2024-11-05T13:20:29-08:00 2023-12-31 260528099 K NUSSBAUM & ASSOCIATES LLC PO BOX 425 RICHMOND VT 05477 990 2023-01-01 262497213 Forest Preserve Foundation Inc FORE 3126038349 69 W Washington 2040 Chicago IL 60602 Debra Walker Johnson President 2024-11-05 true true Kenneth M Nussbaum P00454261 8022649629 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 69 W Washington 2040 Chicago IL 60602 617768 false X www.forestpreservefoundation.org X 2006 IL Our mission 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. 14 14 4 20 0 412182 607664 0 2741 10104 247230 0 662153 617768 261631 161966 0 342433 379236 0 203461 130101 114276 734165 655478 -72012 -37710 527081 384714 112639 7982 414442 376732 Our mission 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. false false 349765 161966 DIRECT SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS THAT ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF THE FOREST PRESERVE FOUNDATION.REPRESENTATIVE GRANTS INCLUDE:SPRING LAKE NATURE PRESERVE RESTORATION PROJECT A GRANT TO THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY TO COMPLETE REMOVAL OF A DENSE THICKET OF INVASIVE SHRUBS, PRIMARILY BUCKTHORN (RHAMNUS CATHARTICA) ALONG SPRING CREEK.IN SPRING LAKE NATURE PRESERVE, LOCATED IN BARRINGTON HILLS, IL, JUST SOUTH OF COUNTY LINE ROAD. (13,500)CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAMS - PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO NEXT-GENERATION ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS THROUGH THE CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAMS - THE CHICAGO CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP CORPS PROGRAM (CCLC) AND THE FOREST PRESERVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (FPE).CHICAGO CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP CORPS PROGRAM (CCLC) - A CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM OF THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS. FPDCC ENGAGED 40 YOUTH, AGES 14-19 YEARS OLD, IN PAID EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT HANDS-ON CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AND LEARN BASIC JOB SKILLS IN THE FIVE-WEEK SUMMER JOBS PROGRAMS. YOUTH CONTRIBUTED A MINIMUM OF 5,500 HOURS OF ON-THE-GROUND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, TRAIL IMPROVEMENT OR GARDENING WORK AND RECEIVED A MINIMUM OF 30 HOURS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND NATURE-BASED RECREATION EXPERIENCES. PARTICIPANTS WERE RECRUITED FROM THROUGHOUT COOK COUNTY. THE PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. ($105,000)THE FOREST PRESERVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (FPE) - A CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM OF THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY THIS IS A FIVE-WEEK SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PAID EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHOSE FAMILIES UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COOK COUNTY. FPDCC ENGAGED 72 YOUTH IN THE FOREST PRESERVE EXPERIENCE WHO CONTRIBUTED A MINIMUM OF 7,000 UP TO 8,100 HOURS OF ON-THE-GROUND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION WORK, WHICH INCLUDED MANAGING INVASIVE SPECIES, COLLECTING AND DISPERSING NATIVE SEED, AND RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 30 HOURS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND NATURE-BASED RECREATION EXPERIENCES. ($20,000)RESTORATION OF SWEET WOODS; FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY FINAL PAYMENT TO THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY FOR THE COMPLETION OF 2-YEAR GRANT TO RESTORE ACRES OF NATIVE UPLANDS AND WETLANDS ECOSYSTEMS IN SWEET WOODS FOREST PRESERVE, A HIGH-PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREA FOR THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY. SWEET WOODS IS A 300-ACRE PRESERVE LOCATED IN GLENWOOD, THORNTON, AND LANSING, ILLINOIS. 227 ACRES WAS RESTORED. THIS WORK IS PART OF THE ONGOING RESTORATION OF SWEET WOODS, THE LARGEST-SCALE RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE FOUNDATIONS HISTORY. ($16,566.12) VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION PROGRAM - A GRANT TO THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY TO SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEER RESOURCES DEPARTMENTS 2023 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION PROGRAM. ($1,800) 349765 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true false false IL X Debra Walker Johnson 3126038349 69 W Washington Suite 2040 Chicago IL 60602 X Stuart A Cohn Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Beck Chair Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arnold Randall Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ankur Udani Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Learner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Theresa Salus Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Lester Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Lanctot Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Livingston Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Claudette Grant Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Gray Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rana Lee Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Rockhold Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LeeAnn Tomas-Foster Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Debra Walker Johnson President 40.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 104400 503264 24400 607664 0 10104 10104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 617768 10104 161966 161966 0 0 0 162285 54856 52574 54855 0 188210 106372 81838 0 0 28741 14371 7185 7185 0 0 15290 15290 0 0 0 0 13422 13422 4867 4867 0 0 24400 12200 6100 6100 343 343 0 0 0 0 0 2471 2471 Special Events 53483 53483 0 655478 349765 102252 203461 0 368369 359438 149325 20000 0 0 0 0 0 9387 5276 651 651 0 0 0 0 0 0 527081 384714 13314 7982 99325 112639 7982 X 394442 365232 20000 11500 414442 376732 527081 384714 -37710 X false true X true false X 316921 389921 511500 659412 607664 2485418 0 0 316921 389921 511500 659412 607664 2485418 241816 2243602 0 0 237234 155634 200010 2741 10104 605723 3091141 0.72580 0.73980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 651 651 true Forest Preserve Dist of CC 69 W Washington Chicago IL 60602 366006543 161966 0 Social and Educational 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 will be distributed to the Board of Directors as a part of its Finance Committee report. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Organization annually distributes the policy to Board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The President's performance is reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. The President is responsible for performance reviews of staff and review and renewal of contracts and vendors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Foundation's Audit and Annual Report of Donors is published on the Foundation's website annually.