WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO (EIN 36-4313685)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2026-05-14
IRS object ID: 202601349349305675
Schema version: 2024v5.5
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 G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-14T13:09:47-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	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 ADVISORY GROUP LP	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	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364313685	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WORL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3125530500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	180 NORTH LASALLE STREET 2505	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60601	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHILIP CLEMENT	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3125530500	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARK HEROUX	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00959793	PTIN
Phone	3127298000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-05-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PHILIP CLEMENT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	180 NORTH LASALLE STREET SUITE 2505	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$10,277,876	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WORLDBUSINESSCHICAGO.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO IS THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION, SUPPORT BUSINESS, AND PROMOTE CHICAGO AS A LEADING GLOBAL CITY. OUR VISION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHICAGOANS PROSPER. WE DRIVE GROWTH THROUGH BUSINESS RECRUITMENT, EXPANSION, AND RETENTION ASSISTANCE AND CONNECTING BUSINESSES TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES. WE CHAMPION CHICAGO AS A WORLD-CLASS CITY THROUGH BUILDING STRATEGIC INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, CONVENING POLICY MAKERS AND LEADERS, AND ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTICULTURAL ENGAGEMENT. WE UNITE LEADERS TO ADVANCE GROWTH IN CHICAGO'S NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH TALENT DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, AND INVESTMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	99	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	99	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	62	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	710	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$12,401,001	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,588,768	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$864,230	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,268,974	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$67,837	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$106,806	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$200,385	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$116,746	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,132,683	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,847,802	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$529,250	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$27,585	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,756,882	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,526,668	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$65,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$470,023	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$7,198,098	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,670,477	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$13,484,230	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,289,730	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$351,547	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$558,072	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$11,676,169	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$12,113,893	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,986,591	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,666,894	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,689,578	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,446,999	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO IS THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION, SUPPORT BUSINESS, AND PROMOTE CHICAGO AS A LEADING GLOBAL CITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,175,437	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$27,585	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,268,974	RevenueAmt
Desc	WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO (WBC) DRIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH THREE MAIN AREAS: BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RETENTION, INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOBS, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH THE CHICAGO SISTER CITIES PROGRAM.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,175,437	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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 With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	322	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	62	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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	99	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	99	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	0	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARRIE SIMMONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3125530500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	180 NORTH LASALLE STREET SUITE 2505	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60601	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (126 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BRANDON JOHNSON
CHAIR	0.25	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LORI E LIGHTFOOT
FORMER CHAIR	0.25	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES SMITH
VICE CHAIR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MORKIN
SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARLA LACH
TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID ANDALCIO
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RITA ATHAS
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CURT R BAILEY
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG BEDALOV
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARC BAUMANN
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HARDIK BHATT
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN BRENNAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROZ BREWER
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BRONSTEIN
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG BROWN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH BUCHANAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN BUCK
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN CABRERA
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY C CASE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVE CASPER
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD CHRISMAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCO CISTERNINO
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN COLE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN CONSIDINE
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALANNA COTTON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE CURULEWSKI
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES S CROWN
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDELL DALLAS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KYLE DEGIULIO
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVE DOHNALEK
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD EDWARDS
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE ERLINGER
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR OPELLA ERNEST
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN ETTELSON
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM GRADY
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KELLY GRAVES
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAJ GUPTA
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DARRELL HACKETT
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NINA HARDING
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEAN HARRISON
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRETT HART
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORI E HEALEY
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TORRENCE HINTON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN M HOLMES
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK HOPLAMAZIAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK A HOPPE
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ZACHERY HOUSE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL HSU
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG HUGHES
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRAVIS HUNTER JR
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA IMONTI
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAIME LM JONES
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN A KERSTEN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVE KIMBELL
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIP KIRKPATRICK
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG KLAMRZYNSKI
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KOUDOUNIS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ASHISH LAL
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN LARISON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC LEFKOFSKY
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FABIANO LIMA
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONY MAGGIORE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY MALEHORN
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES MANTANKY
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CRAIG MARTIN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINA MEITUS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL H MOSKOW
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN MURPHY
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN H NESBITT
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PIN NI
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIA NICHOLS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL O'GRADY
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANK PASQUESI
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LUKE PETHERBRIDGE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSE LUIS PRADO
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD S PRICE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GIL C QUINIONES
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAIME REDMOND
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID REIFMAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL REINSDORF
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBBERT RIETBROEK
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN C ROBAK
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DESIREE ROGERS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LIOR RON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN ROSSI
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN RYAN
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J SACKS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN SAUDER
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY SCHERER
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER SCANLON
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC SEDLER
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SMITA SHAH
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF SHAPACK
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JON SHULKIN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN SMITH
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARC F SPERBER
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES SPRAYREGEN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER STEANS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT C SWANSON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK TEBBE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD THOMPSON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WADE THOMSON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD TILLY
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA THONN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY TOLAND
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF TOROSIAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH TULACH
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GLEN TULLMAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES TURNER
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GRANT C UHLIR
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN R WEISS
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM WENTWORTH
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA WERNECK
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DON WILSON
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON WORTENDYKE
DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREA ZOPP
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FASSNACHT
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	0.25	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$161,850	$0	$13,586
MELLODY HOBSON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP CLEMENT
CEO & PRESIDENT	45.00		Yes (X)	$228,201	$0	$26,096
CARRIE SIMMONS
VP OF OPERATIONS & HR	45.00			$150,844	$0	$35,024	Yes (X)
ABIN KURIAKOSE
STRATEGY & INNOVATION CHIE	45.00			$152,086	$0	$22,008	Yes (X)
KYLE SCHULZ
GROWTH CHIEF OFFICER	45.00			$154,522	$0	$16,988	Yes (X)
ADRIENNE TONGATE
EVP GLOBAL STRATEGIC INITI	45.00			$143,844	$0	$37,434	Yes (X)
ANDREW HAYES
SVP, CHIEF OF STAFF	45.00			$133,867	$0	$26,494	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,125,214	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$177,630	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SHOW STRATEGY INC
222 MERCHANDISE MART PLZ STE 154	CHICAGO	IL	60654	POP-UP DESIGN & INSTALLATION	$300,000
HUBBARD GALBRAITH LLC
211 EAST OHIO STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60611	ACCOUNTING & FINANCE	$168,000
BILD GROUP LLC
207 EAST OHIO STREET SUITE 248	CHICAGO	IL	60611	IT SERVICES & IT EQUIP RENTAL	$126,728

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$534,487	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$3,108,840	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,945,441	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,588,768	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM REVENUE-GCEP	561499	$668,033	$668,033
PROGRAM REVENUE-CAST	561499	$459,309	$459,309
CHICAGO SISTER CITIES	561499	$141,632	$141,632

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,268,974	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$106,635	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$106,635	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$171	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$171	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$171	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$171	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$297,074	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$534,487	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$430,074	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$133,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$133,000	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	561499	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$16,254	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,254	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$16,254	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,847,802	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,268,974	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$9,940	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,585	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,585	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,443,960	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,392,363	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$776,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$274,773	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,463	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,790	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,097	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,863	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,172	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,062	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$526,974	TotalAmt
Program Services	$401,767	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,715	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,492	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$353,652	TotalAmt
Program Services	$269,507	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,933	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$322,979	TotalAmt
Program Services	$320,435	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$622	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$137,485	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,497	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,114	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,874	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$221,978	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$179,978	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,400	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$65,000	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$192,220	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,318	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,350	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$244,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215,852	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,272	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,731	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$270,375	TotalAmt
Program Services	$137,252	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$123,654	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,469	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$614,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$483,793	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,841	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,985	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$300,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$264,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,969	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,390	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,745	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,745	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$964,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$964,648	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,652	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,543	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,878	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,157	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CHICAGO SISTER CITIES C	$137,174	$137,174
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$68,045	$37,110	$26,590	$4,345
PAYROLL SERVICES	$2,148	$430	$1,611	$107
BAD DEBT	-$18,000			-$18,000

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,289,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,175,437	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,644,270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$470,023	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,828,169	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,508,143	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,708,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,696,360	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,558,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$245,400	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,459,612	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$168,166	BOYAmt
EOY	$148,507	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$131,158	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$108,793	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,365	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$532,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$551,548	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,773,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,481,958	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,676,169	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,113,893	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$830,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$803,034	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$361,814	BOYAmt
EOY	$290,462	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,794,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,573,398	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,986,591	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,666,894	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,612,732	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,216,854	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$76,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,230,145	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,689,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,446,999	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,676,169	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,113,893	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$558,072	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$230,725	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$430,074	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	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,385,413	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,050,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,327,603	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,401,001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,588,768	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,753,161	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,385,413	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,050,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,327,603	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,401,001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,588,768	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,753,161	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$48,753,161	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$42,758	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$67,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$106,806	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$228,093	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$48,981,254	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$233,641	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99530	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99570	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$131,158	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$108,793	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$22,365	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$22,365	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$137,384
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS	$101,864
LEASE ASSET	$2,242,710

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$2,481,958	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$2,573,398	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,573,398	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,847,802	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,847,802	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,847,802	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,289,730	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,289,730	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,289,730	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WBC HAS ADOPTED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT WBC WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AND/OR INFORMATION RETURNS OF WBC ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS WERE FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PJH AND ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	70 W MADISON ST SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	CONSULTANT ON GALA FUNDRAISER	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$805,650	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$65,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$740,650	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$805,650	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$65,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$740,650	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$831,561	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$534,487	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$297,074	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$88,094	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$183,256	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$84,950	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$73,774	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$831,561	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$534,487	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$297,074	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$88,094	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$183,256	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$84,950	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$73,774	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$430,074	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$133,000	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 ST MARYS ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHAMPAIGN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61820	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	376006007	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$25,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PHILIP CLEMENT
CEO & PRESIDENT	$228,201	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,923	$0	$19,173	$0	$254,297	$0	$0	$0
CARRIE SIMMONS
VP OF OPERATIONS & HR	$150,844	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,492	$0	$29,532	$0	$185,868	$0	$0	$0
ADRIENNE TONGATE
EVP GLOBAL STRATEGIC INITI	$143,844	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,266	$0	$27,168	$0	$181,278	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FASSNACHT
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	$161,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,865	$0	$7,721	$0	$175,436	$0	$0	$0
ABIN KURIAKOSE
STRATEGY & INNOVATION CHIE	$152,086	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,210	$0	$18,798	$0	$174,094	$0	$0	$0
KYLE SCHULZ
GROWTH CHIEF OFFICER	$154,522	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,617	$0	$11,371	$0	$171,510	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW HAYES
SVP, CHIEF OF STAFF	$133,867	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,387	$0	$18,107	$0	$160,361	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS, REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER INTERNAL MANAGEMENT BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE EMPLOYEE CONFLICT POLICY IS OUTLINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY START. IF ANY EMPLOYEE BECOMES AWARE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THE DIRECTOR OF BOARD RELATIONS CIRCULATES CONFLICT STATEMENTS TO DIRECTORS WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD AND AGAIN ANNUALLY. THE COMPLETED STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF BOARD RELATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION GRADES AND AMOUNTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND AS NECESSARY, GATHERS EXTERNAL REPORTS TO PROVIDE MARKET INFORMATION. THE PRESIDENT MONITORS ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ANY CHANGES TO THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO (WBC) ADOPTED A TRANSPARENCY POLICY WHICH STATES THAT WBC WILL MAKE A COPY OF ITS AUDITED GAAP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE. WBC DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BEYOND THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 13 & 14 - POLICIES:	DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY. IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED A WRITTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY AND A DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 430,074.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION NEITHER CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.