| GENERAL INFORMATION |
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO, INC. ("UWMC") IS AN ILLINOIS NON-PROFIT PHILANTHROPIC CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES IN THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AREA BY MOBILIZING CARING PEOPLE TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEIR RESOURCES ARE NEEDED MOST. United Way of Metro Chicago fights for the health, education, financial stability and safety of every person in every neighborhood across the region. We advance the common good on both a regional and neighborhood level by focusing on the building blocks for thriving people and communities: access to quality health care, a good education, financial stability and ensuring basic needs are met. United Ways Neighborhood Network Initiative supports and coordinates investment and programming in 10 city and suburban communities to address community challenges and improve the lives of residents. Our new impact plan, Stronger Neighborhoods for a Stronger Chicago Region shifts our strategy from working with Individuals in silos to working with families as part of a neighborhood. United Way of Metro Chicago has long worked to ensure people have the resources they need to improve their lives and reach their highest potential. Through that work, United Way saw the opportunity to leverage its greatest assets - financial investment, convening and coordinating power, and tremendous partners and volunteers - on behalf of not just individual and family success, but to strengthen entire neighborhoods. United Way of Metro Chicago supports 177 agencies working in 60 communities funding services and strategies most needed in those communities. However, TO FURTHER ADDRESS THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES IN HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO DEVELOPED THE UNITED WAY NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK INITIATIVE. THE INITIATIVE UTILIZES A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO GUIDE STRATEGIES WITH PARTNERS, COORDINATE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMMING, AND COLLABORATE ON MEASUREMENT - ALL AIMING TOWARDS A COMMON COMMUNITY GOAL. AS OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD, UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO IS WORKING IN TEN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS: AUBURN GRESHAM, AUSTIN, BRIGHTON PARK, BRONZEVILLE, CICERO, EVANSTON, LITTLE VILLAGE, ROBBINS/BLUE ISLAND, SOUTH CHICAGO AND WEST CHICAGO. EACH COMMUNITY IS IN A DIFFERENT STAGE OF IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON PLANNING AND ROLLOUT. HOWEVER, UNITED WAY STAFF WORK WITH, AND IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD, IDENTIFYING A BOLD COMMUNITY GOAL TO TACKLE, ALIGNING RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOWARD THAT GOAL AND BRINGING ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND RESOURCES TO THE TABLE AS WELL AS ACCOUNTABILITY TO ACHIEVING RESULTS. UNITED WAY IS MEASURING EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, HEALTH AND SAFETY METRICS IN ALL NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK COMMUNITIES THROUGH A COMMON FRAMEWORK TO AGGREGATE RESULTS TOWARD GOALS AS WELL AS GENERAL COMMUNITY WELLNESS INDICATORS. |
| NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS |
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 BOARD/POLICY MAKING VOLUNTEERS - 116 ACTIVE CAMPAIGN LEADERS - 892 COMMUNITY IMPACT VOLUNTEERS 5,447 TOTAL VOLUNTEERS 6,455 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS WHERE THE COMMITTEE EXERCISES THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL SUCH ACTIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WAS CONDUCTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING. FOLLOWING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO EACH OF THE OTHER VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING. |
| WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FORMALIZED BUSINESS ETHICS POLICY, APPLICABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OF UWMC, VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THEIR SPOUSES AND CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE DISCLOSING CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THIRD PARTIES WHO MAY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY. THE POLICY COVERS COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; BRIBES AND KICKBACKS; MISAPPROPRIATION OR DISREGARD OF DONOR, EMPLOYEE, OR VOLUNTEER DATA; ACCOUNTING PRACTICES; PROVIDING OR RECEIVING GIFTS, ENTERTAINMENT OR PRIZES AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH UWMC OTHER THAN PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. THE POLICY PROHIBITS PARTICIPATION IN OUTSIDE BUSINESS VENTURES FOR FINANCIAL GAIN WHICH CONFLICTS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY COVERING ALL EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OF UWMC, VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DONORS AND FUNDED AGENCIES. INDIVIDUALS MAY MAKE ANONYMOUS REPORTS TO A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER, WHICH WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE STAFF ETHICS OFFICER, PRESIDENT & CEO, AND/OR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AS APPROPRIATE. RETALIATION OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE ORGANIZATION. |
| PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B THE COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("CHRC") REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE CHRC CONSIDERS INFORMATION FROM (1) UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE SALARY DATA FOR EQUIVALENT POSITIONS AT OTHER SIMILAR UNITED WAY ORGANIZATIONS IN TERMS OF MARKET SIZE AND REVENUE SIZE AND (2) CHICAGO MARKET DATA FOR OTHER COMPARABLE HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE CHRC ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT & CEO AS WELL AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEMIANNUALLY SOLICITS INPUT FROM BOARD MEMBERS ON THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE. THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS PROVIDED TO THE CHRC FOR ITS APPROVAL AND FOR REPORTING TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ANY ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS NEXT MEETING. THIS REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SALARY WAS MOST RECENTLY PERFORMED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017. |
| HOW FORMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 UWMC'S FORM 1023, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION, IS AVAILABLE ON UWMC'S WEBSITE AT WWW.UW-MC.ORG. UWMC MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 UWMC MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE BYLAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A LINK TO ETHICSPOINT AVAILABLE ON THE UWMC WEBSITE (WWW.UW-MC.ORG). |
| FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES |
FORM 990, PART IX UWMC CALCULATES ITS 2016 TAX YEAR (FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017) OVERHEAD RATE USING THE SUM OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL TOTAL EXPENSES AND FUNDRAISING TOTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX (STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES) DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL REVENUE REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 12, OF COLUMN A. THIS UWMC OVERHEAD RATE FOR 2016 IS 17.9%. TOTAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY UWMC REFLECT THE PRIMARY ROLE OF STAFF KNOWLEDGE IN FUNDRAISING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERISM, ADVOCACY, AND COALITION BUILDING NECESSARY FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT LEVERAGES EXPERTISE, CONNECTIONS, AND RESOURCES TOWARD SOLVING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND IMPROVING LIVES ON A LARGE SCALE. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 LOSS ON PRIOR YEAR PLEDGE WRITE-OFF ($305,203) PENSION RELATED $357,038 DESIGNATION FEES ($126,353) ------------- TOTAL ($74,518) ============= |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.