2026-05-05T09:49:14-05:00 2025-09-30 393647910 WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC 2501 W BELTLINE HWY STE 501 MADISON WI 53713 990 2024-10-01 363177592 ILLINOIS ARTS ALLIANCE ILLI 3128553105 200 W MADISON ST 3RD FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60606 O VICTORIA LAKES-BATTLE BOARD CHAIR 3128553105 2026-04-14 1 1 QUINN DUGAN P02267768 6082741980 2026-04-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ARTS ALLIANCE ILLINOIS O VICTORIA LAKES-BATTLE 200 W MADISON ST 3RD FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60606 3407974 0 X WWW.ARTSALLIANCE.ORG X 1982 IL ARTS ALLIANCE ILLINOIS FIGHTS FOR ARTS RESOURCES AND POLICIES THAT BENEFIT ILLINOIS. 21 21 23 20 0 0 3075705 3293454 66400 56942 0 18118 39390 -81567 3181495 3286947 1014750 346635 0 0 1275713 1585031 0 0 350468 1173345 929101 3463808 2860767 -282313 426180 3070623 3311546 348010 120523 2722613 3191023 X ARTS ALLIANCE ILLINOIS BUILDS THE CREATIVE SECTOR'S POWER THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE. 0 0 713890 346635 49642 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: ASSISTING STARTUP INITIATIVES LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN THE CREATIVE SECTOR OF ILLINOIS AS THEY ESTABLISH THEIR OWN TAX EXEMPTION. 470064 0 0 PUBLIC FUNDING NAVIGATION: IN 2023 ARTS ALLIANCE ILLINOIS LAUNCHED OUR PUBLIC FUNDING NAVIGATOR PROGRAM TO HELP THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR LEARN ABOUT AND ACCESS PUBLIC FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO POSITION OURSELVES AS AN ADVOCATE TO HELP THEM OVERCOME BARRIERS WITHIN THESE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.THE PROGRAM INCLUDES RESEARCHING AND IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN BE LEVERAGED FOR CREATIVES AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS/BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS CONNECTING THE CREATIVE SECTOR WITH AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES. 366176 0 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE ALLIANCE KEEPS ITS STAKEHOLDERS UP TO DATE ON NEWS AND POLICY THAT AFFECT THE CREATIVE SECTOR THROUGH PUBLIC FORUMS, ACTION ALERTS, ADVOCACY TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, VOTER EDUCATION, MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, WEBINARS, AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT EVENTS. BY EMPOWERING OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS, WE EQUIP THE SECTOR WITH THE TOOLS TO GROW OUR IMPACT ACROSS ILLINOIS. CAPITOL DAY: EVERY SPRING, ARTS AND CULTURE ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS ILLINOIS COME TOGETHER TO CHAMPION KEY ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE LARGER CREATIVE COMMUNITY IN ILLINOIS WHILE ADVANCING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. 338680 0 0 ARTS EDUCATION & CULTURAL EQUITY: ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE EXPANSION OF STUDENT ACCESS TO DAILY ARTS INSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS, AND TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CREATIVE WORKERS OF COLOR AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HISTORICALLY NEGLECTED FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. 0 0 7300 RESEARCH: RESEARCH AROUND POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE STABILITY FOR CREATIVE WORKERS. 338680 0 7300 1888810 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 49 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X AFABLE CONSULTING LLC 8773945550 1925 N HARLEM AVE CHICAGO IL 60707 O VICTORIA LAKES-BATTLE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN STREMSTERFER BOARD VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILLIP BAHAR TREASURER (THRU SEPTEMBER 2025) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE DUDLEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE T BOONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 E BROOKE FLANAGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HERNANDEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA HUBBARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH ISRAEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORY JOBE DIRECTOR (THRU SEPTEMBER 2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN M LIPUMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENA HENDERSON MASON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STACY PETERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY PUCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROCHE SCHULFER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SILBERSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVIAN LEE STANDIFIRD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY WISHCAMPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISA WOLFSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGEL YSAGUIREE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE RICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 168710 0 31414 UMEKI RAMSEY SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 7385 0 0 176095 0 31414 1 0 1 0 0 124045 414894 492014 2262501 3293454 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 561499 49642 49642 CONSULTING SERVICE FEE 541900 7300 7300 56942 18118 18118 33292 414894 121027 -87735 -87735 6168 6168 6168 3286947 56942 0 -63449 X 346635 346635 270989 164280 79784 26925 1012557 562420 298110 152027 16641 9419 4899 2323 178307 100685 52495 25127 106537 60298 31366 14873 8501 6159 1369 973 68422 49574 11019 7829 35999 26083 5797 4119 505574 366306 81418 57850 23833 8860 7764 7209 64161 23853 20901 19407 69488 25834 22636 21018 34612 11315 17635 5662 51016 48093 1161 1762 19168 7330 11838 7829 2911 2550 2368 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ADMI 37154 37154 LICENSES & FEES 3294 1225 1073 996 MISC OTHER 50 50 30376 -30376 2860767 1888810 621489 350468 1978456 600379 33923 1381156 874975 991978 116800 265736 27041 49390 58022 58022 0 0 39428 22907 3070623 3311546 135060 97811 173670 152 39280 22560 348010 120523 X 864793 1280072 1857820 1910951 2722613 3191023 3070623 3311546 426180 42230 0 X 0 1 X 0 1 1 X 225642 1383828 3847503 3075705 3293454 11826132 225642 1383828 3847503 3075705 3293454 11826132 2863321 8962811 8465 22536 31001 6587 30925 1750 39262 11896395 302127 0.75340 0.73930 X PART II THE ORGANIZATION IS FILING A SHORT YEAR TAX RETURN FOR ONE OF THE FIVE YEARS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE A, PART II. THE TAX YEARS THAT THE COLUMNS COVER ARE AS FOLLOWS: 2019: 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 2020: 07/01/2021 - 09/30/2021 (SHORT YEAR) 2021: 10/01/2021 - 09/30/2022 2022: 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023 2023: 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36000 36000 2824767 2860767 293038 73260 0 0 192032 249462 307574 293038 1042106 1563159 36614 39000 30000 36000 141614 48008 62366 76894 73260 260528 390792 36614 36614 PART II-A, LINE 2 2020: 07/01/2021 - 09/30/2021 (SHORT YEAR) 2021: 10/01/2021 - 09/30/2022 2022: 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023 2023: 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024 2024: 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 58022 58022 0 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 22560 22560 X 3329177 42230 42230 3286947 0 3286947 2981794 121027 121027 2860767 0 2860767 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS GUIDANCE HAS NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 121,027. ANNUAL LUNCHEON 448186 414894 33292 30527 78185 7931 4384 448186 414894 33292 30527 78185 7931 4384 121027 -87735 1 HMS MEDIA 1677 ELK BOULEVARD DES PLAINES IL 60016 363589467 308760 0 SPONSORSHIP EXPENSES BUSTLING SPACES 4925 S BLACKSTONE AVE CHICAGO IL 60615 921399811 37875 0 MICROGRANT FUNDING 0 2 PART I, LINE 2: IN THE CASE OF CCE, THIS IS A FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT, THAT IS GOVERNED BY A SIGNED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP CONTRACT. WE HAVE MONTHLY CHECKINS WITH CCE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND MISSION ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR GRANT ACTIVITIES. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLAIRE RICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 168710 0 0 0 0 0 4950 0 26464 0 200124 0 0 0 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. THE GOVERNING BODY IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT OR THE CONTACT AT THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ARTS ALLIANCE ILLINOIS DISTRIBUTES YEARLY TO STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. A SIGNED STATEMENT IS ATTACHED AND IS TO BE RETURNED TO ARTS ALLIANCE ILLINOIS DIRECTORY OF OPERATIONS WHO KEEPS A COPY ON FILE AND PROVIDES SAME TO AUDITORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A BOARD ANNUAL EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. EVALUATION AND GOALS ARE REVISITED WITH THE BOARD CHAIR. BOARD CHAIR THEN CONVENES AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE ARTS ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHERE JOB PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED AND THEN SALARY INCREASES ARE DISCUSSED AND IMPLEMENTED. IN ADDITION, A SALARY ANALYSIS BY A THIRD PARTY WAS FACILITATED DURING THE YEAR. COMPARABLE DATA WAS APPLIED TO AAI CURRENT STAFF, BUDGET AND MISSION WHICH WAS PROVIDED TO BOARD CHAIR. ANNUAL EVALUATION FOR KEY STAFF IS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EVALUATION AND GOALS ARE REVISITED WITH THE EXCEUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE STAFF MEMBER THEN MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHERE JOB PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED AND THEN SALARY INCREASES ARE DISCUSSED AND IMPLEMENTED. IN ADDITION, A SALARY ANALYSIS BY A THIRD PARTY WAS FACILITATED DURING THE YEAR. COMPARABLE DATA WAS APPLIED TO AAI CURRENT STAFF, BUDGET AND MISSION WHICH WAS PROVIDED TO BOARD CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDE STAR. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 366,306. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 81,418. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 57,850. TOTAL EXPENSES 505,574.