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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,855,521 | 3,081,413 | 2,572,719 | 4,390,807 | 5,190,654 | 18,091,114 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,855,521 | 3,081,413 | 2,572,719 | 4,390,807 | 5,190,654 | 18,091,114 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 3,355,792 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 14,735,322 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,855,521 | 3,081,413 | 2,572,719 | 4,390,807 | 5,190,654 | 18,091,114 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 229 | 125 | 88 | 1,435 | 6,547 | 8,424 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 260 | 0 | 0 | 14,672 | 0 | 14,932 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 18,114,470 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CIVIC CONSULTING ALLIANCE'S (CCA) MISSION IS TO MAKE THE CHICAGO REGION A GREAT PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE IN AND WORK. BUILDING TEAMS OF ITS OWN STAFF, BUSINESS PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC LEADERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS, CCA WORKS TO IMPROVE THE STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT, AND LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT OF THE REGION'S CIVIC SECTOR BY PLANNING, ORGANIZING, PROVIDING, AND OVERSEEING CONSULTING SERVICES. CCA MULTIPLIES THE INVESTMENTS OF ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS WITH INTERNAL STAFF AND CLIENT RESOURCES TO GENERATE GREATER IMPACT THAN ANY ONE FIRM OR SECTOR CAN ACHIEVE ON ITS OWN. CCA CREATES LONG-TERM, FLEXIBLE PARTNERSHIPS OF PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS, PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES, NON-PROFITS, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND ITS OWN STAFF. CCA FOCUSES PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGHEST NEED COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY AND, TOGETHER WITH ITS PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, MAKES THE REGION SAFER, MORE LIVABLE, AND EQUITABLE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CIVIC LEADERSHIP - WHERE CCA AND ITS PARTNERS WORK TO CREATE THE LEADERSHIP CULTURE CHICAGO NEEDS TO THRIVE. SPECIAL PROJECTS - WHERE CCA, FROM TIME TO TIME, UNDERTAKES OPPORTUNISTIC INVESTMENTS FOR WHICH THE CAPACITIES OF CCA CAN HELP TO ADDRESS URGENT, CRITICAL NEEDS IN SUPPORT OF CCA'S MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A | COMMITTEES OF THE GOVERNING BODY COMMITTEES AND ADVISORY BODIES: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME ESTABLISH ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES AND ONE OR MORE ADVISORY BODIES. UNLESS ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE DIRECTORS, AND A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF DIRECTORS, SUCH COMMITTEE OR OTHER BODY, HOWEVER DENOMINATED, SHALL NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OPERATING BOARD: THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE AN OPERATING BOARD CONSISTING OF 45 TO 55 MEMBERS. THE OPERATING BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE CORPORATION'S MISSION, STRATEGY, PRIORITIES AND BUDGET AND REVIEW THE PROGRESS AND RESULT OF THE CORPORATION'S PROJECTS. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: THERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE OPERATING BOARD, CONSISTING OF THE CHAIRMAN, THE PRESIDENT, AND AT LEAST EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE OPERATING BOARD DESIGNATED BY THE CHAIRMAN. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE OPERATING BOARD SHALL MONITOR THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE CORPORATION, AND, IN SUCH CAPACITY, SHALL REVIEW PROJECTS, ASSIST IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, PREPARE THE ANNUAL BUDGET, AND OVERSEE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY NOMINATE A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE OPERATING BOARD PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRMAN, OR, IN HIS OR HER ABSENCE, A MEMBER DESIGNATED BY THE CHAIRMAN, SHALL PRESIDE OVER ALL MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE OPERATING BOARD SHALL MEET THREE TIMES PER YEAR, OR MORE OR LESS FREQUENTLY, AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MEMBERS OF THE OPERATING BODY MAY BE NOMINATED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND WILL BE SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME. MEMBERS OF THE OPERATING BOARD WILL BE EXPECTED TO MAKE MEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING FINDINGS, RESOURCES FOR PROJECT TEAMS, OR CONTRIBUTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE. OTHER COMMITTEES: THE CORPORATION MAY ESTABLISH A HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN CONSULTING STAFF, OVERSEE THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, AND ASSIST WITHOUT PLACEMENT. A PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE MAY BE ESTABLISHED TO IDENTIFY NEW PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORK OF THE CORPORATION. THE CHAIRMAN MAY APPOINT AD HOC COMMITTEES AT HIS OR HER DISCRETION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 8B | COMMITTEES THERE WERE NO COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEW OF FORM 990 THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONAL PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE ORGANIZATION. A DRAFT WAS THEN PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT AND THE TREASURER REVIEWED THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990. SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT AND THE TREASURER, ALONG WITH THE COMMERCIAL CLUB'S VP, FINANCE & ADMIN DISCUSSED THE DRAFT VERSIONS WITH THE TAX PREPARERS INCLUDING ANY QUESTIONS OR NECESSARY REVISIONS. BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THAT MEETING, THE FORM 990 WAS REVISED AS NECESSARY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12B | DIRECTOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY NO DIRECTOR OR MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE SHALL DERIVE ANY PERSONAL PROFIT OR GAIN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY REASON OF HIS OR HER MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE. IF A DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER IS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A PARTY TO ANY TRANSACTION CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE, THE DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER SHALL DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DIRECTOR'S INTEREST OR RELATIONSHIP PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF THE TRANSACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE, AND SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF THE TRANSACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | MONITORING CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS THAT INVOLVE A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER ARE ASSESSED TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE DECISIONS REGARDING IF A CONFLICT EXISTS IS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING COMMITTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED (NONE IDENTIFIED TO DATE), THE MEMBER THAT IT RELATES TO IS ASKED TO ABSTAIN FROM THE CONVERSATION AND ANY RELATED DECISIONS MADE. ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ANNUAL COMPLETION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, AND KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ON A CONTEMPORANEOUS BASIS WHEN A CONFLICT ARISES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A | COMPENSATION APPROVAL CCA USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES: A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC CCA PROVIDES DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:BENEFITS SERVICE FEE TOTAL FEES:4828 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING & PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:1110741 |
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