Forest Preserve Friends Foundation
Support conservation, education and recreation in the Champaign county forest preserves.
Forest Preserve Friends Foundation at a glance
In short: Forest Preserve Friends Foundation gave $244K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $244K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $243,652
- +46.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $243,652
- Median grant
- $243,652
- Total assets
- $1,861,779
- +22.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Forest Preserve Friends Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Champaign County Forest Preserve District ($244K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Forest Preserve Friends Foundation gives
- Giving grew 144% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2023) to $271K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $244K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Champaign County Forest Preserve District Mahomet, IL | Forest Preserve | $243,652 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,861,779 | $707,109 | $381,976 | $243,652 | 1 | $217,936 |
| 2024 | $1,520,263 | $742,541 | $277,202 | $166,560 | Total only | $370,552 |
| 2023 | $1,306,035 | $-19,738 | $157,847 | $71,269 | Total only | $-281,800 |
| 2022 | $1,073,149 | $538,100 | $364,768 | $100,000 | 1 | $302,764 |
| 2021 | $1,348,506 | $314,905 | $431,380 | $271,010 | 1 | $30,878 |
| 2020 | $1,342,663 | $260,295 | $377,684 | $211,561 | 1 | $57,716 |
| 2019 | $1,431,777 | $483,535 | $286,111 | $168,953 | 1 | $45,883 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Forest Preserve Friends Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Forest Preserve Friends Foundation is a public charity, based in Mahomet, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $244K. Net investment income was $218K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Forest Preserve Friends Foundation is led by Will Timmons, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Will Timmons
President
Board Member → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel M. Noel
Board Director
President → Board Member, 2020
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Laramee
Board Director
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Livesay
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Hausman
Board Director
Board Member → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Board Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merry Mitchell
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Smith-Bolton
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Guebelle
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shira Epstein
Board Director
Board Member → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brendan McGinty
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kipling Knox
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Bartlett
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Goodwin
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Vallowe
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorrie Pearson
Executive Di
Board Member → Executive Director, 2022
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carter Billingsley
Vice President
Board Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Mary Ellen Wuellner (2019–2025) — Treasurer · Filing note: Thru 921
- Former: William Goodman (2024) — Board Director
- Former: Bob Espeseth (2019–2022) — Member Emeritus
- Former: Joe Lamb (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Meredith Mills (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Peg Busch (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rod Beyers (2019–2022) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Forest Preserve Friends Foundation
How much does Forest Preserve Friends Foundation give each year?
Forest Preserve Friends Foundation gave $244K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $167K in grants paid.
How large is Forest Preserve Friends Foundation?
Forest Preserve Friends Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $707K.
Where does Forest Preserve Friends Foundation operate?
Forest Preserve Friends Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Forest Preserve Friends Foundation's EIN?
Forest Preserve Friends Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1111088. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 7, 2025)
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