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ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE (EIN 41-2057028)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-17
IRS object ID
201433219349303908
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-17T11:33:04-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN363894414PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE HECHTMAN GROUP LTDBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15250 OLD ORCHARD RD STE 400AddressLine1
CitySKOKIECity
StateILState
ZIP Code600774460ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN412057028EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE CO JOHN TILLMANBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlILLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3123465700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1190 S LASALLE STREET NO 1500AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60603ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN TILLMANPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3123465700PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJORDAN WERBLOWPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00024658PTIN
Phone8472563100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerJOHN TILLMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1190 S LASALLE STREET NO 1500AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60603ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,507,026GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ILLINOISPOLICY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE INSTITUTE IS A FREE MARKET ORIENTED THINK TANK DEDICATED TO GATHERING, DISSEMINATING, AND EDUCATING ILLINOIS CONSTITUENTS ON LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES FACING ILLINOIS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,089PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$5,506CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,625PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,983CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,701,372PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,424,206CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$520,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$335,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$3,658,188PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,091,020CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$43,184PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$451,716NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$784,902NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE INSTITUTE IS A FREE MARKET ORIENTED THINK TANK DEDICATED TO GATHERING, DISSEMINATING, AND EDUCATING ILLINOIS CONSTITUENTS ON LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES FACING ILLINOIS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,518,963ExpenseAmt
Grant$335,000GrantAmt
DescILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES, INCLUDING FISCAL MATTERS, EDUCATION POLICY, AND GOVERNMENT REFORM. THE INSTITUTE SHARES ITS FINDINGS WITH RELEVANT AUDIENCES VIA POLICY PAPERS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS. ALL OF THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH IS DESIGNED TO BETTER EDUCATE AND BENEFIT ILLINOIS RESIDENTS, TAXPAYERS, MEDIA, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE POLICIES CONFRONTING ILLINOIS.Desc

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Expense$86,290ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL SEMINARS ON THE PUBLIC POLICIES OF ILLINOIS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee30EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1JOHN TILLMANBusinessNameLine1
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Phone3123465700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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StateILState
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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STEVE BROWN
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BETH CHRISTIE
BOARD DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD T WEISS
BOARD DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MILLER
BOARD DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED BACHRACH
BOARD DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTINA RASMUSSEN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT30.0010.00Yes (X)$112,775$19,264$18,406
JOHN O'HARA-FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THADDEUS DABROWSKI
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JOHN KNOWLES
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$87,178SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$82,820SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$4,358SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Other Revenue Total$1,983OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,000TotalAmt
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$11,237FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$85,968ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$32,611TotalAmt
Program Services$27,811ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,800FundraisingAmt

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Total$11,176TotalAmt
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Program Services$15,116ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$397FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$100,023TotalAmt
Program Services$33,200ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$66,823FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$103,080ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$12,955FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$184,799ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Fundraising$4,375FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,342TotalAmt
Management And General$6,342ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$19,536TotalAmt
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Management And General$8,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$380FundraisingAmt

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OTHER EXPENSE$66,181$59,412$592$6,177
INTERNAL PROCESS CONTRA$62,789$43,589$19,200
SUBSCRIPTIONS$50,151$44,186$5,045$920

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General$1,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,821FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$2,605,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$347,339FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$389,367BOYAmt
EOY$731,818EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$38,079BOYAmt
EOY$29,673EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,678BOYAmt
EOY$9,336EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$14,075BOYAmt
EOY$14,075EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$457,199BOYAmt
EOY$784,902EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,483BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,483BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,399BOYAmt
EOY$696,655EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,317BOYAmt
EOY$88,247EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,716BOYAmt
EOY$784,902EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$457,199BOYAmt
EOY$784,902EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$333,186ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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$1,450,074CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,774,895CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,855,925CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,685,228CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,416,717CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,182,839TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,774,895CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,855,925CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,685,228CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,416,717CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,182,839TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,824,839SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,358,000PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,996CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,089CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,506CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,526TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,474CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$231CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,625CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,983CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,189TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,207,554TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$54,184GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.55710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49860PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20,861FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,916FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$25,777FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,065,243FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,091,020FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$304,551FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$76,138FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$236,609CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$282,181CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$332,909CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$304,551CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,156,250TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,734,375LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,527CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$13,678CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$18,616CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$25,777CurrentYearAmt
Total$66,598TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$59,152CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$70,545CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$83,227CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$76,138CurrentYearAmt
Total$289,062TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$433,593GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,527CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$13,620CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$17,941CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$20,861CurrentYearAmt
Total$60,949TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,653OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,492DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,161BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,225DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,175BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,336TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,424,206TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,424,206RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,424,206TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,091,020TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,091,020ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,091,020TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013, THE INSTITUTE HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TAX YEARS 2010, 2011 AND 2012 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER
190 S LASALLE STREET 1630CHICAGOIL60603454204425501(C)(3)$225,000N/AN/AGRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE.
DONORS TRUST INC
109 N HENRY STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314522166327501(C)(3)$110,000N/AN/AGRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AS ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL SPENDING IS MONITORED THROUGH THE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS. A NARRATIVE SUMMARY IS ALSO KEPT OF ALL PROJECTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
JOHN TILLMAN
CEO, BOARD DIRECTOR$230,916$41,649$0$0$0$0$12,682$1,818$7,997$1,349$251,595$44,816$0$0
KRISTINA RASMUSSEN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$112,775$19,264$0$0$0$0$10,500$1,500$5,319$1,087$128,594$21,851$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$68,677NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHARLES SCHWAB IS USED TO SELL PUBLICLY TRADED STOCK THAT IS DONATED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS, FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ONCE A YEAR WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS & EMPLOYEES AND INQUIRE OF ANY MATERIAL CHANGES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION OF CEO IS DETERMINED BY AN EXAMINATION OF COMPARABLE DATA FOR OTHER CEO'S IN THE INDUSTRY COUNTRYWIDE AND IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. THE INFORMATION FROM THAT RESEARCH IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO THEN APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. NOTE THAT AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT IS NOT UTILIZED IN THE PROCESS. FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES THE COMPENSATION PROCESS IS THE SAME WITH THE CEO HAVING FULL DISCRETION AS DELEGATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN (B)JOHN TILLMAN DEVOTES APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PER WEEK TO A RELATED ORGANIZATION, LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER JOHN TILLMAN DEVOTES APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS PER WEEK TO A RELATED ORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ALLINACE
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1:THE ORGANIZATION USES THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. CERTAIN REVENUES ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN RECEIVED RATHER THAN WHEN EARNED AND CERTAIN EXPENSES ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN PAID RATHER THAN WHEN THE OBLIGATION IS INCURRED.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.
SCHEDULE R, PART V, COLUMN DN - THE AMOUNT OF SHARED FACILITIES IS DETERMINED BY THE SQUARE FOOTAGE USED BY LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ALLIANCE DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE LEASED BY ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE. P - THE AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE PORTION OF OPERATING EXPENSES INCURRED BY LIBERTY JUSTICE THAT WERE PAID BY ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE.
ASSUMED NAMES OF ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE:COMMON SENSE WITH PAUL JACOB GREAT COMMUNICATORS BOOT CAMP ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK GIVE ME A CHOICE WAUKEGAN

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER
190 S LASALLE STREET 1500CHICAGOIL60603454204425TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIBERTIES AND A FREE ENTERPRISE SOCIETYIL501(C)(3)LINE 7ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTEYes (1)
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ALLIANCE
190 S LASALLE STREET 1500CHICAGOIL60603454204629INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG ADVOCATING FOR THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOISIL501(C)(4)LINE 7ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTEYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER
B$225,000ACTUAL CASH
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER
N$12,469SEE SCHEDULE O
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER
P$46,336SEE SCHEDULE O
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ALLIANCE
N$75,594SEE SCHEDULE O