CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU INC (EIN 36-2704879)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201733199349312148
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)
Return2017-11-15T14:48:04-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 N Michigan Ave 2800AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606015927ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362704879EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUREAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3125678500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 EAST CERMAK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID WHITAKERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3125678500PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMark HerouxPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00959793PTIN
Phone3127298000PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.88.202.179IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-15IPDt
IP Tm09:40:21IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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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 Line1CHOOSE CHICAGOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDavid WhitakerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 EAST CERMAK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$33,319,918GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CHOOSECHICAGO.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1970FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPromote Chicago to the domestic, national, and international leisure and business traveler.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body35VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee111TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers300TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$36,875,160PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$32,815,675CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$703,837PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$493,810CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,686PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$25CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$30,637PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$10,408CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$37,613,320PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$33,319,918CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$10,686,844PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,814,683CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$22,843,617PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$18,317,449CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$33,530,461PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$27,132,132CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,082,859PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,187,786CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$16,950,771TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$20,428,850TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,125,170TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,392,818TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,825,601NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,036,032NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUREAU IS THE PREMIER SALES AND MARKETING ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES CHICAGO'S WORLD-CLASS ASSETS TO GLOBAL LEISURE TRAVEL AND CONVENTION BUSINESS TO ENSURE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE CITY AND ITS MEMBER BUSINESS COMMUNITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescOur organization promotes Chicago as a premier destination for the business and leisure traveler. As a result, 52.4 million domestic and international travelers visited Chicago in 2016. These visitors generated 14.9 billion in spending, yielding more than $953 million in tax revenue for the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document39IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee111EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members35GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member35IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1W JAMES MEYERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3125678560PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 E CERMAK RDAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (55 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Desiree Rogers
Chair10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gillian Darlow
Vice Chair10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lou Raizin
Treasurer10.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Donelly
Secretary10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Holly Agra
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walter Burnett Jr
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Cassidy
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Coli Sr
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Colletti
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ginger Evans
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Finn
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laurence Geller
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Billy Glunz
Director0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Guerra-Lapacek
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brett Hart
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lori Healey
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Pat Heftman
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jake Henry
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Hughes
Director0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Hynes
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marko Iglendza
Director0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kwang-Wu Kim
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barbara Laken
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Loughlin
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin McLaughlin
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Mickelson
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Theresa Mintle
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynn Osmond
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jorge Ramirez
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Razumich-Zec
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandra Reynolds
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Ricketts
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manny Sanchez
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harriet Seitler
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alpana Singh
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melody Spann-Cooper
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Tomasiewicz
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlos Tortolero
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Villanova
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ron Vlasic
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Watson
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Willer
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bernie Wong
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Welsh
President and CEO (former)40.000.00Yes (X)$345,516$0$0
David Whitaker
President and CEO40.000.50Yes (X)$300,557$0$0
W James Meyer
CFO40.000.50Yes (X)$202,836$0$0
Marc Anderson
SVP Sales and Services40.000.00Yes (X)$367,283$0$0
Edie Glavey
VP Corporate Sales40.000.00$208,058$0$0Yes (X)
Kara Bachman
Executive Director Chicago Sports Commission40.000.00$184,572$0$0Yes (X)
Julianne Mullins Scuras
VP Convention Sales40.000.00$208,632$0$0Yes (X)
Rose Horcher
VP Client Services40.000.00$185,217$0$0Yes (X)
Amy Falter
Director Sales40.000.00$182,393$0$0Yes (X)
Darrell Baker
Director Sales40.000.00$198,890$0$0Yes (X)
Rakesh Gupta
Director Sales40.000.00$185,476$0$0Yes (X)
Tamera Jones
Director Sales40.000.00$214,850$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,784,280TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K12IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
STARCOM WORLDWIDE INC
35 W WACKER DR 3200CHICAGOIL60601MEDIA PURCHASES$5,307,105
Brand USA
1725 Eye Street NW 8th floorWashingtonDC20006Advertising Services$2,250,000
C3 PRESENTS LLC
1645 E 6TH ST 150AUSTINTX78702WEATHER MITIGATION$1,603,017
FCB CHICAGO
875 N MICHIGAN AVECHICAGOIL60611DESIGN SERVICES$1,083,815
City of Chicago
121 N LaSalle DrChicagoIL60602EVENT SERVICES$764,933
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,945,180MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$30,870,495GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$32,815,675TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPONSORED PROJECTS900099$249,400$249,400
PUBLICATIONS900099$154,334$154,334
BUREAU SERVICES900099$90,076$90,076
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$493,810TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$25ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,408TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,408RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$10,408OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,319,918TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$504,218RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$25ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,557,646TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,954,421TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,630TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$574,579TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$566,407TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,608TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,410TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,272TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$280,200TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,482,645TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,287,350TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,308TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$292,613TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$803,709TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,426TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,356TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
SPONSORED EVENTS$4,568,435
EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS$1,125,194
SPONSORSHIPS$1,065,211
OTHER$385,142

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,570TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,132,132TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,158,827BOYAmt
EOY$10,925,194EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,294BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,414,415BOYAmt
EOY$5,687,955EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$591,444BOYAmt
EOY$3,362,481EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,193,366LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,827,743LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$448,149BOYAmt
EOY$365,623EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,642BOYAmt
EOY$87,597EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,950,771BOYAmt
EOY$20,428,850EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,792,835BOYAmt
EOY$2,249,394EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,096,693BOYAmt
EOY$1,055,827EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,642BOYAmt
EOY$87,597EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,125,170BOYAmt
EOY$3,392,818EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,715,601BOYAmt
EOY$17,036,032EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,825,601BOYAmt
EOY$17,036,032EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,950,771BOYAmt
EOY$20,428,850EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,187,786ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$2,355DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$25,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,926,256DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$217,168NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$701,294NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$918,462NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$94,387AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$824,075CarriedOverAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHOOSE CHICAGO LOBBIES ON BEHALF OF THE VISITOR INDUSTRY IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$301,030OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$147,512DepreciationAmt
Book Value$153,518BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,283,492OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,188,217DepreciationAmt
Book Value$95,275BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$608,844OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$492,014DepreciationAmt
Book Value$116,830BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$365,623TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$87,597Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$87,597TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,434,242TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$769,243DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$345,081OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,114,324RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$33,319,918RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$33,319,918TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,042,187TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$910,055OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$910,055ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$27,132,132ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$27,132,132TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Choose Chicago follows the accounting standards for contingencies in evaluating uncertain tax positions. The guidance prescribes recognition threshold principles for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return that are not certain to be realized. There are no uncertain tax positions by Choose Chicago as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Choose Chicago's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Choose Chicago Foundation Revenue 345,081.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:In-Kind 719,589. CCF Expenses 121,738. CCF Golf 66,373. CC Golf 2,355.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Don Welsh
President and CEO (former)$338,987$0$0$0$6,529$0$0$0$0$0$345,516$0$0$0
David Whitaker
President and CEO$282,557$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$0$0$300,557$0$0$0
W James Meyer
CFO$182,787$0$0$0$20,049$0$0$0$0$0$202,836$0$0$0
Marc Anderson
SVP Sales and Services$349,283$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$0$0$367,283$0$0$0
Edie Glavey
VP Corporate Sales$189,081$0$0$0$18,977$0$0$0$0$0$208,058$0$0$0
Kara Bachman
Executive Director Chicago Sports Co$176,926$0$0$0$7,646$0$0$0$0$0$184,572$0$0$0
Julianne Mullins Scuras
VP Convention Sales$190,632$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$0$0$208,632$0$0$0
Rose Horcher
VP Client Services$161,770$0$0$0$23,447$0$0$0$0$0$185,217$0$0$0
Amy Falter
Director Sales$158,721$0$0$0$23,672$0$0$0$0$0$182,393$0$0$0
Darrell Baker
Director Sales$174,890$0$0$0$24,000$0$0$0$0$0$198,890$0$0$0
Rakesh Gupta
Director Sales$173,050$0$0$0$12,426$0$0$0$0$0$185,476$0$0$0
Tamera Jones
Director Sales$211,313$0$0$0$3,537$0$0$0$0$0$214,850$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4b.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDavid Whitaker 457b contribution totaling $18,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Lou Raizin
Board Member$90,550Event Tickets/facility rent0
Lori Healy
Board Member$208,164Office Rent0
Patrick Donelly
Board Member$18,949Event Host0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe organization provides a copy of the Form 990 to the treasurer who reviews and discusses any issues related to Form 990 with the independent auditors and when you are in full compliance the tax returns are filed with the authorities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe organization has written conflict of interest policy. The employees and the governing body members are required to sign and acknowledge the policy. The organization monitors compliance and updates every year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The compensation of the organization's CEO includes studies and review by the compensation committee of the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization maintains a website to provide information to the public. The information about the organization and its governance is also provided to the public only upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Intercompany transfers 25,000.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The organization did not have any changes either in its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE R, PAGE 1, PART II, COLUMN B:BEAUTIFYING PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SPACES IN THE GREATER CHICAGO AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT, ATTRACTING AND FACILITATING RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE GREATER CHICAGO AREA AND ILLINOIS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 EAST CERMAK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454847768EIN
Primary ActivitiesSee Part VIIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION
OACTUAL
CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION
SACTUAL

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePage 1; Part 2, Column bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTo Accelerate the civic, cultural and economic growth of Chicago through travel and tourism initiatives.ExplanationTxt

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