CHICAGO COMMONS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: CHICAGO COMMONS ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-2169136)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-05-13
IRS object ID: 201511339349303631
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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 G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-13T13:44:43-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 S WACKER DRIVE STE 800	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362169136	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Chicago Commons Association	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7736385600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	515 E 50th St No 200	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60615	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Edgar Ramirez	PersonNm
Person Title	President & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7736385600	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-05-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Marek Rozowicz	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01616027	PTIN
Phone	3126343400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Edgar Ramirez	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	515 E 50th St No 200	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60615	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$27,650,291	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.chicagocommons.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1894	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Chicago Commons Association partners with individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination and isolation. Chicago Commons operates four core programs: Child Development, Senior Services, Adult Education and Youth Services.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	939	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$822,438	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$977,675	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$22,698,116	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$26,527,647	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$33,893	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$10,180	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,775	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$28,320	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$23,564,222	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$27,543,822	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$430,638	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$336,879	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$16,142,545	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$18,952,117	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$388,097	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,809,105	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,963,344	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$23,382,288	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$27,252,340	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$181,934	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$291,482	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,843,700	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,442,452	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,871,132	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,904,941	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,972,568	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,537,511	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Chicago Commons Association partners with individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination and isolation. Chicago Commons operates four core programs: Child Development, Senior Services, Adult Education and Youth Services. Chicago Commons targets neighborhoods with the greatest needs, with a current focus on West Humboldt Park, Pilsen, Back of the Yards and Grand Boulevard.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$11,112,848	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$140,250	GrantAmt
Revenue	$11,773,027	RevenueAmt
Desc	Child Development: Child Development operates four child care centers and works with other community partners' sites to provide child care and education to 1,474 children in some of Chicago's most distressed neighborhoods. Commons was one of the first preschools in the U.S. to use the Reggio Emilia approach to educating young children, and has garneered regional and national recognition for our approach, results, and adaptations of the method. The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy that views the preschool years as crucial to the development of children as individuals. The program is based on principles of respect, responsibility, and community, and empowers children to learn through self-directed discovery. Chicago Commons tailors the Reggio Emilia approach to meet the needs of each child. We work from the recognition that every student has the potential to love learning and, ultimately, be academically successful.Commons' four child care centers provide quality HeadStart, Preschool For All, Prevention Initiative, and Child Care services annually to over 1,470 children between the ages of seven weeks and 12 years. We operate four year-round centers and support 16 community partner programs.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$12,689,591	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$13,776,071	RevenueAmt
Desc	Senior Care:Senior Services operates two adult day service centers and provides in-home services for seniors and adults with disabilities. The program provides services to 1,512 seniors and adults with disabilities to help them continue living in their own home prolonging, and in some cases preventing, the need for institutional care.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$731,936	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$73,164	GrantAmt
Revenue	$640,135	RevenueAmt
Desc	Youth & Community ServicesChicago Commons Youth Services provides after-school and summer programmings in Humboldt Park, serving 168 students. Services include tutoring, community projects, leadership development, field trips, computer access and more to promote and support in-classroom academic achievement.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$497,172	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$123,465	GrantAmt
Revenue	$338,414	RevenueAmt
Desc	Chicago Commons Adult Education & Training Center:Chicago Commons Adult Basic Education and Training Center offers adult basic education, vocational bridge programming, digital literacy and job readiness courses to 450 low-skilled adults each year. In 2013, the center began offering job placement, financial coaching and income support services to its menu of services through a new Center for Working Families.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$497,172	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$123,465	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$338,414	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$25,031,547	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	126	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	939	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Dhiren Shah CPA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7736385600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	515 E 50th Street Suite 200	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60615	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Daniel G Valliere
President & Exec Director	45.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$64,684	$0	$0
Edgar E Ramirez
President & CEO	45.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$100,704	$0	$7,734
James Hill III
Chair	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Willard S Evans Jr
Vice Chair	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Michael D Pratt
Treasurer	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Annette G Dezelan
Secretary	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Holly M Baumgart
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joel Brosk
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Shonte Coleman
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alfred E D'Ancona
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Caroline Harney
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann Beran Jones
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Phillip B Kenny
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert E Smietana
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Steven Sparks
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joseph T Vanyo
Director (Left FY14)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary E Timmons
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ronald G Kaminski
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lizette Castenada
Director (Left FY14)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dhiren Shah
Chief Financial Officer	45.00		Yes (X)	$131,737	$0	$8,293
Sarah Frick
Sr. VP, External Affairs/Strategy	45.00			$113,023	$0	$7,490	Yes (X)
Cary Crawford
VP, Senior Services	45.00			$128,201	$0	$2,592	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$538,349	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$26,109	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Eyes on the Future
6969 N Ravenswood	Chicago	IL	60626	Daycare Services	$217,286
Great Computer Solutions Inc
5152 W Main St	Skokie	IL	60077	IT Consulting	$154,317
Diversey Daycare
3155 W Diversey	Chicago	IL	60647	Daycare Services	$152,610
Outsource partners International
280 Park Avenue 38th Floor	New York	NY	10017	Accounting Services	$106,445
Kimball Daycare
2609 N Kimball	Chicago	IL	60647	Daycare Services	$102,750

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$50,000	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$159,685	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$767,990	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$116,100	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$977,675	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Senior Care	624100	$13,776,071	$13,776,071
Child Development	624100	$11,773,027	$11,773,027
Youth & Community Services	624100	$640,135	$640,135
Adult Education	624310	$338,414	$338,414

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$26,527,647	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,180	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,180	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$113,980	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$159,685	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$106,469	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,511	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,511	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,809	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$20,809	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$20,809	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$27,543,822	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$26,527,647	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$38,500	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$334,367	TotalAmt
Program Services	$334,367	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,512	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$313,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$295,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,592	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,069	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,962,196	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,061,957	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$692,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$207,413	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,025	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,039	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,322	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,244,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,173,900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,487	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,361,251	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,280,848	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,642	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,761	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,408	TotalAmt
Management And General	$56,408	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,403	TotalAmt
Management And General	$64,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,062	TotalAmt
Management And General	$152,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,026,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,667,858	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$278,498	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$79,726	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,696	TotalAmt
Management And General	$39,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,566	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$586,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$537,283	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,398	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$178,930	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,146	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,893,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,782,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,367	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,177	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,084	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,698	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,395	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$153,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$121,661	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,171	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$780	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$131,929	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,305	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$259,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$228,645	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,584	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146,420	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,686	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$571	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Program Food	$525,685	$525,685
Program Supplies	$291,995	$291,995
Membership Dues	$113,201	$53,476	$57,770	$1,955
Bad Debt Expense	$80,000	$80,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,839	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,851	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,736	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,252	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,252,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,031,547	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,832,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$388,097	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,552,308	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,163,846	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$221,690	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,134,220	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,682,521	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,578	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,351,655	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,593,890	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,862,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,757,765	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,823	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,068	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,056,751	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,328,984	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,843,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,442,452	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,390,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,579,438	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,503	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,328,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,072,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,871,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,904,941	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,318,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,545,160	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,520,178	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,586,367	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,133,751	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,405,984	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,972,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,537,511	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,843,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,442,452	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$291,482	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,228	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$272,233	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,064,628	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,656,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,646,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$822,438	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,038,095	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$69,227,892	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$454,863	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$284,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$399,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$22,698,116	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$26,527,647	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$50,364,577	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,519,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,940,475	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$24,046,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,520,554	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,565,742	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$119,592,469	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$119,592,469	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,862	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,281	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$185,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,180	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$260,023	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,862	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,281	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$185,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,180	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$260,023	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,528,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,961,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$24,232,014	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,554,447	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,575,922	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$119,852,492	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99780	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99770	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00220	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00230	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$247,381	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$247,381	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,178,069	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,171,636	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,006,433	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$911,205	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$422,254	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$488,951	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$15,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,757,765	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Beneficial Interest in Irrevocable Perpetual Trusts	Desc
Book Value	$3,328,984	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$3,328,984	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Accrued Retirement Obligations	Desc
Amt	$70,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$70,000	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$27,817,283	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,228	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$272,233	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$273,461	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$27,543,822	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$27,543,822	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$27,252,340	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$27,252,340	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$27,252,340	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part X, Line 2:

Commons is exempt from income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state law. The accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, Commons may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more than likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of Commons and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income (UBIT). The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities for the reporting period presented in the financial statements. Commons files Form 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the State of Illinois. Commons is generally no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for tax years before 2010.

Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:

Change in Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trusts 272,233.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Wine Tasting Event	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$104,132	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$66,952	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$37,180	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$2,000	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$26,309	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$7,478	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2	Golf Event	NameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2	$169,533	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$92,733	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$76,800	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$2,000	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$48,560	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$16,879	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$3,243	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$273,665	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$159,685	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$113,980	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$2,000	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$50,560	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$43,188	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$10,721	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$106,469	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$7,511	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Association House
1116 N Kedzie Avenue	Chicago	IL	60651	362166961	501(c)(3)	$112,315	Community Violence Prevention Program (CVPP)
Youth Service Project
3942 W North Avenue	Chicago	IL	60647	362838207	501(c)(3)	$100,000	Community Violence Prevention Program (CVPP)
Blocks Together
3453 W North Ave	chicago	IL	60647	363983087	501(c)(3)	$80,000	Community Violence Prevention Program (CVPP)
New Life Knew Solutions
2512 S Oakley	Chicago	IL	60608	263994320	501(c)(3)	$32,668	Community Violence Prevention Program (CVPP)
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
2739 W Division	Chicago	IL	60622	237347778	501(c)(3)	$8,900	Community Violence Prevention Program (CVPP)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	5	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The initial distribution of funds for this program occurs within 7 business days of contract execution. All additional distributions are made upon approval of progress and budget reports confirming expenditures for the preceding quarter by Chicago Commons as Community Violence Prevention Program (CVPP) Humboldt Park Lead Agency, formerly known as Neighborhood Recovery Initiative Program (NRI)	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$116,100	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	BlueBook Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Column (b):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The number of contributions represents the number of vehicles received.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	The Form 990 is reviewed by the Finance/Audit committee of the Board of Directors with the CFO and the CEO. The authority to review and approve the Form 990 has been delegated to the Finance Committee by the full Board; the Finance Committee has reviewed Form 990 and approved the filing of the Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	The corporation bylaws includes the conflict of interest policy. A questionnaire is distributed to Governing Board Members, as well as officers and key employees, annually through which individuals identify any potential conflicts of interest. Additionally, throughout the year, Members are instructed to notify the Executive Director of any potential conflicts as they arise. Any potential conflicts identified on the questionnaire or self-identified during the year are researched to determine if adequate controls are in place to prevent a conflict or if further corrective action is necessary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The executive committee of the Board of Directors, consisting of the Board President, Treasurer, Secretary and two Vice-Chairmen, determined the compensation of the organization's Executive Director. The committee, which consists entirely of independent Board Members, reviewed comparability data of peer organizations to arrive at the two Officer's levels of compensation. Signed documentation was submitted to the organization's payroll and human resources departments at the time of the decision to approve changes to the Officer's levels of compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The Chicago Commons Association's Form 990, audited financial statements, and conflict of interest policy can all be found and downloaded at www.chicagocommons.org. These documents can also be provided upon request outside of the public website. Documents are available pursuant to the disclosure terms of section 6104(d).
Form 990, Part IX, line 11g	Community Partners: Program service expenses 1,072,842. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,072,842. Consulting: Program service expenses 504,814. Management and general expenses 168,944. Fundraising expenses 79,726. Total expenses 753,484. Payroll Services: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 85,955. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 85,955. Bank Fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 23,599. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 23,599. Medical/Dental Services: Program service expenses 21,371. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 21,371. Homemakers Professionals: Program service expenses 1,068,831. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,068,831.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Change in market value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts 272,233.