Chicago Horticultural Society
We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life
Chicago Horticultural Society at a glance
- Total assets
- $359,100,527
- +3.9% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $68,147,549
- -11.4% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $1,908,720
- -245.7% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $73,382,562
- +5.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Chicago Horticultural Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $120K (2022) to $250K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $120K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vote Yes for Clean Air Clean Water and Wildlife NFP Chicago, IL | Contribution to Support Ballot Initiative | $120,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $359,100,527 | $68,147,549 | $73,382,562 | — | — | $1,908,720 |
| 2023 | $345,474,602 | $76,930,745 | $69,918,513 | — | — | $-1,309,839 |
| 2022 | $316,160,584 | $77,057,735 | $60,660,427 | $120,000 | 1 | $21,261,860 |
| 2021 | $333,124,052 | $72,376,611 | $53,561,911 | $250,000 | 1 | $13,133,167 |
| 2020 | $311,583,095 | $53,583,619 | $46,241,769 | — | — | $5,240,583 |
About Chicago Horticultural Society
Based on IRS filings
Chicago Horticultural Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Glencoe, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $359.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chicago Horticultural Society is led by Jean M. Franczyk, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 14 of 88 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Jean M. Franczyk
President & CEO
President & Chief Executive Officer → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$387K (2020) → $503K (2024)
Andrew Sinclair
Chair, Finance & Investment
Board Member → Chair, Finance & Investment, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Probst
Chair & Audit
Board Member → Chair, Audit & Garden Heritage Society, 2021
Chair, Audit & Garden Heritage Society → Chair & Audit, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol A. Barnett
Chair, Buildings, Gardens & Visitor Experience
Board Member → Chair, Buildings, Gardens & Visitor Experience, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry Munez
Chair & Government Affairs
Board Member → Chair & Government Affairs, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill M. Delaney
Chair, Science & Education
Chair, Buildings, Gardens & Visitor Experience → Chair, Buildings, Gardens & Vistor Experience, 2022
Chair, Buildings, Gardens & Vistor Experience → Chair, Science & Education, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary B. Richardson-Lowry
Chair & Nominating
Board Member → Chair & Nominating, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael R. Zimmerman
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne M. Burns
Chair, Human Resources & Compensation
Board Member → Chair, Human Resources & Compensation, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy A. Dugan
Chair & Development
Board Member → Chair & Development, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick S. Herendeen
Senior Director, Ecology & Conservation
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$122K (2020) → $179K (2024)
Fred Spicer
Executive Vice President & Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$253K (2021) → $335K (2024)
Timothy D. Johnson
Senior Director & Horticulture
Senior Director Horticulture → Senior Director & Horticulture, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$134K (2022) → $157K (2024)
Aida Z Giglio
Vice President & Human Resources
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$210K (2020) → $271K (2024)
Patricia M. Shanahan
Associate Vice President & Development
Associate Vice President & Development → Associate Vice President, 2022
Associate Vice President → Associate Vice President & Development, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$125K (2020) → $174K (2024)
Paul R Rafac
Executive Vice President & CFO
Executive Vice President, Finance, Administrator & CFO → Executive Vice President & CFO, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$196K (2020) → $333K (2024)
Gwen Vanderburg
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Vice President, Marketing & Communications → Vice President & Marketing, 2022
Vice President & Marketing → Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$173K (2021) → $225K (2024)
Kayri Havens
Vice President, Science & Academic Programs
Senior Director, Plant Science & Conservation → Vice President, Science & Academic Programs, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$141K (2021) → $209K (2024)
Ivan Adames
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$79K (2022) → $314K (2024)
Jennifer Schwarz
Vice President & Community Education
Vice President & Community Education Programs → Vice President & Community Education, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$228K (2023) → $237K (2024)
Matthew Arran Carver
Interim Strategic Systems & Reporting
Strategic Systems & Reporting → Interim Strategic Systems & Reporting, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$170K (2023) → $301K (2024)
Carmen Vergara
Vice President & Community Partnerships Wch
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$186K (2024)
Moonjung Kim-Fiddler
Associate Vice President & Talent Acquisition
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$155K (2024)
Anne Leventry
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne S. Loucks
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin F. Lenhardt Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine M. Waddell
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher E. Girgenti
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Merrill
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Niemann
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Anderson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Vs Levy
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ernest C. Wong
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory A. Moerschel
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory K. Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James W. Deyoung
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Irwin
Board Member
Chair, Human Resources & Compensation → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane S. Park
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John H. Buehler
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph P. Gromacki
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Hagerty
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura M. Linger
Board Member
Chair, Audit & Garden Heritage Society → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lois L. Morrison
Board Member
Chair, Science & Education → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Smithburg
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha D. Boudos
Board Member
Chair, Finance & Investment → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Banholzer
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melvin F. Williams Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. McMurray
Board Member
Chair & Government Affairs → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Gidwitz
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole S. Williams
Board Member
Vice Chair & Audit Committee → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam F. Szokol
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Keehn
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Henry Kleeman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Sciortino
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert E. Shaw
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert F. Finke
Board Member
Board Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin T Colburn
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Russell F. Bartmes
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan S. Ruskin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven J. Gavin
Board Secretary
Chair, Nominating & Governance → Chair, Nominating, Governance & General Counsel, 2021
Chair, Nominating, Governance & General Counsel → Board Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terrence R. Brady
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Lanctot
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William J. Hagenah
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Malott Kizziah
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana S. Ferguson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lydia R. B. Kelley
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samuel S. Jacobs
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita M. Sarafa
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ernest W. Torain Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Lowe Becker
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Z. Tsai
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawnelle Richie
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wanjiku J. Walcott
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan J. Rouse
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita M. Tyson
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Balusek
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Britt M. Miller
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dora Aalbregtse
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Figel
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glena Temple
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jake Amsbary
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Brooks
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Chun Hughes
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Hayes
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laruen Oakes
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nasrin Thierer
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Kelley
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toni Preckwinkle
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Allegra E. Biery (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charles V. Greener (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ellis M. Goodman (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: George A. Peinado (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John C. Robak (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Susan A. Willetts (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Elena Kraus (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Murphy (2023) — Associate Vice President Individual Giving
- Former: Gregory M Mueller (2020–2022) — Vice President, Science & Academics
- Former: Harriet Resnick (2020–2022) — Vice President & Visitor Experience
- Former: Jennifer A. Schwarz Ballard (2020–2022) — Vice President & Community Education
- Former: Yao-Chun Stephan (2020–2022) — Controller
- Former: Jennifer Bell (2021–2022) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: James Robinson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Ault (2021) — Senior Director & Ornamental Plant Research
- Former: Angela Mason (2020) — Associate Vice President & Urban Agriculture
- Former: Arthur J Gibson (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Frederick R Spicer Jr. (2020) — Executive Vice President & Director
- Former: Gillian Growdon (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Gwendolyn VanderBurg (2020) — Vice President, Marketing & Communications
- Former: Heidi B Capozzi (2020) — Board Member
- Former: James F Boudreau (2020) — Executive Vice President, Marketing & Development
- Former: Jonathan S Holloway (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kayri Havens-Young (2020) — Senior Director, Plant Science & Conservation
- Former: M James Leider (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Michael J Busch (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Neville F Bryan (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Peter M Ellis (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas J Nissly (2020) — Executive Vice President, Finance, Administrator & CFO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $503K, to Jean Franczyk (President & CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Chicago Horticultural Society
How large is Chicago Horticultural Society?
Chicago Horticultural Society reported $359.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $68.1M.
What is Chicago Horticultural Society?
Chicago Horticultural Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Glencoe, IL. It holds $359.1M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Chicago Horticultural Society operate?
Chicago Horticultural Society has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Chicago Horticultural Society's EIN?
Chicago Horticultural Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2225482. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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