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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CHICAGO AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CHICAGO AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC (EIN 36-0896695)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-07-09
IRS object ID
201801909349301375
Schema version
2016v3.1
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)
Return2018-07-09T16:18:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MILLER COOPER & CO LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11751 Lake Cook Road Suite 400AddressLine1Txt
CityDeerfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN360896695EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Better Business Bureau of Chicago & NorthernBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Illinois IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% STEVE J BERNASInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlBETTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3122452523PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 North Wabash Avenue Suite No 3AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE J BERNASPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3122452537PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSteven R GloverPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00253365PTIN
Phone8472055000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVE J BERNASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 North Wabash Ave Ste 3120AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,078,957GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CHICAGO.BBB.ORG/CHICAGOWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent95VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee91TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$14,100CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$6,523,606CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$8,338PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$113,282CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$182,389PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$143,516CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,450,063PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,794,504CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$6,543,877CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$25,342PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$250,627CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,036,413TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,795,359TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,293,418TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,742,995NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE HIGHEST ETHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF-REGULATION, CONSUMER AND BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE. THE ORGANIZATION HANDLED OVER 5.5 MILLION INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (true)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersYes (true)LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonSTEVE J BERNASPersonNm
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CityCHICAGOCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (100 entries)

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Steve J Bernas
President & CEO37.50.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$272,050$0$28,542
Carlos M Minetti
Chairman1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl G Jacobson
Immediate Past Chair1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roy Spencer
Vice Chair1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karrie Gibson
Vice Chair1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kimberly A Svoboda
Vice Chair1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Bute
Vice Chair1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles A Gavzer
Treasurer1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dennis R Ontaneda
Secretary1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Billy Abt
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Theodore J Aldrich
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Arslanian
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Bachler
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian K Barkley
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christina K Frank Bavery
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Bettenhausen
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Breen
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jan Breyne
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph B Brocato
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia Davis Brooks
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Brouwer
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul C Carlisle
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lawrence J Carney
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Chiappe-Kay
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ilene Collins
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy J Czech
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicholas Dacanay
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Dalaskey
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey Dann
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Duane G Debs
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve DeZara
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark T Doyle
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darrell Fisher
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gina Fisher
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey J Floerke
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russell T Wicker Freeman
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
William M Fulle
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph M Gagliardo
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Garcia
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Moe Garcia
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
AF Duffy Gaynor
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Errol Gerber
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew Gierut
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dave Goes
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shelley Goodman
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle A Gould
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas D Graham
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Grande
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
E Barry Greenberg
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David P Gutman
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dave Hamel
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicki Holtzmann
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy D Hutchison
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clark H Johnson
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher M Kariotis
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephanie W Keenan
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Kelly
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carla Young Kennedy
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher E Kentra
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Lang
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian LaPelusa
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Leonard
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward Lumpkin
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Marcocchio
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Marty
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan McLaughlin
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Howard Medley
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harold Sandy Menger
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Golden
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dale Mueller
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Musial
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce O'Neal
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nichole R Owens
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ileene Paset
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alicia Lyles
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Piwowar
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason Roberts
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allen A Rodriguez
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlos San Jose
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Matson
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Santoro
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alexandra Sanville
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vickie Schutze
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Sloan
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vincent J Sollecito
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Sparks
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brandin A Stewart
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry S Stock
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert T Tighe
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Wells
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James W Wicklander
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth Williams
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Zienty
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shane K Print
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle Wight-Sands
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Yurko
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Francesco Laterza
Dir of Business Relations/Asst37.50.0$152,860$0$17,972Yes (X)
Pierre Droira
Digital Marketing Manager37.50.0$117,549$0$7,968Yes (X)
Jeffrey Mathews
Director of Digital Marketing37.50.0$119,147$0$10,771Yes (X)
David Behnke
Director of Finance37.50.0$127,156$0$8,939Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$788,762TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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330 N WABASH LLC
330 N WABASH AVENUECHICAGOIL60611OFFICE RENT$229,360
JG ASSOCIATES MARKETING INC
11911 US HIGHWAY 1NORTH PALM BEACHFL33408SALES COMMISSION$233,596
GOOGLE INC
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAYMOUNTAIN VIEWCA94043MARKETING$113,766
ACCESS ONE INC
820 W JACKSON SUITE 650CHICAGOIL60607TELEPHONE & IT$158,609
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$6,000FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$8,100AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,100TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$5,758,412$5,758,412
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS561499$625,737$598,782$26,955
LIVE BETTER MAGANZINE & NEWSLETTER561499$139,457$139,457
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,523,606TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$96,933TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$96,933ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$168,547SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$152,198SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,349SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,349TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,349ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$257,800FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$6,000ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$132,255FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$125,545TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$132,295ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,971RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$17,971OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,776,383RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$272,532ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,692TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,349,626TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,160TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,458TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,349TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,086TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,598TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,038TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,048TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,100TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,927TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,553TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,903TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,066TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,633TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,808TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
INCOME TAXES$5,489
COMMISSION EXPENSE$265,368
BBB COUNCIL DUES$343,362
GOOGLE SEM EXPENSE$110,059

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,289TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,543,877TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$454BOYAmt
EOY$825EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,062,200BOYAmt
EOY$1,433,465EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,030,446BOYAmt
EOY$1,328,519EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,821BOYAmt
EOY$75,844EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$342,761LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$231,160LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,731BOYAmt
EOY$111,601EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,826,686BOYAmt
EOY$3,086,159EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,122,338BOYAmt
EOY$6,036,413EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$577,042BOYAmt
EOY$564,087EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,218,317BOYAmt
EOY$3,729,331EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,795,359BOYAmt
EOY$4,293,418EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,326,979BOYAmt
EOY$1,742,995EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,326,979BOYAmt
EOY$1,742,995EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,122,338BOYAmt
EOY$6,036,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$250,627ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$165,389NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (true)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$228,158OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$166,951DepreciationAmt
Book Value$61,207BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$114,603OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,209DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,394BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$111,601TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,621,277TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$165,389NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$661,384DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$826,773RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,794,504RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,794,504TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,205,261TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$661,384DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$661,384ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,543,877ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,543,877TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN 48 NOTE FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE BUREAU IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW. CERTAIN BUREAU ACTIVITIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WHICH IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES. THE TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE BUREAU AND THE NATURE IN WHICH IT OPERATES IS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE BUREAU CONTINUES TO OPERATE IN COMPLICANCE WITH ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE ANNUAL INFORMATION AND INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2014 THROUGH 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$172,900GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$0CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$172,900GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$1,203NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$11,829RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$69,696FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,604OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Torch AwardsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$90,900GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$6,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$84,900GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$3,357NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$9,060RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$19,279FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$8,000EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,227OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$263,800GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$6,000CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$257,800GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$4,560NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$20,889RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$88,975FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$8,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,831OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$132,255DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$125,545NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Steve J Bernas
President & CEO$207,050$65,000$10,667$17,875$300,592
Francesco Laterza
Dir of Business Relations/Asst$125,060$27,800$7,166$10,806$170,832

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesIndTransactionTransactionAmt
CHRISTINA FRANK BAVERY
DIRECTOR AT BBBACCOUNTS HELD AT INSTITUTIONfalse
MICHELLE GOULD
DIRECTOR AT BBBACCOUNTS HELD AT INSTITUTIONfalse
BRIAN BARKLEY
DIRECTOR AT BBBTELEPHONE AND IT SERVICESfalse$158,609
MATT BUTE
DIRECTOR AT BBBCONTRACT FOR NEWSLETTER & ADSfalse
ROBERT MARCOCCHIO
DIRECTOR AT BBBINSURANCE BROKERfalse

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11:The Executive Committee receives a copy of the 990 before it is filed.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A:The salaries of the President, and his direct reports, are based upon salary information in the Chicagoland marketplace of other not-for-profits, as well as the salary information of other BBBs. The President's salary is reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee annually.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request. The Annual Report is available on the Organization's webiste.
FORM 990 PART, PART VI SECTION B, LINE 12C:EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. EACH OF THE FORMS ARE REVIEWED AND KEPT ON FILE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BBB of Chicago & No IL Charit FdnBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N Wabash Avenue Ste 2006AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262545726EIN
Primary ActivitiesFAIR BUSINESSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status170(b)(1)(aPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II, Identification of Related Tax-Exempt OrganizationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationName, Address, and EIN of Related Organziation: BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois Charitable & Educational Foundation, Inc. EIN: 26-2545726 330 N. Wabash Ave, Suite 2006 Chicago, IL 60611 Primary Activity: Provide Education to the public about ethical and fair business practices. Public Charity Status: 170(b)(1)(a)ExplanationTxt