Public Charity

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST PRESERVES

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST PRESERVES, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.8M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, $2.5M in total assets. 82 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 364519273 CHICAGO, IL Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$4.3M
Total Assets$2.5M
Grant Records82
Funding Total$3.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION UNITES PEOPLE TO PROTECT, PROMOTE, AND CARE FOR THE PUBLIC OUTDOOR SPACES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THEIR MULTIFACETED APPROACH ENSURES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE, RESTORES THREATENED NATIVE HABITATS, AND ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT PRESERVE REGIONAL GREEN SPACE.

Where $100 goes at Friends of the Forest Preserves

How Friends of the Forest Preserves divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$44
Conservation corps
53% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,790 acres
$21
Engagement
25% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200 events; 2,500 participants
$19
Summer programs
22% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
RESTORE 66 ACRES ALONG LITTLE CALUMET RIVER
$122,053
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$68,623
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$29,250

Showing up to 5 of 82 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Barbara C Hill
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Benjamin M Cox
DIRECTOR Carmen Scott-Boria
DIRECTOR Corryn Antonizio
TREASURER Cory Chaplin
DIRECTOR Derk Osenberg

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$1,346,134 20 grants
General Support
$667,914 30 grants
Animal Welfare
$171,373 11 grants
Education
$25,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$1,322,172 18 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.8M $4.3M $2.5M
2024 $3.1M $3.5M $2.9M
2023 $4.1M $3.3M $3.0M
2022 $3.1M $3.4M $2.3M
2021 $3.8M $3.1M $2.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $3.8M, with total assets most recently reported at $2.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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