CHILDRENS FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: CHILDRENS FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION (EIN 36-4094830)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-02-21
IRS object ID: 201720529349300902
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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 M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-02-21T12:00:10-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350921680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 West Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 2600	AddressLine2Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606061224	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364094830	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Children First Fund The Chicago Public Schools Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7735534059	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	42 West Madison Street 2nd Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60602	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Terry Mazany	PersonNm
Person Title	Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-02-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Nicole Bencik	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00756195	PTIN
Phone	3128997000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,836,382	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.cps.edu/About_CPS/Departments/Pages/ChildrenFirstFundCPSFoundation.aspx	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The CFF mission is to support CPS' ultimate goal of ensuring that every child in every school is on track at every stage in his or her career to graduate prepared for success in postsecondary education and employment.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income	$10,962	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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Total Assets EOY	$7,628,314	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$669,910	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$207,437	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Mission	The Children First Fund: Chicago Public Schools Foundation (CFF) is a non-profit organization incorporated under the Illinois General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act. CFF was founded in 1996 to improve the quality of education in and increase support of the Chicago Public Schools system, a related governmental entity. CFF directs resources towards areas of identified need, by providing mechanisms through which community, foundation and civic resources can be allocated for educational programs and initiatives in a stable, equitable and timely manner, increasing community, foundation and civic involvement with and support for the Chicago Public School system, and by such other means as are appropriate and consistent with the purpose of CFF.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
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Grant	$4,234,148	GrantAmt
Revenue	-$177,962	RevenueAmt
Desc	CFF, established in 1996, is the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). In this capacity, CFF acts as a fiscal agent for foundation, corporate, and individual contributions to CPS to fund programs that supplement educational opportunities. The CFF mission is to support CPS' ultimate goal of ensuring that every child in every school is on track at every stage in his or her career to graduate prepared for success in postsecondary education and employment. CFF has raised over $100 million for CPS schools and administrative units since its inception. CFF provides fiscal and grants management services for over 300 CPS programs and schools.	Desc
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Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7735534059	PhoneNum

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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Terry Mazany
Director, President	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alan King
Director, Secretary	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mary Cahillane
Director, Treasurer	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Clare Munana
Director, Vice President	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David Vitale
Director	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

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Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Third Sight Technologies Corporation
1812 Lisson Road	Naperville	IL	60565	Consulting Charter School Integration	$155,000
Point B Inc
PO Box 45527	San Francisco	CA	941450527	Consulting Databridge Pilot Project	$154,175
WESTED
4665 LAMPSON AVENUE	LOS ALAMITOS	CA	90720	Consulting Dual Language & Literacy	$154,000
University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration
969 East 60th Street	Chicago	IL	60637	Consulting Language & Literacy	$134,926
ACENTERPRISES LLC Education Division
7135 South Harvard Avenue	Chicago	IL	60621	Consulting Financial Literacy	$100,400

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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Noncash Contributions	$113,919	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,003,382	TotalContributionsAmt

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	$10,962	ExclusionAmt

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Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

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Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Desc	LOSS ON AMENDED GRANTS	Desc
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Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$177,962	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion	$10,962	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$3,940,606	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$293,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$293,542	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

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Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$2,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$1,319,610	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,904,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,420,877	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,574,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,628,314	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$483,733	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	$5,535,164	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,441,698	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,542,890	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,172,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,003,382	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,696,049	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	$5,535,164	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,441,698	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,542,890	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,172,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,003,382	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,696,049	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,072,102	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$20,623,947	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,174	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,186	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,833	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,320	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,962	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,475	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 Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$24,749,524	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	-$1,054,196	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.8333	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.7175	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,118,704	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$104,360	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$104,360	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,014,344	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$177,962	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$177,962	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,836,382	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,602,437	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$104,360	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$177,962	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$282,322	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,320,115	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,320,115	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	CFF is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and therefore no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying financial statements. CFF follows guidance with respect to accounting for uncertain tax positions. No provision has been made for income taxes in the accompanying financial statements, as CFF has had no significant unrelated business income. If CFF incurs interest and penalties, CFF recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest and income tax expense, respectively. CFF has no amounts accrued for interest or penalties as of June 30, 2016 and 2015. CFF does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefit to significantly change in the next 12 months.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements	LOSS ON AMENDED GRANTS - -177962
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990	LOSS ON AMENDED GRANTS - 177962

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (54 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$36,059	After School All Stars Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$28,876	Science Professional Development
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$58,798	STEM Education
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$25,000	Math Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$26,163	Lindblom HS STEM Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$17,350	Robotics Program-Lindblom
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$14,205	School Partnership - Finkl
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$7,390	Financial Literacy
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$78,608	Chinese Summer Immersion Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$91,888	Math Professional Development
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$31,360	Adobe Youth Voices
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$160,297	Language & Literacy Professional Development
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$63,582	Health Career Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$35,248	STEM Program - Chicago Vocational HS
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$77,366	Dual Language Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$420,913	District Charter Collaboration
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$12,372	Adobe Youth Voices Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$81,689	Googlepalooza
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$53,180	Work Study Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$48,180	Global Citizenship Initiative
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$91,166	Social Science Professional Development
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$69,794	Health - LearnWell
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$14,831	Service Learning
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$34,300	Development Manager - Network 5
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$106,036	CPS Back to School Calendar
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$12,883	Summer Internships
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$22,489	Tech Talk
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$166,834	Computer Science
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$11,990	Digital Literacy
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$6,623	College Advising Credential
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$264,196	Global Citizenship Initiative
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$211,904	Summer Employment & Job Certification
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$55,765	Social Science Curriculum
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$150,470	Digital Arts Academy-Planning Phase
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$22,964	Healthy CPS
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$9,600	Special Olympics - Chicago Ag HS
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$59,662	Back to School Campaign
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$119,190	Lesson Study Program
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$231,292	Financial Literacy
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$49,000	Adobe Youth Voices
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$129,966	Language, Literacy, and Leadership Professional Development
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$20,000	Demonstration School-Washington HS
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$302,127	Global Citizenship Initiative
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$14,953	College Advising Credential
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$55,553	Dyett High School for the Arts
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$20,000	Demonstration School - Tilden HS
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$9,018	Demonstration School-Hancock HS
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$13,453	STEM Program - Lindblom HS
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$12,250	Senior Seminar Project
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$20,195	School Partnership - Kellman ES
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$43,031	Global Citizenship Initiative Strategic Planning
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$46,088	Health-LearnWell
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$30,000	Aspen Challenge
Chicago Public Schools
42 West Madison Street	Chicago	IL	60602	366005821	501(c)1	$31,645	Job Certification

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (13 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
CRISIS SUPPORT FUND (BURIAL ASSISTANCE)	65	$100,343
DORA BOURNE (SAVINGS BOND AND CASH AWARD)	2	$1,000
FARMERS MARKET BAG DESIGN CONTEST (COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CASH AWARDS)	7	$6,000
SPRY SCHOLARSHIP (COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS)	4	$1,650
WF COATS FOR KIDS CAMPAIGN (Coats)	1499		$25,618	Invoice	Coats
SUZY DENVIR FUND (COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS)	23	$46,400
TOYS FOR TOTS (Toys)	2085		$65,440	Invoice	Toys
CPS Dream Fund (College Scholarships)	6	$5,104
Enhance Educational Foundation Scholarship	1	$2,500
Academies of Finance (College Scholarships)	2	$5,100
School Uniforms-Homeless Students	650		$22,101	Invoice	School Uniforms
Harbor Freight Scholarship	5	$17,000
Science Education Scholarship	1	$5,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Children First Fund (CFF) acts as a fiscal agent for special grants and donations given to support the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). CFF reviews, processes, and pays all invoices related to grants, expenditures and other assistance to organizations or individuals for CPS. CFF must receive substantiation prior to reimbursing CPS for grants or expenditures for their programs. Additionally, all receipts are reviewed by CFF to ensure the expenditures are consistent with the purpose for which the grant was given and are intended to support educational opportunities for CPS students.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Toys	2085	$41,700	Other - Average cost per item $20
Yes (X)	Coats	1499	$25,618	Other
Yes (X)	School Uniforms	650	$22,101	Other
Yes (X)	Supplies	1	$2,000	Other - Invoice
Yes (X)	LAPTOP COMPUTERS	150	$22,500	Market value

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Other - Toys: Number of items received Other - Coats: Number of items received Other - School Uniforms: Number of items received Other - Supplies: Number of contributions Other - LAPTOP COMPUTERS: NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Accomplishments	CFF supports CPS programs that concentrate on enhancing student achievement
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 Process for Determining Compensation	The Children First Fund (CFF) officers, directors, and trustees are not compensated for their services provided in conjunction with their positions at CFF. Additionally, the filing organization does not have any other officers, key employees, or highest compensated employees meeting the IRS' definition, therefore these questions have been intentionally answered 'No' in accordance with the instructions to the Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	The Chicago Board of Education has the authority to appoint two members of the CFF Board. With the exception of the two directors appointed by the Board of Education, the Board of Directors shall have the right to remove any director from the Board of Directors at any time, with or without cause. The Board of Education shall have the right to remove either of the two directors it appointed to the Board of Directors from the Board of Directors at any time, with or without cause.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	Please see the narrative to Part VI, Section A, Line 6.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	CFF's management and the full board perform a detailed preliminary review of the prepared form 990. Subsequent to this review, A full copy of final Form 990 is provided to each member of the governing body for their review prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	All officers, directors, and trustees are required to disclose annually any potential or actual conflicts that may exist with the organization. The completed disclosure statements are then reviewed by the Board to determine if an actual conflict exists with the organization. If it is determined an actual conflict of interest exists, the individual with the conflict shall abstain from voting on or advocating a position on any action in which he or she has a conflict of interest. The abstention shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the issue is under consideration.
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.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Chicago Public Schools	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	42 West Madison Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	366005821	EIN
Primary Activities	Education	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(1	ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd