Civic Intelligence

Young Chicago Authors

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 36-3772997

Sep 01, 2018 to Aug 31, 2019 • Filed on Apr 27, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.YOUNGCHICAGOAUTHORS.ORG
1180 N Milwaukee Avenue 2nd FloorChicago, IL 60642

(773) 486-4331

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

77th percentile

0.39x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

80th percentile

0.55x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

24th percentile

-7.3%

Higher net margin than 24% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

36th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 36% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

17th percentile

-5.9%

Faster asset growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

55th percentile

6.2%

Faster revenue growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets77th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,984,535

Down $124,573 (-5.9%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$1,212,370

Down $94,281 (-7.2%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$772,165

Down $30,292 (-3.8%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue80th percentileNet Margin24th percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,401,683

Up $81,956 (+6.2%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$1,504,643

Down $192,599 (-11%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

-$102,960

Up $274,555 (+73%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth17th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2013: $203,818Liabilities 2013: $7,260Net Assets 2013: $196,5582013Assets 2017: $1,689,377Liabilities 2017: $13,556Net Assets 2017: $1,675,8212017Assets 2018: $2,109,108Liabilities 2018: $802,457Net Assets 2018: $1,306,6512018Assets 2019: $1,984,535Liabilities 2019: $772,165Net Assets 2019: $1,212,3702019Assets 2020: $2,218,094Liabilities 2020: $821,634Net Assets 2020: $1,396,4602020Assets 2021: $1,645,499Liabilities 2021: $771,570Net Assets 2021: $873,9292021

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$1,984,535
Liabilities$772,165
Net Assets$1,212,370
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth55th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MExpenses 2013: $661,2992013Revenue 2017: $1,461,285Expenses 2017: $1,396,940Net Income 2017: $64,3452017Revenue 2018: $1,319,727Expenses 2018: $1,697,242Net Income 2018: -$377,5152018Revenue 2019: $1,401,683Expenses 2019: $1,504,643Net Income 2019: -$102,9602019Revenue 2020: $1,460,645Expenses 2020: $1,273,171Net Income 2020: $187,4742020Revenue 2021: $698,244Expenses 2021: $1,251,356Net Income 2021: -$553,1122021

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$1,401,683
Expenses$1,504,643
Net Income-$102,960
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2018 to Aug 31, 2019
Signed
Apr 27, 2020
Return Version
2018v3.2
Gross Receipts
$1,401,683
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Young chicago authors transforms the lives of the young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication, and performance education.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$475,123$497,344▲ $22,221
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$418,311$304,592▼ $113,719
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$275,278$249,288▼ $25,990
Pledges and Grants Receivable$94,035$124,765▲ $30,730
Accounts Receivable$78,272$78,009▼ $263
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$2,125$2,210▲ $85
Total Assets$2,109,108$1,984,535▼ $124,573
Other Assets Total$765,964$728,327▼ $37,637
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$785,094$759,775▼ $25,319
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$17,363$12,390▼ $4,973
Total Liabilities$802,457$772,165▼ $30,292
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$671,425$640,000▼ $31,425
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$635,226$572,370▼ $62,856
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$1,306,651$1,212,370▼ $94,281
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$2,109,108$1,984,535▼ $124,573

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$249,288$58,871$308,159
Other Assets Org$1,800--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay36th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jennifer HumkePresident
Anthony LimjucoDirector
Daniel O AshDirector
Debbi WelchDirector
Gerard GregoireDirector
Joe ShanahanDirector
Jordan LasalleDirector
Josh MalkinDirector
Kevin CollinsDirector
Leah McgeeDirector
Ross PosnerDirector
Sharon E CalhounDirector
Rebecca HunterExecutive Di
Xavier RameySecretary
Jonathan TheobaldTreasurer
John RugelVice Preside
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,036,511
Program Service Revenue
$337,519
Investment Income
$26,044
Other Revenue
$1,609
All Other Contributions
$917,961
Change in Net Assets
$-102,960

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,401,683
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$184,724
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,586,407
Total Revenue per Form 990
$1,401,683
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$767,942
Other Expenses$736,701
Total Fundraising Expense$180,328
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$460,765$168,947$138,230$767,942
Occupancy$46,932$17,209$14,080$78,221
Fees for Services Accounting$38,200$4,775$4,775$47,750
Fees for Services Other$29,625$10,503$6,080$46,208
Office Expenses$22,342$9,549$5,601$37,492
Advertising$28,593$3,574$3,574$35,741
Travel$29,964$-132$-33$29,799
Depreciation Depletion$16,952$6,215$5,085$28,252
Conferences and Meetings$17,666$23$23$17,712
Insurance$7,427$3,714$1,238$12,379
Information Technology$3,603$1,321$1,081$6,005
Other Expenses$4,754$594$594$5,942
All Other Expenses-$5,306-$5,306
Total Functional Expenses$1,092,717$231,598$180,328$1,504,643

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,680,688
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,504,643
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,504,643
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$176,045
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Lease Liability - Net of Current$719,451
Lease Liability$40,324
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“Reviewed by board and approved”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“Board members disclose conflicts when necessary”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“Work with outside consultants to determine market rates of similarly situated organizations.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15B

“Work with outside consultants to determine market rates of similarly situated organizations.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“Documents are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Young Chicago Authors
EIN
36-3772997
Phone
7734864331
Address
1180 N MILWAUKEE AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60642

Signing Officer

Name
Rebecca Hunter
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7734864331
Signed
2020-04-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Rebecca Hunter
Formed
1992
Legal Domicile
Il
Voting Board Members
15
Independent Board Members
15
Employees
17
Volunteers
400

Preparer

Firm
KOLNICKI PETERSON & WIRTH CPA'S
Address
1400 OPUS PLACE SUITE 100, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
Preparer
Kenneth W Peterson CPA
Phone
6303901140
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4A

“At young chicago authors (yca), artist-led workshops provide writing training through weekly workshops at our center and at our partner sites around chicago, mostly in underserved communities that have little or no access to arts programming. Yca provides public forums for chicago's teen voices. The open-mic readings are dynamic, youth-centered spaces in which young people feel comfortable being themselves developing their voices. Yca publication programs bring the voices of the teen writers to local and national audiences, and is an important part of the professionalism which yca encouranges in all its young writers. (continued on schedule o) (continued from 990, part iii, line 4a) increasingly, educators and youth workers see the value of the yca progams and approaches. They attend our programs to learn from yca's sucess and replicate similar programming in their schools and communities.”

Financial Statement Notes

Schedule D, Page 3, Part X

“Young chicago authors is a tax-exempt organization as described in the section 501(3) of the internal revenue code (the code) and is exempt from federal income taxes on related income pursuant to section 501(a) of the code. In addition, the internal revenue service has determined that young chicago authors is not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the code.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN THE SECTION 501(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0AT YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS (YCA), ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS PROVIDE WRITING TRAINING THROUGH WEEKLY WORKSHOPS AT OUR CENTER AND AT OUR PARTNER SITES AROUND CHICAGO, MOSTLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO ARTS PROGRAMMING. YCA PROVIDES PUBLIC FORUMS FOR CHICAGO'S TEEN VOICES. THE OPEN-MIC READINGS ARE DYNAMIC, YOUTH-CENTERED SPACES IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING THEMSELVES DEVELOPING THEIR VOICES. YCA PUBLICATION PROGRAMS BRING THE VOICES OF THE TEEN WRITERS TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES, AND IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROFESSIONALISM WHICH YCA ENCOURANGES IN ALL ITS YOUNG WRITERS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM 990, PART III, LINE 4A) INCREASINGLY, EDUCATORS AND YOUTH WORKERS SEE THE VALUE OF THE YCA PROGAMS AND APPROACHES. THEY ATTEND OUR PROGRAMS TO LEARN FROM YCA'S SUCESS AND REPLICATE SIMILAR PROGRAMMING IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1REVIEWED BY BOARD AND APPROVED
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE CONFLICTS WHEN NECESSARY
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3WORK WITH OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO DETERMINE MARKET RATES OF SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4WORK WITH OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO DETERMINE MARKET RATES OF SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS.

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,984,535
Liabilities
$772,165
Net assets
$1,212,370
Revenue
$1,401,683
Expenses
$1,504,643
Net income
-$102,960
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.65$0.77$0.87$0.70$1.25$0.55
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.22$0.82$1.40$1.46$1.27$0.19
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.98$0.77$1.21$1.40$1.50$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.11$0.80$1.31$1.32$1.70$0.38
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.69$0.01$1.68$1.46$1.40$0.06
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.20$0.01$0.20$0.66