2021-11-10T17:01:38-06:00 2020-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 100 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL STE 300 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069 990 2020-01-01 320017985 THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION C/O CONNIE SPREEN EXPE 7732416044 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 CONSTANCE SPREEN PRESIDENT 7732416044 2021-11-03 1 CONSTANCE SPREEN 999009999 JAMES O GIESE P00040837 8479410100 2021-11-03 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS CONSTANCE SPREEN 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 2377855 0 X WWW.EXPERIMENTALSTATION.ORG X 2002 IL 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. 10 9 25 40 0 0 1390238 2275246 248257 102609 0 0 14004 0 1652499 2377855 341032 1038487 0 0 735120 718262 0 0 118691 618471 670540 1694623 2427289 -42124 -49434 789981 888026 123373 270852 666608 617174 X 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. 1 0 720610 673000 THE FRESH FOOD FROM FARMERS OF COLOR (FFFC) PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES. OF THE FFFC PROJECT'S $750,000 BUDGET, EXPERIMENTAL STATION GRANTED OUT $673,000 TO LOCAL FARMERS OF COLOR TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR FARMS. THE PROJECT PROVIDED FUNDS TO 24 PROJECTS, SEVERAL OF WHICH WERE COLLABORATIVE. 496047 229978 THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION IS INCREASING THE AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NUTRITIOUS FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SOLD IN ILLINOIS. BY FUNDING LINK MATCH PROGRAMS AT FARMERS MARKETS, FARM STANDS, FOOD CO-OPS, INDEPENDENT GROCERY AND CORNER STORES FOR LOW-INCOME ILLINOISANS, WE ARE REBUILDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND FAMILIES MOST IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING, LINK UP ILLINOIS ALSO PROVIDES PARTICIPATING MARKETS AND FOOD OUTLETS WITH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAMS SUCCESSFULLY. 459538 32253 BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS (BBW) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM THAT USES A RETAIL BIKE SHOP SETTING TO SUPPORT AND ENGAGE YOUTH FROM SOME OF CHICAGO'S MOST UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE THEY ACQUIRE PROBLEM-SOLVING, LEADERSHIP, AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS THAT ENCOURAGE CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE.OUR YOUTH PROGRAM USES BICYCLE ADVOCACY, MECHANICS, CYCLING, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY CENTERING BLACK YOUTH FROM WOODLAWN AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE 198995 135509 48719 SINCE 2006, EXPERIMENTAL STATION HAS PROVIDED DISCOUNTED LONG-TERM RENTAL SPACE TO B'GABS GOODIES RAW VEGAN DELI, PETERMAN STUDIO, BACKSTORY CAF, ROOTS & SHOOTS (A JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE PROGRAM), THE BAFFLER LITERARY MAGAZINE, AND THE YAMAGUCHI INSTITUTE (THEASTER GATES' ARTIST STUDIO), AND SINCE 2007, HAS PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR AREA CHICAGO, CHICAGO FREE SCHOOL, CITY BUREAU, AND THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTE. SINCE 2009, WE HAVE BEEN THE HOST SITE FOR THE HYDE PARK COMMUNITY PLAYERS AND MAJOR TAYLOR BICYCLE CLUB. 333931 8087 THE 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET IS SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO'S PREMIER FARMERS MARKET, STRADDLING THE HYDE PARK AND WOODLAWN NEIGHBORHOODS, OFFERING THE FRESHEST PRODUCE, MEAT, EGGS, CHEESES AND PREPARED FOODS FROM LOCAL AND REGIONAL FARMS. THE 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET ACCEPTS LINK AND SENIOR FARMERS MARKET COUPONS. WE ALSO MATCH LINK PURCHASES UP TO $25 PER CARDHOLDER, PER MARKET DAY, AS LONG AS FUNDING LASTS. THIS MEANS THAT LINK CARDHOLDERS CAN DOUBLE THE VALUE OF THEIR LINK PURCHASES EACH WEEK AT THE MARKET. 532926 135509 56806 2209121 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X BRIGID MANIATES 7732416044 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 MARTIN FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HOLLAND SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JANIS KANTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAN PETERMAN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 EMMITT HOUSE VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MULUBWA MUNKANTA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE WIESENTHAL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BETH LOEB DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORLISS KING DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MEA KONOPASEK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CONNIE SPREEN PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 96799 0 500 96799 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 264422 2010824 2275246 RENTAL TO COMMUNITY OR 531190 48719 48719 BICYCLE SHOP INCOME 900099 32253 32253 OTHER 900099 13550 13550 FARMERS MARKET 900099 8087 8087 102609 2377855 102609 0 0 1038487 1038487 96798 76856 7083 12859 560082 444698 40982 74402 23706 18822 1735 3149 37676 29914 2757 5005 1372 1372 17329 17329 101451 80850 1615 18986 8572 7851 451 270 8745 6956 1789 117001 109526 6650 825 975 933 24 18 19363 18975 388 25944 22380 2833 731 YOUTH ACTIVITIES 253513 253513 LINK DVCP REIMBURSEMENT 33209 33209 MISCELLANEOUS 25822 16726 6786 2310 BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORK 24485 24485 32759 24940 7683 136 2427289 2209121 99477 118691 631292 723737 61246 77462 3643 4765 6867 5760 211570 135268 86933 76302 789981 888026 95073 42245 28300 91757 0 136850 123373 270852 X 630023 495070 36585 122104 666608 617174 789981 888026 -49434 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1851728 1464129 1479399 1390238 2275246 8460740 1851728 1464129 1479399 1390238 2275246 8460740 873224 7587516 35717 22332 59387 14004 131440 8592180 1019361 0.88310 0.80100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 156497 80863 75634 29192 29192 0 25881 25213 668 76302 BMO HARRIS BANK PPP LOAN 136850 136850 2553855 176000 176000 2377855 0 2377855 2603289 176000 176000 2427289 0 2427289 1 A&S SUPERMERCADO INC 2601 W 59TH ST CHICAGO IL 60629 6202 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ALTON MAIN STREET 111 E 4TH STREET SUITE 315 ALTON IL 62002 5000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ANDERSONVILLE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY 5217 N CLARK STREET UNIT 3 CHICAGO IL 60640 7500 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET AURORA'S FARMERS MARKET 44 E DOWNER PL AURORA IL 60507 11000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET BLACK OAKS CENTER 6735 S CHICAGO AVE CHICAGO IL 60637 501(C)(3) 98965 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET BROADVIEW FARM AND GARDENS 18720 IL RT 176 MARENGO IL 60152 10000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN 1000 LAKE COOK RD GLENCOE IL 60022 501(C)(3) 12500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CHICAGO PATCHWORK FARMS 2825 W CHICAGO AVE CHICAGO IL 60622 501(C)(3) 40000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF BLOOMINGTON 115 E WASHINGTON ST SUITE 103 BLOOMINGTON IL 61701 6000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF EVANSTON 2100 RIDGE AVE EVANSTON IL 60201 12500 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CLOSED LOOP FARMS 1400 W 46TH ST CHICAGO IL 60609 5000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET COMMUNITY DEV CORP OF VERNON PARK 123 W MADISON 300 CHICAGO IL 60602 28000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DILL PICKLE FOOD CO-OP 2746 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL 60647 5000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD INC 3 1536 W OLD STATE CAPITOL PLAZA 15 15 SPRINGFIELD IL 62701 10000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DUSABLE CITY ANCESTRAL WINERY 107 W 95TH ST CHICAGO IL 60628 10415 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET EDNA WHITE COMMUNITY GARDEN 1850 W MONTEREY AVE CHICAGO IL 60643 8000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FARMER'S MARKET OF CARBONDALE 1282 WING HILL RD COBDEN IL 62920 12500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FOOD WORKS PO BOX 3855 CARBONDALE IL 62902 8840 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FRESHER TOGETHER 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 55402 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GLENVIEW PARK DISTRICT 2400 CHESTNUT AVE GLENVIEW IL 60026 5789 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GLENWOOD SUNDAY MARKET 1233 W PRATT BLVD CHICAGO IL 60626 5000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GLOBAL GARDEN REFUGEE TRAINING FARM 2954 W LAWRENCE AVE CHICAGO IL 60625 501(C)(3) 9749 GLOBAL GARDEN REFUGEE TRAINING FARM GREEN PASTURES ECO COMMUNITY 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 49525 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GREEN TOP GROCERY 921 E WASHINGTON ST BLOOMINGTON IL 61701 10000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST CHICAGO IL 60637 5000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET INVISIBLE INSTITUTE 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 501(C)(3) 14074 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET IYABO FARMS 2495 S 14490 E RD PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP IL 60958 30886 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NEIGHBOR SPACE 445 N SACRAMENTO BLVD CHICAGO IL 60612 501(C)(3) 13497 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NEIGHBORHOOD CO-OP GROCERY 1815 WEST MAIN STREET CARBONDALE IL 62901 12500 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PEORIA RIVERFRONT MARKET 401 SW WATER STREET PEORIA IL 61602 6000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET UJAMAA COOPERATIVE 7957 S HERMITAGE AVE CHICAGO IL 60620 5000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET VILLAGE OF SKOKIE 5127 OAKTON ST SKOKIE IL 60077 10000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET 1319 NORTH IL ROUTE 47 WOODSTOCK IL 60098 8000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NEW MAGNOLIA GERDEN CENTER 1400 W 46TH ST CHICAGO IL 60609 17313 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET REHOBOTH BLUEBERRY FARM 15729 E 3000 S ROAD PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP IL 60958 9759 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET RUN-A-WAY BUCKERS 14317 E 2000 S RD PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP IL 60958 59500 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET SMOOTH AND SOCIAL ROOTS CAFE 1517 W WARREN BLVD CHICAGO IL 60607 72500 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 501(C)(3) 121303 SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT NEWSPAPER SOWER'S GROVE 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 7000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET STAR FARM CHICAGO 934 W 50TH PLACE CHICAGO IL 60609 501(C)(3) 57000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE 1200 W 35TH ST 118 CHICAGO IL 60609 501(C)(3) 54000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET WESTSIDE BEE BOYZ 1724 S ASHLAND AVE CHICAGO IL 60608 30750 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. 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 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 42000 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 2 THE FRESH FOOD FROM FARMERS OF COLOR (FFFC) PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES. OF THE FFFC PROJECT'S $750,000 BUDGET, EXPERIMENTAL STATION GRANTED OUT $673,000 TO LOCAL FARMERS OF COLOR TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR FARMS. THE PROJECT PROVIDED FUNDS TO 24 PROJECTS, SEVERAL OF WHICH WERE COLLABORATIVE. 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 ORGANIZATION MAKES THE FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD AS REQUESTED. 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.