2012-11-14T13:59:49-06:00 2011-12-31 251724342 ALPERN ROSENTHAL 339 SIXTH AVENUE 8TH FL PITTSBURGH PA 152222525 990 2011-01-01 232882145 PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY PITT 4126827275 2000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE NO 300 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 MARY M CHEEVER 4126827275 2012-11-14 1 STEVEN T FELDBAUER P00743393 4122812501 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MARY M CHEEVER 2000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE PITTSBURGH PA 15219 6949865 0 X WWW.PITTSBURGHPARKS.ORG X 1996 PA TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH BY RESTORING THE PARK SYSTEM TO EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. THE CONSERVANCY PLANS TO FURTHER THIS OBJECTIVE THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FUNDING, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE PARKS. IN ADDITION, THE CONSERVANCY ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY CENTERED ACTIVITIES OF EDUCATION, VOLUNTEERISM, ADVOCACY AND FUNDRAISING TO GARNER COMMUNITY ENTHUSIASM FOR THE OVERALL MISSION. 43 42 23 1543 0 0 7095372 6674531 0 0 -2575 84995 368396 154479 7461193 6914005 0 0 0 0 1447749 1554457 70046 55654 786613 5329256 4148491 6847051 5758602 614142 1155403 19287246 19415610 1262728 282774 18024518 19132836 X TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH BY RESTORING THE PARK SYSTEM TO EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. 0 0 581402 PARKS PLANNING: PPC SUPPLEMENTS THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN PARKS MANAGEMENT TO INITIATE SOPHISTICATED, COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO RESTORE AND RENOVATE PITTSBURGH'S URBAN PARKS. PPC RAISES PRIVATE FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE CITY BUDGET FOR RESTORATION PROJECTS, MARSHALS THE LATEST PARKS PLANNING KNOWLEDGE AND BEST-PRACTICE TECHNIQUES, AND RALLIES CITIZENS TO SUPPORT PARK REVITALIZATION. PPC GAINS FINANCIAL AND CIVIC SUPPORT FOR THE PARKS' PRESERVATION AND HELPS CITIZENS RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE ASSETS THE PARKS OFFER. 409453 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS: THIS SERVICE PROGRAM'S INTENT IS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PARKS, THEIR NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY, ECOLOGY,SOCIAL HISTORY AND DESIGN SO THAT PITTSBURGHERS OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN,WILL INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THESE SPACES. PPC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO INTRODUCE PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS TO THE BENEFITS OF THESE GREAT HISTORIC URBAN PARKS. IN ADDITION, ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH PITTSBURGH-AREA ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL EFFORTS. PPC ALSO SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA WITH PITTSBURGH PARTNERS FEATURING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, PARKS RESTORATION AND URBAN ECOLOGY TO BETTER INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT SERIOUS ISSUES FACING THE PARKS AND THE REGION. PPC'S GOAL IN THE LONG TERM IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF PARK STEWARDS. 2940105 THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY CAPITALIZES CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS INCURRED DURING THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PARKS WHEN THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A LEASE OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN THE PROPERTIES OR LAND BEING IMPROVED BY THE PROJECT.CAPITAL PROJECTS: PPC AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH ARE NOW EXECUTING THE 20-YEAR REGIONAL PARKS MASTER PLAN, CREATED IN 1998. THIS PLAN IS A CURRENT BLUEPRINT THAT OUTLINES THE NEEDS FOR PARK RESTORATION AT THIS STAGE OF REVITALIZATION. PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FOUR REGIONAL , URBAN PARKS HAVE BEEN DRAMATIC AND HAVE WON MANY AWARDS. OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDS HAVE BEEN LEVERAGED IN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PPC AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND RESULTED IN NUMEROUS EXEMPLARY SHOWCASE PROJECTS AND HUNDREDS OF ECOLOGICALLY RESTORED ACRES DESIGNED TO RETURN THE PARKS TO THEIR FORMER GLORY. 553458 PARKS MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE THIS SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPERTISE IN PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES, NATURAL AREAS MANAGEMENT, HORTICULTURE AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. THE PPC STAFF WORKS WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) TO CREATE SCOPES OF WORK BASED ON THE REGIONAL PARKS MASTER PLAN. THE WORK INCLUDES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS SUCH AS THE STUDY OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF TREE POPULATIONS, THE IMPACT OF DEER ON URBAN PARKLAND AND ON THE ORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS THAT TREES, SHRUBS AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS EXUDE TO INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF NEIGHBORING PLANT SPECIES. 553458 4484418 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 69 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 43 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X X RICHARD REED 4126827275 2000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SUITE 300 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 ALAN L ACKERMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 G REYNOLDS CLARK 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN FAISON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY FEINSTEIN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AUDREY HILLMAN FISHER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELISE FRICK 1.00 X 0 0 0 ETHEL OLMSTED HANSEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY HENNINGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN HOLTHAUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBBEE KOSAK 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN P LEVIS III 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN MULLINS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLEE S MYERS ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILLAH R NOURBAKHSH 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN NERNBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN ONORATO 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PETRILLI 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES C ROGAL 1.00 X 0 0 0 RITCHIE SCAIFE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS M SCHMIDT ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERALD VOROS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL G ZANIC ESQ 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN BRONAUGH 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA BURKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA MEYER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCARLET MORGAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTY WIEGAND 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN BOOKER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT ELLENBERG 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VAUGHN GILBERT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE RADLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY MULHOLLAND 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUKE RAVENSTAHL 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY LEVINE-ARNOLD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MILDRED S MYERS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNE SWAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DIEDERICH 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN FRANKEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOOR ISMAIL 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB KACZOROWKSI 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY KEEVICAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG CHEEVER 40.00 X 166222 0 24467 DEBORRAH BECK 40.00 X 165450 0 5104 RICHARD REED 40.00 X 138829 0 26502 PHILIP GRUSZKA 40.00 X 105595 0 23130 MICHAEL SEXAUER 40.00 X 102408 0 23774 678504 0 102977 5 0 1 0 FRANCO ASSOCIATES 21 YOST BLVD CC5 STE 306 PITTSBURGH PA 15221 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR 686239 BOHLIN CYWINSKI JACKSON 8 WEST MARKET ST SUITE 1200 WILKESBARRE PA 18701 ENGINEERING & DESIGN 197292 LAQUATRA BONCI ASSOCIATES 95 S TENTH ST PITTSBURGH PA 15203 ENGINEERING & DESIGN 114608 3 591394 641627 5441510 530906 6674531 61915 61915 98113 0 98113 98113 98113 18705 9614 0 5239 18705 4375 23080 23080 54960 591394 30621 24339 24339 CONTRACT INCOME 713990 22900 22900 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 713990 9127 9127 32027 6914005 32027 0 207447 655299 419205 152366 83728 640019 409430 148813 81776 45854 29333 10662 5859 113292 72474 26342 14476 99993 63968 23249 12776 80970 36426 42831 1713 37241 37241 55654 55654 916707 925067 -1913 -6447 185099 132617 3622 48860 56943 25236 1190 30517 30906 26549 299 4058 114163 105695 1937 6531 42491 25262 12698 4531 21403 11495 2771 7137 426325 408331 17994 36268 34485 300 1483 CONSTRUCTION COSTS 1509451 1508909 295 247 DIRECT COSTS OF FUNDRAI 409657 409657 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 152526 152027 259 240 PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EDUCA 92908 89327 3581 35433 8582 6615 20236 5758602 4484418 487571 786613 474 367 4024688 3174670 2337947 4552912 15412 10357 11389006 2937234 8791998 8451772 4111655 3219419 5072 6113 19287246 19415610 1262728 282774 1262728 282774 X 1471898 1101792 13817081 15262099 2735539 2768945 18024518 19132836 19287246 19415610 X 1155403 -47085 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 2128199 2695443 4522771 7095372 6729491 23171276 2128199 2695443 4522771 7095372 6729491 23171276 6712427 16458849 328210 307575 121848 153643 160028 1071304 37027 37027 24279607 1267989 0.67790 0.73950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37241 0 0 37241 0 EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1: PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY PAID MONEY TO PROFESSIONAL LOBBYISTS WHO WORK WITH PA AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS TO PROFILE THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS IN URBAN PUBLIC SPACES. 2735539 33406 2768945 2644494 91045 2735539 1643706 1000788 2644494 1642259 1447 1643706 1.00000 0 0 10819027 2536575 8282452 334801 280221 54580 235178 120438 114740 8451772 6914005 5758602 1155403 -47085 -47085 1108318 6720029 267141 267141 6452888 461117 461117 6914005 5611711 267141 267141 5344570 414032 414032 5758602 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED INVESTMENT INCOME TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RELY ON ENDOWMENT PRINCIPAL TO FUND OPERATIONS OR PROJECTS. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT COSTS OF FUNDRAISING 409,657. GAIN ON SALE OF ASSET 4,375. UNREALIZED LOSS 47,085. PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT COSTS OF FUNDRAISING 409,657. GAIN ON SALE OF ASSET 4,375. SCHEDULE D PART X: PORTION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT NOTES THAT REPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: THE CONSERVANCY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE THE ORGANIZATIONS MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN A POSITION THAT IS UNCERTAIN. AN UNCERTAIN POSITION IS DEFINED AS ONE IN WHICH THERE IS A 50% OR GREATER LIKELIHOOD THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2007. X X X X X X X 1 MARY KAY POPPENBERG 102 SEWICKLEY RIDGE CIRCLE SEWICKLEY PA 15143 CONSULTING 0 1143650 55654 1087996 1143650 55654 1087996 PA SPECIAL EVENTS 646354 591394 54960 30621 646354 591394 54960 30621 30621 24339 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MEG CHEEVER 166222 0 0 0 0 0 7354 0 17113 0 190689 0 0 0 DEBORRAH BECK 165450 0 0 0 0 0 2756 0 2348 0 170554 0 0 0 RICHARD REED 138829 0 0 0 0 0 10852 0 15650 0 165331 0 0 0 X 1 530906 SELLING PRICE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY TAX PROFESSIONALS FROM THE CPA FIRM THAT PERFORMS THE PPC'S ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THEN PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE IT IS TIMELY FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALL EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND VOTING DIRECTORS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. AT THAT TIME THE POLICY IS REVIEWED BY ALL EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE BENCHMARKED BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR GUARANTEED OR COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION POLICIES DO NOT PROVIDE PRIVATE CLUB MEMBERSHIPS OR EXPENSE ACCOUNTS FOR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -47,085.