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CHICAGO LIGHTS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CHICAGO LIGHTS (EIN 36-3786331)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201943199349311344
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-11-15T14:03:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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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
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PersonNicholas VanDerSchiePersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
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Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonRebekuh EleyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01247672PTIN
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I Pv4 Address73.74.100.171IPv4AddressTxt
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Principal OfficerChad TischerPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1126 E Chestnut StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,572,964GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.chicagolights.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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MissionChicago Lights provides hope and opportunity to Chicago's children, youth, and adults facing the challenges of poverty. Chicago Lights empowers people to thrive academically, secure economic stability, lead healthy lives, and build community.MissionDesc
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Expense$633,586ExpenseAmt
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DescChicago Lights Tutoring supports academic and personal growth by pairing 440 students one-to-one with caring volunteer mentors to help them build literacy skills, strengthen social emotional intelligence, graduate from high school, and pursue meaningful careers.Desc

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DescThe Chicago Lights Urban Farm helps students and young adults gain on-site job skills through seasonal internships, setting them up for success as they pursue fulfilling and healthy lives. It also connects the former Cabrini-Green neighborhood with fresh produce through our CSA salad share, Farmstand, community gardening, and partnerships with local restaurants.Desc

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Expense$350,760ExpenseAmt
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DescThe Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center connects 1,800 adults with food, clothing, housing, and other resources, plus case management and enrichment groups to achieve individual goals.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

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$253,723$800The Chicago Lights Dance Academy fosters academic growth and builds confidence through dance instruction for more than 1,500 students at Chicago schools.
$176,345$15,895Chicago Lights Summer Day engages 125 students in six weeks of dynamic academic, arts, and enrichment programming to bridge the summer learning and safety gap.
$61,250General operating support for the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, used for the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being.$61,250
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Total Program Service Expenses$1,841,078TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Business Name Line1Shannon KershnerBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone3125733361PhoneNum

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CityChicagoCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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Ken Walker
President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chad Tischer
Vice President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elinor Hite
Vice President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lafayette Kyle Ford
Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Gullinson
Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Naish
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathryn Bates
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Victoria Curtiss
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$54,908$47,71240.00
Joe Feldman
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amanda Felt
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debbie Frisch
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ellen Gignilliat
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Gould
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cynthia Joho
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William D Patterson
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrea Person
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Virginia Pillman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicholas Vanderschie
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Van Klompenberg
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kimberly Watson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elaine Scales
Director (until May 2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Crouch
Director (until Jan 2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terra Winston
Director (until May 2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacy Jackson
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)$0$117,449$19,251
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Related Organizations$44,506RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,678,285AllOtherContributionsAmt
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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Urban Farm611600$37,039$37,039
Summer Day Program611600$2,682$2,682
CL Dance Academy611600$800$800
Elam Davies Social Service Center611600$315$315
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Total Program Service Revenue$40,836TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$83,991FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Total Revenue Column-$110,836TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total$61,250TotalAmt
Program Services$61,250ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$103,399TotalAmt
Program Services$103,399ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$136,700TotalAmt
Program Services$97,943ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$16,594FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$858,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$145,485FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$18,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$207,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$66,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,402FundraisingAmt

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Total$13,863TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$24,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,678FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$18,660TotalAmt
Program Services$17,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$21,642TotalAmt
Program Services$21,642ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$102,565ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$6,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$7,945TotalAmt
Program Services$7,945ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Chicago Avenue Outreach$45,754$45,754
Elam Davies Social Serv$24,008$24,008
Literacy Program at Nan$19,152$19,152

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$68,593TotalAmt
Program Services$55,322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,577ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,694FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$2,401,151TotalAmt
Program Services$1,841,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$328,336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$231,737FundraisingAmt

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BOY$150BOYAmt
EOY$150EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$935,367BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$51,228BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$38,400BOYAmt
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BOY$45,228BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$97,501BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$51,559BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$194,288BOYAmt
EOY$89,414EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$492,862BOYAmt
EOY$493,233EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$337,995BOYAmt
EOY$314,610EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$830,857BOYAmt
EOY$807,843EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$897,257EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$23,014ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,854,083CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,230,779CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,501,928CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,863,249CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,229,953TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,854,083CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,230,779CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,501,928CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,863,249CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,229,953TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$438,593CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,682CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$788,144TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,018,097TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$229,716GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$79,448OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$48,993DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,455BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$30,455TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue from Fourth Presbyterian ChurchDesc
Book Value$88,667BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$88,667TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,877,731TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$517,448DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$61,250OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$456,198RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,421,533RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$43,396OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$43,396RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,378,137TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,900,745TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$517,448DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$43,396OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$560,844ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,339,901ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$61,250OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$61,250ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,401,151TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 -61,250.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Fundraising event expenses -43,396.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising event expenses 43,396.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Grant to Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago 61,250.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$693,842GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$618,840CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$75,002GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$86,103FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,810EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$54,519OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Marathon EventEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$50,102GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$50,102CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$98FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$4,855OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$65,393GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$56,404CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$8,989GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$15,851RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$16,764FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$5,827EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$809,337GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$725,346CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$83,991GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$15,851RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$102,965FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$16,637EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$59,374OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$194,827DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$110,836NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$61,250CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGeneral Operating SupportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Scholarships37$102,825
Provision of Books/Supplies15$574

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 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 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