Friends of the Parks
Donations deductibleRevenue
$565k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$597k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.2m
$731k liabilities
Net assets
$502k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
6.7 years on average
Staff
4
10 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Bronwyn Nichols Lodato
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Friends of the Parks' network
8 people4 organisationsi8 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronwyn Nichols Lodato Chair | Board Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Deborah Strauss | 2nd Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Frederick Bates | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Kilgore | Interim Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lauren Moltz | 1st Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nancy Juda | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pete Leki | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Thurman Foreman | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Juanita Irizarry | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Gladstein | Executive Director | 40 | $108k | ||
| Jennifer Kilgore | Interim Executive Director | 40 | $49k | ||
| Pete Leki | Director | 2 | $18k | ||
| Bronwyn Nichols Lodato | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Moltz | 1st Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Strauss | 2nd Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Thurman Foreman | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Juda | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Frederick Bates | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lorraine Chavez | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sheldon Lyke | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Troy McMillan | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of the Parks
- EIN
- 362844241
- Address
- 67 E Madison St Ste 1817, Chicago, IL, 60603-3091
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Friends of the parks inspires, equips, and mobilizes a diverse chicago to ensure an equitable park system for a healthy chicago. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N32I Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Brian Gladstein (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1975
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDeborah Strauss
≥8years on the filingsFrederick Bates
≥8years on the filingsLauren Moltz
≥8years on the filingsNancy Juda
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $731k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $502k
- Contributions and grants received
- $552k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $644k | $471k | $173k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.