2015-11-13T14:58:58-06:00 2014-12-31 363117333 KESSLER ORLEAN SILVER & CO PC 1101 LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE C DEERFIELD IL 60015 990 2014-01-01 320017985 THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION CO CONNIE SPREEN EXPE 7732416044 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 CONSTANCE SPREEN PRESIDENT 7732416044 2015-11-13 1 ANNE C RUZICKA P00446442 8475804100 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z CONSTANCE SPREEN 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 1021131 0 X WWW.EXPERIMENTALSTATION.ORG X 2002 IL THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER ARTISTS OF ALL GENRES, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER LECTURES, LESSONS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS OR SERVICES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE BY PROVIDING BELOW-MARKET RENTS. 6 4 16 20 0 0 465757 783574 292905 216963 0 0 17772 20594 776434 1021131 28700 60187 0 0 341105 375181 0 0 9011 316779 447516 686584 882884 89850 138247 299348 424988 49581 59520 249767 365468 X THE MISSION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION IS TO BUILD INDEPENDENT CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. WE DO THIS BY FOSTERING A DYNAMIC ECOLOGY OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. AREAS OF PRIMARY INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ART, ECOLOGY, FOOD CULTURE, CULTURAL CRITICISM, INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AND ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF EDUCATION. 0 0 258202 144374 BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS-BLACKSTONE BICYCLE WORKS IS A BUSTLING COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP THAT EACH YEAR EMPOWERS OVER 200 BOYS AND GIRLS FROM CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE--TEACHING THEM MECHANICAL SKILLS, JOB SKILLS, BUSINESS LITERACY AND HOW TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN OUR YEAR-ROUND 'EARN AND LEARN' YOUTH PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS EARN BICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES FOR THEIR WORK IN THE SHOP. IN ADDITION, OUR YOUTHS RECEIVE AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, MENTORING, INTERNSHIPS AND EXTERNSHIPS, COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISING, AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 94389 15526 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET-THE 61ST STREET FARMERS MARKET BRINGS FRESH, ORGANIC, AND SUSTAINABLY RAISED FOODS FROM OVER 25 REGIONAL VENDORS AND PRODUCERS TO THE WOODLAWN NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. WEEKLY CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS SHOWCASE HOW TO PREPARE LOCALLY SOURCED SEASONAL DISHES, WHILE THE MARKET SCHOOL AND LIBRARY TEACH FAMILIES ABOUT NUTRITION, FOOD PREPARATION, AND GARDENING. OUR GARDEN-TO-PLATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS BRINGS A FOCUSED NUTRITION AND GARDENING CURRICULUM TO OVER 300 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, INVOLVING THEM IN THE FULL FOOD CYCLE, FROM GERMINATING SEEDS TO PREPARING FRESH MEALS. 133945 CITY EBT-THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION PROVIDES EBT/LINK SERVICE TO THE 20 CITY OF CHICAGO FARMERS MARKETS, ENABLING RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL NUTRITION BENEFITS ('LINK' IN ILLINOIS) TO PURCHASE FOODS AT DESIGNATED CITY OF CHICAGO FARMERS MARKETS WITH THEIR LINK CARDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION CONDUCTS ITS DOUBLE VALUE COUPON PROGRAM AT THESE MARKETS, MATCHING $10-25 DOLLARS IN LINK MONEY FOR EVERY CUSTOMER AT EACH MARKET, EVERY WEEK. 120262 60187 LINK UP-LINK UP ILLINOIS INCREASES THE AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NUTRITIOUS, LOCALLY GROWN FOODS SOLD AT ILLINOIS FARMERS MARKETS BY PROVIDING FUNDING EACH YEAR TO 35-40 FARMERS MARKETS ACROSS THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT DOUBLE VALUE COUPON INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS GIVE LINK CARD (ILLINOIS' SNAP PROGRAM) SHOPPERS DOUBLE THE VALUE OF THEIR FRESH FOOD PURCHASES. LINK UP ILLINOIS ALSO PROVIDES PARTICIPATING MARKETS WITH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE PROGRAMS SUCCESSFULLY. TO DATE, EXPERIMENTAL STATION HAS TRAINED OVER 75 MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO ACCEPT LINK AND HAS PROVIDED DOUBLE VALUE COUPON FUNDING AND TRAINING TO OVER 55 MARKETS. CULTURAL EVENTS-THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION HOSTS A VARIETY OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE INCLUDE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, ART EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND LECTURES. AMONG THE MANY CULTURAL EVENTS WE HAVE HOSTED ARE READINGS BY AUTHORS NAOMI KLEIN AND THOMAS FRANK, A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE BY THE BREAD & PUPPET THEATER, CONCERTS BY EXPERIMENTAL COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN GENE COLEMAN, THE FESTIVAL OF DEMOCRACY, ASSATA SHAKUR'S CHICAGO BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL PANELS AND DISCUSSIONS, A YEAR-LONG SERIES OF EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONS ON BLACK CULTURE, POLITICS, AND AESTHETICS, HYDE PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL CONCERTS, KANSAS CITY-BASED WHOOP DEE DOO PERFORMANCES, AN AUDIO/PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT BY BEN CALHOUN AND PAUL CALHOUN, CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTHORS MICHELLE ALEXANDER, NATALIE MOORE AND LANCE WILLIAMS, HYDE PARK COMMUNITY PLAYERS PERFORMANCES, THE ANNUAL TELLEBRATION STORYTELLING FESTIVAL, AND MANY MORE.BUSINESS INCUBATOR-THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION HOSTS AND SUPPORTS THE DIVERSE WORK OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING DISCOUNTED LONG-TERM RETAIL AND RENTAL SPACE, AS WELL AS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT. THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTE, BACKSTORY CAFE, ROOTS AND SHOOTS, AREA CHICAGO, THEASTER GATES' YAMAGUCHI INSTITUTE, B'GABS RAW VEGAN DELI, THE CHICAGO FREE SCHOOL, AND THE SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER HAVE ALL BENEFITED FROM SUCH SUPPORT. 109885 THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTE OF REPORTING 83821 67368 OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS 313968 60187 67368 800504 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 IL X CONNIE SPREEN 7732415458 6100 S BLACKSTONE CHICAGO IL 60637 MARTIN FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNIE SPREEN PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X X 57911 0 0 MICHELLE HOLLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA GLASS SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAHEEM MAJEED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN PETERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMITT HOUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 57911 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171959 611615 783574 BICYCLE SHOP INCOME 900099 144374 144374 RENTAL TO COMMUNITY OR 531190 33908 33908 FEES FOR SERVICES 900099 23155 23155 FARMERS MARKET 900099 15526 15526 216963 10289 0 10289 10289 OTHER 900099 10305 10305 10305 1021131 227268 0 10289 X 60187 60187 57911 29190 24921 3800 269020 254843 14177 14265 7979 6286 33985 29397 4168 420 4000 4000 170239 168752 384 1103 4569 4569 15022 10679 3423 920 7381 7316 65 80731 76904 3245 582 1451 1042 397 12 10227 10227 16274 13969 1940 365 COST OF GOODS SOLD BBW 53508 53508 0 0 LINK DVCP REIMBURSEMENT 41601 41601 0 0 SHOP SUPPLIES 19351 19010 0 341 PAYMENT PROCESSING 7775 7281 0 494 15387 14277 136 974 882884 800504 73369 9011 89584 119888 40000 113660 35629 60664 14838 13418 3255 2135 164800 49577 116042 115223 299348 424988 45301 59520 4280 0 49581 59520 X 202221 258218 47546 107250 0 0 249767 365468 299348 424988 138247 -22546 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 262558 450189 318252 465757 719310 2216066 262558 450189 318252 465757 719310 2216066 2216066 34268 32604 32438 99310 16243 36219 110009 8420 10305 181196 2496572 977689 0.88760 X 0.84760 0.07000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 121293 18579 102714 7599 6601 998 35908 24397 11511 115223 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48. 1 LOGAN SQUARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 3147 W LOGAN BLVD 12 CHICAGO IL 60647 5000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET GLENWOOD SUNDAY MARKET 6962 N GLENWOOD CHICAGO IL 60626 8000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET EBT-LINKUP 25000 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON A REQUEST. A PARTIAL PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE DISBURSED UNTIL THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING INFORMATION. ALL GRANTS ARE TO SUPPORT DOUBLE COUPON VALUE TO CUSTOMERS OF THE VARIOUS FARMER'S MARKETS. GRANTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM $600 TO $25,000. 14 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED GRANTS IN 2014 FOR A TOTAL OF $60,187. DAN PETERMAN MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS X 700 700 0 1 0 700 6100 BLACESTONE INC 100 OWNED BY DAN PETERMAN AND CONNIE SPREEN DAN PETERMAN IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONNIE SPREEN IS THE 30000 THE ORGANIZATIONS RENTS THE 6100 BLACSTONE, INC. BUILDING. THE ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE BUILDING IN LIEU OF RENT. 0 6100 BLACESTONE INC 100 OWNED BY DAN PETERMAN AND CONNIE SPREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE BOARD 30000 THE ORGANIZATIONS RENTS THE 6100 BLACSTONE, INC. BUILDING. THE ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE BUILDING IN LIEU OF RENT. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OWN THE PROPERTY AND LEASE IT TO THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2013 THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINED A GRANT TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS PROPERTY WHICH INCLUDED INSTALLING SOLAR HEAT AND TUCKPOINTING OF THE BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000. THE PROPERTY OWNERS PAID ADDITIONAL COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $30,000 TOWARD THIS RENOVATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD AS REQUESTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 55,844. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 55,844. PROGRAM SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,313. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 384. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 543. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,240. OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 89,022. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 560. TOTAL EXPENSES 89,582. YOUTH STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,573. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,573. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVES AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.