2017-06-14T16:23:55-05:00 2016-09-30 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 10 S Riverside Plaza 9th Floor Chicago IL 60606 990 2015-10-01 362649603 OPENLANDS OPEN 3128636250 25 E WASHINGTON ST No 1650 CHICAGO IL 606021708 GERALD W ADELMANN PRESIDENT AND CEO 3128636250 2017-06-13 1 Lu Ann Trapp P01506476 3122071040 2017-06-13 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z GERALD W ADELMANN 25 E WASHINGTON ST No 1650 CHICAGO IL 606021708 5114660 0 X WWW.OPENLANDS.ORG X 1963 IL PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS AND OPEN SPACE. 25 25 48 1054 0 0 4964477 4172767 68199 63918 180384 432450 -74783 -60943 5138277 4608192 511274 845388 0 0 2196527 2375629 0 0 394465 4201196 3278629 6908997 6499646 -1770720 -1891454 23532534 21855991 942373 1042345 22590161 20813646 X Openlands protects the natural and open spaces of northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region to ensure cleaner air and water, protect natural habitats and wildlife, and help balance and enrich our lives.Openlands' vision for the region is a landscape that includes a vast network of land and water trails, tree-lined streets, and intimate public gardens within easy reach of every city dweller. It also includes parks and preserves big enough to provide natural habitat and to give visitors a sense of the vast prairies, woodlands, and wetlands that were here before the cities. In sum, Openlands believes that protected open space is critical for the quality of life of our region. 0 0 1883111 63918 WETLAND RESTORATION - Openlands manages programs together with its partners to ensure the ecological restoration of wetlands aimed to promote the diversity and beauty of these native ecosystems through acquisition, creation, restoration, and enhancement. Openlands is currently working on the restoration of six sites in the Des Plaines River Watershed that, once complete, will span over 1,500 acres. 1366679 381054 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Openlands connects people to nature where they live through multiple community programs. We facilitate community garden networks in Chicago. "Eco-Explorations and "Birds in My Neighborhood" provide public and school-based education through curriculum-based educational experiences. Additionally, "Building School Gardens" supports 58 garden projects at Chicago Public Schools and has impacted about 33,000 students. "Space to Grow created three new school yards in 2016 to enrich school landscapes and community green space. Trained and supervised "TreeKeepers" care for trees on public lands in Chicago. 565504 206225 LAND PRESERVATION - Openlands serves as an accredited land trust by applying best practices in land protection transactions. We are involved in land acquisition and planning through building strategic partnerships, engaging elected officials, buying parcels of land, and supporting overall planning efforts. We provide a range of services such as managing the due diligence process, providing interim financing solutions, and serving as a short-term land owner. Our work also encompasses placing conservation easements on purchased property within the boundaries of the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge. 606541 183109 GREENWAYS - Openlands works with local governments and the public to establish, expand, and protect greenways - linear openspaces and land and water trail networks thoughout northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region. 292493 LAKESHORE PRESERVE - Land protection and ecological restoration of lake Michigan shoreline, bluffs, ravines and public access through trails, overlooks, programming, and interpretive signage of a portion of the former Fort Sheridan property in Highland Park and Highwood Illinois. 577660 65000 POLICY - Openlands works to cause systemic changes that protect and enhance open space and natural resources throughout northeastern Illinois. We achieve this by conducting comprehensive research, developing reports and public policies, advocating for the adoption of these policies, and providing advice and information to individuals, community groups, and other organizations protecting land and water for public enjoyment. 260103 10000 COMMUNICATIONS - Openlands communicates and provides information about the organization's programs and events and provides education about environmental topics and issues. 1736797 258109 5552091 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X GERALD W ADELMANN 3128636250 25 E WASHINGTON ST No 1650 CHICAGO IL 606021708 Richard J Carlson Chairman 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Carrie C McNally Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Steven M Ricchio Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Jill Allread Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul L Becker Committee Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 Alan M Bell Committee Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 Hugh D Frisbie Committee Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan C Hamill Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark M Harris Committee Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Otting Committee Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 J Timothy Ritchie Committee Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 Paul J Anderson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 J Tyler Anthony Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gary F Balling Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Clarkin Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 George W Davis Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Garrett Handley Dee Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Derek R B Douglas Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Josephine F Elting Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Fedacsek Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dean Fischer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Jamieson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Leslie Jones Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Iris Krieg Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Molly Meyer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Wendy J Paulson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey R Rode Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Saltzman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jo Ann M Seagren Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick Shaw Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Shaun C Block Honorary Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony T Dean Honorary Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marshall Field V Honorary Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gerald W Adelmann President and CEO 40.00 X 186015 0 23488 Robert Megquier COO 40.00 X 141333 0 9258 327348 0 32746 2 0 1 0 Stantec Consulting Services Inc 13980 Collections Center Drive Chicago IL 60693 Landscape 1255217 Native Landscape Contractors 136 Railroad St Leland IL 60531 Landscape 193199 Living Habitats 6575 North Avondale Ave Chicago IL 60631 Landscape 180706 Natural Resource Management Inc PO Box 702 Beecher IL 60401 LANdscape 115165 Christy Webber Landscapes 2900 W Ferdinand St Chicago IL 60612 LANdscape 109928 8 304831 298215 3569721 42615 4172767 REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIO 531390 63918 63918 63918 165022 165022 592455 74389 340029 59387 252426 15002 267428 267428 46109 304831 107052 -60943 -60943 4608192 63918 0 371507 845388 845388 400226 116225 224891 59110 1617809 1248122 137713 231974 43315 34574 5102 3639 189509 152614 15071 21824 124770 96636 10147 17987 8848 8848 20141 20141 7692 1887 5805 348456 337314 6182 4960 65346 34830 22913 7603 10110 7455 1473 1182 262213 199847 32523 29843 29113 24384 3977 752 48626 26404 19148 3074 81402 75918 3043 2441 23121 2096 21025 LANDSCAPE & MATERIALS 2134184 2130684 3500 PUBLICATIONS 84761 84761 SPECIAL EVENTS 10793 10793 NON-REIMBURSABLE EXPENS 9487 3999 5488 134336 120105 4155 10076 6499646 5552091 553090 394465 6924653 5476708 637181 843139 593047 202056 32776 38233 2029576 469092 1593528 1560484 12158268 11933320 1593081 1802051 23532534 21855991 509616 341810 34896 42852 397861 657683 942373 1042345 X 2677380 2719538 16264019 14445346 3648762 3648762 22590161 20813646 23532534 21855991 -1891454 114939 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4656866 3448441 4822756 4964477 4172767 22065307 4656866 3448441 4822756 4964477 4172767 22065307 3750387 18314920 185601 182481 170574 160484 165022 864162 22929469 803918 0.79880 0.79870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11258 29628 40886 6458760 6499646 474982 118746 0 0 432402 501731 495450 474982 1904565 2856848 52153 53733 56324 40886 203096 108101 125433 123863 118746 476143 714215 9842 10143 10678 11258 41921 X X X 48 2497.00 0 1 1 171.00 9500 4446712 453921 189690 4710943 4631338 -61325 123301 4446712 3644046 4716 3648762 2616046 1028000 3644046 2616046 2616046 0.77500 0.22500 0 0 648300 648300 26716 17073 9643 231202 144196 87006 1123358 307823 815535 1560484 INTEREST RECEIVABLE 11621 REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE 1616633 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN RETIREMENT FUND 173797 1802051 FISCAL AGENT DEPOSITS 46814 DEFERRED LEASE LIABILITY 137162 LAND SALE DEPOSITS 299910 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN RETIREMENT FUND 173797 657683 X 4886376 114939 56193 107052 278184 4608192 0 4608192 6662891 56193 107052 163245 6499646 0 6499646 Part II, Line 9: EASEMENTS RECEIVED AS DONATIONS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS REVENUE AND NOT RECORDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET. Part V, Line 4: The Openlands endowment fund is intended to serve as a permanent, perpetual fund providing support to the ongoing operation of Openlands through a combination of contributions and retained earnings. Part X, Line 2: Openlands is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. GAAP requires management to evaluate tax positions taken by Openlands and recognize a tax liability if Openlands has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not, would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS or other applicable taxing authorities. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUND RAISING EVENT 107,052. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUND RAISING EVENT 107,052. ANNUAL LUNCHEON 350940 304831 46109 107052 350940 304831 46109 107052 107052 -60943 0 City of Aurora 44 E Downer Place Aurora IL 60507 366005778 GOV'T 10000 Restoring Rain Gardens at Aurora's largest park Village of Carol Stream 500 N Gary Avenue Carol Stream IL 60188 362510906 GOV'T 10000 Native Planting/Pollinator Restoration Project Village of Clarendon Hills 1 N Prospect Avenue Clarendon Hills IL 60514 366005835 GOV'T 10000 Richmond Education Gardens and Apiary Grayslake Community Park District 240 Commerce Drive Grayslake IL 60030 366009404 GOV'T 10000 Meadowview Nature Path Buffalo Grove Park District 530 Bernard Drive Buffalo Grove IL 60089 362697723 GOV'T 10000 Restore Mike Rylko Park Will County 302 North Chicago Street Joliet IL 60432 366006672 GOV'T 10000 Community Garden/South Side Urban Farm Initiative Village of Island Lake 3726 Greenleaf Avenue Island Lake IL 60042 366008164 GOV'T 10000 Hyde's Lakeview Park Improvements - Village of Island Lake Village of Warren 113 Cole Street PO Box 581 Warren IL 61087 366006134 GOV'T 7459 Safety/green space improvEments Prospect Heights Park District 110 West Camp McDonald Road Prospect Heights IL 60070 362643018 GOV'T 10000 Prospect Heights Park District Nature Preserve Bensenville Park District 1000 West Wood Bensenville IL 60106 362470580 GOV'T 10000 Ecological Restoration Project City of Streator 204 South Bloomington Street Streator IL 61364 366006117 GOV'T 10000 Hardscrabble Park Trail Extension and Plan Amendment Libertyville Township Open Space District 359 Merrill Court Libertyville IL 60084 366006332 GOV'T 10000 Liberty Prairie Reserve Restoration Project Niles Park District 6676 West Howard Niles IL 60714 366008834 GOV'T 8000 Niles Community Garden Wheaton Park District 102 Wesley Street Wheaton IL 60187 366006155 GOV'T 10000 Lincoln Marsh Nature Play Area Big Rock Park District 75405 Madison Street PO Box 11 Big Rock IL 60511 364296175 GOV'T 10000 Community Park Green Space Village of South Holland 16226 Wausau Avenue South Holland IL 60473 366006108 GOV'T 10000 Veterans Park Wildlife Area and Observation Deck Timeline Theater 615 W Wellington Ave Chicago IL 60657 364197407 501(C)3 10000 Sponsorship of Timeline Spill Healthy Schools Campaign 175 N Franklin Chicago IL 60606 364308068 501(C)3 274655 Space to Grow Partnership Chicago Public Schools 42 W Madison St Chicago IL 60602 366005821 GOV'T 92000 Subgrants for Corkery school. Duck Unlimited One Waterfowl Way Memphis TN 38120 135643799 501(C)3 40000 Hackamatack Donnelly subgrant agreement. Norfolk Southern Railway 1200 Peachtree St Atlanta GA 303093579 536002016 186000 Taiwani grant agreement Parcel purchase. 20 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerald W Adelmann President and CEO 186015 0 0 0 0 0 9576 0 13912 0 209503 0 0 0 Robert Megquier COO 141333 0 0 0 0 0 7360 0 1898 0 150591 0 0 0 X 7 42615 AVG OF HIGH/LOW ON DATE 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE FORM 990 PREPARER IN ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS ON THE FORM AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCURATE FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION. A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. ANY CHANGES THEY DETERMINE ARE REQUIRED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION. DATA FROM A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS UTILIZED. A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS ALSO ENGAGED IN 2013 TO REVIEW THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COO'S COMPENSATION. DATA FROM A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS UTILIZED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 OPENLANDS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.