BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED INC (EIN 38-1951806)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-03-03
IRS object ID
201830629349300013
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-03-03T13:21:18-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 Trade Centre Way Ste 300AddressLine1Txt
CityPortageCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN381951806EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBATTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2699627526PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14950 West Dickman Road No A-1AddressLine1Txt
CityBATTLE CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49037ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH A SOBIERALSKIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2699627526PhoneNum
Signature2018-02-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCarol LaLonde CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00181637PTIN
Phone2695674500PhoneNum
Preparation2018-02-14PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.59.56.32IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-02-14IPDt
IP Tm10:40:30IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id58F74DC53CB874483B207ADF23CD6921384352E9AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BCUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSEPH A SOBIERALSKIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14950 West Dickman Road No A-1AddressLine1Txt
CityBATTLE CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49037ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,031,561GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.bcunlimited.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1971FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT WILL CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE THAT ENCOURAGES BUSINESS FORMATION AND INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY COUPLED WITH A CONTINUING SUPPLY OF REAL ESTATE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY WORKPLACES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee11TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,237,132PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,085,877CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$588,655PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$518,431CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$256,727PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$186,260CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$23,060PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,592,120PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,790,568CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,236,200PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$831,934CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,936,414PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,101,284CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,172,614PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,933,218CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$580,494PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$857,350CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,654,452TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$13,946,444TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,139,538TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,779,690TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,514,914NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,166,754NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionGenerating investment and job creation in our community.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$609,138ExpenseAmt
Revenue$459,520RevenueAmt
DescMANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE FREDERICK R. BRYDGES CUSTOMS CARGO CENTER.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,793,122ExpenseAmt
Revenue$51,678RevenueAmt
DescDEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING OF FORT CUSTER INDUSTRIAL PARK AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF BATTLE CREEK.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$90,095ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,233RevenueAmt
DescDOWNTOWN PROPERTIES - FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,492,355TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee11EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLORI SCHROLLPersonNm
Phone2694411661PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14950 WEST DICKMAN ROAD SUITE A-1AddressLine1Txt
CityBATTLE CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49037ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JOHN GALLAGHER
CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM DAVIS
1ST VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUGH COWARD
2ND VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN BOYER
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY RICHARDS
TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA BEER
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERT BOBROFSKY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BRYANT
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA FLEURY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AJ JONES II
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK O'CONNELL
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE POWELL
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM SHOLL
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA BRADSHER
DIRECTOR - PART YEAR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA FERRER
DIRECTOR - PART YEAR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH SOBIERALSKI
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$110,517$0$17,989
MARIE BRIGANTI
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO40.000.00$129,878$0$18,287Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$240,395TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$36,276TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
THE ROOSEVELT GROUP
500 N CAPITOL ST NW STE 320WASHINGTONDC20001LOBBYING$169,323
Varnum
211 EAST WATER STREETKALAMAZOOMI49007LEGAL$114,412
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,830,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$255,877AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,085,877TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
RENT561000$464,287$464,287
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT561000$54,144$54,144
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$518,431TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$259,002TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$259,002ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,168,251SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,240,993SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$72,742SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$72,742TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$72,742ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,790,568TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$518,431RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$186,260ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,825TotalAmt
Program Services$100,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$476,500TotalAmt
Program Services$333,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,781TotalAmt
Program Services$32,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,034ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,848TotalAmt
Program Services$79,693ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,980TotalAmt
Program Services$35,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,033TotalAmt
Program Services$35,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,900TotalAmt
Program Services$60,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,323TotalAmt
Program Services$149,323ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,796TotalAmt
Program Services$303,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,499TotalAmt
Program Services$78,499ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,696TotalAmt
Program Services$18,687ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,437TotalAmt
Program Services$69,950ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,487ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,280TotalAmt
Program Services$105,280ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,046TotalAmt
Program Services$170,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,631ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,843TotalAmt
Program Services$41,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Special Projects$495,984$495,984
RepAIRS & MAINTENANCE$150,633$140,521$10,112
UTILITIES$149,349$119,479$29,870
IMPAIRMENT LOSS$49,888$49,888

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,577TotalAmt
Program Services$71,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,933,218TotalAmt
Program Services$2,492,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$440,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$467,411BOYAmt
EOY$1,008,444EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$589,588BOYAmt
EOY$1,209,928EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,052BOYAmt
EOY$46,498EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$537,377BOYAmt
EOY$376,418EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,517BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,596BOYAmt
EOY$26,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,594,732LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,560,012LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,025,193BOYAmt
EOY$3,034,720EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,748,985BOYAmt
EOY$8,214,266EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,733BOYAmt
EOY$29,669EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,654,452BOYAmt
EOY$13,946,444EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,368BOYAmt
EOY$236,890EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$712,399BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$540,000BOYAmt
EOY$410,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,351,479BOYAmt
EOY$1,049,787EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,292BOYAmt
EOY$83,013EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,139,538BOYAmt
EOY$1,779,690EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,514,914BOYAmt
EOY$12,166,754EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,514,914BOYAmt
EOY$12,166,754EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,654,452BOYAmt
EOY$13,946,444EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$857,350ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$205,510NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,588,864CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,529,721CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,697,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,237,132CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,085,877CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,139,579TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,529,721CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,697,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,237,132CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,085,877CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,139,579TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,782,658SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$18,356,921PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$220,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,518CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$254,969CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$227,716CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$259,002CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,126,264TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$60,912CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,960CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,494CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,060CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$173,426TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$24,439,269TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,884,890GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.75110PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.69340PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2012 Amount: $ 60,912. 2013 Amount: $ 50,960. 2014 Amount: $ 38,494. 2015 Amount: $ 23,060.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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$149,323OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$149,323TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED THE ROOSEVELT GROUP TO LOBBY FOR MISSION ENHANCEMENT AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AT THE KELLOGG AIR GUARD BASE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (1)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$10,927,065BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year$86,144AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$330,682DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$10,682,527EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab0InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$107,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$107,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,280,283OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,376,626DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,903,657BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$207,449OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$183,386DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,063BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,034,720TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVARIOUS BONDSDesc
Book Value$8,214,266BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$8,214,266TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO BATTLE CREEK DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY$59,284
DEPOSITS$700
MISCELLANEOUS$23,029
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$83,013TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,585,058TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$205,510NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$205,510RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,790,568RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,790,568TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,933,218TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,933,218ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,933,218TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 1b:BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING ALL OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND OF THE CITY OF BATTLE CREEK AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REVOLVING LOAN FUND.
Part X, Line 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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)
PersonMARIE BRIGANTIPersonNm
TitleFORMER PRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$77,795BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$52,083OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,670DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,617NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$148,165TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aBATTLE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB FEES AND DUES ARE PAID FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TO MAINTAIN A MEMBERSHIP IN ORDER FOR THE COMPANY TO USE THE COUNTRY CLUB'S FACILITIES FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. IT IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Part I, Line 4aMARIE BRIGANTI RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $52,083 DURING THE YEAR.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Item CDBA: BC Ventures
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4THE ORGANIZATIONAL BYLAWS WERE AMENDED FEBRUARY 8, 2017 TO MAKE THE PRESIDENT & CEO AN EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO, THE CONTROLLER, THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE BCU BOARD, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST IMMEDIATELY UPON OCCURRENCE. THE CEO REVIEWS THE STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSES POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH THE OFFICERS. ISSUES ARE TAKEN TO THE BOARD IF FURTHER CONSIDERATION IS NEEDED. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEWLY DEVELOPED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS SOON AS IT BECOMES KNOWN TO THE BOARD MEMBER. ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT IS REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING AND/OR LEAVE THE ROOM DURING THE DISCUSSIONS. THIS PROCESS IS ENFORCED BY THE BOARD CHAIR.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aAN EVALUATION FORM REGARDING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BCU STAFF AND CEO TO FILL OUT. THE RESPONSES ARE COMPILED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, WHO ALSO GATHERS SALARY INFORMATION CONCERNING OTHERS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY. A SUMMARY REPORT IS PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND USE IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION. THIS IS DONE ANNUALLY AND WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gCONSULTANTS - OTHER: Program service expenses 84,399. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 84,399. WEB SITE MANAGEMENT: Program service expenses 35,549. Management and general expenses 15,235. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 50,784. PAYROLL SERVICES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 3,385. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,385. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: Program service expenses 92,693. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 92,693. BENEFITS ADMIN: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 16,495. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 16,495. FTZ ADMINISTRATION: Program service expenses 91,040. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 91,040.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
EAST HAMBLIN AVENUE ENTERPRISES LLC
70 West Michigan Avenue Suite 450BATTLE CREEKMI49017381951806ACQUIRE REAL ESTATE FOR DEVELOPMENTMI$0$0BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED INC
RIVERFRONT CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT OF BATTLE CREEK LLC
70 West Michigan Avenue Suite 450BATTLE CREEKMI49017208810777RENOVATION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR REDEVELOPMENTMI$0$0BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED INC
WHITSUN HOLDINGS LLC
251 N ROSE ST 4TH FLOORKALAMAZOOMI49007201768600LESSOR OF REAL ESTATEMI$0$0BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED INC

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