2025-06-12T13:14:13-05:00 2024-12-31 205788602 Glaser and Company LLC 1859 Summerville Ave Suite 800 Charleston SC 29405 990 2024-01-01 208375561 The Charleston Parks Conservancy CHAR 8437245003 PO Box 31187 Charleston SC 29417 Darlene Heater Executive Director 8437245003 2025-05-30 1 0 Erik Glaser CPA P00724565 8438490179 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Charleston Parks Conservancy Darlene Heater PO Box 31187 Charleston SC 29417 8990309 0 X https://www.charlestonparksconservancy.org X 2006 SC To inspire the people of Charleston to connect with their parks and together create stunning public spaces and a strong community 15 15 23 2049 0 0 1214543 1540618 25825 26305 -97018 2197526 -30003 72497 1113347 3836946 0 0 0 0 1377740 1403574 0 0 253155 705305 864468 2083045 2268042 -969698 1568904 8976355 9181817 637817 575292 8338538 8606525 X To inspire the people of Charleston to connect with their parks and together create stunning public spaces and a strong community. 0 0 1740218 26305 PARK RENOVATIONS:The Park Renovations Program aims to restore, re-establish, and create more climate-sustainable park spaces. With the increase in climate change and stormwater flooding, this program evaluates the needs of individual park challenges and creates mitigation strategies. Strategies can include renovation of plant material and horticultural displays, replacing or removing hardscape and non-permeable surfaces, and working with the City of Charleston Parks Department to optimize usage of the parks for the community. In 2024, we improved the parks at Tiedmann Nature Center, Wragg Square, and Corrine Jones. We identified Colonial Lake as our 2025 renovation and improvement project.GARDEN IN THE PARKS:Through the Garden in the Parks Program, the Conservancy provides routine care and maintenance for more than 20 public parks. Volunteers work alongside the Conservancy staff to care for and manage these park spaces. In 2024, volunteers provided over 6,800 hours of service to their community parks.GROW IT FORWARD: The Conservancy maintains 3 community gardens and provides opportunities for community members to lease garden plots (180 plots available) and have volunteer and educational opportunities through this program. The Conservancy also maintains 58 plots where staff grows organic produce that is then harvested and distributed to partner organizations for food access. In 2024, the Conservancy grew and distributed over 5,000lbs of produce. In 2024, we added a new project to this program with a half-acre food forest at Mulberry Pond Park in West Ashley.ART IN THE PARKS: The Conservancy uses an Art Master Plan, created in 2019, to guide the implementation of public art within the park spaces that we manage. These public artworks can be temporary or permanent and are meant to engage volunteers and community members on various disciplines of art, including visual arts, theater, vocal performance, and more. In 2024 the Conservancy implemented the installation of the first public sculpture artwork on the West Ashley Bikeway.EDUCATION: The Conservancy works to engage all ages of community members in educational components of horticulture and public park management. This includes bringing school children to the parks for field trips and lessons, doing educational outreach at schools, hosting and teaching workshop series about plants, wildlife, food access, and more. In 2024, we hosted educational courses on herbs, food preservation, pollinator habitats, honey bee production, urban tree canopy, bird watching, and much more.EVENTS: The Conservancy hosts a variety of events throughout the year, large and small scale, engaging nearly 8,000 community members annually. Our larger, signature events work to further our mission of connecting people to their parks and building community by gathering crowds in park spaces that we manage. The smaller events, like Music in the Parks, engage intimate neighborhood crowds to network and connect with each other in the park space. 1740218 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 SC X Strategic Accounting Outsource Solutions 8434080142 720 Magnolia Street Ste 25 Charleston SC 29407 Ross Appel - Term Ended Director 0.13 X 0 0 0 George Bullwinkel Director 0.33 X 0 0 0 Lisa Fields - Term Ended Director 0.18 X 0 0 0 Jessica Gibadlo Director 0.56 X 0 0 0 Mary Hammond Director 0.34 X 0 0 0 Sean Holleran Director 1.13 X 0 0 0 Greer Hostetter Director 0.47 X 0 0 0 Angela Johnson - Director Director 0.05 X 0 0 0 Jason Kronsberg Director 0.64 X 0 0 0 Harry Lesesne Director 0.58 X 0 0 0 Charley McLendon Chair 5.45 X X 0 0 0 Reverend Matthew Rivers Director 0.08 X 0 0 0 W Scott Parker Secretary 0.13 X X 0 0 0 Kitty Robinson Director 0.93 X 0 0 0 Leonardo Reeder -Term Ended Director 0.05 X 0 0 0 Alysann Sieren Director 0.72 X 0 0 0 Amanda Slade Director 0.27 X 0 0 0 Sean Sykes Treasurer 0.49 X X 0 0 0 Leslie Turner Director 0.29 X 0 0 0 Anthony McAlister Director 0.25 X 0 0 0 Darlene Heater Executive Director 40.00 X 204125 0 10941 204125 0 10941 1 0 1 0 0 461077 281267 798274 149371 1540618 Community income 900099 26305 26305 26305 210394 210394 6727016 4739884 1987132 1987132 1987132 387185 461077 392672 -5487 -5487 56350 20807 35543 35543 16623 0 16623 16623 Miscellaneous 900099 25818 25818 25818 3836946 42928 0 2253400 200000 70000 60000 70000 1017700 853105 46363 118232 95748 72584 8363 14801 90126 68322 7872 13932 1770 1770 69533 69533 15302 15302 131236 110803 4863 15570 91052 91052 80800 32219 42783 5798 81526 72413 4933 4180 34415 33761 236 418 20461 15510 1788 3163 16718 15046 905 767 16482 4955 8252 3275 Park improvements 284317 284317 Dues and subscriptions 16039 12159 1401 2479 Miscellaneous 4817 3972 305 540 2268042 1740218 274669 253155 644425 651828 12000 5000 9000 35114 20702 19337 183640 142738 34671 40902 7744174 7972500 511383 457136 8976355 9181817 92011 79766 34423 38390 511383 457136 637817 575292 X 7776127 7842467 562411 764058 8338538 8606525 8976355 9181817 X 1568904 -1297417 -3500 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 836523 1014297 803026 1214543 1540618 5409007 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 48000 846123 1023897 812626 1224143 1550218 5457007 5457007 359813 471736 237563 182645 210394 1462151 25818 25818 6944976 46679 0.78570 0.74580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 183640 142738 40902 40902 Operating lease liability 457136 457136 2533827 -1297417 9600 -15302 -1303119 3836946 0 3836946 2265840 9600 3500 13100 2252740 15302 15302 2268042 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Brokerage fees -15,302. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Bad debts 3,500. Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Investment fees 15,302. Auction and Annual Event 700591 313406 387185 29978 194807 24158 173729 700591 313406 387185 29978 194807 24158 173729 422672 -35487 56350 20807 0 56350 20807 20807 35543 SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darlene Heater Executive Director 200000 0 4125 0 0 0 4000 0 6941 0 215066 0 0 0 X 27 147671 Estimated FMV X Plants and supplies 1 1700 Estimated FMV 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES A QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE COMPLETED EACH YEAR TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AS NEEDED TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE AGAINST COMPETITIVE MARKETS. COMPARABLE DATA IS COLLECTED NOT ONLY FROM THE SURROUNDING NONPROFIT SECTOR, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE MARKETS. COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR BOTH NONPROFIT AND FORPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE USED AS SUPPLEMENTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Bad debts -3,500.