Public Charity

Forest Preserve Foundation Inc

Forest Preserve Foundation Inc, of Chicago, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $521K in revenue, $520K in expenses, $382K in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $976K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 262497213 Chicago, IL Single Organization Support NTEE: C11 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$521K
Total Expenses$520K
Total Assets$382K
Grant Records28
Funding Total$976K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE FOREST PRESERVE FOUNDATION IS TO ENGAGE IN PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE TREASURED NATURAL HABITATS WITHIN THE FOREST PRESERVE OF COOK COUNTY AND TO ENHANCE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES OF ALL COMMUNITIES.WE WILL DO THIS BY ENCOURAGING AND ADMINISTERING PRIVATE GIFTS TO FURTHER THE FOREST PRESERVES' MISSION AND GOALS.

Where $100 goes at Forest Preserve Foundation Inc

How Forest Preserve Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$61 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$23 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $61 for programs

$61
Direct support of programs that align with the mission of the Forest Preserve Foundation.Representative grants to forest preserve district of cook county for the include:Chicago conservation leadership corps…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 40 youth; 3,000 hours of on-the-ground; 30 hours of environmental
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
Chicago Conservation Leadership Corps
$50,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$39,166
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$21,500
2024
CONNECT NEW AUDIENCES
$20,000
$11,733

Showing up to 5 of 28 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Ankur Udani Treasurer
Director Arnold Randall
Director Claudette Grant
President Debra Walker Johnson
Director Eric Rockhold
Director Howard Learner

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Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$451,824 7 grants
General Support
$285,633 16 grants
Youth Development
$20,000 1 grant
Sports & Recreation
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$208,195 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $521K $520K $382K
2023 $618K $655K $385K
2022 $662K $734K $527K
2020 $545K $610K $323K
2019 $554K $928K $355K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $554K to $521K (-6%), with total assets most recently reported at $382K.

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