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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE FOREST PRESERVES.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,057,833
Total expenses
$3,331,854
Contributions and grants received
$2,475,597
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,441,975
Investment income
$14,593
Other revenue
$125,668
Total assets, end of year
$3,032,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,009,607
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,023,348
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,748,870
Management and general expenses
$259,616
Fundraising expenses
$323,368
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,748,870

Program services were 82.5% 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)

    $161,886

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,313,711

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS

    total $1,441,975 · related or exempt $1,441,975

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,593 · excluded $14,593

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $157,196

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,327

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $106,869 · excluded $106,869

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $18,799 · related or exempt $18,799

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,799

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $320,754 · program services $266,046 · management and general $24,560 · fundraising $30,148

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,623,924 · program services $1,346,949 · management and general $124,342 · fundraising $152,633

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $419,799 · program services $349,440 · management and general $33,044 · fundraising $37,315

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,385 · management and general $10,385

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $439,375 · program services $390,341 · management and general $32,153 · fundraising $16,881

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,675 · program services $4,675

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $129,534 · program services $102,855 · management and general $9,532 · fundraising $17,147

  • 17 · Travel

    total $64,739 · program services $63,264 · management and general $465 · fundraising $1,010

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $42,367 · program services $40,697 · management and general $222 · fundraising $1,448

  • 20 · Interest

    total $19,143 · management and general $19,143

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,062 · program services $31,062

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $57,211 · program services $53,258 · management and general $2,893 · fundraising $1,060

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

    total $95,642 · program services $92,446 · management and general $1,195 · fundraising $2,001

  • 24b · Other expenses: NEWSLETTER, PRINTING, A

    total $45,670 · program services $6,297 · management and general $22 · fundraising $39,351

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $19,307 · program services $1,540 · management and general $47 · fundraising $17,720

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $8,267 · management and general $1,613 · fundraising $6,654

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $549,575 · end of year $985,266

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $471,219 · end of year $1,216,198

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $800,723 · end of year $448,872

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,889 · end of year $30,801

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

    $265,993

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

    $259,094

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $37,961 · end of year $6,899

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $441,963 · end of year $344,919

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $118,561 · end of year $90,033

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $910,400 · end of year $919,574

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,115,697 · end of year $941,043

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $181,672 · end of year $1,082,305

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CONSERVATION OF THE FOREST PRESERVES IN COOK COUNTY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONSERVATION OF THE FOREST PRESERVES IN COOK COUNTY

  • CONSERVATION CORPS: FRIENDS DIRECTLY WORKS TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE FOREST PRESERVES AND BROADEN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN HABITAT RESTORATION THROUGH ITS AWARD-WINNING CONSERVATION CORPS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TECHNICAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR AND SINCE 2007 HAS EMPLOYED, TRAINED, AND MENTORED MORE THAN 2,350 ADULTS AND YOUTH. SINCE 2020 ALONE, YOUTH AND ADULT CREWS HAVE HELPED RESTORE 1,790 ACRES.

    Expenses $1,427,193 · Revenue $446,506

  • ENGAGEMENT: FRIENDS ENGAGES PEOPLE DIRECTLY IN NATURE PROGRAMMING THROUGH ITS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES HOSTING FREE, PUBLIC EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS LOCAL TO A FOREST PRESERVE, SUCH AS MORNING YOGA OR BIRD WALKS. THESE EVENTS ARE INFORMED BY THE RESULTS OF OUTREACH FRIENDS CONDUCTS IN SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ARE OFTEN DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, WHO ARE PAID A STIPEND TO SUPPORT EVENT PLANNING AND NETWORK BUILDING. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS ALONE, FRIENDS HAS HOSTED MORE THAN 200 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS IN POSITIVE EXPERIENCES IN THE PRESERVES. THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK AND OTHER PROGRAMMING, THE FRIENDS PROGRAM TEAM MADE UP OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAS DEVELOPED EXPERTISE IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

    Expenses $414,875 · Revenue $20,535

  • SUMMER PROGRAMS: EVERY SUMMER, FRIENDS FACILITATES TWO SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS: FOREST PRESERVE EXPERIENCE (FPE) AND BEAUBIEN WOODS YOUTH AMBASSADORS (BYOA). BEGINNING IN 2016, THE FPE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM HAS ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 70-150 TEENS PER YEAR, OFFERING TEENS PAID SUMMER POSITIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PRESERVES THROUGH CONSERVATION PROJECTS. THE BYOA PROGRAM, WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO BEAUBIEN WOODS, EMPLOYED 9 HIGH SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN SEVERAL ACTIVITIES WHILE GAINING EXPOSURE TO THE FOREST PRESERVES AND JOBS IN CONSERVATION.

    Expenses $906,801 · Revenue $975,684

  • RESTORATION PROGRAMS

    Expenses $1 · Revenue $18,049

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ed Woodbury

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Justin Martin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Margaret A Frisbie

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Corryn Antonizio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Bruch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Walter Burlack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose H Colon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Charles D Dillon MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Greenhaw Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara C Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Ronald M Milnarik DDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Derk Osenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly O'Brien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tonyisha Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cory Chaplin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Kaple

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Akilah Martin PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Benjamin Cox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $205,493
    From this org
    $199,778
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,715
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,778
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,715
    Filer's total
    $205,493

  • Radhika Miraglia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,261
    From this org
    $111,642
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,619
    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 · Compensation committee
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202401439349301500

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