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OPERATES THE DENNIS & JUDITH JONES VISITOR AND EDUCATION CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXPLORE ST. LOUIS. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE CENTER IS TO WELCOME AND ASSIST PARK USERS BY PROVIDING FOREST PARK MAPS, INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS AND ACCESS TO VISITOR RESOURCES FOR THE ST. LOUIS REGION. THE CENTER ALSO SERVES AS A MEET-UP LOCATION FOR RUNNERS, WALKERS, CYCLISTS, BIRDERS, AND VARIOUS FITNESS CLUBS. VISITOR SERVICES ARE DELIVERED VIA TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE VOLUNTEERS AND PAID STAFF. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE VISITOR AND EDUCATION CENTER WAS CLOSED BETWEEN MARCH 16-JUNE 15, 2020 AND REOPENED WITH LIMITED VISITOR SERVICES AND AMENITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. THE CENTER INCLUDES A CAF, SPECIAL EVENT AND MEETING SPACES, CLASSROOMS, EXHIBIT SPACE, PUBLIC RESTROOMS, SECURE LOCKER FACILITIES, A FULLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND, RACQUETBALL AND HANDBALL COURTS, FREE PUBLIC WIFI AND A BIKE AIR PUMP STATION. IN 2020, AN ESTIMATED 101,500 VISTORS AND PARK USERS CAME THROUGH THE VISTOR AND EDUCATION CENTER, OUR VISITOR SERVICES TEAM PROVIDED 5,000 DIRECT VISITOR ASSISTS AND OUR DIGITAL GPS MAP - FORESTPARKMAP.ORG - ENGAGED 107,000 UNIQUE USERS. THESE NUMBERS AND ENGAGEMENTS ARE LOWER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 530003 COMMUNICATION/COMMUNITY AWARENESS - FOREST PARK FOREVER PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY WITH UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT PARK IMPROVEMENTS, EVENTS, AND OTHER OFFERINGS THROUGH ITS PUBLICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE AND RESPONDS TO VISTORS' QUESTIONS. 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PROFIT SHARING (RETIREMENT) PLAN IS NOT A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BALANCE SHEET. SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO FUND ANY NECESSARY MAINTENANCE OF FOREST PARK. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 ASC 740: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, 2D OTHER REVENUE ON LINE 1 NOT ON FORM 990 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES $ 36,367 SCHEDULE D, PART XII, 2D OTHER EXPENSE ON LINE 1 NOT ON FORM 990 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES $ 36,367 Central America and the Caribbean PASSIVE INVESTMENTS 15792110 Central America and the Caribbean Investments 99392 15891502 15891502 true false true true false false SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) EXPENDITURES & INVESTMENTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN: INVESTMENT BALANCE 15,792,110 EXPENDITURES 99,392 ----------- TOTAL 15,891,502 X X X X X X X true THE ROME GROUP GRANT false 244000 40375 203625 THE GABRIEL GROUP NEW DONORS false 484626 136707 347919 728626 177082 551544 IL MO HAT LUNCHEON 233919 233919 13207 GOLF TOURNAMENT 39170 27500 11670 12736 1913 520 2 20848 5090 15758 4580 2075 150 660 527 293937 266509 27428 4580 14811 2063 660 14254 36368 -8940 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINES 2A & 2B FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES: A YEARLY CONTRACT WITH GABRIEL GROUP PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT OF FEES PLUS SEPARATE BILLINGS FOR POSTAGE, PRINTING AND PRODUCTION, INCLUDING LIST RENTALS, DATA PROCESSING AND MAILING. INVOICES SHOW LINES FOR EACH OF THESE ELEMENTS OF THE CAMPAIGN. THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO GABRIEL GROUP DURING 2020 WAS $136,707. NEW DONORS TYPICALLY MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN SCHEDULE G REPRESENT ONLY THE CURRENT YEAR OF RECEIPTS FROM THIS ACTIVITY. SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINES 2A & 2B FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES: THE ROME GROUP PROVIDED GRANT WRITING AND CAMPAIGN COUNSEL SERVICES TO FOREST PARK FOREVER DURING 2020. X X X false true false false false false false false false FRANK KARTMANN SVP-OPERATIONS 176173 0 0 0 0 0 13944 0 9112 0 199229 0 JOHN O'GORMAN SVP-DEVELOPMENT 171753 0 0 0 0 0 13974 0 13724 0 199451 0 LESLEY HOFFARTH PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECT 270443 0 0 0 0 0 19250 0 10316 0 300009 0 TAMARA SHEFFIELD SVP-FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 179474 0 0 0 0 0 14497 0 13126 0 207097 0 STEPHEN SCHENKENBERG VP- COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETI 126644 0 0 0 0 0 10036 0 14736 0 151416 0 FAITH MADDY VP- DEVELOPMENT AND CAMPAIGNS 145703 0 0 0 0 0 11319 0 9602 0 166624 0 SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B LESLEY HOFFARTH IS A PARTICIPANT IN A SEC. 457(F) NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. AN AMOUNT OF $50,000 WAS ACCRUED FOR HER ACCOUNT DURING THE YEAR. X 43 298846 FMV false true false FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, PART I REPORTING METHOD OF EACH TYPE OF PROPERTY RECEIVED: THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR EACH TYPE OF PROPERTY RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW PROCESS: ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURES AND REVIEWS THEM WITH THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TO THE PREPARING CPA FIRM. UPON COMPLETION OF THE RETURN, A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, TO RESPECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S DONORS. MANAGEMENT THEN PROVIDES THE TREASURER AND BOARD CHAIRMAN COPIES OF THE FINAL RETURN. COPIES OF THE FILED 990 ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL BOARD AND PUBLIC ON FOREST PARK FOREVER'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST: ONCE A YEAR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECEIVES A SUMMARY OF ALL REPORTED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECIDES IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND ANY MITIGATING ACTIONS NECESSARY. THE MINUTES REFLECT THE DISCUSSION AND ANY ACTIONS TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION DETERMINATION: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS ANNUALLY WITH THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINES COMPENSATION BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, COMPARABILITY DATA PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION; THEN REPORTS ITS FINDINGS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF DOCUMENTS PROVIDED: THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 8B DOCUMENTATION OF MEETINGS: FOREST PARK FOREVER, INC. CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THE MEETINGS HELD AND/OR THE WRITTEN ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN DURING THE YEAR BY FORMALLY KEEPING MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEETINGS, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE MEETINGS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MARKETING COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART I AND III, LINE 1 Founded in 1986, Forest Park Forever is a private nonprofit conservancy that works in partnership with the City of St. Louis and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry to restore, maintain and sustain Forest Park as one of America's greatest urban public parks. Forest Park Forever has led major fundraising efforts to restore many landmark destinations in Forest Park, including the Emerson Grand Basin, the Boathouse, and the Jewel Box. In 2017, the organization completed a major fundraising campaign securing $139 million for Park restoration projects and an expanded endowment. Today, Forest Park Forever maintains Forest Park with the City of St. Louis; raises funds for and help manage capital restoration projects called for in the Forest Park Master Plan; delivers experiential educational opportunities to teachers, students and adults; and provides information and guides for the Park's 13 million annual visitors. Not part of the Zoo- Museum Tax District, Forest Park Forever is supported by private donations from throughout the community, including its 8,000 members, 1,300 volunteers an many leading community and corporate partners. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B COMPENSATION DETERMINATION: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS THE PERFORMANCE OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND MAKES COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN FOREST PARK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, AS ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT URBAN PUBLIC PARKS FOR A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF VISITORS TO ENJOY, NOW AND FOREVER.