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CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU INC (EIN 36-2704879)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-10
IRS object ID
202103149349300900
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-10T06:10:12-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN132781641PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MITCHELL & TITUS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 PINE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonJAMES MEYERPersonNm
Person TitleCFO / CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3125678500PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJAMESPersonFirstNm
Person LastMEYERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK E DAVIS JRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00446023PTIN
Phone2127094500PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-02PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHOOSE CHICAGOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAMES MEYERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 EAST CERMAK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,478,473GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body37VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent37VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee92TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers300TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$32,076,242PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$21,269,116CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$532,646PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$190,469CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,263PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,852CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,961PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$11,036CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$32,617,112PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,478,473CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$10,687,163PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,167,422CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$23,058,969PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$15,491,289CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$33,746,132PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$22,658,711CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,129,020PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,180,238CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,490,038TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,012,402TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,592,444TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,295,001TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,897,594NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,717,401NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 58.7 MILLION DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS VISITED CHICAGO IN 2019. AN INCREASE OF 2.0% OVER 2018'S RECORD OF 57.6 MILLION. THESE VISITORS GENERATED $138 MILLION IN CITY HOTEL TAX REVENUE, $1.1 BILLION IN TOURISM TAX REVENUE AND SPENT $16.5 BILLION IN 2019. CHICAGO TRAVEL AND TOURISM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 153,000 JOBS IN 2019.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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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 Document65IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee92EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members37GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member37IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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 (48 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAY BLUNK
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER BURNETT JR
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENN EDEN
CHAIRMAN10.000.10Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROSA ESCARENO
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON FINN
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD GAMBLE
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARILYNN GARDNER
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILLY GLUNZ
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT HART
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAKE HENRY
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY HUGHES
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT HYNES
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARKO IGLENDZA
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL JACOBSON
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK KELLY
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA LAKEN
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK LAUER
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE MASON
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY MICKELSON
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN OSMOND
VICE CHAIR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARIA RAZUMICH-ZEC
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT REITER
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE RHEE
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEG SAHS
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRNA SALAZAR
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANNY SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIET SEITLER
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALPANA SINGH
TREASURER1.000.10Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MELODY SPANN-COOPER
SECRETARY0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRISTIE TARANTINO-DEAN
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM TOIA
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN WELLS
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WILLER
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA ZOPP
DIRECTOR0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WHITAKER
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.001.00$455,673$0$25,282Yes (X)
MARC ANDERSON
COO40.000.25$381,667$0$8,522Yes (X)
W JAMES MEYER
CFO40.001.00$196,485$0$5,895Yes (X)
DAWN YOUNG
VP CORPORATE SALES40.000.00$185,724$0$4,678Yes (X)
JULIE SCURAS
VP CONVENTION SALES40.000.00$213,957$0$5,146Yes (X)
RITA CHEN
VP MARKETING40.000.00$191,629$0$5,177Yes (X)
KARA BACHMAN
EXEC DIR CHICAGO SPORTS CO40.000.00$185,680$0$4,999Yes (X)
ROSE HORCHER
VP CLIENT SERVICES40.000.00$188,104$0$4,818Yes (X)
DARRELL BAKER
DIRECTOR SALES40.000.00$188,816$0$4,579Yes (X)
MICHELLE GONZALEZ
VP MEDIA RELATIONS40.000.00$190,698$0$5,137Yes (X)
LORI ADELSICK
VP STRATEGIC P'SHIP & SPECIAL EVENTS40.000.00$159,379$0$4,061Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,537,812TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$78,294TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ENVISIONIT
130 E RANDOLPH ST 1600CHICAGOIL60601MEDIA PURCHASES$3,526,630
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
2646 RAINER AVE SOUTH STE 1020SEATTLEWA98144EVENT SERVICES$1,350,000
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION
167 W 12TH STREETNEW YORKNY10011EVENT SERVICES$968,000
FCB CHICAGO
875 N MICHIGAN AVECHICAGOIL60611CREATIVE DESIGN SERVICES$817,764
EXPEDIA
PO BOX 847677DALLASTX75284MEDIA PURCHASES$529,441
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K25CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,901,182MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$2,973,500GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$16,394,434AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$21,269,116TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PUBLICATIONS900099$151,300$151,300
SPONSORED PROJECTS900099$33,744$33,744
BUREAU SERVICES900099$5,425$5,425
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$190,469TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,852TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,852ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER MISC INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,036TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,036ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,036OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,478,473TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$190,469RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$18,888ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,810,816TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,004,382TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,998TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$734,384TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,842TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,689TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,940TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,225,847TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,163,618TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$626,635TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,759TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,012TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,868TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$374,071TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,430TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,379TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
SPONSORSHIP EVENTS$4,958,451
SPONSORSHIPS$575,507
PURCHASED RESEARCH$364,034

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,049TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,658,711TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,938,230BOYAmt
EOY$5,978,938EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,003,263BOYAmt
EOY$1,007,795EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,972,575BOYAmt
EOY$2,163,884EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,317,192BOYAmt
EOY$645,765EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,484,500LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,384,684LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,433BOYAmt
EOY$99,816EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$116,204EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,345BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,490,038BOYAmt
EOY$10,012,402EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,217,866BOYAmt
EOY$730,591EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,290,233BOYAmt
EOY$448,206EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,345BOYAmt
EOY$116,204EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,592,444BOYAmt
EOY$1,295,001EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,897,594BOYAmt
EOY$8,717,401EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,897,594BOYAmt
EOY$8,717,401EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,490,038BOYAmt
EOY$10,012,402EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,180,238ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$45PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,901,182DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$296,211NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$1,337,642NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$1,633,853NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$105,210AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$1,528,643CarriedOverAmt

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$302,330OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$254,518DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,812BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,573,326OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,521,322DepreciationAmt
Book Value$52,004BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$608,844OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$608,844DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$99,816TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITY - CURRENT PORTIONDesc
Amt$116,204Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$116,204TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHOOSE 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, 2020 AND 2019. CHOOSE CHICAGO'S MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT TAX RETURNS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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
DAVID WHITAKER
PRESIDENT AND CEO$342,745$0$93,428$0$19,500$0$10,282$0$15,000$0$480,955$0$0$0
MARC ANDERSON
COO$284,074$0$97,593$0$0$0$8,522$0$0$0$390,189$0$0$0
W JAMES MEYER
CFO$196,485$0$0$0$0$0$5,895$0$0$0$202,380$0$0$0
DAWN YOUNG
VP CORPORATE SALES$155,931$0$29,793$0$0$0$4,678$0$0$0$190,402$0$0$0
JULIE SCURAS
VP CONVENTION SALES$171,546$0$42,411$0$0$0$5,146$0$0$0$219,103$0$0$0
RITA CHEN
VP MARKETING$172,574$0$19,055$0$0$0$5,177$0$0$0$196,806$0$0$0
KARA BACHMAN
EXEC DIR CHICAGO SPORTS CO$166,625$0$19,055$0$0$0$4,999$0$0$0$190,679$0$0$0
ROSE HORCHER
VP CLIENT SERVICES$160,608$0$27,496$0$0$0$4,818$0$0$0$192,922$0$0$0
DARRELL BAKER
DIRECTOR SALES$152,621$0$36,195$0$0$0$4,579$0$0$0$193,395$0$0$0
MICHELLE GONZALEZ
VP MEDIA RELATIONS$171,220$0$19,478$0$0$0$5,137$0$0$0$195,835$0$0$0
LORI ADELSICK
VP STRATEGIC P'SHIP & SPECIAL EVENTS$135,379$0$24,000$0$0$0$4,061$0$0$0$163,440$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1METROPOLITAN PIER AND EXPOSTION AUTHORITY - LARITA CLARKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$136,507TransactionAmt
TransactionRENTTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION. OUR MEMBERS ARE COMPRISED OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE VISITOR INDUSTRY IN CHICAGO.
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. WHEN IT IS 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 15ATHE 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.
2CTHE ORGANIZATION NEITHER CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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 CERMARK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454847768EIN
Primary ActivitiesSEE PART VIIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)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 FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R PART II COLUMN (B) - PRIMARY ACTIVITYFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTO ACCELERATE THE CIVIC, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF CHICAGO THROUGH TRAVEL AND TOURISM INITIATIVES.ExplanationTxt