2026-06-10T13:38:22-04:00 2025-12-31 364133681 LAUTERBACH & AMEN LLP 668 N RIVER RD NAPERVILLE IL 60563 990 2025-01-01 260285660 PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVES PRES 8479683110 1899 WEST WINCHESTER RD LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048 REBEKAH SNYDER INTERIM EXECUTIVE DI 8479683110 2026-06-03 true RONALD J AMEN CPA P01495944 6304166900 2026-06-08 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REBEKAH SNYDER 1899 WEST WINCHESTER RD LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048 4421804 false X WWW.LCFPD.ORG/DONATE X 2007 IL THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PERSERVERS, A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, WAS FOUNDTED TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL WAYS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTNER IN THE MISSION OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES ARE CHARITABLE, LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION SHALL WITHIN THESE PURPOSES RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS, RAISE FUNDS, AND MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDS THAT HELP THE DISTRICT ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, HELPING TO ACQUIRE AND RESTORE ITS LANDS FOR THE 3.5 MILLION VISITORS IT SERVES. 9 9 0 13 0 2762348 4355237 0 618598 66274 5808 293 3386754 4421804 668488 663274 0 0 0 7109 10698 7991 679186 671265 2707568 3750539 11619353 16127750 196743 158185 11422610 15969565 X THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PERSERVERS, A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, WAS FOUNDTED TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL WAYS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTNER IN THE MISSION OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES ARE CHARITABLE, LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION SHALL WITHIN THESE PURPOSES RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS, RAISE FUNDS, AND MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDS THAT HELP THE DISTRICT ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, HELPING TO ACQUIRE AND RESTORE ITS LANDS FOR THE 3.5 MILLION VISITORS IT SERVES. false false 663274 663274 AMONG OTHER INITIATIVES, GRANTS TO THE DISTRICT HELP RESTORE FOREST PRESERVES TO THEIR NATURAL STATE; IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND ENJOYMENT OF PRESERVES; SUPPORT NEW EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS AT THE BESS BOWER DUNN MUSEUM, RYERSON WOODS WELCOME CENTER, AND INDEPENDENCE GROVE; CATALOGING AND CARE OF THE LAKE COUNTY HISTORY ARCHIVES; AND PROVIDE FREE OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE-COST EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT LAKE COUNTY, SUCH AS THE SCIENCE EXPLORERS IN NATURE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. 663274 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true 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 true false true false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true false false false IL X X X STEPHEN NEAMAN 8479683109 1899 W WINCHESTER ROAD LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048 X MATTHEW COHN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA DANKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HEIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HOUGH PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN HUNTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES KIRBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX KOVACH DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 BILLY MCKINNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFERSON MCMILLAN-WILHOIT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RUMMEL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TUTTY VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA VEALITZEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY VINCENT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WASIK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD WAYNEE VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RENEE YOUNG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBEKAH SNYDER INTERIM EXEC 20.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA STERGOS EXECUTIVE DI 20.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 4355237 4355237 66274 66274 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 293 293 293 4421804 66567 663274 663274 1132 238 894 BANK FEES 6859 644 6215 671265 663274 882 7109 137728 499023 1732099 1609071 1100511 1443760 30585 8649015 12545311 11619353 16127750 196033 158185 710 196743 158185 X 11130063 488929 292547 15480636 11422610 15969565 11619353 16127750 3750539 796416 X false true X true false X 3150377 4336868 2843672 2762348 4355237 17448502 3150377 4336868 2843672 2762348 4355237 17448502 3210028 14238474 4657 31179 482491 618598 66274 1203199 1240 1140 293 2673 18654374 5898 0.76330 0.79530 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2,673 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10045494 3808598 803535 14657627 7210874 2281290 553330 10045494 4621283 2169216 420375 7210874 1321082 2966181 334020 4621283 1.00000 false false X 5931721 796416 713501 1509917 4421804 4421804 1384766 713501 713501 671265 671265 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE FOUNDATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRIC 1899 W WINCHESTER BLVD LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048 366009339 GOV 663274 PROJECTS & PROGRAMS 1 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PERSERVERS, A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, WAS FOUNDTED TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL WAYS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTNER IN THE MISSION OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES ARE CHARITABLE, LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION SHALL WITHIN THESE PURPOSES RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS, RAISE FUNDS, AND MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDS THAT HELP THE DISTRICT ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, HELPING TO ACQUIRE AND RESTORE ITS LANDS FOR THE 3.5 MILLION VISITORS IT SERVES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE FOUNDATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT (THE LCFPD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE). IF AT ANY TIME THE LCFPD EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE DOES NOT EXIST, THE MEMBERS SHALL BE THOSE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO APPROVE AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING PLAN AND BUDGET OF THE FOUNDATION AND VOTE ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS IS REQUIRED BY THE NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ACT, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR THESE BYLAWS, OR IS OTHERWISE DEEMED DESIRABLE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON ALL MATTERS SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDATION PRESIDENT PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS FILL OUT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTERST FORMS. THE FORMS ARE FILED WITH THE FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO REVIEWS EACH FORM AND FOLLOWS UP WITH ANY DISCREPANCIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE FOUNDATION OFFICES. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL UPON REQUEST. DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE PROVIDED IN SECTION 6104(D). LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRIC 1899 W WINCHESTER RD LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048 366009339 PRESERVATI IL 501C3 6 N/A false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false