STRATEGY STUDIO / NONPROFIT PEOPLE SEARCH

CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU INC (EIN 36-2704879)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-14
IRS object ID
201943189349304634
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-14T11:12:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 N MICHIGAN AVE 2800AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606015927ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonDAVID WHITAKERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3125678500PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK HEROUXPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00959793PTIN
Phone3127298000PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.88.202.179IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-13IPDt
IP Tm10:04:43IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id0882A3BD3791635C134A938B8FF3C2B174769BABAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHOOSE CHICAGOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID WHITAKERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 EAST CERMAK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$34,563,806GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body35VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee110TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers300TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$10,904NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$32,807,407PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$34,108,958CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$724,605PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$437,364CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,981PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$17,484CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$33,533,993PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$34,563,806CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$9,846,618PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,416,641CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$25,661,962PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$28,156,997CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$35,508,580PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$38,573,638CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,974,587PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,009,832CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$19,580,953TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$14,186,963TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,544,507TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,160,349TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,036,446NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,026,614NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 BUSINESSES AND LEISURE TRAVELER. AS A RESULT, 57.6 MILLION DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS VISITED CHICAGO IN 2018, AN INCREASE OF 4.3 PERCENT OVER 2017'S RECORD OF 55.2 MILLION. THESE VISITORS GENERATED A RECORD $140 MILLION IN CITY HOTEL TAX REVENUE, $3.3 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE, AND SPENT $41.7 BILLION OVER 2017 YIELDING MORE THAN $1,069 BILLION IN TAXABLE REVENUE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO TRAVEL AND TOURISM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 342,000 JOBS IN 2018.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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document59IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee110EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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 Members35GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member35IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DESIREE ROGERS
CHAIR10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GILLIAN DARLOW
VICE CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOU RAIZIN
TREASURER5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK DONELLY
SECRETARY5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH AFFRUNTI
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOLLY AGRA
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER BURNETT JR
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN COLLETTI
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSA ESCARENO
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON FINN
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENCE GELLER
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILLY GLUNZ
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT HART
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAKE HENRY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT HYNES
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARKO IGLENDZA
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KWANG-WU KIM
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM LOUGHLIN
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY MICKELSON
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN OSMOND
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORGE RAMIREZ
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA RAZUMICH-ZEC
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM RICKETTS
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANNY SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIET SEITLER
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALPANA SINGH
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELODY SPANN-COOPER
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK LAUER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIE TARANTINO
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLOS TORTOLERO
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM TOIA
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON VLASIC
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK WATSON
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WILLER
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WHITAKER
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.000.50Yes (X)$507,455$0$0
W JAMES MEYER
CFO40.000.50Yes (X)$214,950$0$0
MARC ANDERSON
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$364,601$0$0
DAWN YOUNG
VP CORPORATE SALES40.000.00$199,543$0$0Yes (X)
KARA BACHMAN
EXEC DIR CHICAGO SPORTS COMMISSION40.000.00$203,802$0$0Yes (X)
JULIANNE MULLINS SCURAS
VP CONVENTION SALES40.000.00$231,672$0$0Yes (X)
BRIAN SAID
VP GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$203,822$0$0Yes (X)
ROSE HORCHER
VP CLIENT SERVICES40.000.00$202,144$0$0Yes (X)
RITA CHEN
VP MARKETING40.000.00$181,260$0$0Yes (X)
DARRELL BAKER
DIRECTOR SALES40.000.00$223,762$0$0Yes (X)
KEN BENNETT
DIRECTOR SALES40.000.00$219,636$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELE REVUELTA
DIRECTOR SALES40.000.00$205,908$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,958,555TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K29IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ENVISIONIT
130 E RANDOLPH ST 1600CHICAGOIL60601MEDIA PURCHASES$7,843,438
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION
167 WEST 12TH STREETNEW YORKNY10011EVENT SERVICES$1,270,160
FCB CHICAGO
875 N MICHIGAN AVECHICAGOIL60611DESIGN SERVICES$1,089,951
SAVOR
2301 S LAKE SHORE DRIVECHICAGOIL60616FOOD AND BEVERAGE$919,781
RAIDENT8 LLC
30650 PINETREE ROAD SUITE 1PEPPER PIKEOH44124LAVER CUP SUPPORT & SERVICES$778,040
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,054,132MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$32,054,826AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$34,108,958TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PUBLICATIONS900099$202,611$202,611
SPONSORED PROJECTS900099$124,150$124,150
BUREAU SERVICES900099$110,603$110,603
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$437,364TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$17,484TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$17,484ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$17,484OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,563,806TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$437,364RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$17,484ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,722,033TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,065,740TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,829TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$794,955TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$634,084TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,987TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,248TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,445TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,307,692TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$689,074TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$313,009TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,436TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$745,209TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,775,627TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,742TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,846TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
SPONSORED EVENTS$5,791,090
SPONSORSHIPS$3,159,323
OTHER$699,904
PURCHASED RESEARCH$325,961

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$302,404TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,573,638TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,835,814BOYAmt
EOY$9,157,509EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,135,989BOYAmt
EOY$3,686,460EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,176,745BOYAmt
EOY$1,014,439EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,418,072LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,142,943LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$411,299BOYAmt
EOY$275,129EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,106BOYAmt
EOY$53,426EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,580,953BOYAmt
EOY$14,186,963EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,038,689BOYAmt
EOY$2,338,630EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,466,641BOYAmt
EOY$768,293EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,177BOYAmt
EOY$53,426EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,544,507BOYAmt
EOY$3,160,349EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,036,446BOYAmt
EOY$11,026,614EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,036,446BOYAmt
EOY$11,026,614EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,580,953BOYAmt
EOY$14,186,963EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,009,832ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$2,054,132DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$207,334NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$1,017,815NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$1,225,149NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$89,396AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$1,135,753CarriedOverAmt

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$201,140DepreciationAmt
Book Value$101,190BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,506,898OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,358,931DepreciationAmt
Book Value$147,967BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$608,844OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$582,872DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,972BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$275,129TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$53,426Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$53,426TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,467,701TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$758,221DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$145,674OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$903,895RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$34,563,806RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,563,806TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$39,378,057TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$804,419OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$804,419ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$38,573,638ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$38,573,638TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:CHOOSE 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, 2017 AND 2016. CHOOSE CHICAGO'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION REVENUE 145,674.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:IN-KIND 758,221. CCF EXPENSES 2,632. CCF FUNDRAISING EXP 43,566.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 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$391,105$0$97,850$0$18,500$0$0$0$0$0$507,455$0$0$0
W JAMES MEYER
CFO$214,950$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$214,950$0$0$0
MARC ANDERSON
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER$281,099$0$83,502$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$364,601$0$0$0
DAWN YOUNG
VP CORPORATE SALES$154,431$0$45,112$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$199,543$0$0$0
KARA BACHMAN
EXEC DIR CHICAGO SPORTS COMMISSION$174,962$0$28,840$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$203,802$0$0$0
JULIANNE MULLINS SCURAS
VP CONVENTION SALES$184,858$0$46,814$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$231,672$0$0$0
BRIAN SAID
VP GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT$185,282$0$18,540$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$203,822$0$0$0
ROSE HORCHER
VP CLIENT SERVICES$176,227$0$25,917$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$202,144$0$0$0
RITA CHEN
VP MARKETING$181,260$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$181,260$0$0$0
DARRELL BAKER
DIRECTOR SALES$166,822$0$56,940$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$223,762$0$0$0
KEN BENNETT
DIRECTOR SALES$199,556$0$20,080$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$219,636$0$0$0
MICHELE REVUELTA
DIRECTOR SALES$187,368$0$18,540$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$205,908$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4B.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDAVID WHITAKER 457B CONTRIBUTION TOTALING $18,500.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (14 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
METROPOLITAN PIER EXPO AUTHORITY
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER$309,063OFFICE RENT/SHARED EXPENSES0
HYATT HOTEL PATRICK DONELLY GENER
BOARD MEMBER$3,174EVENT HOST0
BROADWAY IN CHICAGO LOU RAIZIN
BOARD MEMBER$46,100EVENT TICKETS/WEBSITE CHARGES0
ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SA
BOARD MEMBER$267,035EVENT SPONSORSHIP0
KIMPTON HOTELS AND RESORTS RON VLA
BOARD MEMBER$6,819LODGING0
GELLER CAPITAL PARTNERS LAURENCE G
BOARD MEMBER$40,919WEBSITE CHARGES/LODGING0
JAM PRODUCTIONS LTD JERRY MICKELSO
BOARD MEMBER$252,500PERFORMANCE FEES0
CHICAGO CUBS TOM RICKETTS CHAIRMA
BOARD MEMBER$13,800EVENT HOST0
SHERATON GRAND CHICAGO MARK LAUER
BOARD MEMBER$9,780LODGING0
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART CAR
BOARD MEMBER$5,000SPONSORSHIP0
OWN HARPO STUDIOS HARRIET SEITLER
BOARD MEMBER$37,600WEBSITE CHARGES0
RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERI
BOARD MEMBER$15,000SPONSORSHIP0
THE PENINSULA CHICAGO MARIA RAZUMI
BOARD MEMBER$3,973LODGING0
UNITED AIRLINES BRETT HART CEO
BOARD MEMBERS$188,000MEDIA CAMPAIGN0

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 AND WHEN YOU ARE 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.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE 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 CERMAK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454847768EIN
Primary ActivitiesSEE PART VIIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)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

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