Totals
- Total revenue
- $21,521,271
- Total expenses
- $16,091,681
- Contributions and grants received
- $21,302,624
- Grants paid
- $15,302,123
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $218,647
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,423,153
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,102,997
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $33,320,156
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $15,462,594
- Management and general expenses
- $206,247
- Fundraising expenses
- $422,840
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $15,462,594
Program services were 96.1% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$21,302,624
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3 · Investment income
total $130,491 · excluded $130,491
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,953,494
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,865,338
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $88,156
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $88,156 · excluded $88,156
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $15,302,123 · program services $15,302,123
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $253,079 · fundraising $253,079
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $121,620 · program services $5,855 · management and general $15,755 · fundraising $100,010
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $3,113 · program services $293 · management and general $788 · fundraising $2,032
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $17,262 · program services $402 · management and general $1,776 · fundraising $15,084
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $17,090 · program services $272 · management and general $1,108 · fundraising $15,710
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11b · Fees: legal
total $7,000 · management and general $7,000
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,439 · management and general $23,439
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $147,996 · program services $147,996
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11g · Fees: other
total $123 · management and general $123
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13 · Office expenses
total $3,884 · management and general $1,603 · fundraising $2,281
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14 · Information technology
total $18,250 · management and general $1,584 · fundraising $16,666
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16 · Occupancy
total $140,393 · management and general $123,771 · fundraising $16,622
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17 · Travel
total $57 · management and general $57
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $15,315 · management and general $13,959 · fundraising $1,356
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23 · Insurance
total $7,551 · management and general $7,551
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24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $7,733 · management and general $7,733
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24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $5,653 · program services $5,653
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $97,328 · end of year $83,757
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,662,298 · end of year $15,706,995
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $22,125,685 · end of year $24,276,487
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $6,949 · end of year $5,546
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $697 · end of year $685
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$142,272
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$17,739
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $138,374 · end of year $124,533
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,999,033 · end of year $3,410,322
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $891,509 · end of year $814,828
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $42,489 · end of year $35,674
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,063,546 · end of year $11,067,323
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,332,953 · end of year $2,884,435
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $25,482,885 · end of year $30,435,721
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE OTHE FOUNDATION WAS ORGANIZED TO FUND ACTIVITIES OF THE CIVIC COMMITTEE & ITS AFFILIATED ORGS IN THEIR MISSIONS TO MAKE CHICAGO A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE, WORK, & DO BUSINESS.
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THE FOUNDATION FUNDS ACTIVITIES OF THE CIVIC COMMITTEE OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO AND ITS RELATED AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MISSION TO MAKE THE CHICAGO REGION A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE, WORK, AND DO BUSINESS.
Expenses $15,302,123 · Grants $15,302,123
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THE FOUNDATION PURSUES LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Expenses $160,471
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Derek Rb DouglasDEREK RB DOUGLAS
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $1,107,061
- From this org
- $155,824
- From related orgs
- $883,004
- Other
- $68,233
- Hours/week
- 6 + 34 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,000 + $878,332 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $824 + $4,672 related
- Deferred
- $2,953 + $16,734 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,282 + $41,264 related
- Filer's total
- $166,059 + $941,002 related
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Jennifer ScanlonJENNIFER SCANLON
DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 4 related
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Michael O'GradyMICHAEL O'GRADY
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 4 related
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Steve KochSTEVE KOCH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 3 related
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Scott SwansonSCOTT SWANSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 3 related
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Cordelia C MeyerCORDELIA C MEYER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $494,024
- From this org
- $55,940
- From related orgs
- $391,580
- Other
- $46,504
- Hours/week
- 5 + 37 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $54,540 + $381,781 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,400 + $9,799 related
- Deferred
- $2,331 + $16,318 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,482 + $24,373 related
- Filer's total
- $61,753 + $432,271 related
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Sarah PowellSARAH POWELL
ACCOUNTING MANGER
- Total calculated
- $112,519
- From this org
- $10,716
- From related orgs
- $96,445
- Other
- $5,358
- Hours/week
- 3 + 25 related
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Nika Levando BirmanNIKA LEVANDO BIRMAN
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $183,029
- From this org
- $8,523
- From related orgs
- $161,940
- Other
- $12,566
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $8,507 + $161,635 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $16 + $305 related
- Deferred
- $37 + $700 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $591 + $11,238 related
- Filer's total
- $9,151 + $173,878 related
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Suzanne FisherSUZANNE FISHER
VP, FINANCE & ADMIN
- Total calculated
- $235,724
- From this org
- $23,764
- From related orgs
- $166,347
- Other
- $45,613
- Hours/week
- 4 + 28 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $23,541 + $164,785 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $223 + $1,562 related
- Deferred
- $1,238 + $8,664 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,464 + $31,247 related
- Filer's total
- $29,466 + $206,258 related
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
- 9 · Followed the rebuttable-presumption procedure
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3
- ESTABLISH COMPENSATION THE FOUNDATION EMPLOYEES ARE COMPENSATED THROUGH A COMMON PAYMASTER BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE FOUNDATION REIMBURSES THE RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR ITS ALLOCATED SALARY EXPENSE. THE RELATED ORGANIZATION USED THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES: A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 8
- FIXED PAYMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTRACT ENTERED INTO WITH THE PRESIDENT ARE SUBJECT TO THE INITIAL CONTRACT EXCEPTION. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WERE NEGOTIATED AT AN ARM'S LENGTH AND THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT A DISQUALIFIED PERSON IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO THE INITIAL CONTRACT.
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
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THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO
$7,433,903
GENERAL SUPPORT
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CRIME LABS
$2,535,050
GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$2,000,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$1,860,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$1,243,109
GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$200,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$8,695
GENERAL SUPPORT
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(4) · MEMBERSHIP · IL
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501(C)(3) · PUBLIC POLICY · IL
Directly controlled by COM CLUB CHI
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501(C)(4) · PUBLIC POLICY · IL
Directly controlled by COM CLUB CHI
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 18 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533529349301308
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