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LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY (EIN 36-3320423)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-13
IRS object ID
201543179349203064
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-11-13T15:17:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363320423EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLINCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7738837275PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 N RACINE NO 4800AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUSAN FARGOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7738837275PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLU ANN TRAPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.LINCOLNPARKCONSERVANCY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$197,158GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$131,456ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,460ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$11,660MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$1InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$40,681FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$55,161SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss-$14,480SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Other Revenue Total$11,900OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$141,997TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$98,734SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$7,320FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$27,159OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$6,560PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$113,696OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$253,469TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$111,472ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$104,759NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$7,713NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,494BOYAmt
EOY$74,450EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,765BOYAmt
EOY$37,152EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,259BOYAmt
EOY$111,602EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,500BOYAmt
EOY$119,315EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,759BOYAmt
EOY-$7,713EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO IMPROVE CHICAGO'S LINCOLN PARKPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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.$0$49,504
EDUCATION / VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS - 1) NORTH POND GARDENERS/LINCOLN PARK TREE CARE CORPS/CORPORATE WORKDAY PROGRAM: TRAIN AND MANAGE CORPS OF 259 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 929 SERVICE HOURS TO THE PROGRAM IN 2014, ADDED 461 NATIVE PLANTS, AND MULCHED 400 PARK TREES. 2)LINCOLN PARK DOCENTS: TRAIN AND MANAGE 79 VOLUNTEER DOCENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND GROUPS ABOUT THE ALFRED CALDWELL LILY POOL, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, THE HISTORIC LINCOLN PARK CONSERVATORY AND GARDENS, AND OTHER LINCOLN PARK ASSETS. 79 DOCENTS CONTRIBUTED 1,422 SERVICE HOURS TO THE PROGRAM IN 2014.$0$35,385
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING - CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH POND MASTER PLAN.$0$27,892
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$112,781TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
SUSAN FARGO
PRESIDENT20.00$0$0$0
ALMARIE WAGNER ENDED 103114
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20.00$34,141$0$0
WENDY FREEMAN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
ANNE VAN WART
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
ERIK GROSSNICKLE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
ELISABETH DUNBAR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR40.00$14,427$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From OfficersYes (1)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$24,125LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUSAN FARGOBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 N RACINE SUITE 4800AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7738837275PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$136,468CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$155,192CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$144,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$151,712CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$143,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$730,978TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$136,468CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$155,192CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$144,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$151,712CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$143,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$730,978TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$288,436SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$442,542PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$62TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,004CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,526CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,955CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,009CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,581CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$158,075TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$889,115TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,122GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49270PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GLASS HOUSE GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$102,810GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$62,129CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$40,681GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,544RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$49,617OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$102,810GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$62,129CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$40,681GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$5,544RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$49,617OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$55,161DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$14,480NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
NORMAN RAIDL
VICE-PRESIDENTGENERAL OPERATIONSYes (X)$7,000$0Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
SUSAN FARGO
PRESIDENTGENERAL OPERATIONSYes (X)$31,250$24,125Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$24,125TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 1.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: LILY POND RENTAL. AMOUNT: 8,900. DESCRIPTION: SOUTH LINCOLN PARK PROJECT. AMOUNT: 3,000. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 8: 11,900.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PAYROLL EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 9,743. DESCRIPTION: CONSULTING FEES. AMOUNT: 35,820. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 4,198. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 13,336. DESCRIPTION: PARKSITE MATERIALS AND MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 2,633. DESCRIPTION: GRAPHIC DESIGN. AMOUNT: 4,962. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES & MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 1,734. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 9,522. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES & CREDIT CARD FEES. AMOUNT: 4,528. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,856. DESCRIPTION: FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 15,064. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 810. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,415. DESCRIPTION: CAMPAIGN EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 423. DESCRIPTION: PROMOTION & PUBLIC RELATIONS. AMOUNT: 820. DESCRIPTION: UNIFORMS. AMOUNT: 808. DESCRIPTION: DONOR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. AMOUNT: 3,024. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 113,696.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: -1,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: DEPOSITS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,200. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 468. DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 220,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,633. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 13,850. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 670. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,366. DESCRIPTION: NET FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,317. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,238. DESCRIPTION: DUE FROM GENERAL. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 16,945. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: NET LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,146. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL CLEARING. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 84.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 19,622. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,585. DESCRIPTION: SECURED MORTGAGES AND NOTES PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 152,933. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 101,730. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO NPMP. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 16,945. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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