2025-11-17T15:38:20-06:00 2024-12-31 362239746 SASSETTI LLC 2107 SWIFT DRIVE SUITE 210 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2024-01-01 362382849 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL METR 3129225616 140 S DEARBORN ST 1400 CHICAGO IL 60603 DAN LURIE PRESIDENT 3129225616 2025-11-12 1 1 JESSICA FREIBURG P00629387 7083861433 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAN LURIE 140 S DEARBORN ST 1400 CHICAGO IL 60603 8186456 0 X WWW.METROPLANNING.ORG X 1934 IL 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. 38 38 31 38 0 0 3502621 4334609 0 0 715358 1578914 -42220 -24981 4175759 5888542 0 0 0 0 3241996 2991402 0 0 695111 1438309 1720471 4680305 4711873 -504546 1176669 17896975 19009402 2639575 2626650 15257400 16382752 X 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. 0 0 3029906 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. 3029906 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 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 19 0 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X GREG GURLEY 3128636028 140 S DEARBORN ST SUITE 1400 CHICAGO IL 60603 PAUL C CARLISLE CHAIR 8.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE BARNETT VICE CHAIR-DEVELOPMENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RAMIRO J ATRISTAIN-CARRION TREASURER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID WILLIAMS GENERAL COUNSEL 8.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA Y WASHINGTON IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL ROSS BARNEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MEENA BEYERS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CIERE BOATRIGHT BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BREWER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER B BURKE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LESTER CROWN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ZENA DIGGS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 POLLY ELDRINGHOFF BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 NEDRA SIMS FEARS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL FLORES BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRA GARZA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JANET R GONZALEZ TUDOR BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA GOODMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD LOYD BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MANN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MOOK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DARYL NEWELL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JIM O'LEARY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAMEER PATEL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JULIAN POSADA BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 ELLE RAMEL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE A RANNEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW R REILEIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT G REITER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALANA WARD ROBINSON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 UNMI SONG BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA DROSTE YAGAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA MARQUEZ AVITIA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA KLUGER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 EILEEN CHIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DARLENE O HIGHTOWER PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU APR-2024) 40.00 X 115210 0 2924 DANIEL LURIE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 63462 0 0 KENDRA FREEMAN VP OF PROGRAMS & STRATEGIC 40.00 X 159155 0 11695 AUDREY WENNINK DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION 40.00 X 136843 0 23529 CHRISTINA HARRIS SENIOR DIRECTOR 40.00 X 125037 0 11695 DAN COOPER DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 40.00 X 118886 0 27968 GREG GURLEY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 139478 0 28357 RYAN WILSON SENIOR DIRECTOR 40.00 X 112657 0 16512 970728 0 122680 7 0 1 0 TWO BIT VENTURES LLC 200 E DELAWARE 32F CHICAGO IL 60611 108000 1 717892 97603 3519114 4334609 570605 570605 3213202 2204893 1008309 1008309 1008309 68040 717892 93021 -24981 -24981 5888542 0 0 1553933 X 428118 277313 92995 57810 1980066 1282587 430106 267373 63997 41899 13594 8504 312272 204444 66332 41496 206949 135489 43960 27500 45025 28518 6907 9600 73745 73745 736943 466768 113044 157131 296269 187001 21599 87669 349713 247659 84884 17170 18784 18784 41347 33338 8009 13873 8878 3053 1942 84592 54139 18610 11843 29546 18912 6497 4137 OTHER DIRECT PROJECT CO 20971 17992 1396 1583 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 9663 6185 2125 1353 4711873 3029906 986856 695111 191910 487574 185001 0 830987 851644 44880 46533 848512 544916 360195 303596 14210638 15569491 2073364 1750564 17896975 19009402 381343 236571 2258232 2390079 2639575 2626650 X 8711921 8656959 6545479 7725793 15257400 16382752 17896975 19009402 1176669 -51317 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4115402 5492824 2814010 3577421 4334609 20334266 4115402 5492824 2814010 3577421 4334609 20334266 129208 20205058 366766 320070 323801 354297 570605 1935539 22269805 0.90730 0.87640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45000 45000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBYING WAS CONDUCTED BY A GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FIRM HIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY IN CHICAGO. 4287231 479260 4766491 4050687 486544 250000 4287231 4920874 -870187 4050687 4522482 535304 136912 4920874 3840052 682430 4522482 0.58078 0.41922 0 0 397151 217535 179616 451361 327381 123980 303596 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 1726819 SECURITY DEPOSITS 23745 1750564 LEASE LIABILITY 1925079 LINE OF CREDIT 465000 2390079 X 5932794 -51317 76293 93021 117997 5814797 73745 73745 5888542 4807442 76293 93021 169314 4638128 73745 73745 4711873 PART V, LINE 4: THE COUNCIL'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF A SINGLE FUND ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE INCOME FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES. THE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A FLEXIBLE SPENDING POLICY WITH REGARD TO ITS ENDOWMENT FUND EARNINGS. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPROPRIATING ENDOWMENT FUND EARNINGS EACH YEAR AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND DURING THE YEAR SHOULD THE NEED ARISE FOR THESE EARNINGS TO BE UTILIZED BY THE COUNCIL. PART X, LINE 2: THE COUNCIL IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 93,021. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT COST OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 93,021. ANNUAL LUNCHEON 785932 717892 68040 93021 785932 717892 68040 93021 93021 -24981 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KENDRA FREEMAN VP OF PROGRAMS & STRATEGIC 159155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11695 0 170850 0 0 0 GREG GURLEY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 139478 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28357 0 167835 0 0 0 AUDREY WENNINK DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION 136843 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23529 0 160372 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE FORM 990 PREPARER IN ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS ON THE FORM AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCURATE FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION. A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OPERATIONS MANAGER PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. ANY CHANGES THEY DETERMINE ARE REQUIRED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, MPC ASKS BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH IS PUT IN EACH BOARD MEMBER'S FILE. THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS INTENDED TO DISCERN A) WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING; B) WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYEMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, AND VICE CHAIRMAN REVIEW AND APPROVE. THEY LOOK AT COMPARABLE DATA, AND THE BOARD CHAIR NOTIFIES THE OPERATIONS MANAGER OF THE SALARY CHANGES AT THE TIME IT OCCURS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL MAKES THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS AND SUBCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 466,768. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 113,044. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 157,131. TOTAL EXPENSES 736,943. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G AS PER THE AUDITED DOCUMENTS, THE CONSULTING AND SUBCONTRACTORS FEES WERE SPLIT BETWEEN PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL, AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES. THESE FEES INCLUDE CONTRACTOR, AUDITORS, AND IT CONSULTANTS FROM THE PAST YEAR. THE PERCENTAGES WERE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWED, RESPECTIVELY: 77.42%, 19.32%, AND 3.26%. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.