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CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION (EIN 36-6144362)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-09
IRS object ID
201842829349301049
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-10-09T16:05:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN366144362EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3129223432PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 EAST WACKER DRIVE NO 1321AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNN OSMONDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3129223432PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLU ANN TRAPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2018-09-25PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address69.136.173.86IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-09-25IPDt
IP Tm15:16:26IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerLYNN OSMONDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 EAST WACKER DRIVE NO 1321AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,541,356GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ARCHITECTURE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF ARCHITECTURE. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION'S (CAF) MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER WHY DESIGN MATTERS. CAF ADVANCES PUBLIC INTEREST AND EDUCATION IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, WHICH THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES THROUGH ARCHITECTURE TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS ADULT, YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS ENHANCE APPRECIATION OF CHICAGO'S ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY, AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SHAPES THE CITY'S FUTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body36VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent36VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee104TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers600TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$83,469TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$47,480NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$5,328,290CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,165,372PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,666,927CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,111PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,048CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,464,579PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,387,998CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$20,084,154PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$23,392,263CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$27,113PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$24,631CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,810,441PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,825,649CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,248,497CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$14,189,943PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$14,631,130CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$19,027,497PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,481,410CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,056,657PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,910,853CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,554,849TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,553,245TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$543,681TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$630,769TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,011,168NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,922,476NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION'S (CAF) MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER WHY DESIGN MATTERS. CAF ADVANCES PUBLIC INTEREST AND EDUCATION IN ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED DESIGN. THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF ARCHITECTURE TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ALL DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF CHICAGO'S OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY.THE VISIONBECAUSE NO ART OTHER THAN ARCHITECTURE SO VIVIDLY EXPRESSES WHAT CHICAGO IS AND WHERE IT IS GOING, THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO EXPECT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FROM CHICAGO'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$11,081,384ExpenseAmt
Revenue$15,896,487RevenueAmt
DescTOURS ARE THE HALLMARK OF THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION, DRAWING422,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE BY OFFERING INSIGHTS INTOCHICAGO'S BUILDINGS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ENVIRONMENTS. CAF'S TOURS AREKNOWN FOR THE HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE WITH 450 EXTENSIVELY TRAINEDVOLUNTEER DOCENTS. ALL OF CAF'S TOURS ARE CONCEPTUALIZED, RESEARCHED,AND WRITTEN BY DOCENTS, WITH NEW OFFERINGS EACH YEAR. TOURS INCLUDEMORE THAN 80 DISTINCT WALKING, BOAT, BUS, EL AND BICYCLE TOURS AND ARECONDUCTED 363 DAYS OF THE YEAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$809,555ExpenseAmt
Revenue$89,388RevenueAmt
DescCAF OFFERS EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2017, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE SAW OUR EXHIBITIONS AND 4,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS SUSTAINABILITY, PRESERVATION, PLANNING AND DESIGN. OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO WEEKEND ATTRACTED NEW AUDIENCES TO CAF WHO WERE ENTICED BY FREE, BEHIND THE SCENES PUBLIC ACCESS TO OVER 250 UNIQUE LOCATIONS ACROSS 20 CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOWNTOWN. MORE THAN 90,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,276,717ExpenseAmt
Revenue$433,840RevenueAmt
DescTHE CAF YOUTH INITIATIVES AND CAF TEEN PROGRAMS PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AND TOURS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, COVERING "STEM" CURRICULUM SUBJECTS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATHEMATICS, FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. CAF DIRECTLY SERVED NEARLY 45,000 STUDENTS, FAMILY AND TEACHERS THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, COMPETITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. 2017 WAS THE 35TH YEAR OF THE NEWHOUSE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN COMPETITION, ENGAGING 23 CHICAGO AREA SCHOOLS AND 523 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, CAF WORKED WITH 16 ROGERS TEEN FELLOWS. CAF WAS ALSO PLEASED TO BE THE SIGNATURE EDUCATION PARTNER FOR THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL. MORE THAN 14,000 STUDENT AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS THREE-MONTH FESTIVAL. THE THREE YEAR MEET YOUR CITY CIVIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE: NO SMALL PLANS KICKED OFF IN JUNE 2017. ANCHORING THIS EFFORT WAS THE PUBLICATION OF AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL CALLED NO SMALL PLANS. COPIES OF THE BOOK CAN BE FOUND IN EVERY CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH, IN DOZENS OF CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IN 22 YOUTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,005,369ExpenseAmt
Grant$24,631GrantAmt
Revenue$1,063,240RevenueAmt
DescMUSEUM SHOP, MARKETING, MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$3,005,369TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$24,631TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,063,240TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$16,173,025TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document85IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee104EmployeeCnt
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
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member36IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MATTHEW BIECKERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3129223432PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 EAST WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1321AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

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JOHN C PINTOZZI
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM BREAN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA HELTON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GINA BERNDT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK BLAIR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MMICHELLE BLAISE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAMON CEPEDA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN BURNSTEIN GAND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON GILL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK GUTHMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI T HEALEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE J HIGHTMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE JACOBSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL JOHNS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMILLE JULMY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT KARNATZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LEE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NILA R LEISEROWITZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN LOEWENBERG TEBBE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNY NIEMANN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE ODELBO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES D PARSONS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE POLLOCK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY PORTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT RENWICK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W RUTLEDGE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL TANZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN THOMPSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A TOOLIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCY TWETE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TED YI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY H KUEHN
LIFE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN BIZIOREK
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY LOBELLO
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONSTANCE RAJALA
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN SHUBART
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN J OSMOND
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00Yes (X)$399,013$0$20,471
MATTHEW BIECKER
CFO40.00Yes (X)$182,445$0$12,520
MICHAEL MALAK
VP OF OPERATIONS40.00$179,429$0$4,721Yes (X)
PATRICIA LARA GARZA
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS40.00$114,518$0$9,631Yes (X)
GABRIELLE LYON
VP OF EDUCATION40.00$144,356$0$10,811Yes (X)
LYNNE NIEMAN
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$146,725$0$10,905Yes (X)
SONIA SOTO
DIRECTOR OF IT40.00$111,266$0$9,548Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,277,752TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$78,607TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOCAL PROJECTSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 PARK BOULEVARD SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityITASCACityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60143ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesEXHIBITIONServicesDesc
Compensation$154,829CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$944,221MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$99,000FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$175,600GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,109,469AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$11,560NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,328,290TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TOUR SALES900099$15,896,487$15,896,487
PROGRAM FEES900099$770,440$770,440
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,666,927TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,061TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,061ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,038TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,038ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$5,409RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$5,409RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,409TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,409ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$105,456SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$105,469SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$13SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$13TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$13ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$693,866FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$99,000ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$220,794FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$473,072TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$473,072ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,722,327GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$822,830CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$899,497TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$816,028RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$83,469UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING- MISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,982TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,982ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,982OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,392,263TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,482,955RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$83,469UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$497,549ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,631TotalAmt
Program Services$24,631ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$798,600TotalAmt
Program Services$184,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$614,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,337,999TotalAmt
Program Services$2,256,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$484,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$597,126FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,402TotalAmt
Management And General$112,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,474TotalAmt
Program Services$469,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$335,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,446FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$326,174TotalAmt
Management And General$326,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,616TotalAmt
Management And General$39,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$445,980TotalAmt
Program Services$232,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,977FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$601,139TotalAmt
Program Services$595,639ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,500FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,832TotalAmt
Program Services$7,514ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$708FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,394TotalAmt
Program Services$85,748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183,646ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,401TotalAmt
Program Services$33,401ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$889,827TotalAmt
Program Services$763,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,836FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,508TotalAmt
Program Services$125,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,074FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,629TotalAmt
Program Services$49,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,107FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,069TotalAmt
Program Services$104,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$238,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,985TotalAmt
Management And General$74,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION$10,124,233$10,124,233
PRINTING/PHOTOCOPYING$295,882$284,093$965$10,824
CATERING$178,044$137,329$1,656$39,059
PROGRAM SERVICES$75,634$75,634

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$872,957TotalAmt
Program Services$619,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$189,840FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,481,410TotalAmt
Program Services$16,173,025ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,059,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,248,497FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,985,383BOYAmt
EOY$4,661,790EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$961,885BOYAmt
EOY$1,036,762EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,011,065BOYAmt
EOY$3,028,606EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,459BOYAmt
EOY$182,578EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$524,860BOYAmt
EOY$298,306EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$230,013BOYAmt
EOY$189,031EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,262,861LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$870,037LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$946,678BOYAmt
EOY$1,392,824EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,808BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$720,698BOYAmt
EOY$763,348EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,554,849BOYAmt
EOY$11,553,245EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$456,492BOYAmt
EOY$556,324EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,504BOYAmt
EOY$72,047EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,685BOYAmt
EOY$2,398EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$543,681BOYAmt
EOY$630,769EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,744,148BOYAmt
EOY$5,958,833EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,223,885BOYAmt
EOY$4,913,008EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,135BOYAmt
EOY$50,635EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,011,168BOYAmt
EOY$10,922,476EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,554,849BOYAmt
EOY$11,553,245EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,910,853ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$455NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,428,849CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,269,157CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,350,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,447,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,328,289CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,824,372TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,428,849CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,269,157CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,350,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,447,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,328,289CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,824,372TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,025,905SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,798,467PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,781CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,828CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,418CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,533CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,508CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$131,068TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,976CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,161TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,971,601TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$71,981,769GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85480PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93560PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$759,473AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$443,881BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$36,641ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,068InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$484,590EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$383,836BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$56,048ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,997InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$443,881EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$322,481BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$60,886ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$469InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$383,836EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$272,313BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$47,722ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,446InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$322,481EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$265,049BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,100ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,836InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$272,313EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.88760BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.10450PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00790TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$520,429OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$296,931DepreciationAmt
Book Value$223,498BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$504,515OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$430,592DepreciationAmt
Book Value$73,923BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,237,917OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$142,514DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,095,403BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,392,824TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$3,875
COLLECTION ITEMS (CHICAGO MODEL CITY)$759,473
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$763,348TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$2,398Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,398TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,639,845TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$455NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$329,976DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$937,805OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,268,236RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,371,609RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$20,654OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$20,654RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,392,263TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,717,283TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$329,976DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$951,182OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,281,158ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,436,125ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$45,285OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$45,285ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,481,410TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:CAF CREATED A LARGE SCALE DETAILED ACCURATE MODEL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION'S APPLICATION OF GAAP REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE FOUNDATION HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX STATUS. THE FOUNDATION WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REVENUE REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 114,975. COST OF GOODS SOLD 822,830.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PLEDGES RECEIVABLE WRITTEN OFF 20,654.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 822,830. EXPENSES REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 128,352.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CONTRIBUTION TO ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 24,631. PLEDGES RECEIVABLE WRITTEN OFF 20,654.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$792,866GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$99,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$693,866GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$220,794OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$792,866GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$99,000CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$693,866GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$220,794OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$220,794DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$473,072NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 Line1THE ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS (AAO)BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1224 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN452174550RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Non Cash Assistance$24,631NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCOSTValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceOFFICE SPACE, TELEPHONE, COMPUTER, AND ADMIN SUPPORTNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCAF PROVIDES GENERAL NON-CASH SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION WITH A SIMILAR MISSION. SINCE ALL SUPPORT IS NON-CASH SUPPORT CONTROLLED BY CAF, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR USE OF THIS SUPPORT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
LYNN J OSMOND
PRESIDENT/CEO$344,013$0$55,000$0$0$0$10,600$0$9,871$0$419,484$0$0$0
MATTHEW BIECKER
CFO$167,445$0$15,000$0$0$0$7,500$0$5,020$0$194,965$0$0$0
MICHAEL MALAK
VP OF OPERATIONS$164,429$0$15,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,721$0$184,150$0$0$0
GABRIELLE LYON
VP OF EDUCATION$144,356$0$0$0$0$0$5,906$0$4,905$0$155,167$0$0$0
LYNNE NIEMAN
VP OF DEVELOPMENT$146,725$0$0$0$0$0$6,000$0$4,905$0$157,630$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION PAYS FOR THE CEO'S MONTHLY DUES TO THE UNIVERSITY CLUB, WHICH IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IS USED FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS, LUNCHES FOR PROSPECTIVE DONORS, AND EVENTS ON THE BEHALF OF CAF.
PART I, LINE 7THE CEO RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE CFO AND VP OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS RECEIVED A BONUS THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CEO.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE DOCENT COUNCIL, A LARGE VOLUNTEER BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION, ELECTS TWO DOCENTS TO BE VOTING TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO. THE AUXILIARY BOARD ELECTS THEIR PRESIDENT WHO ALSO SERVES AS A VOTING TRUSTEE EX-OFFICIO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDES A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT OR THE CONTACT AT THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PRIOR TO FILING. A MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE CPA FIRM AND ORGANIZATIONS MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THE FORM 990 WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A PRECURSOR TO THEIR SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED AND MONITORED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. PERIODICALLY, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS HIRED TO EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT. THE CEO HAS AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN WHICH COMPENSATION IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFIC GOALS OUTLINED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND UPON REQUEST; THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.