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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,400,458
Total expenses
$2,400,458
Contributions and grants received
$2,790,690
Grants paid
$2,400,458
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12
Other revenue
-$390,244
Total assets, end of year
$94,133
Total liabilities, end of year
$94,133
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,400,458
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,400,458

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,790,690

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $367,347

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12 · excluded $12

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $444,315

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,790,690

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $834,559

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$390,244 · excluded -$390,244

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,400,458 · program services $2,400,458

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $25,202 · end of year $51,751

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $40,632

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,750

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,197 · end of year $85,142

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,005 · end of year $8,991

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS, MAINTAINS, MANAGES AND CONTROLS THE FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY EVENT HELD PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW. THE FUNDS RAISED BY THE EVENT ARE DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS THE FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY EVENT HELD PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW. THE FUNDS RAISED AT THE EVENT ARE DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA.

  • THE FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY IS A BLACK-TIE FUNDRAISING EVENT HELD THE EVENING BEFORE THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS TO THE PUBLIC. THE EVENT RAISED OVER $2.7 MILLION DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024. AND THE PROCEEDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 18 CHARITIES IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.

    Expenses $2,400,458 · Grants $2,400,458

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOHN C PHELAN III

    SHOW CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $55,100
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $55,100
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • KEVIN KEEFE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $59,100
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $59,100
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • DAN MARQUARDT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $47,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $47,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • JASON ROBERTS

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $52,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $52,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • RYAN KELLY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $52,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $52,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • RICHARD WICKSTROM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $44,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $44,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • FRED MARKS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $41,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $41,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • KELLY WEBB ROBERTS

    CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $52,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $52,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • JOHN CRANE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $41,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $41,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • DAN HELLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $43,100
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $43,100
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • STEVE PHILLIPOS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $47,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $47,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • EMIR ABINION

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $41,600
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $41,600
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • JERRY HAGGERTY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $46,100
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $46,100
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • DAVID SLOAN

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $398,265
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $364,862
    Other
    $33,403
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $364,862 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,900 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,503 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $398,265 related

  • CHRISTOPHER KONECKI

    EXECUTIVE VP

    Total calculated
    $233,111
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $226,321
    Other
    $6,790
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $226,321 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,790 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $233,111 related

  • JENNIFER MORAND

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $282,809
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $274,572
    Other
    $8,237
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $274,572 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,237 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $282,809 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

None.

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION RELIED ON CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASSOCIATION (CATA), A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. CATA USED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPARABILITY DATA AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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
2023
Filed
13 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500159349300655

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