486 is classified as general and administrative and $867 is classified as fundraising.
Form 990, Part V, Line 1a	Bradley University serves as the fiscal agent for IMEC. Per the instructions relating to reporting agents of the filing organization, the number reported on line 1a is the number of forms filed by the University for providers of services to IMEC for calendar year 2019.
Form 990, Part V, Line 2a	Bradley University has been granted authority to perform the acts required under Section 3505, Chapters 21, 22, 24 and/or 25 of Subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code on behalf of IMEC. Bradley University has also been granted authority to perform the acts required under Revenue Procedure 84-33 with regard to backup withholding on behalf of IMEC. With the exception of IMEC's president, IMEC staff's primary compensation is received as employees of host organizations that are IMEC subrecipient/contractors. IMEC's president, David Boulay is paid as an IMEC employee. IMEC utilizes ADP payroll services for his payroll as well as for supplemental compensation for staff contracted to IMEC by its subrecipients/contractors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9	Names and addresses of board members that cannot be reached at IMEC's mailing address: Craig Zoberis, Fusion Systems, Inc., 6951 High Grove Boulevard, Burr Ridge, IL 60527; Craig Van den Avont, GAM Enterprises, Inc., 901 E. Business Center Drive, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056; Tom Welge, Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation, 1037 State St., Chester, IL 62233; Mike Loquercio, D&W Fine Pack, 1900 Pratt Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007; Brad Albrecht, Budnick Converting, Inc., P.O. Box 197, Columbia, IL 62236; Robert Barnett, 1445 S. Ridge Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045; Ken Carlton, Corrugated Metals, Inc., 6550 Revlon Drive, Belvidere, IL 61008; David Fox, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, 3815 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515; Janet Garetto, Nixon Peabody, LLP , 70 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602; Aneesa Muthana, Pioneer Service, 542 Factory Road, Addison, IL 60101; Jean Pitzo, Ace Metal Crafts Company, 484 Thomas Drive, Bensenville, IL 60106; Scott Rempala, Mighty Hook, Inc., 1017 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651; Michelle Drew Rodriguez, Tenneco, 500 N. Field Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045; Jeff Schertz, DICKEY-john Corporation, 5200 DICKEY-john Road, Auburn, IL 62615; Craig Sutton, Deere and Company, One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265; Marge Sweeney, Akrete, 1880 Oak Avenue, Suite #301, Evanston, IL 60201
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	This form is prepared by IMEC's fiscal agent in collaboration with the IMEC president and vice-president for finance. A draft is reviewed by the IMEC president and vice-president for finance. When the final draft is completed, it is distributed to board members for their review prior to submission.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	IMEC's Conflict of Interest Policy is published in IMEC's Operations Manual. Employees are required to annually acknowledge their receipt of the policy as well as their understanding of and agreement to comply with the policy. When IMEC becomes aware of a potential conflict of interest, the organization follows the process as described in its policy. The conflict of interest policy in the board by-laws (section 2.8) provides additional guidance for the board . Specifically, the by-laws address topics including that directors and their companies may not receive special consideration for IMEC services, that conflicts should be disclosed and made a matter of record, and directors should not vote on any matter of conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	Compensation for IMEC's president is established by IMEC's board of directors' executive committee and approved by the full board. On an annual basis, the board reviews data gathered from comparable organizations in setting salary. IMEC's president establishes the salary for the employees of host organizations assigned to IMEC, utilizing board input as well as independent salary survey data for comparable job responsibilities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	IMEC's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a	David Boulay, IMEC president, is an employee of IMEC. His reportable compensation as an IMEC employee is included in accordance with the instructions.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24a - 24d	A significant portion of IMEC's costs are incurred by IMEC's subrecipients that assist the organization in delivering manufacturing-related services to Illinois manufacturers. Of the $5,094,063 in subrecipient expenditures, $5,090,710 is classified as program service, $2,486 is classified as general and administrative and $867 is classified as fundraising.