2024-11-12T16:01:08-06:00 2023-12-31 363998687 CHERYL ROHLFS & ASSOCIATES LTD 401 HUEHL ROAD SUITE 1E NORTHBROOK IL 60062 990 2023-01-01 823844275 BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO NFP BLOC 3128600020 333 N MICHIGAN AVE 1000 CHICAGO IL 60601 SHAMUS TOOMEY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 3128600020 2024-11-12 1 CHERYL K ROHLFS CPA P01387972 8477539200 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X SHAMUS TOOMEY 333 N MICHIGAN AVE 1000 CHICAGO IL 60601 3204915 0 X WWW.BLOCKCLUBCHICAGO.ORG X 2018 IL BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO IS A NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DELIVERING RELIABLE, NONPARTISAN AND ESSENTIAL COVERAGE OF CHICAGO'S DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS. 4 3 43 4 184292 0 3384174 1739480 1260837 1377211 276 65944 13657 12011 4658944 3194646 0 0 0 0 2008810 3019671 0 0 315504 431290 846275 2440100 3865946 2218844 -671300 3912831 3312244 601860 650716 3310971 2661528 BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO IS A NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DELIVERING RELIABLE, NONPARTISAN AND ESSENTIAL COVERAGE OF CHICAGO'S DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS. 0 0 2873315 1270874 BLOCK CLUB IS THE MOST PROLIFIC HYPERLOCAL NEWS OPERATION IN THE CHICAGO AREA. WE'VE PUBLISHED MORE THAN 25,000 STORIES ON CHICAGO'S NEIGHBORHOODS, COVERED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND SEND OUR NEWSLETTER OUT TO MORE THAN 112,000 PEOPLE DAILY.BLOCK CLUB BELIEVES ALL NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE TO BE COVERED IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. WE AMPLIFY POSITIVE STORIES, SHOW UP TO DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SERVE AS WATCHDOG IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE OFTEN OSTRACIZED BY TRADITIONAL NEWS MEDIA.OUR REPORTERS DON'T PARACHUTE IN ONCE TO COVER A STORY. THEY ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY COVER EVERY DAY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS OVER TIME WITH NEIGHBORS. WE BELIEVE THIS GROUND-LEVEL APPROACH NOT ONLY BUILDS COMMUNITY BUT LEADS TO A MORE ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF A NEIGHBORHOODS. 2873315 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 43 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X SHAMUS TOOMEY 3128600020 333 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1000 CHICAGO IL 60601 LAURA WASHINGTON PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 2000 0 0 BRANT HOUSTON SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN ISRAELITE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES F WHITAKER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHAMUS TOOMEY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 60.00 X 156002 0 0 JENNIFER SABELLA DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY 60.00 X 155942 0 0 STEPHANIE NORINE LULAY MANAGING EDITOR 60.00 X 146354 0 0 460298 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1739480 1739480 SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE 513190 1138919 1138919 ADVERTISING REVENUES 513190 184292 184292 BROADCAST APPEARANCE R 513190 54000 54000 1377211 65944 65944 22280 10269 12011 12011 3194646 1270874 184292 0 2631020 1973265 394653 263102 178853 134140 26828 17885 209798 157348 31470 20980 24590 24590 30288 30288 295028 253177 41851 50347 50347 55942 40329 15613 68401 51301 10260 6840 19521 19521 23220 17415 3483 2322 TECHNOLOGY AND SUBSCRIP 101409 101409 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 76816 76816 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 37612 37612 TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPE 14579 14579 48522 42393 1754 4375 3865946 2873315 677127 315504 491739 390879 2000099 496072 1360000 384066 17265 21590 12400 70915 94304 33417 25290 60887 0 1881797 6038 6038 3912831 3312244 88557 138564 513303 512152 601860 650716 X 674717 900975 2636254 1760553 3310971 2661528 3912831 3312244 -671300 21857 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 614808 1039690 998171 3384174 1739480 7776323 614808 1039690 998171 3384174 1739480 7776323 2547382 5228941 4634 282 276 65944 71136 2551 17124 56017 102849 184292 362833 8210292 4708719 0.63690 0.61210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 94304 33417 60887 60887 3216503 21857 21857 3194646 0 3194646 3865946 0 3865946 0 3865946 X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 SHAMUS TOOMEY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 156002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156002 0 0 0 JENNIFER SABELLA DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY 155942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155942 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COFOUNDERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY, AND MANAGING EDITOR, REVIEW THE TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING AND AMPLE TIME IS PROVIDED FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM THAT REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THIS POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EACH OFFICER HAS AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION AMOUNTS WERE DETERMINED USING COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.