2020-10-13T15:18:38-05:00 2019-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 625 N NORTH COURT SUITE 200 PALATINE IL 60067 990 2019-01-01 320017985 THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION C/O CONNIE SPREEN EXPE 7732416044 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 CONSTANCE SPREEN PRESIDENT 7732416044 2020-10-06 1 JAMES O GIESE P00040837 8473581170 2020-10-06 12.187.112.90 2020-10-06 14:24:48 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 A1E9C2D2B70E4335E26891B58FBE33F7E2870F79 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS CONSTANCE SPREEN 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 1652499 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. 9 7 30 40 0 0 120834 1390238 1595492 248257 0 0 5425 14004 1721751 1652499 433655 341032 0 0 730074 735120 0 0 97553 514704 618471 1678433 1694623 43318 -42124 769406 789981 60674 123373 708732 666608 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. 0 0 LINK UP ILLINOIS PROVIDES FUNDING, TRAINING, AND TECHICAL SUPPORT TO FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD COOPERATIVES, AND OTHER VENUES SELLING LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TO IMPLEMENT LINK MATCH AT THEIR VENUES. LINK MATCH MATCHES THE VALUE OF SNAP/LINK PURCHASES, ALLOWING RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE UP TO $25 OF FREE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PER DAY. IN 2019, LINK UP ILLINOIS PROVIDED LINK MATCH FUNDING TO A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF 103 FARMERS MARKET SITES, 4 FOOD COOPERATIVES, AND 1 SMALL GROCERY STORE. 536936 110382 BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS PROVIDES AN INNOVATIVE MODEL OF YOUTH EDUCATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKING OF A SMALL COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP BUSINESS. SERVING 163 YOUTHS AGES 8-24 IN 2019, BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS OFFERED FREE BIKE MECHANIC TRAINING, FREE BICYCLES, INTERNSHIPS, EXTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISING, A RACING TEAM, FIELD TRIPS, AND COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. 723362 232400 17640 THE 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET WAS CREATED IN 2008 TO BRING HEALTHY FOOD AND FOOD EDUCATION TO THE WOODLAWN COMMUNITY. A LEADER IN ILLINOIS IN SERVING A LOW-INCOME POPULATION, THE MARKET ACCEPTS SNAP/LINK, DOUBLE THE VALUE OF SNAP/LINK PURCHASES WITH LINK MATCH, AND OFFERS YEAR-ROUND AT-MARKET, IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND ADULT FOOD EDUCATION. IN 2019, THE 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET OFFERED 25 OUTDOOR AND 10 INDOOR MARKET DAYS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO SOME OF THE HEALTHIEST FOODS IN THE REGION (GROWN AND PRODUCED BY MORE THAN 30 LOCAL GROWERS AND PRODUCERS) TO OVER 400 SNAP/LINK CLIENTS. 210483 108632 120235 SINCE 2010, EXPERIMENTAL STATION PROVIDES EBT SERVICE FOR FARMERS MARKETS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ACCEPTING SNAP/LINK AT AS MANY AS 22 MARKETS.EXPERIMENTAL STATION'S ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS PROGRAM SUPPORTS ARTISTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCERS OF ALL GENRES AND PROVIDES FREE AND OPEN CULTURAL EVENTS TO THE PUBLIC.EXPERIMENTAL STATION'S SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATION PROGRAM SUPPORTS OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY-MINDED SMALL BUSINESSES BY OFFERING DISCOUNTED RENTS, SHARED RESOURCES, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT. 210483 108632 120235 1470781 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X BRIGID MANIATES 7732415458 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 MARTIN FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HOLLAND SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANIS KANTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAHEEM MAJEED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN PETERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMITT HOUSE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MULUBWA MUNKANTA TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE SPREEN PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 99467 0 0 STEVE WIESENTHAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 99467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 602877 787361 1390238 BICYCLE SHOP INCOME 900099 110382 110382 RENTAL TO COMMUNITY OR 531190 88557 88557 OTHER 900099 31678 31678 FARMERS MARKET 900099 17640 17640 248257 14004 0 14004 14004 1652499 248257 0 14004 341032 341032 99467 67638 11936 19893 546953 459085 55349 32519 27887 22723 2903 2261 60813 49552 6330 4931 24222 700 22884 638 99498 74503 1056 23939 59634 58851 723 60 13263 9372 3867 24 116384 109452 5980 952 5708 3854 1714 140 14974 14674 300 25811 22312 2789 710 MISCELLANEOUS 65289 45137 9591 10561 BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORK 60411 60411 YOUTH ACTIVITIES 57016 57016 LINK DVCP REIMBURSEMENT 51734 51734 24527 22735 867 925 1694623 1470781 126289 97553 568456 631292 90985 61246 4341 3643 4776 6867 202839 115906 100848 86933 769406 789981 48054 95073 10020 28300 2600 0 60674 123373 X 591567 630023 117165 36585 708732 666608 769406 789981 -42124 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1109803 1851728 1464129 1479399 1390238 7295297 1109803 1851728 1464129 1479399 1390238 7295297 1326528 5968769 24591 35717 22332 59387 14004 156031 7451328 1324737 0.80100 0.97750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 147766 62310 85456 29192 28837 355 25881 24759 1122 86933 1748499 96000 96000 1652499 0 1652499 1790623 96000 96000 1694623 0 1694623 1 ANDERSONVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORP 5314 NORTH CLARK CHICAGO IL 60640 7000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ASHE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL 500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN 12500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF EVANSTON 2100 RIDGE AVE EVANSTON IL 60201 12500 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET CITY OF URBANA 400 SOUTH VINE STREET URBANA IL 61801 5000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET DOWNTOWN BLOOMINGTON ASSOCIATION 6000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FAITH IN PLACE 3500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FARMER'S MARKET OF CARBONDALE 12500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FOOD WORKS 8500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET FULLER PARK COMM DEV 1000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GARFIELD PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL 1500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GLENVIEW PARK DISTRICT 6500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST CHICAGO IL 60637 5000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ILLINOIS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE 230 BROADWAY STREET SPRINGFIELD IL 62701 12000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET INNER CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK 2500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET KANKAKEE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET LAND OF GOSHEN COMMUNITY MARKET 3000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET LOGAN SQUARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 3147 WEST LOGAN BOULAVARD CHICAGO IL 60647 20000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET NEIGHBORHOOD CO-OP GROCERY 1815 WEST MAIN STREET CARBONDALE IL 62901 15000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PARK RIDGE FARMERS MARKET 2500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PEORIA RIVERFRONT MARKET 401 SW WATER STREET PEORIA IL 61602 6000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ROCK RIVER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP 124 NORTH WATER STREET ROCKFORD IL 61110 5000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET ROGERS PARK BUSINESS ALLIANCE A1448 W MORSE AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60626 20000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET 1319 NORTH IL ROUTE 47 WOODSTOCK IL 60098 8000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET TERRIPIN FARM STAND & CO-OP 2500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET VILLAGE OF PARK FOREST 8000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET TOWN SQUARE MARKET 5000 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST FARMERS MARKET 300 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET UJAMAA COOPERATIVE 12500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET URBAN CANOPY 4800 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE 4800 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET VILLAGE OF SKOKIE 7500 SUPPORT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON A REQUEST. A PARTIAL PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE DISBURSED UNTIL THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING INFORMATION. ALL GRANTS ARE TO SUPPORT DOUBLE COUPON VALUE TO CUSTOMERS OF THE VARIOUS FARMER'S MARKETS. GRANTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM $1,500 TO $260,000. 6100 BLACKSTONE INC 50 OWNED BY DAN PETERMAN DAN PETERMAN IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND OCCUPIES PART OF 6100 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 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.