Organizations Filed Purposes:
CONSERVATION OF THE FOREST PRESERVES IN COOK COUNTY
CONSERVATION/ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION- THE ORGANIZATION ASPIRES TO ELEVATE THE STATUS OF THE PRESERVES TO THE SAME LEVEL AS CHICAGO'S GREAT ARCHITECTURE, SPORTS TEAMS, FREE AND CLEAR LAKEFRONT, AND CULTURE. GREAT CIVIC LEADERS STARTED THE FOREST PRESERVES 100 YEARS AGO. NOW THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING THEIR PART TO ENSURE THE PRESERVES ARE HERE FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES TO ENSURE THESE NATURAL LANDS, TOGETHER WITH THEIR PLANTS AND ANIMALS, ARE HERE FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LEARN FROM, TO ENJOY, AND FOR RECREATION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS TO TEACH VALUABLE RESTORATION SKILLS AND HELP RESTORE THE FOREST PRESERVES.
RESTORATION - INVASIVE BRUSH HAS TURNED THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF THE FOREST PRESERVES INTO IMPASSIBLE THORN THICKETS. THROUGH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, FOUNDATION FUNDING, AND PRIVATE DONORS, THE ORGANIZATION HIRES CONTRACTORS FOR LARGE-SCALE, ON-THE-GROUND RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES, RESTORING HYDROLOGY, AND CONDUCTING PRESCRIBED BURNS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COORDINATES, SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS YEAR-ROUND TO MAINTAIN THE PROGRESS THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE AND MOVE FORWARD IN RESTORING NATIVE SPECIES.
ENGAGEMENT - THE MEMBERS OF FRIENDS FORMED THE ORGANIZATION TO HELP SOLVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY. AS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT, FRIENDS PROVIDES OVERSIGHT BY ATTENDING ALL FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS, MAKING POLICY AND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS, AND FENDING OFF LAND GRABS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO BELIEVES THAT IN ORDER FOR THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT TO BE PROPERLY GOVERNED, IT NEEDS AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF FOREST PRESERVE COMMISSIONERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Benjamin Cox | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $160,803 |
| Ryan Wilson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David W South | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen J Schlegel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephenie Presseller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Derk Osenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Ronald M Milnarik Dds | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Akilah R Martin Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara C Hill | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Helt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Greenhaw Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Charles D Dillon Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jose H Colon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Walter Burlack | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Bruch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Corryn Antonizio | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret A Frisbie | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Justin Martin | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Ed Woodbury | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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