Highland Park Conservancy Inc

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2005

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

JoAnn Beck

Phone

5852816591

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Highland Park Conservancy Inc, founded in 2005, is a micro nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $96K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 38% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. The organization ran a surplus of $66K, a strong 69% operating margin.

Mission

The mission is to preserve Highland Park's unique heritage and to promote its vast horticultural, educational and recreational resources. Continued on Schedule OWe support planning, management and restoration, and engage the community through educational and recreational programs for all ages, tours and outreach.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $20,568 Revenue: $0

The Highland Park Conservancy (HPC) is the official not-for-profit volunteer organization formed to help preserve Highland Park's unique heritage and to promote its vast horticultural, educational...

The Highland Park Conservancy (HPC) is the official not-for-profit volunteer organization formed to help preserve Highland Park's unique heritage and to promote its vast horticultural, educational, and recreational resources. It supports sound planning, management and restoration. Conservancy volunteers conduct tours, and other educational and recreational events that are free and open to all. Hosted numerous tours that focus on the various horticultural collections in the park, the key features of this Frederick Law Olmsted designed park and the history of the park. (Continued on Schedule O)Garden Stewards volunteer in the park weekly maintaining specific horticulture collections. Volunteers also serve on various regional committees to advocate for the parks needs.We also hosted free live music and a film in the park that was free and open to the public.Our accomplishments for the year include fundraising for the Children's Pavilion project and offering at least one free educational program to the public a month and often more. Additionally, we sponsored an educational newsletter to promote public outreach and the events we hosted in the park. Held performances in Highland Bowl including a jazz band, poetry festival and two movies. The Garden Stewards spent over 2,700 hours in the park on weeding. We launched a Docent program with 3 Guided walks in 2024 and plans for 15 in 2025.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $65,842

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $30,400

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $96,242

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $20,568

Other Expenses $30,248

TOTAL EXPENSES $30,248

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$96,242	$155,236	-0.4%
Expenses	$30,248	$31,735	0.0%
Net Income	$65,994	$123,501	-0.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

285

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
JoAnn Beck	President	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Edna Claunch	Vice President	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Susan Rodio	Chair Program Committee	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Miryam Matulic-Keller	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Milli Piccione	Chair Volunteer Gardeners	11.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Searl	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marie Via	Chair Membership Committee	12.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Andrea Stanley	Acting Recording Secretary	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Buczek	Volunteer Coordinator	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jane Chapman	Director	0.25	Director	$0	$0	$0
James Cullen	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Hank Wedow	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alex Casale	Treasurer	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Rev Julius D Jackson Jr	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jason Roberts	Docent Program Chair	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jackie Wambach	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gavin Jenkins	Communications Chair	10.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$96,242	$30,248	$1,446,343	$65,994
2023	$155,236	$31,735	$1,379,340	$123,501
2022	$241,598	$29,778	$1,255,839	$211,820
2021	$198,134	$17,251	$1,057,800	$180,883
2020	$67,076	$11,682	$891,186	$55,394
2018	$38,374	$52,695	$599,603	$-14,321