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CHICAGO LIGHTS: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
CHICAGO LIGHTS (EIN 36-3786331)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-03
IRS object ID
202133079349300938
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)
Return2021-11-03T10:04:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line130 S WACKER DRIVE STE 3300AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN363786331EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Chicago LightsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3127874570PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1126 E Chestnut StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCindy HullPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3127874570PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstCindyPersonFirstNm
Person LastHullPersonLastNm
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonRebekuh EleyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01247672PTIN
Phone3126343400PhoneNum
Preparation2021-10-13PreparationDt

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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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerNicholas VanDerSchiePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1126 E Chestnut StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,850,325GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.chicagolights.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionChicago Lights builds brighter futures for Chicago's youth and adults through supportive relationships and life-changing programs.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers1200TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$823PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,157CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$116,858PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$131,100CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,320,150PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,685,055CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,384,384CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$200,849PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$997,898TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$269,892TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$90,233TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$606,994NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$907,665NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionChicago Lights builds brighter futures for Chicago's youth and adults through supportive relationships and life-changing programs.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$593,939ExpenseAmt
Grant$65,350GrantAmt
DescChicago Lights Tutoring matches 400 students one-to-one with caring volunteer mentors to help them build academic and social-emotional skills, graduate from high school, and pursue meaningful careers.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$368,819ExpenseAmt
DescThe Chicago Lights Social Service Center helps 1,300 adults achieve individual goals through case management and enrichment groups, plus appointments for food, clothing, housing case management, and other resources.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$299,913ExpenseAmt
Revenue$19,534RevenueAmt
DescThe Chicago Lights Urban Farm is dedicated to cultivating a thoughtful and engaged community of youth and adults through educational and economic opportunities, hands-on learning experiences, and access to fresh, local, affordable, and sustainably grown produce. It also provides a safe sanctuary and programs for youth and young adults to learn about urban agriculture.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDescGrantGrantAmt
$237,181$175The Chicago Lights Dance Academy fosters confidence, creativity, and academic growth through dance classes taught by professional artists for 1,500 students attending Chicago schools.
$129,289Chicago Lights Summer Day bridges the summer learning and safety gap for 125 students in grades 19 by engaging them in a six-week, full-day program that includes academic and arts classes, outdoor recreation, field trips, and a dynamic final performance written and produced by the students.
$70,000General operating support for the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, used for the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being.$70,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$436,470TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$70,000TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$175TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,699,141TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1Shannon KershnerBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3125733361PhoneNum

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Address Line1126 E Chestnut StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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Stacy Jackson
Executive Director40.000.00Yes (X)$0$129,345$22,811
Victoria Curtiss
Director (Until 5/1/20)1.0040.00$0$25,710$9,231Yes (X)
Chad Tischer
President1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Elinor Hite
Vice-President (Until 12/31/20)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Andrea Person
Vice-President1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Amy Gullinson
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nicholas VanDerSchie
Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Cindy Hull
Assistant Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lafayette Kyle Ford
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ken Walker
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kathryn Bates
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joe Feldman
Director (Until 5/1/20)1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Amanda Felt
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ellen Gignilliat
Director (Until 5/1/20)1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jim Gould
Director (Until 5/1/20)1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Cynthia Joho
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
William D Patterson
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Virginia Pillman
Director (Until 5/1/20)1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Brian Van Klompenberg
Director (Until 5/1/20)1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kimberly Watson
Director (Until 5/1/20)1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Naresh Koka
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph E Tyler III
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Marr
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Andy McGann
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Beth Truett
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Georgia Tsagalis
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Norma Borcherding
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$155,055TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$32,042TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$723,351FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$42,386RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,029,552AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,795,289TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Urban Farm611600$19,534$19,534
CL Dance Academy611600$175$175
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$19,709TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$1,157ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$34,170FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$723,351ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Total Revenue Column-$131,100TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$131,100ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$129,943ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,000TotalAmt
Program Services$70,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,350TotalAmt
Program Services$65,350ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,096TotalAmt
Program Services$134,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,783FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,267,155TotalAmt
Program Services$911,944ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$174,621FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,815TotalAmt
Program Services$16,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,120FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$221,873ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,039FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,051TotalAmt
Program Services$73,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,523FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,326TotalAmt
Management And General$17,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,598TotalAmt
Program Services$1,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,235TotalAmt
Program Services$23,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,319FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,052TotalAmt
Program Services$17,041ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,412TotalAmt
Program Services$18,412ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,673TotalAmt
Program Services$46,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$157FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,623TotalAmt
Program Services$752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,849TotalAmt
Program Services$18,849ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Chicago Avenue Outreach$22,144$22,144
Elam Davies Social Serv$17,250$17,250
Tutoring Program$10,438$10,438

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,626TotalAmt
Program Services$29,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,165FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,384,384TotalAmt
Program Services$1,699,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$395,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$289,727FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150BOYAmt
EOY$150EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$631,302BOYAmt
EOY$827,823EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,832BOYAmt
EOY$25,234EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$116,448LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$77,267LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,030BOYAmt
EOY$39,181EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,572BOYAmt
EOY$105,510EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$876,886BOYAmt
EOY$997,898EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,294BOYAmt
EOY$78,733EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$182,598BOYAmt
EOY$11,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,892BOYAmt
EOY$90,233EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$491,264BOYAmt
EOY$592,024EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,730BOYAmt
EOY$315,641EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$606,994BOYAmt
EOY$907,665EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$876,886BOYAmt
EOY$997,898EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$300,671ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,230,779CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,501,928CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,863,249CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,392,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,795,289CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,783,553TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,501,928CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,863,249CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,392,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,795,289CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,783,553TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$884,819SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,898,734PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$823CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,157CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,980TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,682CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$74,179TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,859,712TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$180,184GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91900PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86900PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$228InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,228EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$116,448OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,267DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,181BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$39,181TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue from Fourth Presbyterian ChurchDesc
Book Value$105,510BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$105,510TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,066,551TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$451,496DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$70,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$381,496RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,685,055RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,685,055TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,765,880TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$451,496DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$451,496ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,314,384ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$70,000OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$70,000ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,384,384TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The expendable income of the fund shall be used to support the general operations of Chicago Lights.
Part X, Line 2:Income taxes: 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, Chicago Lights may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more 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 Chicago Lights and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income. 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. Management has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions during the reporting periods covered by these financial statements. Chicago Lights files Form 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the State of Illinois.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Grant to Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago -70,000.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Grant to Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago 70,000.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$721,285GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$687,115CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$34,170GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$87,070FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,450EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$67,750OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Associate BoardEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$15,891GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$15,891CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$20,345GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$20,345CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$757,521GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$723,351CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$34,170GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$87,070FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$10,450EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$67,750OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$165,270DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$131,100NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Fourth Presbyterian Church of ChicagoBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1126 E Chestnut StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN362167080RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$70,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGeneral Operating SupportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient34RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$65,350CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe listed grants are payments for private high school or college tuition for selected participants of the Tutoring Program. The selection is made by the Selection Committee comprised of selected members of the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers. The selection process considers each candidate's financial need, academic achievement, Tutoring Program tenure, writing skills, level of education of the family members and other criteria. Once the candidate is selected, Chicago Lights makes payments directly to the school and monitors each student's compliance with the program's academic progress requirement.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonStacy JacksonPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$129,345CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$4,003DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$18,808NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$152,156TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationVictoria Curtiss received the following non-taxable benefit: Housing allowance - $9,231ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The sole member of the corporation is Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Illinois, a not-for-profit corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aDirectors of the Corporation shall be appointed annually to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors by the Board of Directors from a slate of candidates provided by the nominating committee of Fourth Presbyterian Church for those Directors who are members of the Church and by the Corporation's Board from a slate provided by the Corporation's nominating committee. The Board shall appoint a Director to serve on the nominating committee of the Church and shall provide the nominating committee with criteria, qualifications, and expected responsibilities of Directors to be elected.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Treasurer, Executive Director, Director of Business Administration, and Controller perform a detailed review of the Form 990 prior to filing. A final draft is circulated to each board member for any final revisions prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members are required to sign the conflict of interest policy, disclosing any interests that could give rise to conflicts, on an annual basis. The conflict of interest policy is monitored periodically through the year by the CEO and certain board members. If a conflict exists, the conflicted board member(s) may not vote on decisions involving their interests.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe Executive Committee consisting of the members of the Board of Directors monitors the performance and recommends changes to the compensation of the Executive Director. In 2016, the Committee engaged consultants to analyze the existing compensation and compare it to the similar non-for-profit executive job market. Subsequently, the Committee established a process of reviewing the comparative employment market data and the performance of the Executive Director. The Committee communicates during the meetings as well as through the use of emails to determine if current compensation is commensurate with the market. If appropriate, compensation changes are presented to the Board of Directors for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Chicago Lights makes its governing documents, policies, and financial statements available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC Section 6104(d).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Fourth Presbyterian Church of ChicagoBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1126 E Chestnut StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362167080EIN
Primary ActivitiesChurchPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 1PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd