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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,430,808
Total expenses
$13,006,367
Contributions and grants received
$6,708,824
Grants paid
$329,110
Program service revenue
$304,388
Investment income
$417,596
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$14,738,718
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,290,560
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,448,158
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,735,667
Management and general expenses
$1,733,267
Fundraising expenses
$1,537,433
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,735,667

Program services were 74.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,911,826

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,796,998

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL REVENUES

    total $184,958 · related or exempt $184,958

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSERVATION FEES

    total $119,430 · related or exempt $119,430

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $154,648 · excluded $154,648

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,383,013

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,120,065

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $262,948

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $262,948 · excluded $262,948

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $291,170 · program services $291,170

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $37,940 · program services $37,940

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $377,727 · program services $82,299 · management and general $226,474 · fundraising $68,954

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,963,839 · program services $1,349,454 · management and general $333,555 · fundraising $280,830

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,474 · program services $34,518 · management and general $11,323 · fundraising $6,633

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $273,104 · program services $155,708 · management and general $81,653 · fundraising $35,743

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $185,142 · program services $112,032 · management and general $46,293 · fundraising $26,817

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $172,193 · program services $112,691 · management and general $59,502

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $160,880 · management and general $160,880

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $131,000 · fundraising $131,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $697,139 · fundraising $697,139

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $865,588 · program services $553,020 · management and general $132,364 · fundraising $180,204

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $58,560 · program services $1,418 · management and general $57,142

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $467,952 · program services $65,633 · management and general $377,093 · fundraising $25,226

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $63,443 · program services $63,443

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $66,233 · program services $42,133 · management and general $24,100

  • 17 · Travel

    total $105,034 · program services $82,081 · management and general $15,138 · fundraising $7,815

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $44,096 · program services $19,437 · management and general $24,659

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $155,519 · program services $155,519

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

    total $5,593,830 · program services $5,593,830

  • 24b · Other expenses: PARK IMPROVEMENTS

    total $714,735 · program services $628,622 · management and general $12,521 · fundraising $73,592

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUILDING REPAIRS-MATERI

    total $295,405 · program services $284,861 · management and general $10,544

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $151,278 · management and general $151,278

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $82,086 · program services $69,858 · management and general $8,748 · fundraising $3,480

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $333,971 · end of year $170,098

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,055,748 · end of year $1,763,205

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,507,845 · end of year $5,685,276

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,167,106 · end of year $4,136,459

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $127,116 · end of year $130,282

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $293,902

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $240,461

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $97,537 · end of year $53,441

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $150,386 · end of year $124,682

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,241,950 · end of year $2,675,275

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $924,565 · end of year $1,943,116

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $283,570

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $2,061,924

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,950 · end of year $1,950

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $596,901 · end of year -$1,469,767

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,008,243 · end of year $11,917,925

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY BRINGS PARKS TO LIFE. THE CONSERVANCY WORKS WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND ITS COMMUNITIES TO STEWARD OUR PARKS AND NURTURE OUR SHARED ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE CONSERVANCY LEADS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORTS, FOSTERS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK STEWARDSHIP, ATTRACTS AND LEVERAGES INVESTMENTS, AND DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE 10,200 ACRES THAT INCLUDE FAIRMOUNT PARK, SIX OTHER WATERSHED PARKS AND MORE THAN 130 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND GARDENS AROUND THE CITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY WORKS AS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER TO LEAD AND SUPPORT EFFORTS WHICH PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE FAIRMOUNT PARK SYSTEM IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION.

  • THE FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY LEADS LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO PHILADELPHIA PARKLANDS, FROM THE PLANNING STAGE THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. IN 2022, PROJECTS INCLUDED ADVANCING THE FDR PARK PLAN, CONTINUED PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION IN WEST FAIRMOUNT PARK AND ONGOING WORK ACROSS THE NATURAL LANDS WITHIN THE PARK SYSTEM. THE FDR PARK PLAN IS A ONCE-IN-A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE A HISTORIC OLMSTED PARK TO SERVE 21ST CENTURY PHILADELPHIANS. GUIDED BY THE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLAN, THE CONSERVANCY BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION IN 2021, FOCUSING ON ADVANCING FOUR PROJECTS THAT WILL COMPRISE THE GATEWAY PHASE: THE WELCOME CENTER, ANNA C. VERNA PLAYGROUND, GATEWAY PLAZA, AND THE PEOPLE'S PLAZA AND HABITAT TERRACE. THE CONSERVANCY IS ENGAGED IN A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO DELIVER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO WEST FAIRMOUNT PARK BASED ON MASTERPLANS FROM 2009 AND 2014. IMPROVEMENTS IN 2022 INCLUDED PROJECTS SUCH AS THE PARKSIDE EDGE GAP, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY UPGRADES, PLANNING FOR THE WELSH FOUNTAIN RESTORATION, AND SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING. THE NATURAL LANDS PROGRAM REPRESENTS THE CONSERVANCY'S INVESTMENT IN RESTORING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE WOODLANDS, STREAMS, MEADOWS, AND LAKES THAT MAKE UP 60% OF THE CITY'S PARKLANDS. THIS WORK IN 2022 INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF THE TROLLEY TRAIL, RESTORATION OF THE BOXERS' TRAIL AND CANOPY RESTORATION AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE, AND THE RESTORATION OF THE WOODS AT THE HORTICULTURAL CENTER. THE TEAM ALSO FACILITATED THE NATURAL LANDS VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM AND CREATED A NATURAL LANDS TRAINING FOR POWERCORPSPHL LEADERSHIP.

    Expenses $7,233,150

  • THE CONSERVANCY LEADS INITIATIVES THAT SEEK TO EMPOWER, EDUCATE AND CONNECT PHILADELPHIA CITIZENS AND PUBLIC SPACE PARTNERS TO CIVIC ASSETS THROUGH VOLUNTEERING, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND STEWARDSHIP. THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ORGANIZED INTO 130 PARK FRIENDS GROUPS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. IN 2022, 98 PARKS AND 2,327 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE FALL AND SPRING LOVE YOUR PARK DAYS. THE CONSERVANCY LAUNCHED A NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TO ENGAGE YEAR-ROUND WITH VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARK'S NATURAL AREAS AND ON PRIORITY CONSERVANCY PROJECTS. ITS FOCUS IS ON BUILDING COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP TRAINING, A PUBLIC VOLUNTEER SERIES, CORPORATE VOLUNTEER EVENTS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DURING LOVE YOUR PARK. THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HOSTED WEEKLY PUBLIC EVENTS DRAWING 888 TOTAL VOLUNTEERS DEVOTING. IN 2022, WE WALK PHL, A FREE WALKING GROUP, GREW TO 2,827 MEMBERS AND DREW 5,263 TOTAL ATTENDEES. FARMPHILLY, THE CITY'S URBAN AGRICULTURE PROGRAM, HAS EXPANDED WITH SUPPORT FROM FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY. IN 2022, MORE THAN 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS GREW OVER 25,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AT 20 COMMUNITY GARDENS. TWELVE RECREATION CENTER GARDENS PARTICIPATED IN THE JUNIOR FARMERS PROGRAM AND ENGAGED OVER 500 STUDENTS IN YEAR-ROUND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. TREEPHILLY, A CITY-WIDE TREE PLANTING PROGRAM OF PHILADELPHIA PARKS & RECREATION AND FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO RESTORE CRITICAL TREE CANOPY TO 30% COVERAGE IN ALL PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPROVE THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE CITY, AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY ISSUES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS. IN 2022, THE TREEPHILLY TEAM PLANTED 11,264 TREES, DISTRIBUTED 1,857 YARD TREES, AND HOSTED 19 TREE GIVEAWAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROGRAMS, THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED 164 PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT DREW 6,395 ATTENDEES.

    Expenses $1,042,828 · Revenue $184,958

  • FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY LEADS THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN PHILADELPHIA'S FAIRMOUNT PARK, INCLUDING NUMEROUS PROPERTIES DESIGNATED TO THE CONSERVANCY'S CARE. THE CONSERVANCY'S AWARD-WINNING CONSERVATION TEAM COMPLETED HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS AT HISTORIC SITES IN 2022.

    Expenses $1,459,689 · Grants $329,110 · Revenue $119,430

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carol S Eicher

    CHAIR & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Carol Horne Penn

    VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Joseph M Manko

    VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Max Berger

    TREASURER & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mary Coe

    SECRETARY & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John K Binswanger

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE FOR LIFE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Denise Bailey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Connor Barwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Honorable Cindy Bass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ilene Burak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mark Celoni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Honorable Darrell Clarke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Diberardinis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Gattuso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Surge Ghosh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bridget Glazik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Prema Katari Gupta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Honorable Curtis Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Levitties

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tiffany W Thurman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sandra W Weckesser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Maura McCarthy

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CEO EFF 2/3/23)

    Total calculated
    $222,429
    From this org
    $210,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,971
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,458
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,461
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,510
    Filer's total
    $222,429

  • Cynthia Benton Thru Sept 2022

    CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $155,297
    From this org
    $142,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,720
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,577
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,370
    Filer's total
    $155,297

  • Allison Schapker

    CHIEF PROJECTS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $162,147
    From this org
    $149,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,231
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,738
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,178
    Filer's total
    $162,147

  • Margaret Holscher

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $136,547
    From this org
    $108,044
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,503
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321649349300107

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