2017-12-01T11:00:08-06:00 2017-06-30 350921680 CROWE HORWATH LLP 225 West Wacker Drive Suite 2600 Chicago IL 606061224 990 2016-07-01 360896250 Chicago Automobile Trade Association CHIC 6304952282 18W200 Butterfield Rd Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181 DAVID SLOAN PRESIDENT 2017-12-01 true Nicole Bencik P00756195 3128997000 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z David Sloan 18W200 Butterfield Rd Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181 11698968 false X www.cata.info X 1904 IL Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) is an Association of Auto Dealers in Chicagoland whose purpose is to engage in activities for the betterment of its members and produce the Chicago Auto Show. 15 15 34 0 127924 -300888 0 0 11051961 11511996 166619 186672 300 300 11218880 11698968 516291 514694 0 2396495 2560097 0 0 0 7594841 8900801 10507627 11975592 711253 -276624 18915177 16466926 4022955 1815738 14892222 14651188 Founded in 1904 and comprised of over 400 members, CATA is the oldest and largest new-car dealership association in the nation. CATA's purpose is to engage in activities for the betterment of Chicagoland Auto Dealers. This includes serving as a clearinghouse of information for its member dealers. However, its main event is the Chicago Auto show, which is held annually. false false FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASSOCIATION (CATA) HAS STOOD FOR HIGH PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS. ITS BASIC TENETS REMAIN AS STEADFAST TODAY AS THEY WERE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO: PROMOTING HONESTY AND DEPENDABILITY IN BUSINESS OPERATIONS; EMPLOYING TRUTH AND ACCURACY IN DEALER ADVERTISING; STANDING BY GUARANTEES; IMPROVING BUSINESS METHODS AND ETHICS AND KEEPING COMPETITION FAIR SO THAT DEALERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE WELL-SERVED; AND REFRAINING FROM PRACTICES DETRIMENTAL TO THE INDUSTRY OR CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST. CURRENTLY, CATA DEALERSHIPS EMPLOY MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE IN CHICAGOLAND. OVER THE PAST CENTURY, THESE LOCALLY BASED SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE PROVIDED GOOD PAYING JOBS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, WHO, IN TURN, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CATA'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE RETAILING REMAINS ITS CORE VALUE AND WILL REMAIN SO THROUGH THE NEXT CENTURY. FIRST STAGED IN 1901, THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW IS THE LARGEST AUTO SHOW IN NORTH AMERICA AND HAS BEEN HELD MORE TIMES THAN ANY OTHER AUTO EXPOSITION ON THE CONTINENT. 2008 MARKED THE 100TH EDITION OF THE SHOW. SINCE 1935, CATA HAS HAD THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW. OVER THE YEARS IT HAS GROWN WITH THE CITY MOVING FROM THE COLISEUM TO THE INTERNATIONAL AMPHITHEATER TO THE ORIGINAL MCCORMICK PLACE AND THEN TO THE CURRENT MCCORMICK PLACE. TODAY, THE SHOW OCCUPIES TWO EXHIBITION HALLS WITH NEARLY 1.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION SPACE. THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW PROMOTES THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND THE CHICAGOLAND NEW CAR DEALERS. LOBBYING AND LEGAL SERVICES ARE PAID FOR BY THE CHICAGO AUTO TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF CHICAGOLAND NEW CAR DEALERS. DRIVECHICAGO.COM, LLC (DRIVE) IS A REGIONAL, AUTOMOTIVE INTERNET PORTAL LINKING CONSUMERS TO PARTICIPATING AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS (SUBSCRIBERS). DRIVE LISTS AUTOMOBILES ON THE WEBSITE AT NO CHARGE TO SUBSCRIBERS. THE WEB PAGE, WWW.DRIVECHICAGO.COM, OFFERS CONSUMERS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF AUTOMOBILES SUBSCRIBERS HAVE FOR SALE. ALL SUBSCRIBERS ARE LOCATED IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. 0 false false true true false false false false false true false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false true 25 0 true 34 true true true false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true false true true false IL X DAVID SLOAN 6304952282 18W200 BUTTERFIELD Rd Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181 Mike McGrath Jr Show Chairman (Partial Year) 2.0 2.0 X X 53600 0 0 John Hennessy Chairman 2.0 2.0 X X 50850 0 0 Ray Scarpelli Jr Vice Chairman 2.0 2.0 X X 45000 0 0 Tony Guido Treasurer 2.0 2.0 X X 49600 0 0 Bill Haggerty Secretary 2.0 2.0 X X 45850 0 0 John Alfirevich Director 2.0 2.0 X 45850 0 0 Ed Burke Director (PARTIAL YEAR) 2.0 2.0 X 45850 0 0 John Crane Director 2.0 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jay Hopkins Director 2.0 2.0 X 45850 0 0 Kevin Keefe Director 2.0 2.0 X 44350 0 0 Dan Marks Director (PARTIAL YEAR) 2.0 2.0 X 44600 0 0 Fred Marks Director 2.0 2.0 X 0 0 0 Dan Marquardt Director 2.0 2.0 X 10000 0 0 John C Phelan III Director 2.0 2.0 X 45850 0 0 Jason Roberts Director 2.0 2.0 X 0 0 0 Thomas Shirey Director 2.0 2.0 X 45850 0 0 Kelly Webb Roberts Director 2.0 2.0 X 10000 0 0 Colin Wickstrom Director (PARTIAL YEAR) 2.0 2.0 X 65100 0 0 Richard Wickstrom Director 2.0 2.0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Konecki Executive VP 40.0 2.0 X 182703 0 27856 David Sloan President 40.0 2.0 X 327114 0 29935 Mark Bilek Senior Director of Communications and Technology 40.0 0 X 131830 0 61717 Erik Higgins Director of Dealer Relations 40.0 0 X 137700 0 26370 1427547 0 145878 4 false true false SELECT MARKETING GROUP 3S220 WARREN AVE WARRENVILLE IL 60555 MARKETING FEES 948039 GES 7000 LINDELL ROAD LAS VEGAS NV 89118 EXHIBIT SET-UP 790733 SAVOR CHICAGO AT MCCORMICK 2301 S LAKE SHORE CHICAGO IL 60616 FOOD SERVICES SHOW 654459 FRANCZEK RADELET PC 300 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 3400 CHICAGO IL 60606 LEGAL FEES 403723 LINCOLN SECURITY SERVICES 4137 SUNNYSIDE AVE BROOKFIELD IL 60513 SECURITY 265035 11 0 EXHIBIT SPACE 900099 7196680 7196680 ADMISSIONS 900099 3798870 3798870 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 276406 276406 DRIVE CHICAGO 519130 127924 127924 MEMBER EVENTS 900099 112116 112116 0 0 0 0 11511996 186672 186672 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 900099 300 300 0 0 0 0 300 11698968 11384072 127924 186972 514694 586952 1605044 88300 159472 120329 1046029 60725 90000 7600 0 0 0 931531 132675 170332 32353 158548 147372 141083 Auto Show 5491939 Drivechicago.com expenses 121366 Subscriptions & Dues 43918 Maintenance Contracts 17360 307970 0 0 0 11975592 0 0 0 3147802 2632939 582543 630395 2644779 778823 0 0 0 245146 213898 8417622 4117320 4405887 4300302 7855246 7871977 0 0 33774 38592 18915177 16466926 467569 456205 111350 116750 3444036 1242783 4022955 1815738 X 14892222 14651188 14892222 14651188 18915177 16466926 X -276624 -127940 -4098 167628 X false true X true false 0 0 0 0 0 false CATPAC 18W200 BUTTERFIELD ROAD OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181 300017374 0 119200 false false true 276406 244000 102582 346582 207305 139277 0 Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 THE CATA WORKS THROUGH THE CHICAGO AUTO TRADE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) AND THE DEALERS ELECTION ACTION COMMITTEE (DEAC) TO HELP INFLUENCE LEGISLATION ON BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. 1813261 1813261 4847944 2431724 2416220 1756417 1685596 70821 4300302 Funded Status of Benefit Plan 128269 Auto Show Space Deposits 1114514 1242783 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote The Association is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, and accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been provided in the financial statements. The Association follows guidance issued by the FASB with respect to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the more-likely-than-not test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Association recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and income tax expenses, respectively. The Association has no amounts accrued for interest or penalties as of June 30, 2017 and 2016. Due to its status as a Section 501(c)(6) entity, the Association is not subject to U.S. federal income tax or state income tax. The Association is no longer subject to examination by U.S. federal taxing authorities for years before 2014 and for all state income taxes through 2014. The Association does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months. true FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY 18W200 BUTTERFIELD ROAD OAK BROOK TERRACE IL 60181 260092209 501(C)(3) 0 486294 Book CATERING FOR CHARITY EVENT CHARITY EVENT 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds. The funds are distributed to First Look for Charity Foundation, a related tax-exempt organization; books and records are monitored by the same individuals in-charge of the books and records at CATA. CATA monitors the use of the grant funds to ensure they are used for their intended purpose. X false true X X X X false false false Christopher Konecki Executive VP 179853 0 1250 0 1600 0 5554 0 22302 0 210559 0 0 0 David Sloan President 324014 0 1500 0 1600 0 7950 0 21985 0 357049 0 0 0 Mark Bilek Senior Director of Communications and Technology 129230 0 1000 0 1600 0 41120 0 20597 0 193547 0 0 0 Erik Higgins Director of Dealer Relations 136700 0 1000 0 0 0 4202 0 22168 0 164070 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Discretionary spending account The President, Executive Vice President, and board members are given a meal allowance for travel. The allowance is treated as taxable income. Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b Written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of expenses The Executive Committee reviews the President's expense reimbursements. All other Reimbursements must be approved by the president; the organization does not have a written expense policy in place. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee The board has an executive committee which consists of the officers: President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD, AND HAS THE POWER TO TRANSACT SUCH AFFAIRS OF CATA AND CARRY OUT SUCH DUTIES AS ASSIGNED OR DELEGATED TO IT FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders The Chicago Automobile Trade Association is made up of dues paying members elected into the organization by the majority of the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body In all elections for the board of directors, each member is entitled to vote for one candidate for each office to be filled. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body Prior to filing the return with the IRS, a draft of the completed form 990 is reviewed by the organization's management with its independent paid tax preparers. After the review, final copies of the form 990 are presented to the organization's executive committee. Subsequent to this review, the completed and final form 990 is distributed to the full board for review and is subsequently filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy Annually, the organization distributes a conflict of interest policy to all interested persons to determine if any potential or actual conflicts of interest exist. Prior to the end of the June board of directors meeting, all interested persons are required to sign and return a completed conflict of interest policy. The CATA executive committee is charged with reviewing the completed policies to determine whether an actual conflict of interest exists. The executive committee is empowered to assess the degree of the conflict, if one exists, and to take appropriate action. Possible actions that can be taken by the executive committee include: notice to the finance and compensation committee prior to conducting the annual employee review, or recusal of from any discussions, vote, or similar actions related to the conflict Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official The Executive Compensation Committee of the Board meets annually in April to evaluate and determine appropriate compensation of the President, other officers, and key employees. In its deliberation, the committee considers current economic and related conditions, and may use comparisons of other Trade Associations and Exhibit companies. Additionally, the organization engaged an independent compensation consultant to assist in determining the appropriateness of the compensation of the President, which included the use of a compensation survey. The results of the review are approved by the board and documented in the meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees See response to form 990 part VI line 15a. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances PENSION RELATED CHANGES - 253351; CATPAC Transfer - -85723; DRIVECHICAGOCOM LLC 18W200 BUTTERFIELD RD OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181 364378479 WEBSITE IL 127924 575587 CATA FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION 18W200 BUTTERFIELD RD OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181 260092209 GRANTS IL 501(c)(3) 7 CATA true CATPAC 18W200 BUTTERFIELD RD OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181 300001737 PAC IL 527 CATA true false true false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false true false FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION B 486294 FMV CATPAC R 119200 FMV