LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY (EIN 36-3320423)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-10-05
IRS object ID: 202242789349300909
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-10-05T08:56:38-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362170602	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WARADY & DAVIS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S	AddressLine1Txt
City	DEERFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363320423	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LINC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7738837275	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2430 N CANNON DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60614	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MELINDA MUNSON	PersonNm
Person Title	CO-CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7738837275	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-10-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MELINDA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MUNSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SUSAN GREGGO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00595460	PTIN
Phone	8472679600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-10-05	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	MELINDA MUNSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2430 N CANNON DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60614	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,459,878	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LINCOLNPARKCONSERVANCY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1984	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO IMPROVE CHICAGO'S LINCOLN PARK.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	15	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$527	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,909,543	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,379,199	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$31,150	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$42,301	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$65,649	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$34,379	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,006,342	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,455,879	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$354,274	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$405,430	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$106,830	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$454,613	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$780,583	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$808,887	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,186,013	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,197,455	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,269,866	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,733,359	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,970,134	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$215,813	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$224,023	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,517,546	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,746,111	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING, PROTECTING, AND ENHANCING THE NATURAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL ASSETS OF LINCOLN PARK WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1984, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT FOR OVER 35 YEARS, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL STEWARDSHIP, SITE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCES, STAFF, PROGRAMS, AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PRIVATELY CONTRIBUTED FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WHICH THE ORGANIZATION OVERSEES AND THEN STEWARDS, LONG-TERM, UPON COMPLETION. THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF HOURS ANNUALLY THROUGH PARK STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, VISITOR ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE PUBLIC.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$138,943	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EEDUCATION/VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS - 1) NORTH POND GARDENERS/LINCOLN PARK TREE CARE CORPS/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, AND EDUCATE THEM ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND REGIONAL HISTORY. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 2,500 SERVICE HOURS TO THE PROGRAM IN 2021, ADDED OVER 1,000 NATIVE PLANTS & TREES, AND MULCHED 500 PARK TREES. 2) LINCOLN PARK DOCENTS: IN 2021, WE WELCOMED OUR DOCENTS BACK WITH REVISED COVID POLICIES, WITH OVER 50 DOCENTS INTERACTING WITH OVER 50,000 CONSERVATORY AND LILY POOL VISITORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$277,885	ExpenseAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$509,455	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING - CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THE NORTH POND MASTER PLAN FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE NORTH POND NATURE SANCTUARY (15 ACRES) AND IMPROVEMENT OF 36 ACRES OF PUBLIC PARK LAND SURROUNDING IT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BIO-DIVERSITY PROGRAM - TRAIN AND MANAGE CITIZEN-SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR FROG SPECIES AT THE NORTH POND NATURE SANCTUARY AND THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT SYSTEM. 25 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 100 HOURS IN 2019.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$926,283	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	15	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DOUGLAS E WIDENER	PersonNm
Phone	7738837275	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2430 N CANNON DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60614	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MELINDA MUNSON
CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARGEE ELIAS
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY SCALERA FINDLAY
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURENCE LEIVE
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE JAHN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE VAN WART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIELLE HOEG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORM RAIDL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREA CHADWICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA BAKER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KELLY SMALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE SHUTTLEWORTH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH RUMPH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLAIRE MILLET
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW PREWITT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALYSON COATES
DIRECTOR TRHOUGH 10/21	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL SELWOLD
DIRECTOR THROUGH 9/21	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG WIDENER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$124,479	$0	$15,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$124,479	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$15,000	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$482	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$128,913	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$63,964	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,185,840	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$25,386	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,379,199	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,301	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$42,301	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$37,851	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$37,851	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$37,851	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$37,851	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$128,913	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$3,999	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,999	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,999	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$527	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$527	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$527	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,455,879	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$527	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$76,153	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$137,062	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,979	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,300	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$206,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,824	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,840	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,461	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$807	TotalAmt
Program Services	$512	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$226	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,352	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,057	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,015	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,084	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,253	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,019	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,685	TotalAmt
Management And General	$31,685	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$557,609	TotalAmt
Program Services	$551,626	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,091	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,409	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,777	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,905	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,350	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,119	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,890	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$137	TotalAmt
Management And General	$137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$200	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$474	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,670	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,858	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,143	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,191	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,363	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,831	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,878	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,654	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PARK SITE AND OTHER MAI	$64,961	$64,961
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE	$18,005		$9,951	$8,054
SOFTWARE	$12,147	$3,411	$1,009	$7,727
WEBSITE MAINTENANCE	$7,707	$4,802	$1,422	$1,483

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,441	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$843	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,186,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$926,283	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,830	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$196,785	BOYAmt
EOY	$942,982	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,154	BOYAmt
EOY	$581,989	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$439,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$208,992	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,468	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$34,443	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$21,101	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,342	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,921,446	BOYAmt
EOY	$229,648	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$3,985,713	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,733,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,970,134	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,064	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,274	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,823	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,496	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,136	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$215,813	BOYAmt
EOY	$224,023	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$5,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$349,625	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,522,549	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,396,486	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,517,546	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,746,111	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,733,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,970,134	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,269,866	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$41,301	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$851,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$601,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,215,987	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,909,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,379,199	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,957,708	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$851,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$601,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,215,987	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,909,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,379,199	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,957,708	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$5,371,108	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,586,600	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$33,482	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,699	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$59,855	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$80,152	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$240,766	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$105	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$111	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$527	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$743	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$10,199,217	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$703,557	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.44970	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.40930	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$29,932	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,590	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,342	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,511	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,511	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$13,342	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
US TREASURY NOTES	$3,000,234	F
VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND ETF	$985,479	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$3,985,713	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$8,136	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$8,136	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,444,392	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$41,301	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$25,815	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$15,486	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,459,878	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$3,999	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$3,999	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,455,879	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,215,827	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$25,815	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$3,999	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$29,814	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,186,013	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,186,013	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -3,999.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 3,999.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	ANNUAL GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$128,913	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$128,913	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$3,999	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$128,913	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$128,913	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$3,999	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$3,999	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$3,999	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$25,386	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	FOR AN ANNUAL FEE AN INDIVIDUAL CAN BECOME A NONVOTING MEMBER OF THE CONSERVANCY. BENEFITS INCLUDE RECEIPT OF THE NEWSLETTER, SPECIAL PREVIEWS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND AN INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL GALA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING AND PRESENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER AT A BOARD MEETING WITH A QUESTION AND ANSWER SECTION THAT FOLLOWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY MONITORS AND ENFORCES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY PROVIDING A DISCLOSURE FORM TO ALL OF ITS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY DISCLOSURES ARE FOLLOWED UP AND CAN BE UPDATED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH BOARD MEETING WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WITH INPUT FROM THE ENTIRE BOARD. A FORMAL REVIEW FORM IS USED WITH FORMAL COMMENTS, GOALS, AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. ALL RAISES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS COMPARABLE EXECUTIVE SALARIES OF PEER AND SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS IN CHICAGO IN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY INCREASE. THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES, BESIDES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE CONSERVANCY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,162. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,162. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 551,626. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 551,626. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,821. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,821.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.