2021-11-07T08:12:43-08:00 2021-06-30 200713860 James M Babic PC 6414 Sinclair Ave Berwyn IL 60402 990 2020-07-01 363788073 Institute for Community Empowerment INST 7735457288 5760 W Irving Park Road Chicago IL 60634 Pat Vader Chairperson 2021-11-07 true Pat Vader 999009999 James M Babic CPA P00237741 7087497030 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Pat Vader 296354 false X www.icefordemocracy.org X 1991 IL ICE is a community organizing and leadership training institute that empowers Chicago residents to take the initiative and develop the trust and teamwork to meet their communities' most pressing challenges. 8 8 10 50 0 91902 87775 51200 36000 6693 3941 50188 116422 199983 244138 0 0 62902 83996 0 7500 105526 129053 168428 213049 31555 31089 124587 134783 51338 30445 73249 104338 ICE is a community organizing and leadership training institute that empowers Chicago residents to take the initiative and develop the trust and teamwork to meet their communities' most pressing challenges. false false 188790 Listed below are the program accomplishments for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021:EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS:Working in partnership with the Coalition to Save Our Mental Health Centers, the Institute for Community Empowerment (ICE) led a team of youth advocates to lay the groundwork for a Bronzeville Expanded Mental Health Services Program (EMHSP), educating 3,600 residents about the possibilities of creating a new Program that 35,198 residents then officially established on November 3, 2020.AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Through the efforts of the Lugenia Burns Hope Center, with ICEs consultation, Bronzeville residents have worked during the past 17 years to convince Chicago's leaders to develop a pioneering program of affordable homeownership on their community's hundreds of city-owned vacant lots. The results of this program that the group has assembled a development team that is poised to build the first phase of new affordable homes on thirteen such lots in the Bronzeville South community of Washington Park, and that an award-winning documentary, Blueprint for Bronzeville, about Housing Bronzevilles work has been viewed by more than 700 residents at the Gene Siskel Film Center, other mid-west film festivals, Chicago Public Libraries, Bronzevilles Parkway Ballroom, and the Oakwood Shores Senior Center since it premiered on August 28, 2017 at Chicagos Black Harvest Film Festival.CITIZEN NOW PROGRAM:ICE continued to plan the next phase of its Citizens Now Program, knowing its importance in the post-pandemic era. Citizens Now is a 12-week after-school program conceived and implemented by ICE to teach 5th and 6th graders at Chicagos Public Schools the skills of citizenship and the importance of participating and working with others in our democracy. 188790 true true true true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 10 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false IL X X Renee Merkel 7735457288 5760 W Irving Park Road Chicago IL 60634 X Patricia Vader Chairperson 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Valencia Hardy Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Vernon Vader Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Zick Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jacquelyn Ingram Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Higginson Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alvin Robinson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Clifford P Kelley Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert T Gannett Executive Director 40.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 87775 52216 87775 Consulting 20000 20000 Contract services 16000 16000 36000 11 11 0 0 0 56146 52216 3930 3930 3930 0 0 0 Cost sharing reimb. 105447 105447 Forgiveness of Debt SBA PPP loan 10975 10975 116422 244138 156363 0 0 0 0 0 0 77729 67103 10626 0 0 6267 5385 882 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14096 14096 0 0 0 0 0 397 397 3378 2133 1245 Professional fees 79510 68860 3150 7500 Subgrantor 12000 12000 Program expenses 11721 11721 Telecommunications 3507 3507 4444 3985 459 213049 188790 16759 7500 9055 79689 0 0 48152 45853 0 0 0 0 4013 3583 17699 13191 3403 4508 58864 0 0 0 0 1100 1150 124587 134783 40363 19470 10975 10975 51338 30445 X 73249 104338 73249 104338 124587 134783 31089 X false true X true false X 55959 86368 51388 91902 87775 373392 369835 395939 294937 225775 1286486 0 0 0 425794 482307 346325 317677 87775 1659878 20716 20706 46020 50452 51118 189012 0 20716 20706 46020 50452 51118 189012 1470866 1307 660 127 6693 3941 12728 0 1307 660 127 6693 3941 12728 0 0 427101 482967 346452 324370 91716 1672606 0.87940 0.92700 0.00760 0.00440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8146 false false 8146 8146 204903 213049 42610 10653 false 21425 25647 33686 42610 123368 185052 1250 1250 6850 8146 17496 5356 6412 8422 10653 30843 46265 250 250 6600 8146 15246 Part I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities Grassroots lobbying activities consisted of efforts to educate the general public about a referendum to expand mental health services. 4825 1744 3081 10730 10730 2144 717 1427 4508 X 244138 244138 244138 213049 213049 213049 Part X : FIN48 Footnote ICE is exempt from federal taxes under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to ICE qualify as charitable contributions under Section 170(b)(1)(A). ICE is classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2). ICE's management has determined that FASB ASC 740-10, which addresses accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, has no effect on its financial statements due to ICE's tax-exempt status. Certain aspects of gaming activities conducted by ICE prior to July 1, 2020 are subject to unrelated business income tax (UBIT). ICE is current in meeting all of its UBIT obligations. X 2 52216 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Two of the board members are husband and wife Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is reviewed by the Board and Executive Director before it is submitted. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts On annual basis each Board member and key employee is required to sign a written statement that he/she has no known conflicts of interest, and he/she will immediately notify the Board if a conflict of interest should arise. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection A complete copy of form 990 and the the annual audit report are posted on the web-site of the Illinois Attorney General, which is accessible to the general public. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Disclosure of the organization's governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available to the general public upon written request.