DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 32080, WASHINGTON, DC 20007-0380

In care of

% LINDSEY MILSTEIN

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

LINDSEY MILSTEIN, PO BOX 32080, WASHINGTON, DC 20007

Signed the 990

LINDSEY MILSTEIN, PRESIDENT & CO-CHAIR

Phone

(202) 333-3547

Website

WWW.DOPARK.ORG

990-N for 2011 filed under this EIN

Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Rebecca Trafton, 1661 Crescent Place 205, Washington DC 20009. Mailing address: PO box 32080, Washington DC 20007. Website: www.dopark.org

Return prepared by

CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY (THE ORGANIZATION) IS TO RESTORE, PROMOTE, AND MAINTAIN DUMBARTON OAKS PARK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

Program accomplishments

• PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION:THE MISSION OF DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY (DOPC) IS TO RESTORE, PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN DUMBARTON OAKS PARK NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. A 35 ACRE PASTORAL OASIS IN THE MIDDLE OF GEORGETOWN, DUMBARTON OAKS PARK IS THE WOODLAND AND MEADOW PORTION OF MILDRED AND ROBERT WOOD BLISS ORIGINAL 53-ACRE DUMBARTON OAKS ESTATE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION)ONE OF THE FINEST GARDEN DESIGNS IN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE HISTORY, IT IS THE MASTER WORK OF BEATRIX FARRAND, AMERICA'S FIRST WOMAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. FARRAND'S 1921 LANDSCAPE DESIGN CREATED A PROGRESSION FROM FORMAL GARDEN ROOMS NEAR THE MAIN HOUSE TO LESS FORMAL AREAS DOWN THE HILLSIDE, BEFORE FLOWING INTO A NATURALISTIC WOODLAND GARDEN IN THE STREAM VALLEY. THIS "WILD" PORTION OF THE ESTATE IS A HIGHLY DESIGNED COMPOSITION OF MEADOWS, WOODS, AND STREAM, WITH WATERFALLS, BRIDGES, AND A REFLECTING POND DEFINING THE LANDSCAPE. IN 1940, THE BLISSES DONATED THE NATURALISTIC PORTION OF THE GARDEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS A PUBLIC PARK, OVERSEEN TODAY BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) AS DUMBARTON OAKS PARK. THE PARK IS EMERGING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS OF DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY'S DEDICATION TO ITS RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION. THIS WORK INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE PLANTS THAT OVERRUN THE WOODS AND MEADOWS, REPAIRING AND PROTECTING CRUMBLING STONEWORK, AND ADDRESSING STORMWATER RUNOFF INTO THE VALLEY THAT ERODES THE HILLSIDES, UNDERMINES THE HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT TREES, SILTS UP THE STREAM AND PONDS AND UNDERCUTS THE DECORATIVE WATERFALLS. DOPC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NPS, IS TACKLING THESE SIGNIFICANT AND COSTLY CHALLENGES.DOPC PERFORMS THIS WORK THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH NPS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED IN 2011, AND FOLLOWED BY A 2016 MASTER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND A 2016 FRIENDS GROUP AGREEMENT, ALONG WITH MUTUALLY AGREED UPON ANNUAL WORK PLANS. THE FRIENDS GROUP AGREEMENT IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO A NEW PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. THE ANNUAL WORK PLANS ARE GUIDED BY A 1997 LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE PLAN AND A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT PART I AND PART II, ALL WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE RESTORATION OF DUMBARTON OAKS PARK.THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DUMBARTON OAKS PARK IS ENTIRELY FUNDED BY DOPC'S WORK TO ENGAGE DONORS, SEEK GRANTS, FACILITATE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, AND THE DONATION OF IN-KIND SERVICES. THE TOOLS USED BY DOPC AND THE NPS ARE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST VOLUNTEER CORPS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.IN 2024, THE BREADTH OF THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS INITIATED, FUNDED, AND COMPLETED ARE THE FOLLOWING:- STREAM VALLEY PROJECT, PHASE III COMPLETE WITH THOUSANDS OF NATIVE PLANTS, IN VARIOUS FORMATS (SEED, PLUG, CONTAINER, ROOT BALL) SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED. THE SVP IS NOW UNDER AN ONGOING MAINTENANCE DETAIL. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO ARE CHANGE MAKERS SHOWCASING THE POWER OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO SAVE A LANDSCAPE THAT HASN'T RECEIVED PRIORITY TREATMENT OR FUNDING AND YET IS ONE OF THE GREATEST LANDSCAPE DESIGNS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. - WAYSIDE AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE MASTER PLAN FOR DUMBARTON OAKS PARK ENTRANCES ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASE. ONE NEW SIGN HAS BEEN INSTALLED THUS FAR AND IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF LOVERS LANE R ST ENTRANCE. IT WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.- FOREST MANAGEMENT OF THE MATURE TREES IN FARRAND'S DESIGN, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN BEECH GROVE.- MEADOW MAINTENANCE OF FARRAND'S FIVE MEADOW ROOMS RESTORED TO WARM SEASON NATIVE GRASSES.- PARK-WIDE MITIGATION OF STORMWATER DAMAGE THROUGH TRIAGE AND CONCEPT DESIGN FOR A STORMWATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM TO PROTECT PARK RESOURCES.- DOPC GREEN JOBS & GREEN TECH SKILLS TRAINING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH ENGAGED IN PARK RESTORATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND ADVOCACY.- SKILLING FOR THE DOPC INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES.DOPC'S CONSISTENT WORK TO RESTORE, PROMOTE, AND MAINTAIN THIS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE BRINGS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION. WITH EACH COMPLETED RESTORATION PROJECT, DOPC'S DEVELOPED DESIGN PROCESS SERVES AS A MODEL FOR OTHER LIKE-MINDED RESTORATION ORGANIZATIONS.THIS WORK HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS OF OVER 110,218 VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP HOURS SINCE INCEPTION, WITH 848 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY HAVING CONTRIBUTED OVER 7468 HOURS IN 2024. THESE HOURS ARE 1718 MORE THAN CONTRIBUTED IN 2023.PROTECTING THE PARK'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF DOPC'S CRITICAL WORK. FROM THE ONSET, DOPC IS CONSISTENTLY ENGAGED IN PARK-WIDE PLANNING OF STORMWATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE STORMWATER DAMAGE AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT.CATALOGUE FOR PHILANTHROPY: GREATER WASHINGTON RECOGNIZES DOPC AS ONE OF THE BEST COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS IN THE REGION IN THE CLASSES OF 2015/16, 2017/18, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25.
  Expenses $108,583
• INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION:LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE (LNCI) IS THE UMBRELLA PROGRAM OF DOPC'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, WHICH OFFERS HANDS-ON OUTDOOR LEARNING TO PARTICIPANTS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD. IT WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT DOPC'S THREE-PRONGED MISSION TO RESTORE, PROMOTE, AND MAINTAIN DUMBARTON OAKS PARK. SINCE INCEPTION, THE LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE PROGRAM HAS REACHED 7002 STUDENTS FROM A DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS THROUGHOUT GREATER WASHINGTON D.C. AND FACILITATED OVER 25,065 PROGRAM HOURS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION)DOPC WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT WARDS 1 - 8, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, GED PROGRAMS, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JELLEFF BOYS & GIRLS CLUB. DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY ENGAGES ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE PLACED AT-RISK BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PROGRAMMING AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY DUMBARTON OAKS PARK IS USED AND UNDERSTOOD BY THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA. THE PARK OFFERS HISTORY, INSPIRATION, EDUCATION, AND A STAGE FOR ENDLESS HOURS OF PLAY. WITHIN THE LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE PROGRAM, DOPC OFFERS BLOSSOMS & BLOOMERS, LANDSCAPE BY DESIGN, AND DUMBARTON EXPLORERS. ALL PROGRAMMING EMPHASIZES EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND STEWARDSHIP, AND PROVIDES A DIVERSITY OF CHILDREN WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS, EXPERIENCE THE JOYS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND HAVE FUN IN THE PROCESS. DOPC ALSO OFFERS ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND SUBJECT AREA EXPERTS, DOPC HOSTS AN ANNUAL LECTURE AND FIELD PRACTICUM ON TOPICS GERMANE TO GARDEN PRESERVATION. THE PARK SERVES AS AN OUTDOOR LEARNING LABORATORY FOR DOPC TO PRESENT ROBUST ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THAT ENGAGES STEWARDSHIP AND SUPPORTERS WHO WILL PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE PARK. LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE AND ARE ALIGNED TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS AND THE GUIDELINES FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING. IN 2024, THE BREADTH OF THE INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION PROJECTS INITIATED, FUNDED, AND COMPLETED ARE THE FOLLOWING:3920 LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING HOURS FACILITATED FREE OF CHARGE. THESE HOURS ARE 3768 MORE THAN CONTRIBUTED IN 2023.707 YOUTH FROM SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES FROM THROUGHOUT THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA ENGAGED IN DOPC'S LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. 250 YOUTH FROM DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENGAGED IN DOPC'S LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 9 LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERNS.4 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE CREATING ART INSPIRED BY THE PARK.2 POST GRADUATE FELLOWS DEDICATED TO THE LEAVE NO CHILD INSIDE EDUCATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.THE LIST BELOW REPRESENTS A SAMPLING OF THE ADULT PROGRAM ENGAGEMENTS THAT DOPC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADVISORY BOARD, STAFF, AND ARTIST IN RESIDENCE WERE ACTIVE IN PROMOTING THE PARK, THE STREAM VALLEY PROJECT, AND DOPC'S MISSION THROUGH LECTURES, ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND ART EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT 2024:- DUMBARTON EXPLORERS ANNUAL HAUNTED HIKE WITH ARTIST IN RESIDENCE BILL ADAIR AND WASHINGTON SPIRIT WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM MEMBERS GILDING SOCCER BALLS FOR AN AFTERNOON OF OUTDOOR FUN WITH THE KIDS.- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 2024 INSIGHT CONFERENCE AWARDED DUMBARTON OAKS & DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY THE OPPORTUNITY TO CO-PRESENT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FIELD TOURS. SPEAKERS: THAISA WAY, JONATHAN KAVALIER, LINDSEY MILSTEIN, AND LIZA GILBERT.- DUMBARTON OAKS AND DUMBARTON OAKS PARK SITE TOURS FOR THE NPS EMPLOYEES STAND DOWN SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY. SPEAKERS: LINDSEY MILSTEIN AND MJ GARCIA.- DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY AND LARRY WEANER LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATES LECTURE AND FIELD PRACTICUM ON HISTORIC RHODODENDRON REVITALIZATION FOR GEORGETOWN GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS.- DUMBARTON OAKS PARK WALKING TOUR FOR ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDEN OF EDINBURGH LEADERSHIP. SPEAKERS: LIZA GILBERT.- DUMBARTON OAKS PARK SITE TOUR FOR ARBNET PROGRAM.- LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ORGANIZATION CYBERSECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM INTERNSHIP ENGAGED DOPC LEADERSHIP IN A CASE STUDY WORKSHOP.
  Expenses $34,948

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

27-4197533

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2011

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C50)

Assets (IRS master file)

$747,591

Income (IRS master file)

$666,137

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-4197533).

Questions about DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC

What is the EIN of DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC is 27-4197533.

Is DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.

Are donations to DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LINDSEY MILSTEIN.

Who are the officers and directors of DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does DUMBARTON OAKS PARK CONSERVANCY INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $666,137, expenses of $164,847 and total assets of $747,591 at year end.

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