Forest Park Forever Inc

“The Executive Committee shall consist of (a) no more than twenty (20) and no less than ten (10) members nominated by the Governance and Nominating Committee and elected by a majority of the full Board of Directors, and (b) the Chairman of the Board who shall serve as Chair of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall consist solely of Directors, including Directors Emeritus. The Executive Committee is authorized and empowered to exercise all duties and responsibilities of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Board between its regular or special meetings, in accordance with the Missouri Nonprofit Corporation Act. Any action of the Executive Committee herein authorized shall be binding upon the Board of Directors and reported to the Board at its next meeting. The Executive Committee shall have the following responsibilities; however, the following list of responsibilities shall not, in any way, limit the powers and authorities of the Executive Committee: a. Recommend broad policies and objectives; b. Recommend the annual budget; c. Create and/or recommend the formation of those committees that aren't standing committees; d. Approve charges for all committees; e. Ensure conflict of interest statements are submitted by all Directors; f. Support and review the performance of the Executive Director; g. Ensure positive relationships with the City of St Louis and key partners are maintained; The Executive Committee shall meet at least six (6) times per year, or upon call of its Chair or a majority of its members. A quorum shall be a simple majority.”

“The organization's vp of finance and assistant controller prepare the required disclosures and review them with the president and executive director prior to providing the information to the preparing cpa firm. Upon completion of the return, a public disclosure copy is provided to the audit committee for review, to respect the confidentiality of the organization's donors. Management then provides the treasurer and board chairman copies of the final return. Copies of the filed 990 are available for the full board and public on forest park forever's website.”

“Once a year the governance and nominating committee receives a summary of all reported potential conflicts. After disclosure of all material facts, the governance and nominating committee decides if a conflict of interest exists and any mitigating actions necessary. The minutes reflect the discussion and any actions taken.”

“The compensation review took place in 2024. The compensation committee of the board of directors meets annually with the president/executive director of forest park forever to review performance and determine compensation based on individual performance reviews, comparability data provided by an independent third party, and other relevant information. The compensation committee reports its findings to the executive committee of the board of directors.”

“The compensation review took place in 2024. The compensation committee of the board of directors meets annually with the president/executive director of forest park forever to review performance and determine compensation based on individual performance reviews, comparability data provided by an independent third party, and other relevant information. The compensation committee reports its findings to the executive committee of the board of directors.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are all available to the public upon request. The financial statements and 990 are posted on our external website.”

“Founded in 1986, forest park forever is a private, nonprofit conservancy that works in partnership with the city of st. Louis and the department of parks, recreation and forestry to restore, maintain and sustain forest park, as one of america's great urban public parks for a diverse community of visitors to enjoy, now and forever. Forest park forever has led major fundraising efforts to restore many landmark destinations in forest park, including the emerson grand basin, the boathouse and the jewel box. In 2017, the organization completed a major fundraising campaign securing $139 million for park restoration projects and an expanded endowment. Today, forest park forever maintains forest park with the city of st. Louis; raises funds for and helps manage capital restoration projects called for in the forest park master plan; delivers experiential educational information and guides for the park's 15.5 million annual visitors. Not part of the zoo-museum tax district, forest park forever is supported by private donations from throughout the community, including its over 6,000 members, 1,900 volunteers and many leading community and corporate partners.”

“(Expenses $ 529,139 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) COMMUNICATION/COMMUNITY AWARENESS - FOREST PARK FOREVER SERVES AS A HUB OF INFORMATION FOR THE ST. LOUIS REGION ON AMENITIES AND EVENTS IN FOREST PARK, PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CLOSURES, AND CULTURAL OFFERINGS. THESE ARE COMMUNICATED THROUGH THREE SEASONAL PRINT NEWSLETTERS, BI-WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC WEBSITE WITH 316,000 ANNUAL VISITS, AND VISITOR CENTER STAFF RESPONDING TO IN-PERSON QUESTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES A FREE VISITOR GUIDE WITH MAPS OF THE PARK AND ITS AMENITIES, DISTRIBUTED IN THE PARK AND AT REGIONAL TOURIST DESTINATIONS, AND IT MANAGES A FREE INTERACTIVE, GPS ENABLED ONLINE MAP THAT ENGAGES 114,000 USERS ANNUALLY.”