2026-02-10T08:08:15-06:00 2025-06-30 362886485 DUGAN & LOPATKA CPA'S PC 4320 WINFIELD ROAD SUITE 450 WARRENVILLE IL 605554036 990 2024-07-01 237221206 THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION CONS 6304284500 10S404 KNOCH KNOLLS ROAD NAPERVILLE IL 60565 BROOK MCDONALD PRESIDENT/CEO 6304284500 2026-02-02 1 0 RON MARKLUND P01985511 6306654440 2026-02-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BROOK MCDONALD 10S404 KNOCH KNOLLS ROAD NAPERVILLE IL 60565 7826449 0 X WWW.THECONSERVATIONFOUNDATION.ORG X 1972 IL THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION PRESERVES, RESTORES, AND PROTECTS NATURAL AREAS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. 22 22 57 750 0 0 2365078 5889940 988914 937992 353327 307600 369661 405582 4076980 7541114 0 0 0 0 2550888 2665467 0 0 426145 994160 1367652 3545048 4033119 531932 3507995 13023398 21166151 2344783 6931895 10678615 14234256 X WE IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES BY PRESERVING AND RESTORING NATURAL AREAS, PROTECTING RIVERS AND WATERSHEDS, AND PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 3393265 1393664 FACILITATED THE DONATION OF 102 ACRES OF LAND TO THE KANE CTY FPD. PURCHASED 122 ACRES OF LAND IN KANE CTY FOR EVENTUAL NEW FOREST PRESERVE. RESTORED AND MANAGED MORE THAN 1,137 ACRES OF NATURAL AREA. SERVED MORE THAN 1900 FAMILIES FROM OUR ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARM, INCLUDING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, PROVIDED MORE THAN 26,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL STAFFING TO 4 LOCAL WATERSHED GROUPS THAT PROTECT THE STREAM RESOURCE QUALITY FOR 7.4 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE SALT CREEK, DUPAGE, DES PLAINES RIVER, AND CHICAGO AREA WATERSHEDS. PROVIDED SALT SMART WINTER BEST PRACTICES TRAINING FOR OVER 1,300 PARTICIPANTS. PROVIDED ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH TO NEARLY 18,000 PEOPLE. ORGANIZED THE DUPAGE RIVER AND FOX RIVER CLEANUP EVENTS, ENGAGING MORE THAN 1160 VOLUNTEERS AND CLEANING 47 MILES OF RIVERS. EXPANDED NATURE RX PROGRAM INTO KANE COUNTY; INVOLVED MORE THAN 1,400 PEOPLE IN THE TAKE-A-HIKE CHALLENGE. ENGAGED OVER 2,500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH CONSERVATION@ HOME AND CONSERVATION@ WORK, DISTRIBUTED OVER 900 RAIN BARRELS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INSTALLED 3 NEW POLLINATOR AND NATIVE PLANT DEMONSTRATION GARDENS, AND DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF NATIVE PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS TO HOMEOWNERS. ENGAGED OVER 50 PARTNERS THROUGH NATURE RX INITIATIVE, REACHING OVER 3,600 PARTICIPANTS. SERVED MORE THAN 3,200 CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 3393265 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X KATHLEEN KENNY 6304284500 10S404 KNOCH KNOLLS ROAD NAPERVILLE IL 60565 CHRISTOPHER B BURKE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM BENNINGTON VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLE KOCH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIK GULLICKSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BINNEBOESE TRUSTEE (7/1/24-12/31/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETE CONNOLLY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIMI COWAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE DAVIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALVIN GATES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE GORMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GORMLEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM SCHNEIDER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HULSEBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HUTCHINSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTY KING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE LONG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY MARTINEZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE MIKAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CURT PASCOE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANETTE PRESS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN VON OHLEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN WAGNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ROGNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BROOK MCDONALD PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 228252 0 27343 JOHN MCCRACKEN DIRECTOR OF DRSCW 40.00 X 117362 0 3521 345614 0 30864 2 0 1 0 0 499285 234793 5155862 72299 5889940 CONSERVATION SERVICES 561000 841290 841290 SPECIAL TRIP REVENUE 900099 67757 67757 EVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 611710 28945 28945 937992 131046 131046 37200 0 37200 37200 37200 127254 100726 51426 0 75828 100726 176554 176554 31084 234793 118374 -87290 -87290 567987 115535 452452 452452 OTHER INCOME 812900 3220 3220 3220 7541114 1393664 0 257510 X 255595 178917 25559 51119 2061308 1790988 108104 162216 51305 44817 2624 3864 136270 119158 6933 10179 160989 137167 9206 14616 50849 50795 54 19200 15796 1415 1989 21309 21309 61082 39557 21525 382122 316231 1959 63932 101383 73711 9359 18313 52672 37983 4729 9960 25216 18333 2328 4555 26748 23587 1958 1203 12658 11162 927 569 80410 80410 89146 88142 1004 39714 33647 2608 3459 PROGRAM EXPENSE 291923 291923 TRIPS AND EVENTS 81572 17930 10712 52930 MAINTENANCE 31648 23011 2921 5716 4033119 3393265 213709 426145 156815 107107 1696964 2362852 5189 162188 335932 25935 26246 16878474 995276 9449221 15883198 1527086 2450816 13023398 21166151 775314 847205 3382 3382 433113 448334 1132974 5632974 2344783 6931895 X 9132117 11377063 1546498 2857193 10678615 14234256 13023398 21166151 3507995 47646 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1375774 2120982 4527906 2365078 5889940 16279680 1375774 2120982 4527906 2365078 5889940 16279680 2226109 14053571 34192 29862 45458 83724 168246 361482 2901 2901 8952 15292 2746 3826 3220 34036 16678099 6709768 0.84260 0.81420 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 8,952. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 15,292. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,746. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,826. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 3,220. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4033119 4033119 351656 87914 0 0 288925 324667 327252 351656 1292500 1938750 72231 81167 81813 87914 323125 484688 X X X X 46 1704.50 0 0 0 1 1 184.00 28500 1 0 1 X 900610 631146 129332 1661088 451296 389008 60306 900610 246419 180479 27598 3200 451296 230258 50306 -32245 1900 246419 67032 125000 39426 1200 230258 1.00000 0 0 14615150 14615150 1832316 878104 954212 431008 117172 313836 15883198 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY DUPAGE FOUNDATION 2279725 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 171091 2450816 X 7713987 47646 31001 115535 194182 7519805 21309 21309 7541114 4158346 31001 115535 146536 4011810 21309 21309 4033119 PART II, LINE 5: AS PART OF OUR OVERALL LAND PRESERVATION POLICY, WE HAVE SECTIONS THAT DISCUSS THE ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THROUGH RIGOROUS MONITORING AND PROCEDURES IN CASE OF VIOLATIONS. IT STATES IN PART, "WHEN IT ACCEPTS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION ASSUMES THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT IN PERPETUITY. TO CARE PROPERLY FOR AN EASEMENT, IT IS NECESSARY TO MONITOR THE EASEMENT AND TO BE PREPARED TO ENFORCE ITS TERMS. AT THE LEAST, THIS WILL REQUIRE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME. IN THE WORST CASE, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO DEFEND THE TERMS OF AN EASEMENT THROUGH LEGAL ACTION." PART II, LINE 9: THE FOUNDATION HAS 46 EASEMENTS CONSISTING OF 1,705 ACRES AS OF JUNE 30, 2025. NO VALUE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THESE EASEMENTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY. PART IV, LINE 2B: THE FOUNDATION HOLDS AND ADMINISTERS FUNDS FOR MITIGATION PURPOSES ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (ACOE). SUCH FUNDS ARE REQUIRED TO BE UTILIZED ONLY FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AS DIRECTED BY THE ACOE. FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF OTHERS IS FOR PROPERTY THAT ARE IN SUBDIVISION THAT THE ASSOCIATION PAYS TCF TO HELP MAINTAIN LAND PRESERVATION PROPERTY IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PART V, LINE 4: FOR PRESERVATION OF THE DUPAGE RIVER. PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND ILLINOIS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS BEFORE 2022. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT EXPECT A MATERIAL NET CHANGE IN UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GREEN EARTH EXPENSE 54,805. MERCHANDISE EXPENSES 60,730. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GREEN EARTH EXPENSE 54,805. MERCHANDISE EXPENSES 60,730. BENEFIT DINNER 265877 234793 31084 63787 2440 48366 600 3181 265877 234793 31084 63787 2440 48366 600 3181 118374 -87290 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 BROOK MCDONALD PRESIDENT/CEO 203252 0 25000 0 0 0 7263 0 20080 0 255595 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 PRESIDENT / CEO BONUS $25,000 X 7 5619 WHOLESALE PRICE X AUCTION ITEMS 305 59936 FAIR MARKET VALUE X FIXED ASSETS 1 6744 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PROVIDED TO TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AS SOON AS AVAILABLE. TRUSTEES WERE GIVEN ONE WEEK TO PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO TRUSTEES TO SIGN AND EXPLAIN CONFLICT. TRUSTEES ARE VERBALLY ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR PRESIDENT/CEO IS PERFORMED BY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR ANY COMPENSATION CHANGE. APPROVED BY BOARD TREASURER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES PERFORMED BY SUPERVISOR(S). RECOMMENDATION IS MADE BY REVIEWER FOR ANY COMPENSATION CHANGE AND APPROVED BY CEO AND BOARD TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AT OUR WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,968. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,570. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,538. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,589. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,589. CONSULTANT FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,955. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,955. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR