Chicago Horticultural Society
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Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$359.1M
+3.9% YoY
Annual Giving
—
Grant Count
0
Avg Grant Size
—
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $359,100,527 | $345,474,602 | $316,160,584 |
| Revenue | $68,147,549 | $76,930,745 | $77,057,735 |
| Expenses | $73,382,562 | $69,918,513 | $60,660,427 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,908,720 | $-1,309,839 | $21,261,860 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL R ZIMMERMAN | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | — |
| ALAN J ROUSE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ANDREW SINCLAIR | CHAIR, FINANCE & INVESTMENT | 2 | — |
| ANITA M SARAFA | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ANITA M TYSON | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ANN BALUSEK | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ANNE LEVENTRY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ANNE S LOUCKS | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| BARBARA MALOTT KIZZIAH | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JR | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| BOB PROBST | CHAIR, AUDIT | 2 | — |
| BRITT M MILLER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| CAROL A BARNETT | CHAIR, BUILDINGS, GARDENS, AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE | 2 | — |
| CATHERINE M WADDELL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| CHRISTOPHER E GIRGENTI | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MERRILL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| CRAIG NIEMANN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| DANA ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| DIANA S FERGUSON | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| DIANE VS LEVY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| DORA AALBREGTSE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| EILEEN FIGEL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ERNEST C WONG | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ERNEST W TORAIN JR | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| GLENA TEMPLE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| GREGORY A MOERSCHEL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| GREGORY K JONES | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| HEATHER LOWE BECKER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| HENRY MUNEZ | CHAIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 2 | — |
| JAKE AMSBARY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JAMES BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JAMES W DEYOUNG | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JANE IRWIN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JANE S PARK | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JEAN Z TSAI | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JILL M DELANEY | CHAIR, SCIENCE & EDUCATION | 2 | — |
| JOAN CHUN HUGHES | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JOHN H BUEHLER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JOSEPH P GROMACKI | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| JULIE HAYES | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| KATHLEEN HAGERTY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| LARUEN OAKES | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| LAURA M LINGER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| LOIS L MORRISON | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| LYDIA RB KELLEY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| MARIA SMITHBURG | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| MARTHA D BOUDOS | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| MARY B RICHARDSON-LOWRY | CHAIR, NOMINATING | 2 | — |
| MATT BANHOLZER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| MELVIN F WILLIAMS JR | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL J MCMURRAY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| NANCY GIDWITZ | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| NASRIN THIERER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| NICOLE S WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| PAM F SZOKOL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| PETER KEEHN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| R HENRY KLEEMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| RICHARD SCIORTINO | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ROBERT E SHAW | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ROBERT FINKE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| ROBIN COLBURN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| RUSSELL F BARTMES | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| RYAN KELLEY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| RYAN S RUSKIN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| SAMUEL S JACOBS | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| SHAWNELLE RICHIE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| STEVEN J GAVIN | BOARD SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| SUZANNE M BURNS | CHAIR, HUMAN RESOURCES & COMPENSATION | 2 | — |
| TERRENCE R BRADY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| THOMAS E LANCTOT | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| TIMOTHY A DUGAN | CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT | 2 | — |
| TONI PRECKWINKLE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| WANJIKU J WALCOTT | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| WILLIAM J HAGENAH | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| AIDA GIGLIO | VICE-PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES | 40 | $271,358 |
| CARMEN VERGARA | VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WCH | 40 | $185,731 |
| FRED SPICER | EXECUTIVE VP & DIRECTOR | 40 | $334,862 |
| GWEN VANDERBURG | VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION | 40 | $225,126 |
| IVAN ADAMES | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 40 | $314,341 |
| JEAN FRANCZYK | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $502,878 |
| JENNIFER SCHWARZ | VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION | 40 | $236,782 |
| KAYRI HAVENS | VICE-PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & ACADEMIC PROGRAMS | 40 | $209,390 |
| PAUL RAFAC | EXECUTIVE VP & CFO | 40 | $333,226 |
| MATTHEW ARRAN CARVER | INTERIM STRATEGIC SYSTEMS AND REPORTING | 40 | $300,718 |
| MOONJUNG KIM-FIDDLER | ASSOCIATE VP, TALENT ACQUISITION AND HR | 40 | $154,770 |
| PATRICIA M SHANAHAN | ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $173,899 |
| PATRICK S HERENDEEN | SR. DIRECTOR, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | 40 | $179,036 |
| TIMOTHY D JOHNSON | SR. DIRECTOR, HORTICULTURE | 40 | $157,145 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Illinois $370K (100%)
States
Cities
Chicago
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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