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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,888,542
Total expenses
$4,711,873
Contributions and grants received
$4,334,609
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,578,914
Other revenue
-$24,981
Total assets, end of year
$19,009,402
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,626,650
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,382,752
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,029,906
Management and general expenses
$986,856
Fundraising expenses
$695,111
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,029,906

Program services were 64.3% 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

    $717,892

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $97,603

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,519,114

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $570,605 · excluded $570,605

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,213,202

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

    securities $2,204,893

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,008,309

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,008,309 · excluded $1,008,309

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,040

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

    $717,892

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $93,021

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$24,981 · excluded -$24,981

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $428,118 · program services $277,313 · management and general $92,995 · fundraising $57,810

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,980,066 · program services $1,282,587 · management and general $430,106 · fundraising $267,373

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $63,997 · program services $41,899 · management and general $13,594 · fundraising $8,504

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $312,272 · program services $204,444 · management and general $66,332 · fundraising $41,496

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $206,949 · program services $135,489 · management and general $43,960 · fundraising $27,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,025 · program services $28,518 · management and general $6,907 · fundraising $9,600

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $73,745 · management and general $73,745

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $736,943 · program services $466,768 · management and general $113,044 · fundraising $157,131

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $296,269 · program services $187,001 · management and general $21,599 · fundraising $87,669

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $349,713 · program services $247,659 · management and general $84,884 · fundraising $17,170

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,784 · program services $18,784

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $41,347 · program services $33,338 · management and general $8,009

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,873 · program services $8,878 · management and general $3,053 · fundraising $1,942

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $84,592 · program services $54,139 · management and general $18,610 · fundraising $11,843

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,546 · program services $18,912 · management and general $6,497 · fundraising $4,137

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER DIRECT PROJECT CO

    total $20,971 · program services $17,992 · management and general $1,396 · fundraising $1,583

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $9,663 · program services $6,185 · management and general $2,125 · fundraising $1,353

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $191,910 · end of year $487,574

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $185,001 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $830,987 · end of year $851,644

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,880 · end of year $46,533

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

    $848,512

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

    $544,916

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $360,195 · end of year $303,596

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,210,638 · end of year $15,569,491

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,073,364 · end of year $1,750,564

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $381,343 · end of year $236,571

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,258,232 · end of year $2,390,079

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,711,921 · end of year $8,656,959

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,545,479 · end of year $7,725,793

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1934, THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN GROUP OF BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SENSIBLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES NECESSARY FOR A WORLD-CLASS CHICAGO REGION. THE COUNCIL CONDUCTS POLICY ANALYSIS, OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IMPROVE EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT METROPOLITAN CHICAGO.

  • SINCE 1934, MPC HAS SHAPED A MORE EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND PROSPEROUS CHICAGOLAND. AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION, MPC SERVES COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS BY DEVELOPING, PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS FOR SOUND REGIONAL GROWTH. IN 2020 MPC FOCUSED ITS PROGRAMMATIC WORK ON WATER RESOURCES INCLUDING WATER AFFORDABILITY, SAFE DRINKING WATER, AND FLOODING RELIEF; HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIKE OUR CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND GOOD NEIGHBORHOODS RESEARCH, AND OUR TRANSIT INITIATIVES SUCH AS UNIVERSAL MOBILITY WHICH INCREASES ACCESS TO TRANSIT, MAKING IT EQUITABLE AND AFFORDABLE.

    Expenses $3,029,906

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul C Carlisle

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Kyle Barnett

    VICE CHAIR-DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ramiro J Atristain-Carrion

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • David Williams

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Melissa Y Washington

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Carol Ross Barney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Meena Beyers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ciere Boatright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Matthew Brewer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Christopher B Burke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lester Crown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Zena Diggs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Polly Eldringhoff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nedra Sims Fears

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Manuel Flores

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Alejandra Garza

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Janet R Gonzalez Tudor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Linda Goodman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bernard Loyd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James Mann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Mook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daryl Newell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jim O'Leary

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sameer Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Julian Posada

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Elle Ramel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • George A Ranney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Matthew R Reilein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert G Reiter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Alana Ward Robinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Unmi Song

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bruce Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jessica Droste Yagan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Erica Marquez Avitia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Andrea Kluger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Eileen Chin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Darlene O Hightower

    PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU APR-2024)

    Total calculated
    $118,134
    From this org
    $115,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,924
    Hours/week
    40
  • Daniel Lurie

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $63,462
    From this org
    $63,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kendra Freeman

    VP OF PROGRAMS & STRATEGIC

    Total calculated
    $170,850
    From this org
    $159,155
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,695
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,155
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,695
    Filer's total
    $170,850
  • Audrey Wennink

    DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION

    Total calculated
    $160,372
    From this org
    $136,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,529
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,843
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,529
    Filer's total
    $160,372
  • Christina Harris

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $136,732
    From this org
    $125,037
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,695
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dan Cooper

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $146,854
    From this org
    $118,886
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,968
    Hours/week
    40
  • Greg Gurley

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $167,835
    From this org
    $139,478
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,357
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,478
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,357
    Filer's total
    $167,835
  • Ryan Wilson

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,169
    From this org
    $112,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,512
    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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349318630

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