Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,076,980
- Total expenses
- $3,545,048
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,365,078
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $988,914
- Investment income
- $353,327
- Other revenue
- $369,661
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,023,398
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,344,783
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,678,615
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,981,019
- Management and general expenses
- $204,752
- Fundraising expenses
- $359,277
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,981,019
Program services were 84.1% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$421,665
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1c · Fundraising events
$151,389
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,792,024
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$73,292
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2a · Program service revenue: CONSERVATION SERVICES
total $882,942 · related or exempt $882,942
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2b · Program service revenue: SPECIAL TRIP REVENUE
total $80,316 · related or exempt $80,316
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2c · Program service revenue: EVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
total $25,429 · related or exempt $25,429
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2d · Program service revenue: ART OF THE FOX
total $227 · related or exempt $227
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3 · Investment income
total $73,174 · excluded $73,174
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6a · Gross rents
real property $10,550
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $10,550
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $10,550 · excluded $10,550
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $78,225 · other assets $212,212
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $10,284 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $67,941 · other assets $212,212
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $280,153 · excluded $280,153
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$97,029
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$151,389
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$129,748
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$32,719 · excluded -$32,719
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$507,639
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$119,635
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $388,004 · related or exempt $388,004
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $3,826 · related or exempt $3,826
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11e · Other revenue, total
$3,826
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $221,148 · program services $154,804 · management and general $22,114 · fundraising $44,230
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,999,136 · program services $1,714,046 · management and general $124,166 · fundraising $160,924
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $52,908 · program services $45,514 · management and general $3,250 · fundraising $4,144
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $119,290 · program services $103,181 · management and general $7,192 · fundraising $8,917
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $158,406 · program services $133,581 · management and general $10,377 · fundraising $14,448
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11b · Fees: legal
total $58,851 · program services $58,851
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $18,115 · program services $15,318 · management and general $1,348 · fundraising $1,449
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $13,146 · management and general $13,146
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11g · Fees: other
total $39,426 · program services $33,804 · management and general $159 · fundraising $5,463
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $79,827 · program services $26,255 · management and general $467 · fundraising $53,105
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13 · Office expenses
total $85,651 · program services $62,076 · management and general $6,668 · fundraising $16,907
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14 · Information technology
total $54,047 · program services $39,950 · management and general $4,114 · fundraising $9,983
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16 · Occupancy
total $19,383 · program services $14,048 · management and general $1,509 · fundraising $3,826
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17 · Travel
total $33,694 · program services $27,890 · management and general $2,850 · fundraising $2,954
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $15,495 · program services $12,827 · management and general $1,310 · fundraising $1,358
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20 · Interest
total $70,800 · program services $70,800
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $75,149 · program services $74,145 · management and general $1,004
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23 · Insurance
total $36,340 · program services $31,623 · management and general $1,978 · fundraising $2,739
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE
total $297,099 · program services $297,099
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24b · Other expenses: TRIPS AND EVENTS
total $57,315 · program services $36,345 · fundraising $20,970
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24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE
total $39,822 · program services $28,862 · management and general $3,100 · fundraising $7,860
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $144,326 · end of year $156,815
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,256,201 · end of year $1,696,964
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $11,606 · end of year $5,189
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $175,002 · end of year $162,188
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $25,935
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,355,352
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$906,131
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $10,421,993 · end of year $9,449,221
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,048,082 · end of year $1,527,086
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $370,459 · end of year $775,314
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $15,868 · end of year $3,382
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $444,683 · end of year $433,113
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,102,504 · end of year $1,132,974
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,638,208 · end of year $9,132,117
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,485,488 · end of year $1,546,498
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WE IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES BY PRESERVING AND RESTORING NATURAL AREAS, PROTECTING RIVERS AND WATERSHEDS, AND PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION PRESERVES, RESTORES, AND PROTECTS NATURAL AREAS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
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FACILITATED 3 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, PROTECTING 13.3 ACRES. RESTORED AND MANAGED MORE THAN 1,137 ACRES OF NATURAL AREA. SERVED MORE THAN 900 FAMILIES FROM OUR ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARM, INCLUDING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THROUGH MORE THAN 26,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL STAFFING TO 4 LOCAL WATERSHED GROUPS THAT WORK TO PROTECT THE STREAM RESOURCE QUALITY FOR 7.4 MILLION PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE SALT CREEK, DUPAGE, DES PLAINES RIVER, AND CHICAGO AREA WATERWAY SYSTEM WATERSHEDS. COMPLETED A NEW SALT SMART WINTER ROADS TRAINING FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES.
Expenses $2,981,019 · Revenue $1,380,744
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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CHRISTOPHER B BURKE
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TOM BENNINGTON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CAROLE KOCH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TOM SCHNEIDER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN BINNEBOESE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
PETE CONNOLLY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MIMI COWAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JANE DAVIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ALVIN GATES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DAVE GORMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN GORMLEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ERIK GULLICKSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DAVID HULSEBERG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ROBERT HUTCHINSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
PATTY KING
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JULIE LONG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TONY MARTINEZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOE MIKAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CURT PASCOE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JEANETTE PRESS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ELLEN VON OHLEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DAN WAGNER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
BROOK MCDONALD
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $221,148
- From this org
- $196,841
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,307
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,841
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,263
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,044
- Filer's total
- $221,148
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JOHN MCCRACKEN
DIRECTOR OF DRSCW
- Total calculated
- $116,055
- From this org
- $112,675
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,380
- 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 28 March 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202520909349301412
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