Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$5,322,413

Total expenses

$5,071,404

Contributions and grants received

$5,004,592

Grants paid

$406,100

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$403,878

Other revenue

-$86,057

Total assets, end of year

$11,670,722

Total liabilities, end of year

$174,795

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$11,495,927

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,571,462

Management and general expenses

$757,151

Fundraising expenses

$742,791

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,571,462

Program services were 70.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR SEVERAL IMPORTANT PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE EMERALD NECKLACE, INCLUDING WHITE STADIUM IN HISTORIC FRANKLIN PARK, THE CHARLESGATE REVITALIZATION PROJECT, SHATTUCK HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PARKLAND PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING, ARBORWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, MUDDY RIVER RESTORATION PHASE II PROJECT, ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN PARKS MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMATIC GUIDELINES THAT COULD APPLY TO DEVELOPMENT CITYWIDE.

  Expenses $1,548,400

• CHARLESGATE PROJECT - CHARLESGATE PARK, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BOSTON'S BACK BAY, FENWAY AND KENMORE NEIGHBORHOODS, WAS DESIGNED BY FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AS A CRITICAL LINK TO CONNECT THE EMERALD NECKLACE, CHARLES RIVER ESPLANADE AND THE COMMONWEALTH AVENUE MALL. OUR PROPOSED DESIGN FOR CHARLESGATE WILL REBUILD AND EXPAND A PEOPLE-FRIENDLY AND REGIONAL PATHWAY NETWORK, RESTORING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE EMERALD NECKLACE, CHARLES RIVER ESPLANADE AND COMMONWEALTH MALL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN FIVE DECADES. WHEN COMPLETE, THIS RESTORED SYSTEM WILL ALLOW DIRECT WALKING AND CYCLING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOCATIONS AS DISTANT AS BOSTON'S NORTH STATION, CHARLESTOWN, DORCHESTER, CAMBRIDGE AND WATERTOWN.

  Expenses $709,897 · Grants $406,100

• MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION - THE EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY ADVOCATES FOR AND CONSERVES THE EMERALD NECKLACE THROUGH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO RESTORE AND RENEW THE LANDSCAPE, WATERWAYS AND PARKWAYS OF THE OLMSTED-DESIGNED PARK SYSTEM. THE CONSERVANCY BRINGS TOGETHER THE MANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARK PARTNERS TO PRIORITIZE, FUND AND IMPLEMENT RESTORATION INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM. IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS, ORGANIZES AND IMPLEMENTS MAINTENANCE INITIATIVES TO PRESERVE THE NATURALISTIC BEAUTY OF OLMSTED'S PARKS AS WELL AS MAINTAIN THE GARDENS AND PATHWAYS. IN FY 2024 THE CONSERVANCY BEGAN THE SECOND SEVEN YEAR CYCLE OF PRUNING THE INVENTORY; THE CONSERVANCY PRUNED 715 TREES IN OLMSTED PARK WHICH WILL KEEP THE TREES AND PARK HEALTHY AND SAFE FOR YEARS TO COME. IN THE BACK BAY FENS AREA, A PRUNING PROJECT TOOK TAKE PLACE IN FY 2025.

  Expenses $535,803

• COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS HOSTING EVENTS IN THE PARKS TO OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING ELEMENTS LIKE AMERICAN SIGN-LANGUAGE ("ASL") INTERPRETATION, BIPOC-LED MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AND SIGNAGE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. YOUTH PROGRAMS - THE CONSERVANCY'S GREEN TEAM IS A SUMMER YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND REAL WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE PARKS DURING AN INTENSIVE SIX WEEKS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON OFFICE OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY. PARTICIPANTS REGULARLY WORKED IN VARIOUS EMERALD NECKLACE PARKS MAINTAINING THE LANDSCAPE; TOOK FIELD TRIPS AND EDUCATIONAL TOURS WITHIN THE NECKLACE AND BEYOND; PARTICIPATED IN AN ANTI-BULLYING AND INCLUSION WORKSHOP; EXPLORED CAREER PATHWAYS IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND ARNOLD ARBORETUM PROFESSIONAL STAFF; PARTICIPATED IN TEAM BUILDING, AND CAREER SOFT-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. CANOPY CLASSROOM IS A PLACE-BASED, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND STATE STANDARDS. THE FIELD-TRIP PROGRAM HELD IN EMERALD NECKLACE PARKS CONNECTS BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS THIRD GRADERS WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE IN THE REAL WORLD AND THEIR DAILY LIVES.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - THE CONSERVANCY'S CORPORATE VOLUNTEER DAYS, "DAYS IN THE DIRT", AND OUR FREE PUBLIC VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, "TUESDAYS WITH ROSES AND "SECOND SATURDAYS",CONTINUE TO BE POPULAR OFFERING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. VOLUNTEERS HELP MAINTAIN AND RESTORE THE EMERALD NECKLACE BY RAKING LEAVES, PICKING UP GARBAGE, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS, OR PLANTING NEW TREES AND SHRUBS. VOLUNTEERS SPENT 2,829 HOURS CARING FOR THE EMERALD NECKLACE-WORK THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE CONSERVANCY'S MISSION.VISITOR SERVICES - THE CONSERVANCY'S FREE PUBLIC SHATTUCK VISITOR CENTER IS LOCATED IN THE BACK BAY FENS AT 125 THE FENWAY, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. THE VISITOR CENTER IS AN INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ABOUT THE PARKS AND A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDES A PUBLIC RESTROOM. A HUB OF ACTIVITY, YOU'LL FIND A VARIETY OF FREE THINGS TO DO IN BOSTON PARKS AT THE SHATTUCK VISITOR CENTER FROM WALKING TOURS TO TALKS AND EXHIBITS.

  Expenses $777,362

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• CHARLESGATE ALLIANCE

  $406,100

  COMMENCEMENT OF CHARLESGATE ALLIANCE 501(C)(3) & SELF-MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202632259349302808

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