2021-04-08T12:30:01-07:00 2020-12-31 474152589 IL NFP AUDIT AND TAX LLP 564 W RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 200 CHICAGO IL 60661 990 2020-01-01 473551981 Invisible Institute INVI 7732416044 6100 S Blackstone Avenue Chicago IL 60637 Jamie Kalven Executive Dir. 2021-04-08 true Jamie Kalven 999009999 Abdullah Khan CPA P01524581 3129985500 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Jamie Kalven 6100 S Blackstone Avenue Chicago IL 60637 1587113 false X invisible.institute X 2015 IL Enhancing the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable. The Organization adheres to the central principle that citizens have co-responsibility with the government for maintaining respect for human rights and, when abuses occur, for demanding redress. 6 6 11 7 0 1646068 1317271 157790 264645 28 5169 1803858 1587113 40588 0 528541 672482 0 65285 1223108 745284 1751649 1458354 52209 128759 475645 660985 252339 308920 223306 352065 X Enhancing the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable. The Organization adheres to the central principle that citizens have co-responsibility with the government for maintaining respect for human rights and, when abuses occur, for demanding redress. false false 472792 264645 Journalism - The Organization is a journalism organization at its core, and utilizes different mediums to employ such tactics that include human rights documentation, investigative reporting, civil rights litigation, the curating of public information, conceptual art projects and the orchestration of difficult public conversations. 362718 Citizens Police Data Project CPDP - CPDP takes records of police interactions with the public - records that would otherwise be buried in internal databases - and opens them up to make the data useful to the public, thereby creating a permanent record for every police officer. The Organization utilizes its CPDP tool to present the underlying police data. In order to maximize the CPDP program coverage and effectiveness, the Organization makes the codebase for the CPDP tool and all underlying datasets plus data processing scripts and FOIA responses available to the public through the Organization's website. 185654 Youth/Police - This program aims to build conversations with black teens about how their lives are affected by the character of the police presence in their neighborhoods. 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REG . SEC . 1.170A-9(F)(3) PROVIDES THAT AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE TREATED AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST EVEN IF IT FAILS TO MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT MECHANICAL TEST. UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST, AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE TREATED AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED IF IT NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, FROM DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE COURSES, AND MEETS CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS. THE PERTINENT FACTORS SET FORTH IN THE REGULATIONS ARE DISCUSSED BELOW: I) TEN-PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATION: THE ORGANIZATION NORMALLY RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT FROM CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DIRECTLY BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WELL IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM 10% THRESHOLD. THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS 28.00% FOR TAX YEAR 2020. II) ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC, COMMUNITY, AND MEMBERSHIP GROUPS INVOLVED. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT ATTRACTS DONORS, UNDERTAKES AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DRIVE, AND HAS RECENTLY HIRED A FULL-TIME DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO HELP BROADEN THE FUNDRAISING BASE. The organization created and implemented a development plan in 2020 with board support. The plan focuses on increasing individual donors including a targeted major donor campaign. Our individual donations increased substantially in 2020 as a result. The Invisible Institute raised $194,326.50 from 1,232 donors in 2020, an increase from $40,265.00 from 123 donors in 2019.III) PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: UNDER THE REGULATIONS, THE HIGHER THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT FROM PUBLIC SOURCES, THE LESSER WILL BE THE BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING THE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH OTHER FACTORS. THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR TAX YEAR 2020 WAS 28.00%. THESE PERCENTAGES ARE SLIGHTLY UNDER THE 33 1/3% REQUIREMENT, HOWEVER, WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM. IV) SOURCES OF SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION WAS INCORPORATED IN 2015 WITH THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF CITIZENS TO HOLD PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE. THE ORGANIZATION ADHERES TO THE CENTRAL PRINCIPLE THAT CITIZENS HAVE CO-RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE GOVERNMENT FOR MAINTAINING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND, WHEN ABUSES OCCUR, FOR DEMANDING REDRESS. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CAN BE EXPECTED TO APPEAL TO A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF PERSONS INTERESTED IN FUNDING THE ORGANIZATION. V)REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNING BODY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. THE GOVERNING BODY ALSO CONSISTS OF JOURNALISTS, ACADEMICS, AND NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTE'S AREAS OF WORK. THE BOARD INCLUDES EXECUTIVES AT MAJOR CHICAGO-AREA NONPROFITS LIKE CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA AND BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST (BPI), AND A PROFESSOR AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. VI)PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ARE ENTIRELY MEANT TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC. THE PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A) THE CITIZENS POLICE DATA PROJECT (CPDP) TAKES RECORDS OF POLICE INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC - RECORDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE BURIED IN INTERNAL DATABASES - AND OPENS THEM UP TO MAKE THE DATA USEFUL TO THE PUBLIC, THEREBY CREATING A PERMANENT RECORD FOR EVERY POLICE OFFICER. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES ITS CPDP TOOL TO PRESENT THE UNDERLYING POLICE DATA. IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE CPDP PROGRAM COVERAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE CODEBASE FOR THE CPDP TOOL AND ALL UNDERLYING DATASETS PLUS DATA PROCESSING SCRIPTS AND FOIA RESPONSES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. B) JOURNALISM - THE ORGANIZATION IS A JOURNALISM ORGANIZATION AT ITS CORE, AND UTILIZES DIFFERENT MEDIUMS TO EMPLOY SUCH TACTICS THAT INCLUDE HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION, THE CURATING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, CONCEPTUAL ART PROJECTS AND THE ORCHESTRATION OF DIFFICULT PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS. C) YOUTH/POLICE - THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO BUILD CONVERSATIONS WITH BLACK TEENS ABOUT HOW THEIR LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY THE CHARACTER OF THE POLICE PRESENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM PRESENTS HOW TEENS DESCRIBE THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE IN THEIR OWN WORDS, HOW THOSE ENCOUNTERS MAKE THEM FEEL, AND HOW THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THE POLICE SHAPE THEIR BEHAVIOR. Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: D TREAS. REG . SEC . 1.170A-9(F)(3) PROVIDES THAT AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE TREATED AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST EVEN IF IT FAILS TO MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT MECHANICAL TEST. UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST, AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE TREATED AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED IF IT NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, FROM DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE COURSES, AND MEETS CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS. THE PERTINENT FACTORS SET FORTH IN THE REGULATIONS ARE DISCUSSED BELOW: I) TEN-PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATION: THE ORGANIZATION NORMALLY RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT FROM CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DIRECTLY BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WELL IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM 10% THRESHOLD. THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS 26.40% FOR TAX YEAR 2019. II) ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC, COMMUNITY, AND MEMBERSHIP GROUPS INVOLVED. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT ATTRACTS DONORS, UNDERTAKES AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DRIVE, AND HAS RECENTLY HIRED A FULL-TIME DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO HELP BROADEN THE FUNDRAISING BASE. IN 2019 WE HOSTED A GATHERING FOR POTENTIAL FUNDRAISERS, WHICH THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO HOLD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS GOING FORWARD. III) PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: UNDER THE REGULATIONS, THE HIGHER THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT FROM PUBLIC SOURCES, THE LESSER WILL BE THE BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING THE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH OTHER FACTORS. THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR TAX YEAR 2019 WAS 26.40%. THESE PERCENTAGES ARE SLIGHTLY UNDER THE 33 1/3% REQUIREMENT, HOWEVER, WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM. IV) SOURCES OF SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION WAS INCORPORATED IN 2015 WITH THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF CITIZENS TO HOLD PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE. THE ORGANIZATION ADHERES TO THE CENTRAL PRINCIPLE THAT CITIZENS HAVE CO-RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE GOVERNMENT FOR MAINTAINING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND, WHEN ABUSES OCCUR, FOR DEMANDING REDRESS. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CAN BE EXPECTED TO APPEAL TO A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF PERSONS INTERESTED IN FUNDING THE ORGANIZATION. V) REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNING BODY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. THE GOVERNING BODY ALSO CONSISTS OF JOURNALISTS, ACADEMICS, AND NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTE'S AREAS OF WORK. THE BOARD INCLUDES EXECUTIVES AT MAJOR CHICAGO-AREA NONPROFITS LIKE CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA AND BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST (BPI), AND A PROFESSOR AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. VI) PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ARE ENTIRELY MEANT TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC. THE PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A) THE CITIZENS POLICE DATA PROJECT (CPDP) TAKES RECORDS OF POLICE INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC - RECORDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE BURIED IN INTERNAL DATABASES - AND OPENS THEM UP TO MAKE THE DATA USEFUL TO THE PUBLIC, THEREBY CREATING A PERMANENT RECORD FOR EVERY POLICE OFFICER. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES ITS CPDP TOOL TO PRESENT THE UNDERLYING POLICE DATA. IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE CPDP PROGRAM COVERAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE CODEBASE FOR THE CPDP TOOL AND ALL UNDERLYING DATASETS PLUS DATA PROCESSING SCRIPTS AND FOIA RESPONSES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. B) JOURNALISM - THE ORGANIZATION IS A JOURNALISM ORGANIZATION AT ITS CORE, AND UTILIZES DIFFERENT MEDIUMS TO EMPLOY SUCH TACTICS THAT INCLUDE HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION, THE CURATING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, CONCEPTUAL ART PROJECTS AND THE ORCHESTRATION OF DIFFICULT PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS. C) YOUTH/POLICE - THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO BUILD CONVERSATIONS WITH BLACK TEENS ABOUT HOW THEIR LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY THE CHARACTER OF THE POLICE PRESENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM PRESENTS HOW TEENS DESCRIBE THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE IN THEIR OWN WORDS, HOW THOSE ENCOUNTERS MAKE THEM FEEL, AND HOW THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THE POLICE SHAPE THEIR BEHAVIOR. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 14051 4918 9133 29246 22419 6827 15960 X 1728363 141250 141250 1587113 1587113 1599604 141250 141250 1458354 1458354 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is exempt from Federal and State income taxes under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code, therefore, the financial statements do not include a provision for income taxes. The Organization reviews income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns to determine if there are any income tax uncertainties.This includes positions that the entity is exempt from income taxes or not subject to income taxes on unrelated business income. The Organization recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the positions. The Organization has identified no significant income tax uncertainties. The Organization files information returns as a tax-exempt organization. Should that status be challenged in the future, all years since inception could be subject to review by the IRS. true 0 0 Market Box 800 40588 Box of Food Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Management and the Board approves grants and assistance to others. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Market Box - The purpose of this program is to buy and distribute food boxes filled with local produce, bread, and eggs to those most in need on the South Side of Chicago. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most vulnerable South Side residents such as seniors,immunocompromised, and those without safe transit options are shut off from local food. Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings No seperate committees on the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Organization provides a copy of the 990 to the Board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The Organization requires any potential conflicts of interests to be disclosed to the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board determines and approves all salary amounts. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Board determines and approves all salary amounts. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection The 990 can be acquired through the IL Attorney General and Guidestar.org websites Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available upon request