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Chicago Area Runners Assoc

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 36-3054942Revenue $1.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRScararuns.org549 W Randolph, 60661-2208 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Apr 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) is a non-profit organization committed to serving and advocating for the local running community. We are Chicagoland's running club providing accessible opportunities for all runners to train, race, learn, be social and volunteer, providing sponsorship of local running events, health education clinics, awards presentations and other educational and support services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $105K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $15K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$238K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$524K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$839K
FY2021$988K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
Net assets
$524K
FY2023▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$524K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Apr 1980.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $904K Management & general 22% · $304K Fundraising 12% · $161K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tim Bradley
Current Exec. Director
$92,500Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Ciminillo
Vice President / Exec. Comm.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Klimmeck
Treasurer / Exec. Comm.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Zidell
Secretary / Exec. Comm.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tony Fiore
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Bradley’s $92K as Current Exec. Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Bradley$92,500$81,792——
Greg Hipp——$73,125$90,417
Jason Friske—$22,431$11,875—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports local runners through training, racing, education, and community events.

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1 program · $904K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Train area runners to run and complete half and full marathons. Train area runners to complete their first running event - 5K, 10K, 10 miler, half marathon or marathon. Training at-risk youth goal setting and building self-esteem as they train for a half marathon. Organize Go-Runs which are free and accessible to all.

$904Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationFY2024$526
First Eagle Investment Management FoundationFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$15K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$997K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$904K
Managementcol C$304K
Fundraisingcol D$161K
Owns and owesPt X
$524K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$391K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$238K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$997K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$391K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$391K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$173K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$238K
Net assetsLn 32$524K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$291K$391K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$767K$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$347K$238K
Net assetsLn 32$420K$524K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$18K$56K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$145K$52K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$25K$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$13K$9K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$227K$133K$60K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$14K$6K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$23K$11K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$312K$183K$82K$47K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$1K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$0$10K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$17K$8K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$151K$1K$826
All other expensesLn 24e$168K$164K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$904K$304K$161K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$105K$524K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.0M$160K$420K 990 PDF
FY2021 $988K$910K$78K$260K 990 PDF
FY2020 $839K$760K$79K$181K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,473,963 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $507,499$476,854
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $683,347$997,109
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,190,846$1,473,963
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $341,863$385,051
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $689,100$984,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,030,963$1,369,362
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $159,883$104,601
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,473,963 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$88,902
VIII-1e Government grants$23,223
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$364,729
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,263
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$476,854
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $96,358$997,109
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $900,751 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $96,358$1,473,963
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,369,362 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,500 · Management $55,500 · Fundraising $18,500$92,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,626 · Management $51,566 · Fundraising $40,199$236,391
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,657 · Management $4,351 · Fundraising $0$29,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,467 · Management $8,839 · Fundraising $4,846$27,152
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $132,801 · Management $59,927 · Fundraising $34,011$226,739
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,361 · Management $6,481 · Fundraising $3,678$24,520
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,338 · Management $10,532 · Fundraising $5,976$39,846
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $182,793 · Management $82,487 · Fundraising $46,814$312,094
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,504 · Management $1,324 · Fundraising $0$8,828
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $9,637 · Fundraising $0$9,637
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,731 · Management $7,550 · Fundraising $4,285$28,566
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,310 · Management $1,820 · Fundraising $0$12,130
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $151,260 · Management $1,456 · Fundraising $826$153,542
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $163,817 · Management $2,930 · Fundraising $1,662$168,409
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $904,165 · Management $304,400 · Fundraising $160,797$1,369,362
Part X · Balance sheet $762,362 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,900$390,872
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,969$69,529
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $71,708$62,027
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91,476$66,727
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $307,532$173,207
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $766,585$762,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,143$36,280
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,435$23,982
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $308,443$177,935
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $347,021$238,197
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $419,564$524,165
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $419,564$524,165
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $766,585$762,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $524,165 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,473,963
XI-2 Total expenses$1,369,362
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,601
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$419,564
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$524,165

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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