December 31, 2005 - The Conservation Foundation

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ANNUAL R E P O RT
& List of Donors
Januar y 1, 2005 – Decem b e r 3 1 , 2 0 0 5
A N O T- F O R - P R O F I T
L A N D A N D WAT E R S H E D
PROTECTION
ORGANIZ ATION
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This map shows the land preservation impact The Conservation Foundation has had over its
34-year history. Each dot represents a piece of property TCF has been involved with in some capacityeither directly or indirectly. The total amount of land preserved is approximately 15,000 acres.
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A Letter from the Board and Staff
of The Conservation Foundation
This past year was one like no other here at The
Conservation Foundation. It was a year marked
by great accomplishments, such as the launch of
our ProtectKendallNow! initiative. It was a year
punctuated by the growth of our organization.
It was a year that saw reinforcement and
strengthening of our mission to protect the natural
beauty of our region’s land and rivers.
We are thrilled by so many developments, from
our successful strategic planning that yielded a
vision for our organization’s future to the success
of every open space referendum put before voters
in 2005. One other development for which we are
thankful: The growth of the staff who work at the
McDonald Farm in Naperville.
For one, we welcomed Stephen McCracken as
our full time Director of Watershed Protection.
Long-time employee Jill Johnson is now our
full time Marketing and Communications
Manager. To fill her shoes, we welcomed Carrie
Thompson, who replaces Jill as our Office and
Business Manager.
We also welcomed to The Conservation
Foundation Stephanie Sheetz, who is now our
Land Use and Open Space Planning Manager.
Stephanie is charged with a Herculean task. She
is responsible for our new ProtectKendallNow!
initiative, a highly publicized program with equally
high expectations. Its goal: build an unstoppable
movement among landowners and public officials
to save open land and protect watersheds in
Kendall County, one of the fastest developing
counties in the U.S.
“Without a doubt, this has been a turning point
year for The Conservation Foundation,” said
President and CEO Brook McDonald. “Much
of it was made possible thanks to our committed
board members, who collectively met a challenge
to double their giving this past year.”
Whether it is generosity with time and money
exhibited by our donors, those of us on the board,
or whether it’s the conscientious, exemplary work
done by our dedicated staff, it is the combined
efforts of many that have allowed us to see such
great accomplishments this past year.
As we look ahead, ever mindful of the
milestones we’ve already passed and of the solid
support of our donors and the board backing us,
we hold great expectations for even more success
in 2006 and beyond.
Design layout donated
by Icon Digital Design &
Illustration, Naperville.
Printing donated by The
Northern Trust Company
Sincerely,
The Conservation Foundation
Board of Trustees and Staff
O ur M issio n
McDonald Farm,
Naperville. Home of
The Conservation
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Established in 1972 by business and community
leaders, The Conservation Foundation is a not-for-profit
land and watershed protection organization, located in
Naperville on a 60-acre working farm.
The mission of the Foundation is to enhance the quality
of life by preserving open space, protecting natural lands
and improving rivers and watersheds. The Foundation
maintains a membership and donor base that nears
3,500 individuals and 500 volunteers in DuPage, Kane,
Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois.
To help achieve this mission, the Foundation works
on priority projects such as natural areas and open space
preservation, education and advocacy. The Foundation
also works in priority watersheds such as the DuPage
River watershed, Big Rock Creek watershed, Blackberry
Creek watershed, lower Fox River watershed, and the
Aux Sable Creek watershed.
If you would like to add your voice for the protection
of our vanishing forests, farms and open spaces, and
help keep our waterways clean and healthy for present
and future generations, then you are invited to join
The Conservation Foundation.
Foundation.
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StillGoing Strong
Voters continued to shout “YES!” for open space protection
Ask most political observers or junkies their
thoughts on off-year local elections – just like
the ones the suburbs experienced in the spring of
2005 – and likely, your response will be a pretty
big yawn.
Yet this past year on the Will County ballot,
something very un-boring lurked: A request made
by the Forest Preserve District of Will County for
voters to allow a hike in their collective tax bills to
the tune of $95 million.
Some distance away in Kane County, there it was
again – a similar request from that county’s forest
preserve district, this one seeking $75 million.
The Conservation Foundation is no stranger
to these kinds of requests.
In fact, it is the recognized
expert in organizing
campaigns to pass these
referenda.
Ever since it successfully
campaigned in 1997 for a
similar tax-hike in typically
tax-averse DuPage County,
the Foundation has viewed
efforts to help voters see
the benefits of approving
such requests (more public
open space) as a way to fulfill its goals of protecting
natural areas and raising the region’s quality of life.
In the past decade, The Conservation
Foundation has seen unbroken success with every
referendum campaign, six total, in which it’s
been involved.
The one put forth in early 2005 by the Forest
Preserve District in Will County was that
county’s second open space proposal since The
Conservation Foundation started open space
campaigning. The Kane County question was
also that forest preserve district’s second request
in just six years. In both cases, when the vote
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“Protecting natural
areas for the
future required
securing financial
resources today.”
totals came in, the unbroken success record
remained unscathed.
The Will County referendum success was
notable for two reasons. Few such requests, if
any, have ever approached the $100 million mark
and not been laughed out of the voting booth.
That this one garnered “yes” votes and not laughs
means voters took the matter of open space
and their quality of life very seriously. Also, the
approval came amid the failure of nearly a dozen
other referenda put before voters by various other
government agencies in Will County.
The Conservation Foundation’s work on
these campaigns sparkled with many facets.
It organized groups of citizens who would, in
essence, become mini-campaigners among their
own circle of friends, family and associates. It
conducted polls. And it spoke with a reasoned
voice to the issue whenever it had contact with
the media.
“While it’s gratifying to know we have had a
hand in bringing success to these campaigns, the
credit belongs with the forest preserve district
officials, including Kane County Forest Preserve
District Board President John Hoscheit and
Will County’s Forest Preserve District Executive
Director Mike Pasteris,” said Brook McDonald,
President and CEO of The Conservation
Foundation.
“They – every district board member and staff
member – are the ones who had the foresight to
see that protecting natural areas for the future
required securing financial resources today,”
McDonald added. “And they are the ones who
found the political will to put the question
before voters.”
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Planning
Kendall County’s
Future Open Space
Protect Kendall Now! is off to a solid start with its ambitious
aim of steering one of the nation’s fastest growing counties
toward more preserved open space.
Protect Kendall Now! also aims to help county
leaders ensure that forest preserve land acquisition
remains an ongoing and solid priority.
The initiative is being spearheaded by one of
The Conservation Foundation’s newest staff
members, Land Use/Open Space Planning Manager
Stephanie Sheetz. In her first few months as head
of the two-year, $316,000 program, she’s already
overseen a saturation media campaign, complete with
informational commercials, that successfully increased
awareness among Kendall County
residents of the development threat
facing them and the urgency to
protect open space NOW.
During the second phase
of Protect Kendall Now!,
Sheetz has been working with a
steering committee comprised of
representatives from each public and
private entity in the partnership to create a
master Open Space and Natural Areas Plan for the
county, which when completed will help prioritize and
guide open space protection activities for the County
in the future.
“The idea here isn’t to replace the individual
planning being done by local and county government
leaders, it’s to ensure all of these great efforts are
coordinated and tied together,” Sheetz said. “We want
to ensure that development and land conservation
don’t battle each other, but instead go hand in hand.
“This way, the high quality of life that Kendall
County residents currently enjoy can remain high,” she
said. To keep up with the progress of Protect Kendall
Now! visit www.protectkendallnow.org.
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Why did The Conservation Foundation implement
the Protect Kendall Now! initiative in June 2005?
Take a Sunday drive sometime south on Ill. Route
47, south of Yorkville, south of Ill. Route 71. Keep
going for several minutes. It won’t take long until you’re
surrounded by seemingly horizon-to-horizon farmland
very reminiscent of Illinois’ agrarian landscape.
You might ask yourself if this truly is some of the
nation’s most development-threatened open space and
farmland. Think not? Think again.
Take that same Sunday drive south
on Ridge Road, a few miles south
of Oswego. Head toward
Minooka. You’re still in
Kendall County. Look west
(off the ridge for which the
road is named), and you’ll
see some of the same land
you’d see off of Route 47. Maybe.
Numerous newly-built subdivisions dot
that corridor, so the once-spectacular western vista is
fading fast. Look east and see thousands more new
homes that either are built or are being built on newly
incorporated land by Joliet.
Kendall County is the second fastest growing
county in the United States. None outpace its rate of
development in Illinois. It is projected that by 2030,
Kendall County’s population will balloon to 223
percent of its 2000 census numbers. Joliet alone is
expected to add 76,000 homes to the Kendall County
landscape in the years to come.
Why the Protect Kendall Now! initiative? Why
indeed. Its aim is to increase the pace of land
conservation by identifying all of the county’s
undeveloped natural areas along with the people who
own that land, and to work with all Kendall County
town leaders to ensure greenways and natural areas
within their current and future borders can
be preserved.
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Prairie Oak Society:
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Generous donors support
The Conservation Foundation
The idea for the Prairie Oak
Society was born out of necessity.
In the months ahead, plans by The
Conservation Foundation to initiate
a major capital fundraising campaign
will be ramped up tremendously.
Yet a year ago, it was clear that the
Foundation needed a larger core
of individuals who could give
financial gifts of $1,000 or
more if such a campaign is
to have any kind of success,
said Development Director
Chere Hayes.
“Those who can give
at that level can be some of
our greatest ambassadors,”
Hayes said. How those people can
be reached, however, presented a
challenge – one met, Hayes said,
when the Board of Trustees
took up and overcame
its own challenge:
Increase giving among
the trustees.
“Board members
can be some of the best
at identifying major
donors,” Hayes said.
“So they undertook the
challenge of giving at a higher level
to make it more comfortable for
them to approach others who they’d
like to give at a higher level too.”
What happened? Board member
donations doubled during
the past year, Hayes
said. Today, thanks
in large part to
their own strong
commitment,
outreach by board
members to their peers resulted in
the Prairie Oak Society ranks swelling
to nearly 90, more than twice the
number who gave gifts at that level
in 2004.
Being a part of the Prairie Oak
Society has its advantages. For
example, those who give at that level
get to take part in special events
designed specifically for them,
including tours of private properties,
some saved by way of a conservation
easement, Hayes said.
One such property is the Corwith
Hamill property in Wayne. Lunch
and wine were part of the event
held this past September, as well as
a walking tour, allowing members
of the Prairie Oak Society a glimpse
of a private property normally not
accessible to the public. Another
such tour will take place at the
headquarters of the St. Charlesbased pond supply wholesaler
Aquascape Designs. It’s a building
touted as one of the most “green”
ever created, Hayes said, and getting
to tour it will be something special
for Society members to enjoy.
Having such a committed and
active Board of Trustees and generous
donors willing to give so much makes
The Conservation Foundation feel
very supported and ready to launch
into new endeavors. The success of
the Prairie Oak Society
creates optimism for
a bright future.
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The Conservation Foundation is proud to present the members of the Prairie
Oak Society. These generous donors have contributed a minimum of $1,000 in a
calendar year to The Conservation Foundation. This special group of people has made
conserving our natural areas a priority in their lives and we want to extend our most
sincere gratitude to them and all our donors. Please call our offices if you are interested
in joining the Prairie Oak Society.
$25,000 And Up
$2,500 to $4,999
Betty Bradshaw
Itasca Bank & Trust
Stephen & Elizabeth Van Arsdell
Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley
Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
City of Aurora
DeKalb County Board
Deloitte & Touche
Fifth Third Bank
Inland Real Estate Development
Corporation
Jim & Sharon Huck
Bill & Peg Jensen
Nicor
North American Water
Garden Society
Parsons
Sheaffer International
United City of Yorkville
V3 Consultants
Waubonsee Community
College
$15,000 to $24,999
Christopher B. Burke
Engineering, LTD.
$10,000 to $14,999
Chauncey & Marion D. McCormick
Family Foundation
Steven & Kathryn Graves
Corwith Hamill
LaSalle Capital Investments
Douglas & Fran Mains
Spraying Systems Inc.
$5,000 to $9,999
Margaret Baack
Big Sky Farm
Bigelow Homes
BP America
Cleve Carney
Robert Clavel
Commonwealth Edison
Crown Community
Development
Downers Grove Park District
Bill Dawe
Peter Doris
Downers Grove Junior
Woman’s Club
Dugan & Lopatka
Jeff & Jennifer Duncan
Neill & Parkie Emmons
Engineering Resource Associates
Michele Evard
FE Wheaton & Co
From January 1st, 2005
to December 31st, 2005
Forest Preserve District of
DuPage County
David Fox
Richard & Marjorie Gieser
Lynda Given
GKN Foundation
Tim & Jodi Greene
Guardian Construction
Products Inc.
Doug & Carol Hancock
Gwen & Chet Henry
Lance Herning
Hamilton Consulting
The Huizenga Foundation
Darrell & Valencia Ray Jackson
JF New & Associates
Kane County Forest Preserve District
Kayser Family Foundation
Keson Industries Inc.
Ruth Kretschmer
Brook & Adona McDonald
Naperville Park District
Ron & Sue Nosek
Irv & Mary Ochsenschlager
Larry & Kaaren Oldfield
Openlands Project
Frank Rus
Bob Schillerstrom & Mary Beth
O’Connor
Bruce & Jo Ann Schurman
Christine Sobek & Paul
Anderson
John & Mary Subat
Turner Construction
Gerald & Sarah Ward
Ron Yenerich
Waste Management of
Illinois, Inc.
Wight & Company
Will County Forest Preserve District
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Alps Development
Aquascape Designs, Inc.
Bill & Sandra Barclay
Janet & James D’Ambrosio
DuPage Community Foundation
Hamill Family Foundation
John Hoscheit
Icon Digital Design &
Illustration, Inc.
Ingalls Farm LLC Randy Kurtz & Linda Nelson
Robin LaBancz
Brooks McCormick
Molex Inc.
Northern Trust Bank
Kay Stephens
S & E Bramsen Foundation
Spraying Systems
$1,000 to $2,499
Donors
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$500-999
Steven & Susan Albert
Marc & Carol Asselmeier
Dalip Bammi
Richard Becker
Mary Bradford-White
Lory & Julius De Beir
Richard De Beir
Carol Doty
Carol Stream Park District
Day & Robert P.C.
Elmhurst Park District
Eugene Fischer
David Fox
Geneva Park District
James Grimm & Cheryl
Beebe-Grimm
Michael Haines
Harris Bank Naperville
Allen & Jane Hoffman
Lincoln Hubbard
Naperville Woman’s Club
Northwestern Flavors LLC
Maury & Jean Oxenreiter
John Rogalin
Philip Schlabach
Marilyn Schweitzer
Steven & Megan Shebik
Jack Shouba
Richard & Jeanne Sigman
Beatrice Tassot
Tom & Stephenie Todd
Edward Vendel
Hans & Lisa Weckerle
Dick Young
$250-499
Wallace & Jane Brown
Steve & Patricia Carrow
John & Mary Church
City of Joliet
Pete & Kathie Connolly
Conservation Design Forum
George M. Covington
Steve Elbert
Steve & Cindy Ellis
Ed & Nell Evans
George & Judy Fitchett
Frank & Lonnie Folk
J. Terence & Mary Gallagher
Gordon & Nancy Goodman
James Hearns
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Fred & Janet Jacobs
Martin & Pat Jahn
Von Jansma
Jeff & Jill Johnson
Kyle & Alice Johnson
Wade & Tracy Joyner
Rogerta Julien
Jeff & Carol Kincaid
Karl & Maria Knecht
Knoch Knolls Homeowners
Association
Dan & Julie Long
Manhattan Park District
Jack & Kathleen Mensching
Midwest Groundcovers
Patricia Neff
Nicor Gas
Mark & Deborah Novak
Robert & Mary O’Connor
O’Donovan & Son
Landscaping, Inc.
Tim & Kim Pollowy
Kyle & Martha Price
Michael & Barbara Rahal
R. Thomas Richardson &
Barbara Eychaner
George & Nancy Shorney
Mike & Stephanie Stout
Sunny Valley Farm
Steve Tiwald & Karen Hutt
James & Mary Eleanor Wall
James Wear
Webster McGrath & Ahlberg
Winnebago County Forest
Preserve District
$100-249
Jane Amorosi
David & Marybeth Anderson
Arvee & Associates
Kris Bachtell
John & Elisabeth Bacon
Ruthanne Baird
Noonie Barton
Dan Basore
Charles Berglund
Congresswoman Judy Biggert
Fox Valley Park District
John Binneboese
Steve Braun
Ray & Martha Bright
James Bryla
Florence Burek
Campton Historic Agricultural
Lands Inc.
William & Jill Carlberg
William & Marietta Carroll
Philip Carter
Tom & Suzanne Casey
Channahon Park District
Elizabeth Cherry
Karen Christensen
Michael Church & Susan
Mendelsohn
City of West Chicago
Karen Elise Clay
Brent & Susan Coulter
William & Nancy Cox
Timothy Cronin
Bill & Jennifer Davis
Carolyn DeCesari
Ronald Dell
Bernita DeSalvo
John & Mary DeVries
Chris & Carole Dobbie
Gerard Donnelly
Kathy & John Donofrio
Brenda Dorsey
DuPage County
DuPage County Farm Bureau
DuPage Volunteer Stewardship
Group
Elmhurst Bicycle Club
Robert & Sandra Emmel
Ron & Judy Eshleman
Denise Farrugia & Ron Burgess
Richard Fergus
Betsy Fikejs
Susan Findling
Richard Finstrom
John & Christina Frett
Rolf & Jackie Fritz
Dianne Galat
Susan Gately
Kathy Golland
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Carl Greer
Dorothy Greiner
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Harris Bank Foundation
Barbara Harty
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Bernie & Cindy Hennessy
Chuck Henning
Buffy Higgins
Hitchcock Design Group
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Council
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Craig Holderness
Richard Hospers
Conrad & Ruth Howard
Illinois Nature Preserves
Commission
Alla Jablokow
Suzanne Jackson
Ben Jaeger
Jane Jegerski
Barbara Johnson
Terry & Janet Johnson
Kane-DuPage Soil & Water
Conservation District
Kaneville Township
Denis Kania
Robert & Marilyn Katrein
Richard & Dianne Kavanagh
Robert & Bonnie Kegley
Joseph Kindlon
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Curtis & Carole Koch
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Julie Kulak
Joseph Lach
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Carolyn Lawler
Leonard Dreas & Assoc.
James Leonas
George & Pat Lindner
Michael Linz
Lisle Library District
Henry Lobbes
Lombard Park District
Dwight & Vivian Lund
Manges Realty Inc.
Francis & Margaret Marsala
Donald & Alice Martin
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Kent Sims
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Philip & Elizabeth Smith
Smith Engineering
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Marilyn Sucoe
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Thomas Vargo
Bob Vick
Village of Addison
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Village of Roselle
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Dale Von Ohlen
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Brent & Jean Wadsworth
Jeffrey & Sue Wallace
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George Ware
Joe & Wilma Wark
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Ann & Ben Wasman
Thomas & Janiece Waters
WDSRA
West Chicago Park District
Richard Whitney
William & Shauna Wiet
Gregory Wilcox
Kevin Williams
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Woodridge Park District
Don & Roberta Wostratzky
Steve Yeazel
Donald & Marcia Zeilenga
Jane Zvokel
Up to $99
Richard Acker
Sharon Adams
Clarence Albertson
Catherine Allen
Marilu Alonso
Michael Ander
Judy Andersen
Robin & Linda Anderson
Ted & Andrea Anderson
David Andrusyk
Glenn & Lacy Antonson
Doug Armantrout
Joe Arnold
Steve Arnold
Robert Ash
Jack & Dorothy Aylward
Mark Baenziger
Dennis Baker
Edwin & Pamela Ballard
Bank of America
Matching Gifts Program
Bill & Eleanor Barbino
Diane Barbret
Ruth Barnes
Ed & Laurie Barsotti
Sandra Bauer
David Bauer
Denise Bayer
Ed & Ellen Beaulieu
Patti Bellock
William & Marilyn Benedek
Scott Berger
William & Janet Bermann
Louise Bernier
Valerie Blaine
Judy Boehmer
Bonnie Bomba
Genie Brackenridge
William & Jacqueline Brauer
John Brewster
David & Mary Brummel
Jean Bruno
Dale & Judy Bryson
Elizabeth Buchinger
Donald & Betty Buik
Thomas Burke Jr.
Carol Cain
Thomas & Susan Camasta
Alice Carney
Russell Chapin
Chapman & Cutler
Chicago’s Farmers
City of Geneva
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Edward & Margaret Clark
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Robert Clow
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Jane Cory
Mary Lou & Wayne Cowlishaw
David & Marie Cox
State Representative Tom Cross
Ted Dahlstrom
John & Pam Dalby
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Jenny Dawley
Marcus De La Fleur
DeKalb County
Farmland Foundation
Reagan Deschaine
Paul & Kathy Didzerekis
Dave & Karen Diersen
Ray & Bette Dieter
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Rosemary Dixon
Ed & Ellen Dolezal
Dennis Dreher
John Dreyer
Ann Drover
DuPage Environmental
Commission
DuPage Mayors & Managers
Conference
Kenny & Cheryl Durland
John & Joan Dyer
Earth’s Echo
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Earl Meisinger
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John Mickus
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Mark & Jean Mondrala
Paul & Jean Mooring
The Moran Family
Lester & Sue Morss
Peter Morton
Moser Enterprises
Charles & Toni Mueller
Louis Mulé
Robert Munson
Ruth Najacht
Diana Nasca
Campton Township
Gina Nicholas & Rex Wilson
Joseph Nigro
Mrs. Joseph Nigro
Northeastern Illinois Planning
Commission
Evelyn Nosek
Ellen & Phillip Noth
Oak Brook Park District
Howard Oneil
Ron Ory
Oswegoland Park District
James Pandolfi
Robert Paszczak
George & Karen Peck
Arlene Perry
Susan Peters
R. Dean & Lorraine Pierce
Mrs. Robert Pierson
Robert Pizzurro
Plainfield Park District
Plainfield Township
Plano Economic
Development Corp.
Bob & Lois Polzin
Eugene Pomerance
Carey Randall
Allen & Ellen Reed
Linda Reid & Family
Thomas Richter
Roger & Barbara Ritzman
Dale & Arlene Robb
Linda Robertson
Dennis & Rosina Rohde
Margaret Sabo
Chris & Joyce Saricks
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Bill & Sue Ferguson
Rex & Jerilyn Fermier
Laura Feste
David Fichter
Mel & Carolyn Finzer
Roland & Clarise Fischer
Marybeth Flater
Sandra Foster
David & Jane Foulser
Frankfort Public Library District
William Franz
D. Russell & Elizabeth Frees
William & Lucille Gain
Kent & Sonja Gallagher
Galusha Farm
Jane Gano
Alan Gard
Richard & Rosemarie Gatehouse
Urs Geiser & Mary Hobein
Tim Gerk
Marty Germann
Jay & Linda Gilbert
Karen Giles
Richard & Sherry Gilloffo
Barbara & Anthony Giordano
Godley Park District
L.A. Goldschmidt
Bill Grabarek
Michael & Victoria Graham
Chris & Beth Graham
C. Samuel Gray
Jeff Greenspan
Judith Greenspan
Ruth Greer
The Growing Place
Roger Gyger
Susan Haase
Robert & Kathrin Haeger
Ed & Jennifer Hammer
Michael & Yvonne Hammond
Hansen Consulting
David & Pauline Harding
Bob & Joan Harris
Glen & Rose Hartweck
Anita Healy
Paul Heidebrecht
Jerry & Connie Heinrich
Ken & Paula Helberg
Ann B. Henderson
Wayne Hendrickson
Scott Hensey
Robert Hestermann
Scott & Jessica Hierbaum
Ellen Burd Hikes
Steve & Sue Hill
Eleanor Himmelfarb
Paul Hinterlong
Donald Hinterlong Jr.
Mark Hochsprung
H.C. Holland
Linda Holmes
Pam Meyers
David Hoppert
Roger Hotham
Maureen Huey
David Hulan
Michael & Patricia Hussey
Robert Iden
Helen Ihrig
Art Jablonski
Don & Carol Jacobsen
Ben Jaeger
David Jagodzinski
Susan Jayne
Mick & Lynne Jenco
Timothy Jenkins
Patricia Johansen
Al & Jan Johnson
Philip & Andrea Johnson
Ellen Johnson
Ken & Barbara Jones
Clyde & Sharon Jones
Kathryn Jordan
Richard & Ann Jorgensen
Jeff & Lori Jost
Sandy Kaczmarski
Catherine Kaduk
Susan Kaley
Nanette & Mike Kalscheur
Paul & Mary Lou Kalsted
Ruth Kane
Jane Karasick
Jane Kastner
Jean Kauth
Keepsake Memories Club
Steve & June Keibler
Sylvia Kellogg & Mike Szyska
Michael & Denise Kenealy
Mike Kenyon
Charles & Mary Kerbs
Lura Kiesa
Kay Kirkpatrick
Dolores Klatt
Terry & Jan Klein
Angelo & Cynthia Kleronomos
James Knudsen
Scott Kobal
Henry & Celeste Kobulnicky
Donna Koehler
Ruthann Koenig
Art Kolar
Deborah Kolasa
Roger Kotecki
Suzanne Kranz
Charles Kraupner
Steve & Amy Krentz
Eric & Tara Kristoff
Polly & Bob Kroehnke
Gail Kroepel
Michael & Karin Krumpelt
Leo Krusack D.D.S.
Angelika Kuehn
Raymond & Harriet Kuhn
David & Sally Kuntz
Lenard LaBelle MD
Lauren Lakeberg
LAMB Financial Services
Lawrence & Donna Lanciotti
Emily Larson
Robert Laskowski
Larry & Lucea Ledenbach
Susan Lee
Dr. Lerohl
Gregory Leston
Yvette Liautaud
Bernice Linchester
Carl & Ann Lind
Louis Liska
Dan Lobbes & Mary Steskal
Lincoln & Sandie Lockhart
Lombard Junior Woman’s Club
Warren & Jill Ludvigsen
Gail Luedke
N.P. Luginbill
Alan & Therese Lynn
Fred Maier
Robert & Jeannette Marlow
Alan B. Marsh
James & Ingrid Marshall
Joan Martellotto
William & Mary Marzano
Kimberly Mazanek
Patrick & Dolores McCarthy
John McCollum
Dennis & Charlene McDonald
Joan McEachern
Joe McElroy
Arneil & Joan McGowan
David & Mary McGowan
Tim McGree & Patricia Curtner
Fred McGuire
Greg & Kay McKeen
Paul Michel
Judy Miller
Frank Miller
Patricia Miller
Randall Miller
Michael & Kimberly Mitchell
Robert & Helen Mitchler
Scott Mitzner & Beverly
Aaltonen
Virginia Monroe
Nancy Mores
Vincent & Ellen Morris
The Morton Arboretum
Donna Moss
Ken & Julie Muenz
John & Diane Mulkerin
David & Sally Mullan
Karl Muller
Audrey Muschler
Thomas Muth
Jayne Myczek
Patricia Naguib
Naperville Garden Club
Naperville League of Women
Voters
David Nargis
Katherine Navota
Marianne Nelson
Naneil Newlon
Diana Nicholas
John Noel
Nancy Novak
L. Nudera
Ingrid O’Brien
Bill O’Connell
Eugene O’Connell
Joseph & Joan O’Connor
Tom Olsen
David & Helen Olson
Robert & Pam Otto
Bonnie Packer
Diane Pallardy
Brian & Juilee Parpart
Dave & Nancy Patush
Tim & Maria Dripps Paulson
John Perrecone
Murray & Frances Peshkin
Mark Petri
Jason & Stephanie Anne Kerr
Pettit
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Donors
Chelsea Souter
Betty Spahr
Cliff & Kathy Spencer
Rob & Katie Sperl
Nancy Spring-Eppley
Frank & Gundy Sprouse
Florence Steben
Stephanie Stevenson
Craig Stevenson
Shirley Stitt
Christine Stocker
Albert & June Stoltz
Joyce Stone
Jan & Ellen Stortz
Samuel Stout Jr.
Dennis Streicher
Kirby & Jody Strohm
Skip Stubbs
Linda Sullivan
Linda Taboada
Richard & Georgia Tappan
Jane Taylor
Joan Taylor
Ted Gray & Associates
Werner & Anne Thiele
Richard Thomas & Sharon
Stratton
Alasdair & Carrie Thompson
Douglas & Jean Follett
Thompson
Mary Thomson
Jack Tison
Theresa Todus
Elpidio & Bonnie Torres
Kenneth Towles
Donald Toy
Howard & Joyce Trier
Russell & Sue Tripp
Diane & Thomas Troll
Bruce Trotter
Trust for Public Land
Joseph & Mary Beth Turek
Melinda Tury
Twin Star Ranch
Anthony & Marilyn Tyznik
Dick Untch
John (Jack) & Mary Udelhofen
Clyde & Joan Uebele
USG Foundation
Peter Veit
Village of South Elgin
Village of Sugar Grove
Community Development
Tom von Geldern & Cindy
Skrukrud
Bonnie Vrchota
Ann Wagner & John Vowell
Fred & Charlotte Walter
Steve Walters
Mary Warren
Tom Wartell
Amy Watkins
William Watson
David Watt
Owen Wavrinek
Mary Lou Wehrli & Herb
Nadelhoffer
Robert Wendt
Daniel & Richa Wennerholm
Gerhardt P. Werber
Sharon West
Ed & Linda West
Donald & Helen Westlake
Westmont Park District
Bonnie Wheaton
Emmy White
Kristi Whitfield
Mary & James Wiemer
Herbert & Catherine Wigder
David & Deborah Willhite
Christine Willis
Carlotta Wing-Conley
Ted & Linda Ann Carlson Witte
Jay Womack
Craig & Linda Wright
Mary Wright
William & Bonnie Wykes
Bert & Su Yen
Norris & Peg Yonker
Jun & Leslie Yoshitani
Karen Yost
Thomas Yule
Karl & Evelyn Zerfoss
Raymond & Dawn Ziemer
The Zubenko Family
Aux Sable Creek
Watershed Coalition
Judy Avery
Ruth Bell
Jacob & Dorothy Borowski
H.M. Bushby
John & Mary Church
Churchill Development
Corporation
Anna Maria Corsetti
Edna Denham
John & Mary DeVries
Dan & Marion Dugan
Steve & Cindy Ellis
Terry Feeney
Bob Giarrante
Jack Hanson
Jeff Heap
“I think of The Conservation Foundation like a good friend. They have been
there for me personally as I’ve come to make decisions about the best use of my
land, and they have also been a good friend to my community of Big Rock and
made us all aware of the wonderful asset we have in Big Rock Creek, our Class
A stream. I think The Conservation Foundation is making most people aware
of the need to conserve precious resources, sometimes working quietly in the
background and sometimes taking more of a leadership role.” Marvel Davis, Big Rock
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Jan Pietka
Philip & Kristin Piscopo
Daniel & Judy Piszczek
Joe Pizzuto
Paul & Joan Pocius
N.J. (Pete) Pointner
Allan Poole
Paul & Robin Pyrcik
Paul & Sue Raab
Christine Radogno
Allan Rae
Dave Rahtz & Diana Mally
Sarah Ralph
Don & Marion Raue
Darshan Rawal
Edward Razim
RBR Vision
Nancy Reagan
Charlotte Reid
William & Nancy Ristau
Howard & Mary Rittgarn
Missy Rogers
Neil & Patricia Rose
Dan Rosener
James & Roseanne Rosenthal
Steven & Barbara Rothman
Nancy Sallman
Myran & Mary Sauer
Claire Anne Sauntry
Dietmar Scheel
Richard Scheffrahn & Anne
Lucietto
Sheila Schiller
Ellyn Schmitz
Lois Schnizlein
Don Schueman
Chris Schwarz
Gerry Sczygiel
Jim & Helen Sears
Sears You Can Make A
Difference
Lisa Seleski
Darlene Senger
Loretta Sengstock
Sue Sheehan
Andy & Stephanie Houk Sheetz
Kenneth & Marcey Siegel
Robert Skrocki
Michael & Phoebe Smith
Donald & Marion Smith
Donald & Nancy Smith
Richard & Evelyn Soldat
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to December 31st, 2005
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From January 1st, 2005
to December 31st, 2005
Donors
Walter & Ellyn Heap
James Hearns
Jeanette Hokey
Tom Holbrook
Steve & Cheri Holz
Jay & Kathleen Kolb
Norbert Koziol
John Larabee
Jane Lauterbach
Robert Munson
David & Gayle Murley
Patti Murphy
Paul & Joan Pocius
Lisa & Robert Poorman
Rent-a-Handyman
Mary Samios-Russell
Andy & Stephanie Houk Sheetz
Randy Sorensen
Edward & Rita Sova
Deborah Steffes
Robert Stevenson
Bruce Trotter
Ira White
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DuPage River Coalition
Phyllis Andrew
Ken Belford
Bolingbrook Park District
Bolingbrook Public Works &
Engineering Dept.
Carol Stream Park District
The Cenacle
Christopher B. Burke Eng. West
City of Warrenville
Robert Clavel
Downers Grove Park District
Downers Grove Sanitary District
DuPage Co. Stormwater
Management Division
Ron Dyslin
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Eugene Fischer
Forest Preserve District of
DuPage County
Ruth Greer
Hey & Associates
Ross & Karen Hill
Paul & Mary Lou Kalsted
Roland Keating
Jay & Kathleen Kolb
Law Office of Christopher J. Stull
Dwight & Vivian Lund
The Morton Arboretum
Mary Nanak
Naperville Park District
John & Maureen Nolan
Ron Ory
S.C.A.R.C.E.
Robert Schillerstrom
Kim L. Smart
Kay Stephens
Marty Stone
Christopher & Heather Stull
Ted Gray & Associates
Twin Star Ranch
Village of Hanover Park
Public Works
Village of Bolingbrook
Village of Carol Stream
Village of Glendale Heights
Village of Lisle
Village of Lombard
Village of Minooka
Village of Plainfield
Village of Shorewood
Village of Woodridge
Warrenville Park District
Waste Management of
Illinois, Inc.
Wheaton Park District
David & Deborah Willhite
Kane County Open
Space Referendum
Karen Alexander
Dorothy Allen
Michael Ander
David Anderson
Phyllis Andrew
Aquascape Designs, Inc.
Barbara Arens
B & B Enterprises
Richard Babcock
John & Elisabeth Bacon
Kathryn Basil
Sandra Bauer
Ed & Ellen Beaulieu
Lance Beaulieu
Jeanne Bereza
Scott Berger
Paul Bergeson
Bigelow Homes
Blackberry Creek Farm
Valerie Blaine
Tannisse Blatchford
Judy Boehmer
Genie Brackenridge
Kathleen Burgess
Campton Historic Agricultural
Lands Inc.
Joseph S. Cannizaro
Christopher & Donna Carney
Fran Cella
Chapman & Cutler
Christopher B. Burke Eng. West
Christopher B. Burke
Engineering LTD.
Michael Church & Susan Mendelsohn
Paul & Judith Clusen
Max Cohen
Susan Conant
“Reflecting upon our childhood memories of growing up in environmentally rich
rural Central Illinois surrounded by what we found upon moving to Northern Illinois
is called natural areas and open space, we feel very strongly that these should be
preserved as much as possible for enhancing the lives of future generations as our
lives were and are enhanced. We found the mission of The Conservation Foundation
matched our philosophies.”
Martha and Kyle Price, Kendall County
William & Nancy Cox
Crown Community Development
John Culley
Marvel Davis
Betty Dralle
DRH Cambridge Homes Inc.
Jon & Joy Duerr
Phil Dunn
Robert Schillerstrom
Ed & Nell Evans
Kathy Fairbairn
Shirley Fasbender
Liz Fowler
Frances Freeman
Liz Gerity
Patricia Glen
Chris & Beth Graham
Fred & Bonnie Hackendahl
Hampton Lenzini & Renwick Inc.
Doug & Carol Hancock
Judith Hanson
David & Marcia Harmon
Ann Haverstock
Hey & Associates
Burd Hikes
Ellen Burd Hikes
Linda Holmes
Ann Holt-Harris
Gerald & Debra Hopp
Roger Hotham
David Hunt
Izaak Walton Leauge
Elgin Chapter
Jerome Johnson
Clyde & Sharon Jones
Kabbes Engineering Inc.
David Kaptain
Patrick Kinnally
Carl & Gloria Klimek
Bob Kudlicki
Darlene Larson
Neil Levin
Barbara Lewis
Dan Lobbes & Mary Steskal
Dan & Julie Long
Bob & Diane MacNeille
Susanne Masi
Joseph & Mary Masonick
Kevin & Patricia McCanna
Marcia McCracken
Brook & Adona McDonald
John T. McMahan
Carl & Peggy Meyer
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Donors
Wyndham Deerpoint Homes
Dick Young
Mary Zaander
Dan Zack
Alice Zilly
Karen Zilly
Charles Zimmerman
Protect Kendall Now!
Anonymous
Michael & Cherie Bond
Thomas & Gina Cashman
Christopher B. Burke
Engineering LTD.
City of Aurora
City of Plano
Timothy Crombie P.C.
Gaylord and Dorothy
Donnelley Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
Richard & Barbara Heilenbach
Illinois Clean Energy
Community Foundation
Icon Digital Design &
Illustration, Inc.
Ben Jaeger
Mark & Janine Johnson
Alma Jones
Kendall County
Langguth Design LTD.
Oswegoland Park District
Jason Pettit
Plainfield Park District
Rex & Patricia Slocum
Betty Spahr
Katie Stephenitch
Mark Stephenitch
Craig Stevenson
Linda Taboada
Village of Oswego
Village of Plainfield
Walnut Ridge Woods
Jeffrey Calfa
James & Judy Chiang
Steve & Michelle Hujar
Steven Pohovey
Carolyn Ross
Kathleen Summers
Richard & Ellen Wolff
Will County Open
Space Referendum
About Health Chiropractic
Center
Walter & Julie Berkowicz
Ray & Martha Bright
Carol Cain
Chapman & Cutler
John & Susan Christensen
Christopher B. Burke
Engineering LTD.
Louis Crawford
Karen D’Arcy
Karen Dawson
Steve & Gail Driscoll
Dykema Gossett Rooks Pitts
First Midwest Bank
Robert & Marian Gibson
Kathleen Gregar
Dorothy Grimm
Hamilton Consulting Engineers
Michael Hansen P.C.
Jai & Tia Harpalani
Hutchinson Shockey Erley & Co.
Illinois Audubon Society Will
County Chapter
Anthony Janisch
Jewel Food Stores
June Prodehl & Renzi LLC
Richard & Dianne Kavanagh
Edward & Patricia Kawa
Michael & Karin Krumpelt
Lakewood Homes
Anita Lilburn
Maureen Lundgren
Manhattan Park District
Brook & Adona McDonald
Openlands Project
Mike Pasteris
David & Bonnie Phillips
James & Nancy Popp
Steven Prodehl
Joe & Marcy Roth
Ruettiger Tonelli &
Associates, Inc.
Frank Rus
Robert Schillerstrom
Spesia Ayers & Ardaugh
Stromsland & De Young
Architects
Terrence & Maureen Taylor
Upland Design
Brian & Laurel Ward
Patricia Ward
Waste Management of
Illinois Inc.
Owen Wavrinek
Tom & Nancy Weigel
William Blair & Company
Campton Township Open
Space Referendum
Campton Historic Agricultural
Lands, Inc.
Chapman & Cutler
Jerome Johnson
Tim McGree & Patricia Curtner
David & Bonnie Phillips
Jack Shouba
Public Grants
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Private Grants
Chauncey & Marion D.
McCormick Foundation
Chicago Wilderness
Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley
Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
The DuPage Community Foundation
Illinois Clean Energy
Community Foundation
Benefit Dinner Table Sponsors
Platinum Level Sponsors
Brooks McCormick
Kay Stephens Stephen & Elizabeth Van Arsdell
Betty Bradshaw Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD.
Janet & James D’Ambrosio
Alps Development
Douglas & Fran Mains
Itasca Bank & Trust Co.
Aquascape Designs, Inc.
S & E Bramsen Foundation
The Northern Trust Company
ScotPress & The Maclyn Group
Icon Digital Design & Illustration, Inc.
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Howard & Monica Meyers
Dan & Patricia Miller
Judy Miller
Linnea Miller
Yvonne Mitchell
James & Denise Morgan
John & Jean Mozzocco
Elaine Mulligan
Mary Jo Murphy
Marianne Nelson
William & Beverly Nesbit
Irv & Mary Ochsenschlager
Richard & Jill Olsen
Dorothy Patzer
Stephen & Sheila Persinger
Susan Peters
Mary Pettey
David & Bonnie Phillips
James & Donna Plonczynski
Jack Pomatto
John Hoscheit
Joseph & Shirley Remes
Polly Rerko
William & Cathleen Rex
Art Richardson
Mary Richter & Mary Keating
Phil & Barb Rittmueller
John Rogner
Patty Rubach
Janet Safanda
Joan Schaefer
Ralph Schleifer
Shodeen Family Foundation
Jack Shouba
Michael Simon & Nancy Sohn
Caroline Simpson
Peter & Robin Soderquist
Patricia Sowa
Spraying Systems Inc.
St. Charles Park District
Orin Steinhaus
Elaine Stern & Bill Blair
Sunny Day Farm
Wendolyn Tetlow
John Thornhill
Diana Toney
Tuesday Garden Club
Virginia Umberger
Susan Van Duyne
Dale Von Ohlen
Alfred Wade
Wayne DuPage Hunt Club
William & Shauna Wiet
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to December 31st, 2005
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F O U N D AT I O N
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From January 1st, 2005
to December 31st, 2005
Donors
Gold Level Sponsors
Parsons
Sheaffer International
Fifth/Third Bank
V3 Consultants
Deloitte & Touche
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Silver Level Sponsors
Aux Sable Creek Watershed
Coalition
BP America Inc Cleve Carney Commonwealth Edison
City of Aurora
Dugan & Lopatka
Neill & Parkie Emmons
Engineering Resource
Associates
Forest Preserve District of
Will County
Lynda Given
William & Peg Jensen
Kane County Forest
Preserve District
Paul & Eileen LeFort
Molex, Inc
Nancy Hamill-Winter
Nicor
Robert & Mary Beth
Schillerstrom
Wight & Co.
Christopher B. Burke
Engineering LTD.
Bruce & JoAnn Schurman
Ron & Sue Nosek
Irv & Mary Ochsenschlager
Waste Management
of Illinois, Inc.
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In Kind Donations
Benedictine University
Bobak’s Sausage Company
The Care of Trees
Civil Design Group
Bill Dawe
Jeff Duncan
Emagine Multimedia, Inc.
Chere Hayes
Stephanie Houk Sheetz
Icon Digital Design &
Illustration, Inc.
Jeff & Bonnie Johnson
Jeff & Jill Johnson
Jonamac Orchards
Kreger’s Central Food
Naperville Park District
The Northern Trust Company
ScotPress
Tom & Stephenie Todd
Village of Bolingbrook
Waste Management
2005 Benefit Dinner
Silent Auction Donors
Stephen Aardsma
Anderson’s Bookshop
Aquascape Designs Inc.
Art & Frame
Avon
Bank of America
Barbara Gore
Barzso Playsets
Bas Gallery
Ben & Lois Heaton
Bike Line
Bill Dawe
Bonnie Henne
Brighton Car Wash, Inc.
Bruce & JoAnn Schurman
Butterfield’s Pancake House and Restaurant
Cabernet & Company
Catch Thirty Five
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Clara’s on the Square
Colbert Custom Framing
& Gallery
Contrary Mary’s Plants
& Designs
Country House
Cozymel’s Grill
Dan Lobbes & Mary Steskal
Dave & Sue Findling
Dawn Hutchinson
Designs of the Interior
Dick Young
Direct Marketing Services, Inc.
Ed Hoys International
Elizabeth Cherry
Fox Valley Winery
Foxfire
Frank Carter
Frank Rus
Fuller’s Carwash
Get Organized by George
Green Earth Institute
Hartweck’s Honeys
Ben and Lois Heaton
Heritage Bluffs Golf Club
Historical Fishing Display
Holiday Inn Glen Ellyn
Holly Cohn
House of Emperor
IL Saint Andrew Society
Isabel Bloom
Isabella’s
Janet & James D’Ambrosio
Jas Photography
Jeff & Jennifer Duncan
Kane County Cougars
Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District
Karl & Maria Knecht
Karma Groteleuschen
Katrina’s
Kevin Dobrolinsky
Kim Hartman
Kramer Photography
La Sorella di Francesca
L’Artiste
Lisle Park District
Lizzie’s Garden
Loews Cineplex
Lombard Park District
Lost Mountain Adventure Golf
Lynfred Winery
Mac Airhart
Mary Block
McAninch Arts Center at
College of DuPage
Michael’s Fresh Market
Midwest Cyclery
Midwest Nursery
Mill Race Cyclery
Morton Arboretum
Motorola, Inc.
Naperville Holiday Inn Select
Naperville Park District
Panera Bread
Peggy Sutton
Petco
Pizzo & Associates
Pottery Bayou
Pour La Maison
Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe
River Heights Veterinary Clinic
Roman, Inc.
Ron Nosek
Ron Yenerich
Russell Martin Carpets
& Rugs, LTD
Shedd Aquarium
Smokey Bones
Spa Constantine
Spokes
State Representative Tom Cross
Steve Piper and Sons, Inc.
The Canterbury Shoppe
The Care of Trees
The DuPage Symphony Orchestra
The Fisherman’s Inn
The Foundry
The Growing Place
The Heritage Shoppe
The Little Traveler
The Morton Arboretum
The Natural Garden
The Office Works
The Prairie Gourmet
The Signature Room at the
95th Floor
The Village Links of Glen Ellyn
Tom Richardson & Barbara Eychaner
Tom & Stephenie Todd
Tom Vargo
Traverso’s of Naperville
Tribella Bar & Grill
Turtle Wax
Twin Star Crafts
Vat & Vine Liquors
Villa Verone
Village of Oak Brook
Village of Woodridge
Von Heidecke’s School of the Chicago Festival of Ballet
Walker’s Charhouse
West Suburban Limousine
Westmont Park District
Wheaton Park District
Wild Bird Center
Williams-Sonoma
Wine Expressions
Woodstock Mozart Festival
Zappa Studios
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Revenues
expenses
Total Revenues = $1,021,670
Total Expenses = $996,818
70%
30%
Conservation Programs
$690,281
Grants
$306,980
49%
Donations/Membership
$503,027
23%
Management
$237,282
16.5%
Events
$167,756
1%
Other
$9,100
3.5%
7%
Fee-for-Service
$34,807
Fund Raising
$69,255
Statement of Financial Position – June 30, 2005 and 2004
Financial Assets
2005
2004
Unrestricted
Cash and cash equivalents
Liabilities & Net Assets
2005
2004
Current Liabilities
$ 79,965
$ 501,477
Accounts payable
$ 31,132
$ 24,845
$ 550,810
$ 261,043
Accrued payroll taxes
$ 8,149
$ 7,568
Accounts receivable
$ 18,076
$ 16,516
$ 39,281
$ 32,413
Grants receivable
$ 49,977
$ 34,988
Prepaid expenses
$ 9,596
$ 6,330
Unrestricted: General
$ 1,416,000
$ 1,395,943
$ 708,424
$ 820,354
Temporarily Restricted
$ 131,000
$ 85,000
$ 728,900
$ 594,900
Permanently Restricted
$ 652,662
$ 660,813
$ 17,752
$ 13,102
$ 2,199,662
$ 2,141,756
$ 1,455,076
$ 1,428,356
$ 2,238,943
$ 2,174,169
$ 131,000
$ 85,000
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 110,775
$ 105,775
Land
$ 268,837
$ 268,837
Buildings and improvements
$ 273,255
$ 286,201
Investments
Land
Furniture, Fixtures, and
Equipment - Net
Total Current Liabilities
Net Assets
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
Total Assets
$ 652,867
$ 660,813
$ 2,238,943
$ 2,174,169
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Dalip Bammi, Vice Chairman
“Natural resources are God’s gift to us.
The Conservation Foundation’s vision
to preserve our inheritance for future
generations is something I am very
proud of.”
James D’Ambrosio, Chairman
“I like what The Conservation
Foundation is about and how we go
about conducting business. Preserving
open space and ensuring a clean
and healthy environment increases
the quality of life for all of us. And
we do it in a non-confrontational
manner, working with people to build
consensus…I have always admired
the Foundation’s practice to support
a meaningful balance of economic
development and land preservation.”
Betty Bradshaw, Secretary
“I am interested in saving the open
space and I am very concerned with
what is going on with the environment. I’m tired of going out and looking in
Kane, Kendall and Will counties and
seeing cornfields that might one day be
subdivisions and I don’t want that to
happen. I’m involved because of my
concern for the environment and the
preservation of open space, for myself
and for my children and grandchildren.”
Carol Hancock, Trustee
“As a life-long resident of DuPage
County, I have watched the excellent
work of The Conservation Foundation
since its inception, and I’m proud to
continue my support with a position
on the board. Since I have moved just
across the line into Kane County, I am
looking forward to helping with TCF’s
conservation efforts in Kane.”
Christopher Burke, Trustee
“The Foundation is important to me
because of the critical role it serves in
the community providing a reasoned
voice for the preservation of open
space, protection of watersheds and
the promotion of environmental
awareness.”
Jim Huck, Trustee
“What The Conservation Foundation
does will improve the quality of life for
generations of people living within its
service area. Those generations include
my children, grandchildren and their
descendants. Its accomplishments to
date are remarkable and its message
cannot be ignored. I’m proud to be able
to contribute to and participate in an
organization that is making a difference.”
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Board of Trustees
Robert Hutchinson, Treasurer
“Growing up in DuPage County I have
seen open space disappear at a rapid
rate. I realized that in order to preserve
what we have left, it takes involved and
informed people to make a difference.
The Conservation Foundation makes
that happen and that’s why I am on
the Board.”
Darrell Jackson
“The reason I have gotten behind the work
of The Conservation Foundation is that
being a Naperville resident I have seen the
development that has occurred, and while
I think some development is good for
the community, it can get out of balance.
Historically I’ve been impressed with and
appreciated the Foundation’s work to
achieve a balance between preservation
and economic development, and many
people I greatly respect are at the forefront
of carrying out this mission. I support
the Foundation’s ongoing mission and
expansion into other counties.”
Ruth Kretschmer, Trustee
“I believe that conservation and land use
planning go hand in hand. We have a
final opportunity to coordinate good
land use planning and preservation of
open space.”
Douglas Mains, Trustee
“The Conservation Foundation’s
mandate to save open land has
never been more imperative in our
burgeoning counties. Brook McDonald
and his able staff are highly regarded
in the public arena for their ongoing
success in land preservation.”
Ron Nosek, Trustee
“The Conservation Foundation board is
a remarkable mix of dedicated people
representing different ethnic groups,
different geographic areas, and different
walks of life. Their commonality lies
in their desire to balance reasonable
development with sound environmental
protection. Why wouldn’t I enjoy
working with this group?”
Kaaren Oldfield, Trustee
“It is a thrill and an honor to be part
of this genuine organization. The
indelible effect the actions of preserving,
protecting and enhancing our quality
of life will have on the future is
immeasurable and unprecedented.”
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Jack Riley, Trustee
“I got to know the Foundation from
their successful work on the 1999
Will County open space referenda. I
believe that forest preserves and open
spaces provide an essential value to
communities and have been proud to
serve an organization that works with
such a reasoned approach to make sure
our communities keep their open spaces.”
Christine Sobek, Trustee
“Serving on the board of the
Conservation Foundation is truly a
delight - from both a personal and
professional perspective. My fellow
board members, the staff and the
volunteers are amazing people who
are absolutely committed to making
a difference in our communities. My
involvement also allows me to receive
up-to-date information on the latest
environmental issues and trends. This
knowledge helps me daily in my work
and community life.”
Bruce Schurman, Trustee
“At my first meeting, I was impressed
with the other Board members, but
especially the staff and the way they
approached their mission. They were
knowledgeable, far sighted, businesslike,
and creative. The breadth of projects
and services the small number of staff
reported on was amazing, and I knew
right there that the Foundation was
important to the communities they
serve. They emphasize reasonableness
in any situation and partnering as
their modus operendi, rather than
setting up conflict. This approach has
resulted in many successes. As a creative
group, the staff continually improve
the quality of their services and bring
many new ideas forward to the Board
and their constituencies. They are
enthusiastic, and yet very accountable.
The Conservation Foundation is a highquality organization, and I am proud to
be connected to it.”
Stephen Van Arsdell, Trustee
“I have long viewed conservation,
health care, and education as among
our most important endeavors and I
was delighted to become a part of an
organization that I knew was going
to make a positive difference for our
communities. Over the years, I have
traveled extensively and I have seen the
tremendous need for - and enduring
value of - conserving and enhancing our
natural environment on the local level
- in our own communities. In my view,
no other organization does that more
effectively, efficiently, or passionately
than our Conservation Foundation…
We have done great things; we have
even greater things to do…”
Ann Wasman
“I have attended Conservation
Foundation events in the past and was
always impressed with the organization’s
sense of purpose and structure. When
Kendall County became part of TCF’s
focus, I wanted to get more involved
since I believe their more practical
approach to preserving natural areas
will meet with better success in this area
than other efforts will.”
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The Conservation Foundation’s Leadership
January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005
Brooks McCormick,
Founding Chairman
Board of Trustees
James D’Ambrosio, Chairman
Dalip Bammi, Vice Chairman
Robert Hutchinson, Treasurer
Betty Bradshaw, Secretary
Christopher B. Burke, Ph.D
Carol Hancock
James M. Huck, Jr.
Darrell Jackson
Ruth K. Kretschmer
Douglas B. Mains, M.D.
Ron Nosek
Kaaren Oldfield
Jack Riley
Bruce A. Schurman
Christine Sobek, Ed. D.
Stephen C. Van Arsdell
Ann Wasman
Staff
Brook McDonald, President/CEO
Chere Hayes, Director of Development
Dan Lobbes, Director of Land Protection
Jim Kleinwachter, Land Protection Specialist
Stephen McCracken, Director of Watershed Protection
Judy Fitchett, Director of Education & Outreach
Stephanie Sheetz, Land Use/Open Space Planning Manager
Ksenia Rudensiuk, Director of Watershed Planning/Legal Counsel
Jennifer Hammer, Special Projects
Jill Johnson, Marketing Communications Manager
Carrie Thompson, Office/Business Manager
Leadership Board
James Bramsen, President/CEO
Spraying Systems Company
Karen A. Callanan
Will County Treasurer
Dr. William Carroll, President
Benedictine University
Anthony A. Casaccio, President
Inland Real Estate Development
Corporation
Sunil Chand, Ph.D, President
College of DuPage
John A. DiCiurcio, Executive Vice President
Turner Construction Co.
Kay Hatcher, President
Kendall County Forest Preserve District
John Hoscheit Jr., President
Kane County Forest Preserve District
Jack E. Mensching, President
Itasca Bank & Trust Company
D. Dewey Pierotti, Jr., President
DuPage County Forest Preserve District
Robert J. Schillerstrom, DuPage County
Board Chairman
Thomas Schneider, Vice President
Molex, Inc.
Advisory Board
DuPage County
Mac Airhart, West Chicago
Steve Albert, Naperville
John Binneboese, Itasca
Cleve Carney, Glen Ellyn
Brent Coulter, Wheaton
Bill Dawe, Naperville
Scott Day, Naperville
Dorothy Dean, Oak Brook
Gerard Donnelly, PhD, Lisle
Lisa Gengler, Oak Brook
Dr. Stephen Gieser, West Chicago
Lynda Given, Wheaton
Maxine Hansen, Wheaton
Ben Heaton, Wheaton
Gwen Henry, Wheaton
Virginia Knuepfer, Elmhurst
Roger Kotecki, Carol Stream
Vivian Lund, Warrenville
Patricia Miller, Naperville
F. Paul Mooring, PhD, Glen Ellyn
Maury Oxenreiter, Naperville
N. J. “Pete” Pointner, Wheaton
Eugene Pomerance, Elmhurst
Michael & Barbara Rahal, Glen Ellyn
Thomas Richardson, Oak Brook
Mary Eleanor Wall, Elmhurst
Joe Wark, Glen Ellyn
Kane County
Ellen Beaulieu, Sugar Grove
Phil Bus, Batavia
Penny Cameron, Aurora
Marvel Davis, Big Rock
Bill Donnell, Aurora
Jon Duerr, St. Charles
Jeff Duncan, North Aurora
Ed Evans, Big Rock
Bill Grabarek, Elburn
Susan Harney, Sleepy Hollow
Janice Hill, Aurora
Susan Jayne, Elgin
Jerome Johnson, LaFox
June Keibler, Dundee
Mike Kenyon, South Elgin
Particia Reid Lindner, Aurora
Jim Michels, Elburn
Marianne Nelson, Elgin
Fred T. Norris, St. Charles
Mary Ochsenschlager, Sugar Grove
Charlotte Reid, Aurora
Mike Schoppe, Aurora
Shauna Wiet, Aurora
Jim Willey, Elburn
Jay Womack, Geneva
Kendall County
Elizabeth Cherry, Oswego
John Church, Oswego
Danielle Ebersole, Oswego
Steve Ellis, Minooka
Neill Emmons, Plano
Whitney French, Plano
Tim Gerk, Plano
Bonnie Henne, Yorkville
Wade Joyner, Plano
Mark Mathre, Newark
Joan McEachern, Yorkville
Robert Mitchler, Oswego
Jason Pettit, Yorkville
Martha Price, Yorkville
Dave Ramsden, Plano
Rita Sova, Minooka
Stephenie Todd, Oswego
Keith Tucker, Newark
Ron Yenerich, Oswego
Richard Young, Oswego
Will County
Dinah Archambeault, Joliet
Paul Fay, Plainfield
Howard Hamilton, Joliet
Julie Kurcziewski, Manhattan
Michael Lambert, Plainfield
Eric K. Manges, AFM, Naperville
Pam Meyers, Homer Glen
Mike Pasteris, Joliet
Susan Riley, Naperville
Margaret Sabo, Homer Glen
David Silverman, Channahon
Kent Sims, Bolingbrook
Laurel Ward, Homer Glen
Ty Warner, Joliet
Owen Wavrinek, Naperville
Gerhardt Werber, Naperville
John Wills, Naperville
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Jeff Brown, President
F.E. Wheaton
Frank M. Clark, President
Commonwealth Edison
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