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← CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,433,885
Total expenses
$10,121,804
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$448,741
Program service revenue
$8,994,905
Investment income
$208,980
Other revenue
$230,000
Total assets, end of year
$10,214,780
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,298,776
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,916,004
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EXHIBIT SPACE

    total $4,710,457 · related or exempt $4,710,457

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $3,578,250 · related or exempt $3,578,250

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $528,250 · related or exempt $528,250

  • 2d · Program service revenue: DRIVE CHICAGO NET INCO

    total $96,000 · unrelated business $96,000

  • 2e · Program service revenue: GOLF SPONSORS

    total $32,229 · related or exempt $32,229

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $49,719 · related or exempt $49,719

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $208,980 · excluded $208,980

  • 11a · Other revenue: EMPLOYEE RETENTION CRE

    total $140,000 · related or exempt $140,000

  • 11b · Other revenue: NCDC SETTLEMENT

    total $90,000 · related or exempt $90,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $230,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $448,741

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,493,731

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $346,297

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $277,926

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $111,947

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $102,924

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $820,759

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $62,719

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $93,411

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,364

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $128,154

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,265

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $236,105

  • 17 · Travel

    total $44,718

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $232,655

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $151,332

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $81,018

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUTO SHOW

    total $5,343,124

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $26,110

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS

    total $16,575

  • 24d · Other expenses: ASSOCIATION DUES

    total $5,929

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,287,728 · end of year $977,146

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,252,610 · end of year $2,843,797

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $55,495 · end of year $183,026

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $62,917 · end of year $81,118

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

    $7,476,914

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

    $3,741,335

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,849,127 · end of year $3,735,579

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,075,513 · end of year $2,253,438

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,431 · end of year $140,676

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $305,464 · end of year $358,142

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $135,783 · end of year $258,382

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $588,879 · end of year $682,252

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,555,695 · end of year $8,916,004

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1904 AND COMPRISED OF OVER 400 MEMBERS, CATA IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST NEW-CAR DEALERSHIP ASSOCIATION IN THE NATION. CATA'S PURPOSE IS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF CHICAGOLAND AUTO DEALERS. THIS INCLUDES SERVING AS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION FOR ITS MEMBER DEALERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASSOCIATION (CATA) IS AN ASSOCIATION OF AUTO DEALERS IN CHICAGOLAND WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ITS MEBERS AND PRODUCE THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW.

  • FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE CATA HAS STOOD FOR HIGH PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS. ITS BASIC TENETS REMAIN AS STEADFAST TODAY AS THEY WERE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO: PROMOTING HONESTY AND DEPENDABILITY IN BUSINESS OPERATIONS; EMPLOYING TRUTH AND ACCURACY IN DEALER ADVERTISING; STANDING BY GUARANTEES; IMPROVING BUSINESS METHODS AND ETHICS AND KEEPING COMPETITION FAIR SO THAT DEALERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE WELL-SERVED; AND REFRAINING FROM PRACTICES DETRIMENTAL TO THE INDUSTRY OR CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST. CURRENTLY, CATA DEALERSHIPS EMPLOY MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE IN CHICAGOLAND. OVER THE PAST CENTURY, THESE LOCALLY BASED SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE PROVIDED GOOD PAYING JOBS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, WHO, IN TURN, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CATA'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE RETAILING REMAINS ITS CORE VALUE AND WILL REMAIN SO THROUGH THE NEXT CENTURY. FIRST STAGED IN 1901, THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW IS THE LARGEST AUTO SHOW IN NORTH AMERICA AND HAS BEEN HELD MORE TIMES THAN ANY OTHER AUTO EXPOSITION IN THE WORLD. 2022 WILL MARK THE 114TH EDITION OF THE SHOW. SINCE 1935, THE CATA HAS HAD THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE CHICAGO SHOW. OVER THE YEARS IT HAS GROWN WITH THE CITY MOVING FROM THE COLISEUM TO THE INTERNATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE TO THE ORIGINAL MCCORMICK PLACE AND THEN TO THE CURRENT MCCORMICK PLACE. TODAY, THE SHOW OCCUPIES TWO EXHIBITION HALLS WITH MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION SPACE. THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW PROMOTES THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND THE CHICAGOLAND NEW CAR DEALERS.

  • LOBBYING AND LEGAL SERVICES ARE PAID FOR BY THE CHICAGO AUTO TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF CHICAGOLAND NEW CAR DEALERS.

  • DRIVECHICAGO.COM, LLC (DRIVE) IS A REGIONAL, AUTOMOTIVE INTERNET PORTAL LINKING CONSUMERS TO PARTICIPATING AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS (SUBSCRIBERS). DRIVE LISTS AUTOMOBILES ON THE WEBSITE AT NO CHARGE TO SUBSCRIBERS. THE WEB PAGE, WWW.DRIVECHICAGO.COM, OFFERS CONSUMERS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF AUTOMOBILES SUBSCRIBERS HAVE FOR SALE. ALL SUBSCRIBERS ARE LOCATED IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bill Haggerty

    SHOW CHAIRMAN

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

  • John C Phelan III

    VICE CHAIRMAN

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

  • Kevin Keefe

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $66,600
    From this org
    $66,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Dan Marquardt

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Jason Roberts

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $51,100
    From this org
    $51,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Ryan Kelly

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Richard Wickstrom

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Fred Marks

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Kelly Webb Roberts

    TREASURER

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

  • John Crane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $40,100
    From this org
    $40,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Dan Heller

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Steve Phillipos

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Scott Muller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Emir Abinion

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Jerry Haggerty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • David Sloan

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $381,949
    From this org
    $358,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,731
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $358,218
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,731
    Filer's total
    $381,949

  • Christopher Konecki

    EXECUTIVE VP

    Total calculated
    $203,679
    From this org
    $203,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $679
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $679
    Filer's total
    $203,679

  • Sandi Potempa

    DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $106,353
    From this org
    $106,353
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • James Obrill

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $123,057
    From this org
    $106,984
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,073
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Morand

    DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIO

    Total calculated
    $227,851
    From this org
    $227,236
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $615
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,236
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $615
    Filer's total
    $227,851

  • Erik Higgins

    DIRECTOR OF DEALER AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $148,999
    From this org
    $148,829
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $170
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mark Bilek

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNI

    Total calculated
    $190,409
    From this org
    $160,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,156
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,253
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,156
    Filer's total
    $190,409

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 · Discretionary spending account
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A MEAL ALLOWANCE FOR TRAVEL. THE ALLOWANCE IS TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME.
PART I, LINE 3
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS. ALL OTHER REIMBURSEMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT; THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN EXPENSE POLICY IN PLACE.

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.

  • FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · GRANT · IL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CATA

  • CATPAC

    527 POL.ORG. · PAC · IL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CATA

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • DRIVECHICAGOCOM LLC

    WEBSITE · IL · income $96,000 · assets $188,552

    Directly controlled by CATA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
25 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420259349300012

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