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Chicago Business Travel Association

EIN 36-3280259 • 501(c)6 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Chicago business travel association provides an important forum for the exchange of information, education, and ideas among its members, who include representatives from corporations who buy or procure travel on behalf of their company employees and travel industry suppliers who sell their services. Our emphasis is on working together to better understand new and emerging travel management practices and improve the travel industry through advocacy.

PO Box 877Chicago, IL 60690

www.chicagobta.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

49th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

51st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

75th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

64th percentile

6.3%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

45th percentile

-3.0%

Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Up

$273,367

Up $16,193 (+6.3%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$273,367

Up $16,193 (+6.3%) from 2023

Revenue

Down

$110,069

Down $3,371 (-3.0%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$93,876

Up $4,102 (+4.6%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$16,193

Down $7,473 (-32%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2016: $195,726Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $195,7262016Assets 2017: $221,268Liabilities 2017: $25,149Net Assets 2017: $196,1192017Assets 2018: $195,797Liabilities 2018: $3,820Net Assets 2018: $191,9772018Assets 2019: $216,734Liabilities 2019: $16,632Net Assets 2019: $200,1022019Assets 2020: $193,355Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $193,3552020Assets 2021: $195,982Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $195,9822021Assets 2022: $233,508Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $233,5082022Assets 2023: $257,174Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $257,1742023Assets 2024: $273,367Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $273,3672024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$273,367
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$273,367

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $116,181Expenses 2016: $136,843Net Income 2016: -$20,6622016Revenue 2017: $135,119Expenses 2017: $134,726Net Income 2017: $3932017Revenue 2018: $140,758Expenses 2018: $144,900Net Income 2018: -$4,1422018Revenue 2019: $132,563Expenses 2019: $124,438Net Income 2019: $8,1252019Revenue 2020: $39,418Expenses 2020: $46,165Net Income 2020: -$6,7472020Revenue 2021: $60,896Expenses 2021: $58,269Net Income 2021: $2,6272021Revenue 2022: $114,036Expenses 2022: $76,510Net Income 2022: $37,5262022Revenue 2023: $113,440Expenses 2023: $89,774Net Income 2023: $23,6662023Revenue 2024: $110,069Expenses 2024: $93,876Net Income 2024: $16,1932024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$110,069
Expenses$93,876
Net Income$16,193

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Aug 7, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$110,069
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Chicago business travel association provides an important forum for the exchange of information, education, and ideas among its members, who include representatives from corporations who buy or procure travel on behalf of their company employees and travel industry suppliers who sell their services. Our emphasis is on working together to better understand new and emerging travel management practices and improve the travel industry through advocacy.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CHICAGO BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (CBTA) PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND IDEAS AMONG ITS MEMBERS, WHO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL CORPORATIONS AND LEADING TRAVEL INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS. OUR EMPHASIS IS ON WORKING TOGETHER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND NEW AND EMERGING TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. CBTA IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE TRAVEL PROFESSION BY SPONSORING EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ITS MEMBERS, AND BY PROVIDING TOP-RATED SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS TRAVEL-RELATED ISSUES, CONCERNS AND CURRENT "HOT TOPIC" ITEMS. CBTA IS AN EXCELLENT VENUE FOR THE SHARING OF TRAVEL-RELATED INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, AND IS AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PERFECTING THE SCIENCE OF BUSINESS TRAVEL MANAGEMENT.$10,816$93,876
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KATIE MURPHYSecond Vice President-$0--
AMBER MALLONTreasurer (Through 12/31/24)-$0--
JEFF BURBAPresident-$0--
ANGELA SCIORTINOSecretary-$0--
JAMES SISCOMember At Large (Through 12/31/24)-$0--
BARBARA LAKENFirst Vice President-$0--
CARLO CHIRCHIRILLOMember At Large-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
Yes
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chicago Business Travel Association
EIN
36-3280259
Phone
6302849176
Address
PO BOX 877, CHICAGO, IL 60690

Signing Officer

Name
Avery J Sundling
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6302849176
Signed
2025-08-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC
Address
2130 S ACADEMY BLVD STE 200, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916
Preparer
Melanie Mcpeak
Phone
7194528664
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

Description: interest. Amount: 10,093.

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

Activity classification: . Grantee name: lydia home. Grantee address: 4300 w irving park rd chicago, il 60641. Amount given: 6,000.

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

Description: chapter meetings. Amount: 52,892. Description: insurance. Amount: 476. Description: speaker fees / travel. Amount: 1,859. Description: storage. Amount: 1,658. Description: bidding platform. Amount: 2,195. Description: bank fees. Amount: 1,196. Description: bill.com. Amount: 1,318. Description: board exp. Amount: 6,113. Description: cpc expenses. Amount: 501. Description: creditcard fees. Amount: 2,280. Description: dropbox. Amount: 131. Description: government relations/ pac. Amount: 1,530. Description: legislative summit. Amount: 1,125. Description: mailbox. Amount: 170. Description: quickbooks. Amount: 1,440. Description: zoom. Amount: 174. Description: star chapter. Amount: 1,852. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 76,910.

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