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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMMERCIAL CLUB FOUNDATION.

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $21,302,624

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $130,491 · excluded $130,491

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,953,494

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,865,338

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $88,156

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $88,156 · excluded $88,156

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,302,123 · program services $15,302,123

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $253,079 · fundraising $253,079

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $121,620 · program services $5,855 · management and general $15,755 · fundraising $100,010

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,113 · program services $293 · management and general $788 · fundraising $2,032

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,262 · program services $402 · management and general $1,776 · fundraising $15,084

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $17,090 · program services $272 · management and general $1,108 · fundraising $15,710

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,000 · management and general $7,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,439 · management and general $23,439

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $147,996 · program services $147,996

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $123 · management and general $123

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,884 · management and general $1,603 · fundraising $2,281

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,250 · management and general $1,584 · fundraising $16,666

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $140,393 · management and general $123,771 · fundraising $16,622

  • 17 · Travel

    total $57 · management and general $57

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,315 · management and general $13,959 · fundraising $1,356

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,551 · management and general $7,551

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $7,733 · management and general $7,733

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $5,653 · program services $5,653

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $97,328 · end of year $83,757

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,662,298 · end of year $15,706,995

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $22,125,685 · end of year $24,276,487

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,949 · end of year $5,546

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $697 · end of year $685

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $142,272

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $17,739

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $138,374 · end of year $124,533

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,999,033 · end of year $3,410,322

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $891,509 · end of year $814,828

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,489 · end of year $35,674

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,063,546 · end of year $11,067,323

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,332,953 · end of year $2,884,435

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Derek 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
  • Jennifer Scanlon

    DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Michael O'Grady

    DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Steve Koch

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Scott Swanson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Cordelia 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
  • Sarah 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
  • Nika 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
  • Suzanne 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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533529349301308

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