Metropolitan Planning Council

Community development organization based in Chicago, IL. 31 employees. Exempt under §501(c)(3).

MissionFOUNDED IN 1934, THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN GROUP OF BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SENSIBLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES NECESSARY FOR A WORLD-CLASS CHICAGO

Financial snapshot · TY 2024

$5.9M
Total revenue
$4.7M
Total expenses
$19.0M
Net assets

Financial health · TY 2024

54
Moderate financial health
Composite score out of 100 based on reserve ratio, program efficiency, and revenue diversification.
Reserve ratio
100
22 months of expenses
Program efficiency
36
64.3% spent on programs
Revenue diversity
0
Mix of program fees, grants & contributions

Leadership compensation

Kendra Freeman
VP OF PROGRAMS & STRATEGIC
$170,850
70th percentile vs. peers
Greg Gurley
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$167,835
48th percentile vs. peers
Audrey Wennink
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION
$160,372
49th percentile vs. peers
Dan Cooper
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
$146,854
49th percentile vs. peers
Darlene O Hightower
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU APR-2024)
$118,134
16th percentile vs. peers

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