Parks and Conservation Foundation FY2021 filing

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Belvidere, IL501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 36-3843643Revenue $37K in FY2021

On file with the IRSparksandconservation.org530 S State St Ste 200, 61008-3711 · Belvidere, ILTax-exempt since Jul 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Parks and Conservation Foundation promotes a viable park, Conservation and recreation system in our community by pursuing contributions in the form of land, money, or other donations for the belvidere park district, boone county Conservation district, and other open space, Conservation, and recreation entities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 82% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$37K
-91% vs prior year
Spent
$21K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$37K
FY2021▼ -91%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$37K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$9K
Expenses
$21K
FY2021▲ +183%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$21K
FY2022$13K
FY2023$21K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$13K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1993.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $18K Management & general 14% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises funds and land for local parks and conservation efforts.

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1 program · $18K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The foundation's main program is to support the recreational, open space, and conservation goals of the belvidere park district, boone county conservation district, and other community entities by pursuing contributions in the form of land, money, or other donations.

$18Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Money outPt IX
$21K
Ln 25
Programscol B$18K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Total revenueLn 12$37K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$775$775
Information technologyLn 14$321$321
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138$138
Total functional expensesLn 25$21K$18K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9K$13K−$4K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10K$10K−$485$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4K$21K−$17K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4K$13K−$9K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $37K$21K$16K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $404K$7K$397K$2.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $37,306 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $404,413$37,306
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $404,413$37,306
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,430$21,046
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,430$21,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $396,983$16,260
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,306 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,306
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,306
VIII-12 Total revenue$37,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,046 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $775$775
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $321$321
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $11,000$11,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,814$6,814
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,998$1,998
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $138$138
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,135 · Management $2,911 · Fundraising $0$21,046
Part X · Balance sheet $2,310,492 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,289$28,363
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,229,609$2,254,609
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,334$27,520
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,294,232$2,310,492
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,286,832$2,303,092
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,400$7,400
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,294,232$2,310,492
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,294,232$2,310,492
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,310,492 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,306
XI-2 Total expenses$21,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,260
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,294,232
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,310,492

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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