Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,964,069
- Total expenses
- $5,500,090
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,243,188
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,075,206
- Other revenue
- -$354,325
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,009,596
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $559,120
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $38,450,476
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,510,559
- Management and general expenses
- $655,215
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,334,316
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,510,559
Program services were 63.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,019,631
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,223,557
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$89,396
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3 · Investment income
total $626,265 · excluded $626,265
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4,603,288
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $4,154,347
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $448,941
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $448,941 · excluded $448,941
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$120,000
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,019,631
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$495,739
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$375,739 · excluded -$375,739
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $21,414 · excluded $21,414
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11e · Other revenue, total
$21,414
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $546,401 · management and general $279,171 · fundraising $267,230
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $541,128 · management and general $106,413 · fundraising $434,715
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $52,237 · management and general $9,305 · fundraising $42,932
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $70,722 · management and general $14,464 · fundraising $56,258
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $72,769 · management and general $45,395 · fundraising $27,374
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,607 · management and general $3,607
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $40,686 · management and general $40,686
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $7,527 · management and general $7,527
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11g · Fees: other
total $639,607 · program services $560,045 · management and general $42,860 · fundraising $36,702
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $439,295 · program services $302,871 · fundraising $136,424
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13 · Office expenses
total $130,019 · program services $109,060 · management and general $3,428 · fundraising $17,531
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14 · Information technology
total $134,631 · program services $49,891 · management and general $34,323 · fundraising $50,417
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16 · Occupancy
total $104,739 · management and general $37,806 · fundraising $66,933
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17 · Travel
total $209,605 · program services $128,179 · management and general $8,559 · fundraising $72,867
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $9,120 · program services $65 · management and general $199 · fundraising $8,856
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23 · Insurance
total $11,190 · management and general $6,031 · fundraising $5,159
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24a · Other expenses: GRANT FUNDED POSITIONS
total $906,775 · program services $906,775
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS
total $823,240 · program services $823,240
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24c · Other expenses: HONORARIA
total $465,577 · program services $465,577
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24d · Other expenses: BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS AN
total $164,716 · program services $164,356 · fundraising $360
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24e · All other expenses
total $126,499 · program services $500 · management and general $15,441 · fundraising $110,558
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,238,711 · end of year $4,043,363
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $155,358 · end of year $206,073
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $980,395 · end of year $1,763,778
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $144,960 · end of year $103,462
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $57,399 · end of year $79,624
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$50,148
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$50,148
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $27,963,817 · end of year $32,701,289
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $206,922 · end of year $112,007
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $230,140 · end of year $443,897
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $209,935 · end of year $115,223
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $19,371,641 · end of year $21,693,459
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $13,935,846 · end of year $16,757,017
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1986, THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (CPLF) IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT THAT EXISTS TO ACCELERATE THE POTENTIAL OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY BY INVESTING IN RESOURCES THAT TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, WE HAVE CONNECTED (SEE SCH O) INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITY AGENCIES COMMITTED TO BUILDING A STRONGER AND MORE EQUITABLE CHICAGO. TOGETHER, WE MAKE PATHWAYS TO LEARNING, CREATIVITY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACCESSIBLE TO CHICAGOANS OF ALL AGES THROUGH INVESTMENT ACROSS THREE FUNDING PRIORITY AREAS: CLOSING THE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY GAP; SPARKING CREATIVITY & CONNECTION FOR ALL; AND BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ACCELERATES THE POTENTIAL OF OUR PUBLIC (SEE SCH O)LIBRARY BY INVESTING IN RESOURCES THAT TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.
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TOO MANY CHICAGO CHILDREN ARE BORN INTO CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LIMIT HOW FAR THEY WILL GO IN LIFE. WHETHER THAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY GROW IN, THE SCHOOLS THEY HAVE ACCESS TO, THE RESOURCES THEIR PARENTS HAVE, EVEN THE QUALITY OF THE AIR, OUR CITY HAS LONG BEEN DIVIDED TO THE DETRIMENT OF NOT JUST INDIVIDUALS, BUT OF OUR COLLECTIVE PROSPERITY AS CHICAGOANS. SUPPORT FROM DONORS ENSURES STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN ACCESS FREE HOMEWORK HELP, TOOLS FOR SUPPORTING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, AND YEAR-ROUND STEM CONTENT THAT HELP ENSURE ALL OUR CITY'S CHILDREN HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED EARLY IN LIFE AND TO KEEP ON SUCCEEDING.
Expenses $1,280,273
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CHICAGO'S WORLD-RENOWNED ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR FUELS TREMENDOUS CREATIVE, ECONOMIC, AND INNOVATIVE GROWTH. BUT ACCESS TO BIG IDEAS AND TOP TALENT IS OFTEN FAR OUT OF REACH FOR LOWER-INCOME MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT, MANY CHICAGOANS ARE SHUT OUT FROM THE MARKETPLACE OF CREATIVITY AND THE HOLISTIC BENEFITS OF THE ARTS. OUR CITY, IN TURN, MISSES OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ELEVATED AND ENRICHED BY THE INCLUSION OF DIVERSE NEW VOICES AND VIEWPOINTS. DONORS ACTIVATE EVERYTHING FROM MAKER SPACES TO SPECIAL COLLECTIONS PROJECTS TO DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING AUTHORS OF OUR TIME. THESEOFFERINGS INVITE ALL CHICAGOANS TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF EXPRESSING THEMSELVES AND IMAGINING NEW POSSIBILITIES NOT ONLY FOR THEIR OWN LIVES, BUT ALSO FOR OUR CITY AND THE WORLD.
Expenses $1,111,197
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ACCORDING TO THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER, MORE THAN 40% OF LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS DON'T HAVE HOME BROADBAND SERVICES OR A TRADITIONAL COMPUTER. MANY OF THESE ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS ALSO LACK THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE OUR INCREASINGLY DIGITAL WORLD EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY. WITHOUT THIS CRUCIAL KNOW-HOW, THOUSANDS OF CHICAGOANS ARE BLOCKED FROM ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY FOR JOBS, FIND EDUCATION AND HEALTH RESOURCES, PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE, AND CONNECT WITH LOVED ONES. OUR DIGITAL LITERACY AND LEARNING PROGRAMS REMOVE BARRIERS THROUGH CURATED RESOURCES, SKILLS-BUILDING SUPPORT, AND USER-FRIENDLY CHICAGO DIGITAL LEARNING MODULES ACCESSIBLE FROM ANY COMPUTER. TOGETHER, WE TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.
Expenses $564,228
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OTHER PROGRAMMATIC EXPENDITURES INCLUDE BRANCH PROGRAMS AND OTHER LIBRARY PROGRAMS THAT ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Expenses $554,861
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Robert WislowROBERT WISLOW
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
David CasperDAVID CASPER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Archana KumarARCHANA KUMAR
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bruce SaganBRUCE SAGAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cindy PritzkerCINDY PRITZKER
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather AlgerHEATHER ALGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alena AntiguaALENA ANTIGUA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margaret BaczkowskiMARGARET BACZKOWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendy BergerWENDY BERGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jodi BlockJODI BLOCK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathleen BoegeKATHLEEN BOEGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew BrewerMATTHEW BREWER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marcy CarlinMARCY CARLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Esther ChoyESTHER CHOY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Monique DemoryMONIQUE DEMORY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth DonnellyELIZABETH DONNELLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deirdre DrakeDEIRDRE DRAKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael FassnachtMICHAEL FASSNACHT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda FillerLINDA FILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer FriedesJENNIFER FRIEDES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark GartlandMARK GARTLAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Graham C GradyGRAHAM C GRADY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacqueline GriesdornJACQUELINE GRIESDORN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Suren GuptaSUREN GUPTA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Francia HarringtonFRANCIA HARRINGTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam HecktmanADAM HECKTMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve HendrySTEVE HENDRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David HeroyDAVID HEROY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam L HoeflichADAM L HOEFLICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carl JonesCARL JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrew LaddANDREW LADD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donna LapietraDONNA LAPIETRA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roger LiewROGER LIEW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bryan LoganBRYAN LOGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cheryl Mayberry McKissackCHERYL MAYBERRY MCKISSACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amanda MorrisAMANDA MORRIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Trisha L MowbrayTRISHA L MOWBRAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Avani NarangAVANI NARANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andres OrdonezANDRES ORDONEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sheila OwensSHEILA OWENS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jane ParkJANE PARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda Johnson RiceLINDA JOHNSON RICE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Trisha RooneyTRISHA ROONEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marianna RuizMARIANNA RUIZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Priya SadaranganiPRIYA SADARANGANI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea SaenzANDREA SAENZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark SproutMARK SPROUT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laurence SzumskiLAURENCE SZUMSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cherryl ThomasCHERRYL THOMAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wade ThomsonWADE THOMSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth TulachELIZABETH TULACH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael WilsonMICHAEL WILSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Suzanne YoonSUZANNE YOON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brenda Langstraat BuiBRENDA LANGSTRAAT BUI
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $253,231
- From this org
- $212,180
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,051
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $206,000
- Bonus
- $6,180
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,100
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,951
- Filer's total
- $253,231
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Elizabeth Zachara DavisELIZABETH ZACHARA DAVIS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $152,459
- From this org
- $128,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,959
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $123,500
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,350
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,609
- Filer's total
- $152,459
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Katherine NardinKATHERINE NARDIN
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $140,711
- From this org
- $117,830
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,881
- Hours/week
- 40
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Audrey PeiperAUDREY PEIPER
DIRECTOR OF LEGACY AND IMPACT GIVING
- Total calculated
- $113,965
- From this org
- $103,754
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,211
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- THE BOARD APPROVED PAYMENT OF SOHO CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR THE FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT & CEO, BRENDA LANGSTRAAT. SINCE THE MAJORITY OF CLUB USE IS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP AND RELATED ASSESSMENTS WILL BE PAID IN FULL BY THE FOUNDATION AND ARE NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. BRENDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ALL NON-BUSINESS RELATED FOOD AND OTHER CHARGES.
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE CPLF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, APPROVES THE ANNUAL BUDGET, INCLUDING SALARY AND BENEFITS. THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BONUS CONSIDERATION IS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DRIVEN, WITH INPUT FROM THE CEO AND COO. BONUSES MAY BE CONSIDERED DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY STAFF TEAM PERFORMANCE AND/OR CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THE TEAM HAS ADVANCED THE ORGANIZATION DURING A CHALLENGING TIME.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 19 September 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202402679349301180
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