CHICAGO COMMONS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CHICAGO COMMONS ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-2169136)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-07-13
IRS object ID
202021959349302137
Schema version
2018v3.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-07-13T12:53:37-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11 S Wacker Drive Ste 800AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN362169136EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Chicago Commons AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7738264240PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1515 E 50th Street No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonEdgar RamirezPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7736385600PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRebekuh EleyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01247672PTIN
Phone3126343400PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address73.8.113.85IPv4AddressTxt
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Principal OfficerEdgar RamirezPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1515 E 50th Street No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$27,335,356GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.chicagocommons.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionChicago Commons Association mission has been to partner with individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination and isolation.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$5,036,974TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,884,998TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$12,782,699ExpenseAmt
Revenue$13,885,675RevenueAmt
DescEarly Childhood Development:Chicago Commons operates four high quality early education centers and works with a dozen community partner sites to provide child care and education to 1,197 children in some of Chicago's most underserved neighborhoods. Commons was one of the first preschools in the U.S. to use the Reggio Emilia approach to educating young children, and has garnered regional and national recognition for our approach, results, and adaptations of the method. The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy that views the preschool years as crucial to the development of children as individuals. The program is based on principles of respect, responsibility, and community, and empowers children to learn through self-directed discovery. Chicago Commons tailors the Reggio Emilia approach to meet the needs of each child. We work from the recognition that every student has the potential to love learning and, ultimately, be academically successful.Commons' four, year-round early education centers provide quality Early Head Start, Head Start, Preschool For All, Prevention Initiative, and child care services for children from birth to 12 years.Desc

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Expense$11,566,753ExpenseAmt
Revenue$12,543,874RevenueAmt
DescSenior Services:Chicago Commons Senior Services operates one adult day service center and provides in-home services for seniors and adults with disabilities. The program provided services to 1,448 seniors and adults with disabilities to help them continue living in their own home prolonging, and in some cases preventing, the need for institutional care.Desc

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Expense$273,088ExpenseAmt
Grant$11,129GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescFamily Hub:Chicago Commons Family Hub Program operates with the goal of improving families with children enrolled in our early education program with employment, education and financial opportunities. The program provided services to 331 families during FY19.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$24,622,540TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Dottie Johnson CPABusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone7738264240PhoneNum

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Address Line1515 E 50th Street No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Willard S Evans Jr
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven Sparks
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald G Kaminski
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Chavez
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Marquez
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary E Timmons
Development1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dorothy Abreu
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Holly M Baumgart
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alfred E D'Ancona
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caroline Harney
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Hill III
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Torrence L Hinton
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Beran Jones
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip B Kenny
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erin Kovalsky
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amit Mehta
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Sausen
Board Member (until 3/19)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert E Smietana
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edgar E Ramirez
President & CEO38.00Yes (X)$200,974$0$25,950
Dhiren Shah
Chief Financial Officer (until 9/18)38.00Yes (X)$106,824$0$16,720
Dottie Johnson
Chief Financial Officer38.00Yes (X)$109,479$0$19,639
Cary Crawford
SVP, Senior Services38.00$141,431$0$3,501Yes (X)
Carman Weathington
VP, Human Resources38.00$124,867$0$13,640Yes (X)
Andrew Krugly
VP Ed. & Prog Op, Child Development38.00$123,682$0$15,099Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$807,257TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Eyes on the Future
6969 N RavenswoodChicagoIL60626Daycare Services$595,511
Diversey Daycare
3155 W Diversey AveChicagoIL60647Daycare Services$419,239
Kimball Daycare
1636 N KimballChicagoIL60647Daycare Services$242,866
Great Computer Solutions
5152 W Main StSkokieIL60077IT Services$191,836
The Baby Academy
8607 S Cottage GroveChicagoIL60647Daycare Services$189,212
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$30,000FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$200,823FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$615,680AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$9,416NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$846,503TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Early Education624100$13,885,675$13,885,675
Senior Services624100$12,543,874$12,543,874
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$26,429,549TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$33,851TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,851ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$73,203TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$73,203ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$26,429,549RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion-$39,352ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$11,129TotalAmt
Program Services$11,129ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$930,700TotalAmt
Program Services$147,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$648,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,000FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,011,384TotalAmt
Program Services$14,379,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$468,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,501FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$63,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,564FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$1,277,118TotalAmt
Program Services$1,187,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,239FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,089,718ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,795FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$40,898TotalAmt
Management And General$40,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$268,756TotalAmt
Management And General$268,756ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,538,923TotalAmt
Program Services$4,193,207ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$301,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,676FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,618TotalAmt
Program Services$29,655ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,908TotalAmt
Program Services$79,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,221FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$263,174TotalAmt
Program Services$209,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,393FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,915,480TotalAmt
Program Services$1,607,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$301,036ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,652FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,224TotalAmt
Program Services$104,207ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,138FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,184TotalAmt
Program Services$110,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,736FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,112TotalAmt
Program Services$21,326ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,070FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,195TotalAmt
Program Services$313,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,667FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,725TotalAmt
Program Services$135,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,381FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Program Food$549,318$549,318
Program Supplies$267,098$267,098
Dues and Subscriptions$87,716$32,975$45,446$9,295
Participant Activities$59,281$59,281

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,102TotalAmt
Program Services$29,102ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,603,544TotalAmt
Program Services$24,622,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,534,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$446,328FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,334BOYAmt
EOY$429,189EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$924,582BOYAmt
EOY$2,286,426EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$518,617BOYAmt
EOY$151,689EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,755,342BOYAmt
EOY$6,131,663EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,332BOYAmt
EOY$96,480EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,889,044LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,095,121LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,031,535BOYAmt
EOY$3,793,923EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,531BOYAmt
EOY$91,169EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,481,472BOYAmt
EOY$3,502,993EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,975,745BOYAmt
EOY$16,483,532EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,022,028BOYAmt
EOY$1,959,939EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,981,135BOYAmt
EOY$2,905,059EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,811BOYAmt
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,036,974BOYAmt
EOY$4,884,998EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,577,652BOYAmt
EOY$7,507,425EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$802,648BOYAmt
EOY$511,117EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,558,471BOYAmt
EOY$3,579,992EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,938,771BOYAmt
EOY$11,598,534EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,975,745BOYAmt
EOY$16,483,532EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$366,844ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,086NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$21,521OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,110,466CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,053,519CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$894,569CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,424,093CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$846,503CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,329,150TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,734,383CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,537,558CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,435,811CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,044,909CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,429,549CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$134,182,210TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,844,849CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,591,077CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,330,380CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,469,002CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,276,052CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$139,511,360TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$25,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,000TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$25,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$139,486,360PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,972CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$160,040CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$214,897CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,914CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,851CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$524,674TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,972CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$160,040CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$214,897CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,914CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,851CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$524,674TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,571CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,394CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,645CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,019CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$62,629TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,850,392CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,758,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,546,922CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,632,935CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,309,903CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,098,663TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99560PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99580PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00370InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00360InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income - 2014 Amount: $ 3,571. 2015 Amount: $ 7,394. 2016 Amount: $ 1,645. 2017 Amount: $ 0. 2018 Amount: $ 0. Insurance Settlement - 2017 Amount: $ 50,019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$272,675OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$272,675BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,838,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,801,033DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,037,541BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,734,007OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,294,088DepreciationAmt
Book Value$439,919BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,788OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$43,788BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,793,923TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBeneficial Interest in Irrevocable Perpetual TrustsDesc
Book Value$3,502,993BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,502,993TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAccrued Settlement and Retirement ObligationsDesc
Amt$20,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$20,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,263,606TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,085NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$300DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$21,521OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$26,906RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$27,236,700RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$27,236,700TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,603,844TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$300DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$300ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$27,603,544ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$27,603,544TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, Commons may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of Commons and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities for the reporting period presented in the financial statements. Commons files Form 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the state of Illinois.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Change in Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trusts 21,521.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Wine Tasting EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$82,953GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$57,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$25,453GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$23,651RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$6,558FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$7,400EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,938OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Golf OutingEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$119,000GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$119,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$45,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,779OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$24,323GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$24,323CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,330OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$226,276GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$200,823CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$25,453GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$68,651RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$6,558FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,400EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,047OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$98,656DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$73,203NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Scholarship for student attending college in Illinois to cover tuition, books, educational supplies, travel expenses, and housing1$9,633$0
Provision of food, clothing, shelter and transportation assistance to low-income program participants95$0$1,496FMVProvision of food, clothing, shelter and transportation assistance to low-income program participants

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCollege scholarships are awarded to individuals that are enrolled and attending classes in a degree program at a state university. The scholarship proceeds for tuition are disbursed directly to the state university prior to the start of each semester. Transit cards were provided to program families enrolled in Child Development and Family Hub. Provision of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation assistance provided to low-income program participants.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEdgar E RamirezPersonNm
TitlePresident & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$199,834BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$1,140OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,319DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$21,631NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$226,924TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Substantial Contributor
Substantial Contributor$938,519Employer provided health care benefits0
Substantial Contributor
Substantial Contributor$171,199Building maintenance and construction projects0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by the Finance/Audit committee of the Board of Directors with the CFO and the CEO. The authority to review and approve the Form 990 has been delegated to the Finance Committee by the full Board; the Finance Committee has reviewed Form 990 and approved the filing of the Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe corporation bylaws includes the conflict of interest policy. A questionnaire is distributed to Governing Board Members, as well as officers and key employees, annually through which individuals identify any potential conflicts of interest. Additionally, throughout the year, Members are instructed to notify the President & CEO of any potential conflicts as they arise. Any potential conflicts identified on the questionnaire or self-identified during the year are researched to determine if adequate controls are in place to prevent a conflict or if further corrective action is necessary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The executive committee of the Board of Directors, consisting of the Board President, Treasurer, Secretary and two Vice-Chairmen, determined the compensation of the organization's President & CEO. The committee, which consists entirely of independent Board Members, reviewed comparability data of peer organizations to arrive at the officer's level of compensation. Signed documentation was submitted to the organization's payroll and human resources departments at the time of the decision to approve changes to the Officer's levels of compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Chicago Commons Association's Form 990, audited financial statements, and conflict of interest policy can all be found and downloaded at www.chicagocommons.org. These documents can also be provided upon request outside of the public website. Documents are available pursuant to the disclosure terms of section 6104(d).
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gContracted Headstart / Early Headstart Services: Program service expenses 4,193,207. Management and general expenses 301,040. Fundraising expenses 44,676. Total expenses 4,538,923.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trusts 21,521.

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