Overview Money In Money Out People Connected Orgs Audits Positions Interview Endorsements
About We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life
In care of PAUL Rafac
Donations are tax-deductible
Financial Snapshot FY ending 2024-12-31 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Latest FY2024: $68.1M · Peak FY2019: $88.3M · Avg: $63.8M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $59K
Foreign employees 0
Foreign offices 0
Foreign partnership interest Yes
Foreign trust interest No
Region Activity Spent East Asia and the Pacific — — Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) — — South America — — South Asia — —
501(h) election This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Address 1000 LAKE COOK RD
Glencoe, IL, 60022-116
Governance Voting board members 74
Independent members 74
Conflict-of-interest policy Yes
Whistleblower policy Yes
Doc-retention policy Yes
Audit committee Yes
990 reviewed by board No
Compensation practices Severance payments No
Equity-based comp No
Supplemental retirement plan No
Compensation committee Yes
Used comp survey Yes
Board approved comp Yes
Initial contract exception No
Financial detail (Schedule D) Board-designated % 49.0%
Permanent endowment % 34.9%
Endowment held by related org No
Public records
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