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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CFA SOCIETY OF CHICAGO.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,557,056
Total expenses
$1,877,028
Contributions and grants received
$512,683
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$920,233
Investment income
$53,658
Other revenue
$70,482
Total assets, end of year
$3,207,633
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,790,642
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,416,991
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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $512,683

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $829,683 · related or exempt $829,683

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

    total $29,443 · related or exempt $29,443

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

    total $27,460 · related or exempt $27,460

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

    total $24,847 · related or exempt $24,847

  • 2e · Program service revenue: COMMUNICATIONS AND JOB

    total $8,800 · unrelated business $8,800

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $38,931 · excluded $38,931

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $69,407 · excluded $69,407

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $199,950

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

    securities $185,223

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $14,727

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $14,727 · excluded $14,727

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,075 · excluded $1,075

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,075

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $431,355

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $281,155

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,656

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,932

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $59,439

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,039

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,146

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $78,305

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,383

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $86,796

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $74,641

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $128,070

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,767

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $527,591

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,757

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,196

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOD PROJECTS AND EXPENS

    total $30,698

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $11,083

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $2,019

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $624,409 · end of year $647,174

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $31 · end of year $37

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28,800 · end of year $7,381

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $147,836 · end of year $126,507

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

    $208,939

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

    $202,638

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,734 · end of year $6,301

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,494,977 · end of year $1,545,286

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $954,503 · end of year $874,947

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $87,348 · end of year $130,037

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $695,746 · end of year $738,779

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $948,840 · end of year $921,826

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,540,356 · end of year $1,416,991

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CFA SOCIETY CHICAGO, THE WORLD'S FIRST INVESTMENT ANALYSTS' SOCIETY, IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH OUR MEMBERS AND THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION THROUGH THREE ORGANIZATIONAL PILLARS: (1) DELIVER MEMBER VALUE: DELIVER INDUSTRY-LEADING EVENTS FOCUSED ON CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. OFFER A RANGE OF NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR MEMBERS. IMPLEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGY AND BUILD A DIGITAL CONTENT LIBRARY. (2) DEVELOP FUTURE PROFESSIONALS: MEASURE OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH TOP EMPLOYERS OF CFA CHARTERHOLDERS AND IMPROVE THESE SCORES OVER TIME. BUILD BRAND AWARENESS THROUGH MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PARTNERSHIPS. (3) BUILD MARKET INTEGRITY: SUPPORT FINANCIAL LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE STUDYING FOR OR CONSIDERING THE CFA EXAMS. ENCOURAGE A DIVERSITY OF GENDER, RACE, AND THOUGHT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CFA SOCIETY CHICAGO AIMS TO LEAD THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONS BY PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ETHICS, CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF CFA CHARTER HOLDERS IN OUR MARKET.

  • SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS INCLUDE AN ANNUAL DINNER AND OTHER EVENTS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE NETWORKING AND INTERACTION AMONG THE MEMBERS AND INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS. APPROXIMATELY 750 INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS REGISTERED TO ATTEND OUR 2023 ANNUAL DINNER.

  • ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE ATTENDEES ON CURRENT ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE IN THE PROFESSION. MEMBERS RECEIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS WITH THE CFA INSTITUTE FOR MOST OF THESE EVENTS. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 PROGRAMS HELD DURING THE YEAR, WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,500 REGISTERED TO ATTEND.

  • MEMBER DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES THE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF PROGRAMMING THAT FOSTERS EDUCATION, NETWORKING AND JOB PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. MEMBER DEVELOPMENT ALSO REFERS TO EFFORTS WITH ACADEMIA THAT BUILD THE CONSTITUENCY OF CFA CHARTER HOLDERS IN THIS MARKET.

  • CFA SOCIETY CHICAGO PARTNERS WITH THE ECONOMIC AWARENESS COUNCIL AND THE GREENWOOD PROJECT TO SHAPE THE INVESTMENT INDUSTRY AND SERVE THE GREATER GOOD BY SHARING FINANCIAL LITERACY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CFA MEMBERS TO TEACH INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE BASICS OF SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS AND TO MENTOR MINORITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND TO INTRODUCE THEM TO CAREERS IN THE FINANCE INDUSTRY.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • William Fitzpatrick

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Catherine Drake

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Heer

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katharine Wyatt

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Boudreault

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tiffany Greenhouse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sheri Hawkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Aaron Meder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kweku Obed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Blake Pontius

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Peeyush Shukla

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Carla Norfleet-Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jennika Gold Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sulin Ba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Benjamin Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Erika Maschmeyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Matthew Morris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Christopher Vincent

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $238,077
    From this org
    $207,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,675
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,902
    Bonus
    $51,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,675
    Filer's total
    $238,077
  • Joyolin Brown

    COO

    Total calculated
    $169,146
    From this org
    $156,489
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,657
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,989
    Bonus
    $6,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,363
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,294
    Filer's total
    $169,146
  • Rosemary Sprovieri

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Suzanne Karpick

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kathleen Hurley

    DIR OF PROGRAMMING/SPONSORSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $115,520
    From this org
    $108,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,598
    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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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
2023
Filed
1 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501829349301855

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