2024-02-13T13:51:50-06:00 2023-09-30 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60606 990 2022-10-01 362170124 THE CIVIC FEDERATION CIVI 3122019066 10 N DEARBORN STREET 800 CHICAGO IL 60602 SARAH J WETMORE CHAIRMAN 3122019066 2024-02-08 1 SARAH WETMORE 999009999 0 KIMBERLY A HAUMANN P00546491 3122071040 2024-02-08 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DONOVAN PEPPER 10 N DEARBORN STREET 800 CHICAGO IL 60602 5301490 0 X WWW.CIVICFED.ORG X 1932 IL THE CIVIC FEDERATION PROVIDES OBJECTIVE RESEARCH TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. 115 115 16 206 0 0 1775732 1868216 0 0 202223 81287 -189201 -201029 1788754 1748474 0 0 0 0 1521769 1420153 0 0 182660 343845 488365 1865614 1908518 -76860 -160044 4522614 4903101 331649 496299 4190965 4406802 THE CIVIC FEDERATION PROVIDES OBJECTIVE RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. 0 0 872828 THE CIVIC FEDERATION PROVIDES OBJECTIVE, NON-PARTISAN INFORMATION AND ADVOCATES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND TAX POLICY THROUGH RESEARCH, INFORMATION AND ACTION. THE CIVIC FEDERATION CHALLENGES ELECTED LEADERS OF ILLINOIS AS WELL AS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT RATIONAL TAX POLICIES AND IMPROVE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CIVIC FEDERATION'S EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING AND ELIMINATING INEFFICIENT EXPENDITURES OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND OFFERING COST SAVING ALTERNATIVES. THE CIVIC FEDERATION PROVIDES ITS RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS, NEWS MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 872828 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 115 115 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X LAURACYN DUNCAN 3122019027 10 N DEARBORN STREET SUITE 800 CHICAGO IL 60602 DONOVAN W PEPPER DIRECTOR/CHAIR 2.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLI NELSON DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR 2.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL WOLOWITZ DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR 2.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL C SPREHE DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR (THRU 02/23) 2.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH COOLIDGE DIRECTOR/TREASURER 2.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN H ABBEY DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ABOLT DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALLAN R AMBROSE DIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MURRAY E ASCHER DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BERRY DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER H BICKEL DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA M BIDWILL DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 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1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS E LIVINGSTON DIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE LUNDY DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LUU DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL J LYNCH DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM D MACK DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE MAKI DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MAURER DIRECTOR (THRU 12/22) 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUZET MCKINNEY DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J MCNULTY DIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DORRI MCWHORTER DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT METCALF DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES S MONTANA JR DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY E MORAN DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA MUELLER DIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLARE MUNANA DIRECTOR (THRU 07/23) 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANN MURAWSKI DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN MURPHY DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL E MURPHY DIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY NORNES DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 BERT NUEHRING DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL F O'BRIEN DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY J O'LEARY DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PASIN DIRECTOR (THRU 08/23) 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH J PROCHASKA JR DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA PUENTE DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID L REIFMAN DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY T REINHART DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 AARON C RUDBERG DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SAEF DIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARMANDO SALEH DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIEL W SANDERS DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBEKAH SCHEINFELD DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 LOIS A SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY J SEIGLE DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH SELIGA DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN SEPTON DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAPAN SHAH DIRECTOR (THRU 04/23) 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN SHAW DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW SIMON DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW SUMMY DIRECTOR (THRU 04/23) 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENT A SWANSON DIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW SZAFRANSKI DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARFRAZ M TAJ DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK E TAYLOR DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL THOMPSON DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY A THOMPSON DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEN B TRUESDELL DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID J VITALE DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL WAGNER DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEON I WALKER DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT L WARNER DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA WATKINS DIRECTOR 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW L WEIL DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 AJ WILHELMI DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON WLODARSKI DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN WOLTMAN DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT ZIOMEK DIRECTOR 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURENCE J MSALL PRESIDENT (THRU 02/23) 40.00 0.00 X 419213 0 68930 SARAH J WETMORE PRESIDENT (BEG. 02/23) 40.00 0.00 X 170025 0 25636 LAURACYN DUNCAN VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 40.00 0.00 X 126856 0 27550 716094 0 122116 3 0 1 0 KOYA LEADERSHIP PARTNERS LLC 2005 MARKET STREET 33RD FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 EXECUTIVE SEARCH 116044 1 481331 1151535 235350 1868216 68042 68042 3300125 3286880 13245 13245 13245 63300 1151535 266136 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3200 0 0 3200 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DIRECT CONTACT WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND INVITATIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR ATTENDANCE AT CIVIC FEDERATION EVENTS SUCH AS OUR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD BREAKFAST AND OUR AWARDS LUNCHEON. 366340 272689 93651 242918 173061 69857 31762 31762 0 163508 LEASE LIABILITY 458788 458788 2390491 370595 5286 266136 642017 1748474 0 1748474 2174654 266136 266136 1908518 0 1908518 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 266,136. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 266,136. EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD 17450 12750 4700 81858 ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON 1197385 1138785 58600 184278 1214835 1151535 63300 266136 266136 -202836 X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 LAURENCE J MSALL PRESIDENT (THRU 02/23) 312863 0 106350 0 0 0 12991 0 55939 0 488143 0 0 0 SARAH J WETMORE PRESIDENT (BEG. 02/23) 170025 0 0 0 0 0 6412 0 19224 0 195661 0 0 0 LAURACYN DUNCAN VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE & ADMINIST 120856 0 6000 0 0 0 4824 0 22726 0 154406 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE FOLLOWING WERE PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION: MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE CHICAGO CLUB. THE CHICAGO CLUB IS A PRIVATE CLUB. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP ARE USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THE PRESIDENT. ANY PERSONAL USAGE WAS PAID FOR BY THE PRESIDENT. PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL SALARY AND BONUS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PAST CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL ANNUALLY AND ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES ARE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. THE PRESIDENT'S BONUS IS DISCRETIONARY AND IS CALCULATED BASED ON VARIOUS REVENUE AND GROWTH TARGETS COMBINED WITH OTHER STRATEGIC AND MANAGEMENT CRITERIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE FEDERATION'S OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE PAST CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL, AND UP TO TWENTY MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD, TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE DETAILED WORK OF THE CORPORATION AND TO SUPERVISE AND DIRECT SAME, SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SUBJECT TO SUCH SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS AND SUCH GENERAL RULES AS MAY BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO FIX THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION OTHER THAN DIRECTORS; TO AUTHORIZE THE EMPLOYMENT OF STAFF MEMBERS AND FIX THEIR COMPENSATION; AND TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OTHER EXPENDITURES BY THE CORPORATION AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER CONDUCT OF THE WORK THEREOF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 HARRY SEIGLE AND REBEKAH SCHEINFELD HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE CIVIC FEDERATION'S 21-YEAR TENURED PRESIDENT LAURENCE J. MSALL PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 4, 2023. THE CIVIC FEDERATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED SARAH J. WETMORE ACTING PRESIDENT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22, 2023. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSITION, THE CIVIC FEDERATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMENDED AND RESTATED ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION BY REMOVING THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTDATED ADDRESS AND REGISTERED AGENT LISTING. THE CIVIC FEDERATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO ALLOW THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CIVIC FEDERATION TO APPOINT ONE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT UNTIL THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN ACT ON APPOINTING AN ACTING PRESIDENT AFTER A PRESIDENTIAL VACANCY OPENS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDES A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. A MEETING OR CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED FOR THE CPA FIRM AND ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A PRECURSOR TO THEIR SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED WITH AND MONITORED BY STAFF AND DISCUSSED WITH THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR ALL OFFICERS IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE PAST CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE APPROVAL PROCESS INCLUDES A THOROUGH REVIEW OF REVENUES AND SALARIES FROM THE FORM 990'S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. ON JULY 19, 2011 THE CIVIC FEDERATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVED A FORMAL WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY EXPLAINING THE PROCESS BY WHICH OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.