CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT (EIN 46-5739978)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-15
IRS object ID: 201833199349308723
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-15T12:41:52-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARCUM LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	NINE PARKWAY NORTH SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	DEERFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	465739978	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	CHIC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7738484263	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1165 NORTH CLARK STREET 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60610	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVEN COHEN	PersonNm
Person Title	BOARD CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3125856277	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BARRY N BURCHEL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00810145	PTIN
Phone	8472826300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-11-15	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	167.68.126.113	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	15832520183195000000	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2018-11-15	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id	62B1137F094ADAD41B5B60EECACD0FA9985538A8	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	STEVEN COHEN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1165 NORTH CLARK STREET 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60610	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$933,429	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CHICAGOMEDIAPROJECT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO IMPACT SOCIETY THROUGH THE POWERFUL TOOLS OF MEDIA AND FILM. WE ARE A RESOURCE FOR UNITING INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN MEDIA AND DEVELOPING A CORE GROUP OF INFORMED CITIZENS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants	$805,934	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$96,332	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$148	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,384	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$12,570	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$521,047	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$905,650	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$53,250	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$131,235	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$163,517	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$168,232	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$8,379	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$155,468	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$357,619	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$372,235	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$657,086	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$148,812	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$248,564	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$204,658	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$413,811	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$182,145	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$128,411	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$22,513	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$285,400	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO IMPACT SOCIETY THROUGH THE POWERFUL TOOLS OF MEDIA AND FILM. WE ARE A RESOURCE FOR UNITING INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN MEDIA AND DEVELOPING A CORE GROUP OF INFORMED CITIZENS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$93,250	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$93,250	GrantAmt
Desc	Film Funding - CMP's Impact Grant Fund provides direct support to filmmakers in three major areas: Early Stage Funding, Filmmaker Sustainability, and Innovation in Outreach.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$214,754	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,235	GrantAmt
Revenue	$96,332	RevenueAmt
Desc	Community Events - CMP curates the best in nonfiction media and brings it to Chicago - and beyond - through our Partners in Advocacy screenings, our DOC 10 Film Festival, and our Dinner & Docs @ the Davis quarterly screenig series.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$217,576	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$29,750	GrantAmt
Desc	Member Events - Through CMP's signature Big Table Dinners, we provide exclusive highquality content from the impact media landscape to members in a social setting. In addition, we bring members to Sundance, DOCNYC, HotDocs and other festivals providing in-depth, behind-the-scenes access to films, filmmakers, and programmers.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT	PersonNm
Phone	7738484263	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1165 NORTH CLARK STREET 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60610	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STEVEN COHEN
BOARD CHAIR	20.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAULA FROEHLE
CEO	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$127,011	$0	$0
ANDREW SCHWERTFEGER
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETSY STEINBERG
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN PELLETIER
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS PATINKIN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY ARMBRUSTER
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YVONNE LEE
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON LEE
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW SORACI
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICKI HEYMAN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN NOLAN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENDA ROBINSON
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY WISE
DIRECOTR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$127,011	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$162,064	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$643,870	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$49,050	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$805,934	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	COMMUNITY EVENTS	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$96,332	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$96,332	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$96,332	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,163	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,163	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$30,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$27,779	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,221	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,221	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$905,650	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$97,495	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,985	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,250	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,908	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,103	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,310	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,093	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,719	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,936	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,889	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,303	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,810	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,144	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,644	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$7,500	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,096	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,218	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,929	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,396	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,396	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,231	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,197	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,034	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,794	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,794	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,804	TotalAmt
Program Services	$625	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,346	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,346	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,029	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,029	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FILM FESTIVAL EXPENSES	$113,400	$113,400
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES	$3,300		$3,300
SUPPLIES	$3,604		$3,604
CATERING AND MEALS	$22,344	$21,465		$879

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,174	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,174	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$657,086	TotalAmt
Program Services	$525,580	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$123,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,379	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,042	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,854	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,616	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,835	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,000	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,450	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,672	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$204,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,811	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,925	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,828	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,199	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,658	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$182,145	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,411	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,513	BOYAmt
EOY	$285,400	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,513	BOYAmt
EOY	$285,400	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$204,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,811	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$248,564	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$14,323	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$70,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$512,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$508,329	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$876,478	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,968,229	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$70,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$512,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$508,329	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$876,478	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,968,229	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$664,726	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,303,503	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$148	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,163	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,311	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$300	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,570	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$12,870	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,982,410	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$91,300	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS	Desc
Amt	$73,658	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$73,658	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$919,973	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$14,323	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$14,323	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$905,650	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$905,650	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$657,086	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$657,086	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$657,086	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SISKELJACOBS PRODUCTION
1807 W SUNNYSIDE AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60640	202036770	PARTNERSHIP	$9,000	FILMMAKING
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY
1300 SOLIDERS FIELD ROAD SUITE 4	BOSTON	MA	02135	042738458	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FILMMAKING
HOT DOCS FOUNDATION (USA) INC
959 1ST AVENUE 20C	NEW YORK	NY	10022	821766556	501(C)(3)	$16,000	FILMMAKING
IFC THEATRES LLC
11 PENN PLAZA	NEW YORK	NY	10001	201092081	LLC	$10,000	FILMMAKING

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	FILMMAKING GRANTS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	11	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$72,250	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: SUBMISSIONS FOR CMP'S IMPACT GRANT FUND AWARDS ARE BY INVITATION ONLY. THE APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FILM PROJECT BY COMPLETING THE PROPOSAL CHECKLIST AND SUBMITTING IT PRIOR TO THE GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE. ONCE CHOSEN AS A GRANT RECIPIENT, THE FILMMAKER RECEIVES A FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM CMP, WHICH INCLUDES THE DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE AND GRANT AWARD REQUIREMENTS. GRANT AWARD REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE COMMUNICATIONS WITH CMP, MENTION OF CMP IMPACT GRANT FUND IN THE FILM'S CREDITS, AND A FINAL EDIT OF THE SUPPORTED PROJECT PROVIDED TO CMP UPON COMPLETION. NOT ONLY DOES THE GRANT RECIPIENT RECEIVE A MONETARY AWARD, BUT ALSO MENTORING AND GUIDANCE FROM CMP STAFF AND ITS MEMBERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVEN COHEN	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	BOARD CHAIR	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	GENERAL	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan To Organization	Yes (X)	LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$50,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$33,828	BalanceDueAmt
Default	false	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (true)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (true)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$33,828	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALEXANDER KELLISON	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	FAMILY MEMBER OF PAULA FROEHLE, CEO	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$19,500	TransactionAmt
Transaction	COMPENSATION	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly Traded		SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	2 SUNDANCE TICKETS	Desc
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$49,050	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	STEVEN AND PAULA ARE EACH OFFICERS OF CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT AND ALSO GREATER THAN 10% OWNERS IN THE SAME INVESTMENT ENTITY. JASON AND YVONNE ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. KEN P. AND KEN N. ARE EACH MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALSO GREATER THAN 10% PROFITS INTEREST IN THE SAME INVESTMENT ENTITY. JASON AND YVONNE HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, AS MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALSO HAS GREATER THAN 10% RECIPIENTS OF PROFIT INTEREST, INDIRECTLY THROUGH A MULTI-TIER STRUCTURE, IN THE SAME INVESTMENT ENTITY.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE.
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	The board of directors establish the CEOs salary annually based on performance and comparable industry data.
PART III, LINES 4A-C	FOR THE 2017 TAX YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAS UTILIZED PART III, LINES 4A-C TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: FILM FUNDING, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MEMBER EVENTS. WHILE THESE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE INCLUDED ON THE 2016 FORM 990, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CHANGED ITS PRESENTATION FOR THE 2017 TAX YEAR AND GOING FORWARD.