CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO (EIN 36-2017165)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-08-17
IRS object ID: 201732299349300743
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-08-17T14:52:01-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390859910	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 N Michigan Ave 2800	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606015927	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362017165	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	City Club of Chicago	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CITY	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3125656500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 N Michigan Avenue No 1018	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRIS ROBLING	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3125656500	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-08-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Mark Heroux	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00959793	PTIN
Phone	3127298000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-08-15	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.88.202.179	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-08-15	IPDt
IP Tm	09:46:18	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	BC09F685FDE84DB8310813647ED41DA63C0BAAFA	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHRIS ROBLING Treasurer	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 N Michigan Avenue Ste 1018	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,247,491	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.cityclub-chicago.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1903	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO IS TO PROVIDE (SEE SCH O).	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$27,090	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$17,390	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,482,825	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,226,323	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,617	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,412	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$7,635	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,366	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,519,167	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,247,491	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,645	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,442	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$275,665	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$294,431	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,274,177	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,015,224	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,557,487	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,313,097	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$38,320	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$65,606	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$259,934	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$216,236	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$221,341	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$243,249	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$38,593	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$27,013	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO IS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF CIVIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS INVOLVING CHICAGO, THE METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$801,529	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,442	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,015,452	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO HOLDS PUBLIC POLICY FORUMS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF CIVIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS INVOLVING CHICAGO, THE METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. IN 2016, CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO HELD 88 SUCH FORUMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$134,641	ExpenseAmt
Desc	City Club of Chicago underwrites award-winning public affairs discussion programs on WTTW-TV, Chicago's premiere public television station. It simultaneously encourages public participation in its forums and generates awareness of its activities. City Club of Chicago publishes its forums on its website and live streams a growing number of its events for public consumption, at no cost to the viewer. Prior City Club of Chicago forums are also available via its website.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$53,774	ExpenseAmt
Desc	City Club of Chicago builds further awareness of its forums and speakers through announcements in the print and digital versions of Crain's Chicago Business newspaper.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$989,944	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JANET GALLEGOS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3125656500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1018	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
ANTHONY COLE
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAY DOHERTY
Governor and President	15.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ROBERT H FISCHER
Governor and Audit Chairman	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL M GREEN
Governor and Chairman	10.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARTHA JANTHO
Governor and Secretary	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRISTINE R LONG
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD H MAZUR
Governor and Chairman	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARTIN J MCLAUGHLIN
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK C PAUL
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER FH ROBLING
Governor and Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jaclene Robinson-Ivy
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID FRANCIS RYAN
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOYCE SAXON
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNE-MARIE ST GERMAINE
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jose Sanchez
Governor	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Maggiano's Banquets	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	516 North Clark Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60610	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Venue, food service	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$458,981	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$17,390	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$17,390	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$17,390	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FORUM INCOME	900099	$1,015,452	$1,015,452
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$210,871	$210,871

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,226,323	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,412	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,412	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,366	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,366	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,366	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,247,491	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,226,323	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,778	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,442	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,442	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,181	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,759	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,788	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,788	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,496	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,496	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,589	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,432	TotalAmt
Management And General	$110,432	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,824	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$599,614	TotalAmt
Program Services	$599,614	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,337	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CREDIT CARD AND BANK CH	$29,078	$29,078
PRINTING	$13,107	$13,107
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$4,984	$4,984
POSTAGE	$578	$214	$364

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,313,097	TotalAmt
Program Services	$989,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$323,153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,542	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,855	BOYAmt
EOY	$105,151	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,040	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,466	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$104,982	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$65,945	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,745	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,037	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$259,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$216,236	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,049	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$194,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$204,200	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$221,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$243,249	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,593	BOYAmt
EOY	-$27,013	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,593	BOYAmt
EOY	-$27,013	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$259,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$216,236	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$65,606	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$171,394	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$195,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$225,791	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$243,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$228,261	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,064,280	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$822,141	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$877,901	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$949,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,266,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,015,452	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,931,588	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$993,535	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,073,320	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,175,385	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,509,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,243,713	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,995,868	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$5,995,868	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$959	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,412	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,154	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$959	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,412	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,154	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,816	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,366	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,817	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,007,378	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,076,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,176,344	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,519,167	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,247,491	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,026,839	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99490	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99210	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00200	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00280	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,939	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,585	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$18,354	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,469	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,583	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,886	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,574	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$49,777	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,797	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$39,037	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,266,718	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$19,227	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$19,227	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,247,491	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,247,491	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,332,324	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$19,227	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$19,227	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,313,097	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,313,097	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES: THE CLUB 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. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CLUB FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015. THE CLUB'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part 1, Line 1:	A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF CIVIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS INVOLVING CHICAGO, THE METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	Review of Form 990: Draft sent to Audit committee and officers for review. Upon receipt of comments, revision forwarded to all governors for final review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Conflict of interest policy: City Club of Chicago Governors annually sign a written 'Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure of Certain Interests'.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Documents available to the public: Available on request, during normal business hours.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:	The organization did not change either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.