Lincoln Park Conservancy EIN 36-3320423

Lincoln Park Conservancy

EIN  36-3320423 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves Chicago's Lincoln Park through community initiatives and beautification efforts.
Leadership
Rafael Rosa · Executive Director · $130K
Money in and out
$819K revenue, $736K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency

Improves Chicago's Lincoln Park through community initiatives and beautification efforts. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $819K in revenue, $736K in expenses, and $756K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$819K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$736K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$756K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▼ -24% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
13.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +254% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +110% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$819K
FY2024▼ -21%
Expenses
$736K
FY2024▼ -66%
Total assets
$763K
FY2024▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2024▼ -71%
Total revenue
$819K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$736K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$756K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$763K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $467K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Education/Volunteer Programs

1) north pond GARDENERS/CORPORATE workday program: train and manage corps of 1500 volunteers to plant wildflowers, seed, identify and remove invasive species, prune and mulch TREES/SHRUBS, maintain native plants in urban prairies, woodlands and wetlands, remove litter and educate them on the importance of native plants and animals to our…

$265Kprogram expense
02

Maintenance of Donor-Restored Park Sites

Staff restored and maintained the alfred caldwell lily pool, north pond nature sanctuary, and other previous projects in lincoln park.

$122Kprogram expense
03

Capital Improvement Planning

Completed renewal plan for the lincoln monument and floral gardens and the area of south lincoln park surrounding them. Continued the restoration of the historic pavilion, added new plants and trees, removed hazard and invasive trees, added plumbing upgrades and repaired lighting at the alfred caldwell lily pool.

$80Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLincoln Park Conservancy
EINHdr · item D36-3320423
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lincolnparkconservancy.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N32I)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1984

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$129,501Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rafael Rosa’s $130K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1018 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Doug Widener$108,854$130,000$124,479$122,917
Rafael Rosa$129,501$5,417
Julie Lenner$30,110

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$789K · 96%
Program service revenue$17K · 2%
Investment income$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$789K
Program service revenue2%$17K
Investment income1%$10K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenueLn 12$819K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.17
Program services64%$467K
Management & general20%$145K
Fundraising17%$123K
Total functional expensesLn 25$736K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$161K
Total assetsLn 16$763K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$756K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $751K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $736K · Less non-cash grants $46K · Cash operating expenses/yr $689K
13.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $467K · Total expenses $736K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $145K · Total expenses $736K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $123K · Total expenses $736K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $111K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.4M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $789K · Total revenue $819K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $819K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $17K · Total revenue $819K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $819K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $17K · Total expenses $736K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $819K · Prior year $1.0M
-21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $5.0M · FY2024 $819K
-36%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $756K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $819K · Expenses $736K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $763K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $756K · Total assets $763K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $590K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $763K
77%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rafael Rosa · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $130K · Total expenses $736K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $497K · Total expenses $736K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -21%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$819K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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