Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,116,230 | 1,398,844 | 1,132,553 | 1,159,325 | 1,133,901 | 6,940,853 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,116,230 | 1,398,844 | 1,132,553 | 1,159,325 | 1,133,901 | 6,940,853 |
| 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) .. | 780,081 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,160,772 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,116,230 | 1,398,844 | 1,132,553 | 1,159,325 | 1,133,901 | 6,940,853 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 359,239 | 187,137 | 32,520 | 34,622 | 132,881 | 746,399 |
| 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.).. | 27,500 | 73,040 | 54,440 | 154,980 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 7,842,232 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | OTHER INCOME 100,540 |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE AREA SOUTH OF CHICAGO, IL. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY POOLING RESOURCES FOR JOINT PURCHASING, EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES COMMON TO ALL SOUTH SUBURBAN MUNICIPALITIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - THE ASSOCIATION IS AN INTEGRAL PARTNER IN THE SOUTH SUBURBAN ECONOMIC GROWTH INITIATIVE, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EFFORT TO STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE SOUTH SUBURBS AND FOSTER EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF BUSINESS AND HOUSEHOLDS. THE ASSOCIATION PARTNERS WITH COOK COUNTY, THE CHICAGO SOUTHLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AGENCY FOR PLANNING AND OTHER BUSINESS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ENSURE THE REGION AND ITS PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MEET ITS FULL ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITIES, SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND USE, BLIGHT, PROPERTY TAX REFORM, AND OTHER ISSUES THAT AFFECT LAND USE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY. THE ASSOCIATION PRIORITIZES DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WHICH FOCUS ON REBUILDING COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES AROUND TRANSIT, INTERMODAL FACILITIES AND MANUFACTURING, WHILE COMMITTING TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, THE ASSOCIATION FACILITATED THE APPLICATIONS AND MARKETING, AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, FOR THE FOLLOWING ENTERPRISE ZONES: CAL-SAG, CALUMET REGION, LINCOLN & 394, AND WILL/COOK I-57 ZONES, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITY ZONES WITHIN THE SOUTHLAND. THESE DESIGNATED ZONES WERE ESTABLISHED TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION IN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREAS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | TRANSPORTATION - THE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS SOUTH SUBURBAN/REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HIGHWAY, FREIGHT, TRANSIT AND NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND PROJECTS. ASSOCIATION STAFF PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING AND ADMINISTERING FEDERAL AND STATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDS; RESEARCH AND REPORT PREPARATION AND AGENCY COORDINATION EFFORTS; AND SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEMBER COMMUNITIES' COMPLETE STREETS AND LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES AND OTHER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, STUDIES AND PROGRAMS. THE ASSOCIATION ACTS AS A REGIONAL LIAISON IN PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING OF FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDS, LOCAL AND STATE HIGHWAY, TRANSIT AND BICYCLE PLANNING PROGRAMS AND ASSISTS IN THE CREATION AND COORDINATION OF "CORRIDOR PLANNING COUNCILS" THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH SUBURBAN REGION. THE ASSOCIATION IS ALSO PROJECT MANAGER OF AN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S STATEWIDE PLANNING AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR THE CALUMET TRIANGLE/TORRENCE AVENUE CORRIDOR WITHIN THE CITY OF CALUMET CITY, THE VILLAGE OF LANSING, AND THE VILLAGE OF SOUTH HOLLAND. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | ISPAN - IN COOPERATION WITH COOK COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE ASSOCIATION WORKS WITH PARTNERS AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO ADVANCE HEALTH OBJECTIVES FOR THE REGION'S RESIDENTS, AND SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE ASSOCIATION HAS A COMPLETE STREETS AND BIKEWAY PLAN AND IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS AND ACCESS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND MOBILITY OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. THE ASSOCIATION, THROUGH ITS ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETE STREETS POLICIES, IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED AND PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACCESS IN THE SOUTH SUBURBS, AND ACCELERATED INVESTMENT IN WAYFINDING SIGNAGE THAT CONNECTS DESTINATIONS WITHIN THE SOUTH SUBURBS FOSTERS IMPROVED BIKE/PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS AND USE. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE ASSOCIATION HAS FOCUSED ON INCREASING MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, IMPLEMENTING WAYFINDING SIGNS THAT SUPPORT PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLING ACTIVITIES AND CONNECT DESTINATIONS, AND INTEGRATING PUBLIC HEALTH FACTORS INTO PROJECT SCORING PROCESSES IN ORDER TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AT THE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL LEVEL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | HOUSING COLLABORATIVE - THE ASSOCIATION, IN COLLABORATIN WITH AREA MUNICIPALITIES, WORKS TO ADDRESS REGIONAL HOUSING ISSUS TO ENSURE THAT LIMITED RESOURCES ARE SPENT MOST STRATEICALLY, ADVANCING THE HOUSING, ECONOMIC, AND TRANSIT ORIENTED GOALS OF COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING ISSUES SUCH AS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, LAND BANKING, AND THE FORCLOSURE CRISIS. SOUTH SUBURBAN ATLAS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) CONSORTIUM - THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE SOUTH SUBURBAN ATLAS GIS CONSORTIUM IS TO PROVIDE EFFICENT, INNOVATIVE, AND QUALITY GIS SERVICES TO THE SOUTH SUBURBAN REGION AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. WATERSHED PLANNING - THE ASSOCIATION ADVISES AND COORDINATES ACTIVITIES OF THE DESIGNATED WATERSHED PLANNING COUNCIL FOR THE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER WATERSHED. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO MANAGE STORMWATER, FLOOD PLANS AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | ORGANIZATION MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMPLETENESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ENFORCED VIA THE PERSONNEL MANUAL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE KEY EMPLOYEES SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE KEY EMPLOYEES SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACTED SERVICES 31,980 45,373 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 9,330 28,401 0 TOTAL 41,310 73,774 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 35,260 SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES -35,260 |
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