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SNAPSHOT FY-2016 Chestnut Hill Conservancy • formerly Chestnut Hill Historical Society 8708 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118 • 215-247-9329 • CHConservancy.org FISCAL YEAR 2016 based on audited statements In spring 2016, we announced the launch of a major planning project for Chestnut Hill, in partnership with the Chestnut Hill Community Association. is Study will help manage residential conservation, preservation, and new development in the face of increasing development pressure, effectively protecting the distinctive character of Chestnut Hill into the future. Moving into summer 2016, we raised substantial project funding, identified a professional planning consultant, and began assembling a steering committee of local experts in areas ranging from economics to architecture to law. We are significantly expanding our Conservation and Easements Program, with ongoing support from program partner Friends of the Wissahickon. We have been meeting with an ever-growing number of community members interested in making an easement donation to ensure the protection of their property's historical and/or environmental assets in perpetuity. Sensitive restoration projects and innovative new construction bring Chestnut Hill into the future. Our first annual Great Houses Tour in May 2016 inspired hundreds of participants with how older homes and modern living can coexist beautifully. We also helped homeowners empower themselves to treat their own property well with our new Ask the Experts Home & Garden Series, which we introduced in February 2016 and offer monthly with support from the Chestnut Hill Community Fund and businesses. e Archives added 80 new items to the collection, serving the community with irreplaceable evidence of the rich history of the region. Archives volunteers worked 632 hours, so that the information held onsite and online is available to anyone, anywhere. e public made 5,000+ searches to the online database and accessed 22,000+ historical records. We began the Archives' Building Documentation Project, which is now 90% completed, thanks in large part to three industrious summer interns. is project assures that there is a photograph and information for every building in Chestnut Hill, which people can view for reference, renovation, and many other purposes. During the first quarter of 2016, we improved our communications by launching a monthly e-newsletter, designing an expanded range informational material, and redesigning our entire website. Literally overnight in January 2016, the new owner of 30 West Chestnut Hill Avenue, a developer, destroyed the mature landscape and filed a demolition permit for this intact historic house. We responded with gusto, thwarting demolition, and continue to work with the developer and neighbors to move forward a preservation- and-development project that is historically and contextually sensitive. In November 2015, we assisted the Philadelphia Cricket Club and the Woodward family as they negotiated an agreement to permanently conserve 37 acres of open space. As the nation’s first urban accredited land trust, the CH Conservancy has protected more than 130 acres of open space in the Wissahickon Watershed. is open space is critical for the protection of water quality and native flora and fauna. We launched the first annual Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame in fall 2015, inviting the public to engage with Chestnut Hill’s extraordinary heritage spanning four centuries. Selected through 1,200 unique public votes, the top five in the inaugural year were the omas Mill Bridge, Gravers Lane Train Station, Wissahickon Inn, Margaret Esherick House, and Vanna Venturi House. We began the big task of updating the National Register listing for the Chestnut Hill Historic District, which our organization originally produced in 1985. As the first step, over summer 2015 we enlisted Dr. David Breiner’s students in Philadelphia University’s College of Architecture to survey hundreds of “contributing” properties and document development changes and newly eligible properties. In July 2015, following three years of effort, we added the landmark Chestnut Hill Fire Station (1894) to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, which means that it will be protected in perpetuity. is win was achieved with the support of a broad coalition including the Fire Department, city agencies, Chestnut Hill's Business District and Community Association, and many neighbors. LOOKING BACK ON 12 MONTHS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHESTNUT HILL AREA July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Donations and Grants 135,714 Fundraising Special Events 91,883 Memberships (excl. Anniv. Soc.) 25,521 Easements 15,950 Programs and Sales 686 Investment 9,439 Program Services 152,785 Management 53,008 Fundraising 50,611 Friends of the Wissahickon: Support for Easements Program and Archives, and Rent 34,015 REVENUE: 313,208 EXPENSES: 256,404
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SNAPSHOT FY-2016
Chestnut Hill Conservancy • formerly Chestnut Hill Historical Society8708 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118 • 215-247-9329 • CHConservancy.org
FISCAL YEAR 2016based on audited statements
In spring 2016, we announced the launch of a major planning project for Chestnut Hill, in partnership with the Chestnut Hill Community Association. This Study will help manage residential conservation, preservation, and new development in the face of increasing development pressure, effectively protecting the distinctive character of Chestnut Hill into the future. Moving into summer 2016, we raised substantial project funding, identified a professional planning consultant, and began assembling a steering committee of local experts in areas ranging from economics to architecture to law.
We are significantly expanding our Conservation and Easements Program, with ongoing support from program partner Friends of the Wissahickon. We have been meeting with an ever-growing number of community members interested in making an easement donation to ensure the protection of their property's historical and/or environmental assets in perpetuity.
Sensitive restoration projects and innovative new construction bring Chestnut Hill into the future. Our first annual Great Houses Tour in May 2016 inspired hundreds of participants with how older homes and modern living can coexist beautifully.
We also helped homeowners empower themselves to treat their own property well with our new Ask the Experts Home & Garden Series, which we introduced in February 2016 and offer monthly with support from the Chestnut Hill Community Fund and businesses.
The Archives added 80 new items to the collection, serving the community with irreplaceable evidence of the rich history of the region. Archives volunteers worked 632 hours, so that the information held onsite and online is available to anyone, anywhere. The public made 5,000+ searches to the online database and accessed 22,000+ historical records.
We began the Archives' Building Documentation Project, which is now 90% completed, thanks in large part to three industrious summer interns. This project assures that there is a photograph and information for every building in Chestnut Hill, which people can view for reference, renovation, and many other purposes.
During the first quarter of 2016, we improved our communications by launching a monthly e-newsletter, designing an expanded range informational material, and redesigning our entire website.
Literally overnight in January 2016, the new owner of 30 West Chestnut Hill Avenue, a developer, destroyed the mature landscape and filed a demolition permit for this intact historic house. We responded with gusto, thwarting demolition, and continue to work with the developer and neighbors to move forward a preservation-and-development project that is historically and contextually sensitive.
In November 2015, we assisted the Philadelphia Cricket Club and the Woodward family as they negotiated an agreement to permanently conserve 37 acres of open space. As the nation’s first urban accredited land trust, the CH Conservancy has protected more than 130 acres of open space in the Wissahickon Watershed. This open space is critical for the protection of water quality and native flora and fauna.
We launched the first annual Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame in fall 2015, inviting the public to engage with Chestnut Hill’s extraordinary heritage spanning four centuries. Selected through 1,200 unique public votes, the top five in the inaugural year were the Thomas Mill Bridge, Gravers Lane Train Station, Wissahickon Inn, Margaret Esherick House, and Vanna Venturi House.
We began the big task of updating the National Register listing for the Chestnut Hill Historic District, which our organization originally produced in 1985. As the first step, over summer 2015 we enlisted Dr. David Breiner’s students in Philadelphia University’s College of Architecture to survey hundreds of “contributing” properties and document development changes and newly eligible properties.
In July 2015, following three years of effort, we added the landmark Chestnut Hill Fire Station (1894) to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, which means that it will be protected in perpetuity. This win was achieved with the support of a broad coalition including the Fire Department, city agencies, Chestnut Hill's Business District and Community Association, and many neighbors.
LOOKING BACK ON 12 MONTHS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHESTNUT HILL AREA
July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016
July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016
Donations and Grants
135,714
Fundraising Special Events91,883
Memberships (excl. Anniv. Soc.)
25,521
Friends of the Wissahickon: Rent
and Archival Support34,015
Easements15,950
Programs and Sales686
Investment9,439
Program Services152,785
Management53,008
Fundraising 50,611
Friends of the Wissahickon: Support
for Easements Program and Archives, and Rent
34,015
REVENUE: 313,208 EXPENSES: 256,404
ANNIVERSARY SOCIETYPreservationist $2,500Karren & Ed DeSeveEmilie & Peter LaphamDana & John LevittiesNancy & Randy WilliamsAnna & Charles Woodward
Historian $1,200Carolyn Adams & John MeigsCindy & John AffleckJeff Benoliel & Amy BranchMary-Helen & Richard BoothbyBob Boyer & Jessie DemingVictoria & George CoatesAnn Csink & John LinckCharles and Gene DilksKimberly & Iain DukesAlexandra Edsall & Robert VictorJennifer & David FissNanie & John FlahertyCarolyn & John FriedmanMary Jane & Eric GreenwoodSandy & Tim GreenwoodPeggy & Richard GreenawaltShirley HansonStephen Heimann & Monika Hemmers Courtney & Steven KappAnn & Jack KellyMartha & Robert KennedySarah & Theodore LodgeBetsy & Robert LukensAndrea & Frank NiepoldDavid OrthweinSusan & Bob PeckDeborah Popky & George PopkyDenise Scott Brown & Robert VenturiAlice Lea & William TasmanWilliam WashburnCatherine Worrall
MEMBERSConservationist $600Jason Bissonette & Julia ValielaPatricia ConwayMassimo Cristofanilli & Barbara ProElizabeth & Chris HarperMary & Stephen KurtzAnne & David HiltonSandy & Robert ThomasSue & Michael Young
Advocate $250David Adams & Robert JenningsMartha & William Agate, Jr.Ty BaconMason Barnett & Michael BuckleySteven Berman & Diane NewburyChristopher & Wendy BentleyCharlotte BiddleAnne & Paul BolnoConstance & Alan BuergerRebecca Bushnell & John TonerMarilou & Peter BuffumSusan Higley Bray & Arthur TilsonCarol Tracy Designs, LLCAnna & Michael CascioMary Beth & Bill CaseyMaryalice Cheney & Scott GoldmanChestnut Hill Hotel
Amy & Putnam CoesBeth & Daniel CollinsVeronica & Robert ConnorPatricia Marian CoveMichael CoverJennifer & John CurryCuster KitchensBarbara Anne & Samuel DaveyAllison & Roy DeCaroSusan & Bill DoranSuzanne & Thomas Duffy Yvonne & Scott EmersonNancy & Michael EvansKerri & Ryan FarragutCharlotte FeldmanSusan & Rob FlemingJennifer & Philip FlynnJoan FordeKimberly & William FreemanPamela & W. Roderick GagneJames F. GallagherLynn GallagherAnne & Gene GardnerElizabeth GemmillGeorge Woodward Co.Thomas Ginnerup & Christoph KoenenDeirdre & David GodinEllen & E. Howard GoodwinMary Jane & Eric GreenwoodElizabeth HaimesShirley Hallam & Witold RybczynskiRobin Hauner & Michael ScottIndigo Schuy, LLCCharles IngersollGretchen & Joe IngersollEileen & Ron JaversLouise JohnstonMary & Stephen KurtzCaroline & David LaceyAugusta LeiningerCarol & Capt. Jack Lieberman (Ret.) Dan Macey & Paul SavidgeFlorence & Richard MaloumianMyron Manternach & Tabitha OmanJanine & James MazzerilliBonnie & Peter McCauslandJack McMeekinNeeta & Pallav MehtaAnne MichalsLyn & David MontgomerySusan MorseKaren MurraySherry & Mark NottinghamBarbara OlsonJoseph PizzanoMyrna & David PopeSarah & Philip PriceAmanda & James RiceLiz & Larry RichardsonTeresa & Greg RodgersCorinne RoxbyLori & Marcos SalganicoffSaul Ewing LLPCaroline & Peter SaylorLesley & James ShepardMartha McGeary SniderJohn J. Soeffing, Jr.Alice Lea & William TasmanLindsay & Tim TownhillUnited American BuildersCarol & Joseph Van Sciver, IIIMargaret & Robert Wallis Mary Sue WelshCatherine WorrallKimberly & Scott Yetter
BUSINESS SPONSORS $2,500+Bowman Properties Matthew Millan ArchitectsOld Village Master PaintersSacks DeCaro Group at Morgan StanleyVSBA Architects & Planners
$1,000-2,499Cotiga DevelopmentEast River BankGeneration 3 ElectricGold Medal EnvironmentalHarp-WeaverJohnson, Kendall & JohnsonKeast & HoodKrieger + Associates ArchitectsNottingham-Goodman Group of Merrill LynchPure InsuranceRunyan & Associates ArchitectsValley Green Bank
$500-999Anderson WeldingHalstead RoofingHost InteriorsJ.B. Painting and RemodelingShechtman Tree CareSpace & CompanyStable Tables
EASEMENTS/SUPPORTArlene BennettFriends of the WissahickonJoleen & John D. MillerPennsylvania Land Trust AssociationRichard Snowden & Fred Holzerman
DONORS TO THE ARCHIVESCarolyn Adams & John MeigsAlexander BartlettLenore BlockEmily CoopermanCharles DilksAndrew DomanskiSam EarleFriends of the WissahickonGermantown Historical SocietyGermantown Mennonite Historic TrustElizabeth JarvisCheryl MassaroJeffferson M. MoakStan MoatFrank NiepoldTom PutneyKristen ReginaLori SalganicoffKenneth SchotschSamuel SmithJohn H. ThompsonJoseph Van Sciver, IIIElizabeth J. SchmittRaphael VillamilEllen WellsCatherine Worrall
YEAR-END APPEAL-2015Carolyn Adams & John MeigsCindy & John AffleckMartha & Will AgateJean & John AlsentzerAnnick ApplewhiteDavid Banov & Sharon ReissLouis Beardell & Donna KavulichCharlotte BetancourtJohn BevanMary-Helen & Richard BoothbyMaureen BythrowJerome ChoderLinda CorsonAnn Csink & John LinckDorothy & John DempseySusan & Willard DetweilerGene & Charles DilksMorris & Susan DisstonJoseph P. DobsonM. J. FischerDrs. Jennifer Morello & David FissBurton S. Froom, Jr.Lynn & Christopher GadsdenJames F. GallagherJill H. GreenbergElizabeth HaimesShirley Hallam & Witold RybczynskiEllen & Jay HassNatalie & Ralph HirshornMary HopkinsGretchen & Joseph IngersollBarbara & John KimberlyRobert Koller & Noreen SpotaMary & Stephen KurtzSusan & Thomas LloydSarah & Theodore LodgeDan Macey & Paul SavidgeHenrietta & Wallace MartindaleDennis F. MeyerJulie & Stan MoatLyn & David MontgomerySusan MorseAndrea & Frank NiepoldBarbara OlsonSusan & Robert PeckMrs. William C. Roxby, Jr.Ruth & Edward RussellMartha & Paul SharkeySarah L. O. SmithDr. George SpaethSpringer Capital, LLCAnna ToogoodWilliam ValerioDr. & Mrs. Michael VergareRosalie WarrenMary Sue WelshNancy & J. Randolph WilliamsTracey WolfsonGregory WoodringMarie & Stanley WoodwardCatherine WorrallGeorge Zeleznik
BOARD OF DIRECTORSOfficersJ. Randolph Williams, PresidentEileen Javers, First Vice-President (from 1/16)Karren DeSeve, Vice-President: easementsJessie Deming, Vice-President: deVeloPmentBetsy Lukens, Vice-President: deV't (through 12/15)Patricia Marian Cove, Vice-President: PreserVationMonika Hemmers, Vice-President: ProgramsCarolyn Adams, secretaryCecile Mihalich, treasurer (through 12/15)Eric Greenwood, treasurer (from 1/16)Shirley Hanson, executiVe committee at-largeFrank Niepold, executiVe committee at-large
DirectorsMartha AgateJason BissonetteAnne BolnoSusan Higley BrayEmily CoopermanAnn T. CsinkCharles Day Dilks (from 1/16)James F. Gallagher (through 12/15)Martha KennedyDennis MeyerMatthew MillanBarbara OlsonMary OunsworthSusan Peck (from 1/16)Ellen Sisle (from 1/16)Richard SnowdenMeredith SonderskovMrs. William TasmanMary Sue Welsh
ADVISORY BOARDRolin BissellDavid ContostaMargaret GreenawaltJohn HaakElizabeth HaimesJames H. Hill, Jr.Ann KellyTom KeelsJohn LevittiesJefferson M. MoakJane PollockPeter SaylorDorothy Y. SheffieldSarah L.O. SmithWilliam WashburnNancy Williams
SPECIAL EVENT HOSTSBob Boyer and Jessie DemingPatricia Marian CoveVictoria and George CoatesJeanette and Mark TurnbullNancy and J. Randolph Williams
STAFFLori Salganicoff, executiVe directorAlex Bartlett, archiVistPatrick Hauck, conserVation & easements manager (from 2/16)Liz Jarvis, curator/archiVistMandi Rush, deVeloPment & education coordinator (through 12/15)Leah Silverstein, Business manager (from 3/16)Audrey Simpson, Business manager (through 3/16)Kristin Southall, deVeloPment director (from 10/15) Tim Wood, easements manager (through 2/16)
VOLUNTEERS (INCLUDING NON-BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS)
Elie AtallahCarol BaldridgeChristopher BentleyChuck BroadbentAnna CascioGeorge CoatesDena DannenbergBarbara Anne DaveyAllison DeCaroWill DetweilerLuca DraganiDiane DrinkerKim DukesMeg DurkinSam EarleLexa EdsallMichael ErdosNancy EvansJennifer FissSarah FreedmanPam GagneKrista GebbiaShirley GracieElizabeth HarperAlice HongFred HolzermanLouise JohnsonCourtney KappHeather KillingerPeter LaphamKevin LoomeDan MaceyMichelle MacinskyElizabeth McClaffertyLarry McEwenHannah Griswold McFarlandBill McLaughlinJohn Meigs Andrea NiepoldMark NottinghamSchuyler NunnMelinda O’ConnorMiles OrvilleEvan Pruitt Bonnie PughMegan RuttDan RyanMichelle SageSusan SoltisBen StassenLindsey ToconitaLindsay TownhillGreg WoodringCatherine Worrall
FISCAL YEAR 2016 JULY 1, 2015 TO JUNE 30, 2016
ARCHIVIST & COMMUNITY MEMBERS & BUSINESS FRIENDS 1 We want to warmly thank each of the several hundred members at these levels. You are our essential support base.
DONORS TO OTHER GIVING PROGRAMS 1 Donors to giving programs such as the Endowment Campaign and Architectural Hall of Fame Benefactors are listed in recognition material specific to the program and online. Your extraordinary generosity is deeply appreciated by everyone involved in this organization. Thank you so much.
