About Hillside Park Inc.
Committees
Hillside Park Inc. is the non-profit organization that maintains Hillside Park. It includes the following committees:
Administration
We need help with an advisory board, bylaws, park rules, and guidelines. If you are a lawyer or think strategically, we could use your help here. There are a million parks to learn from, so research skills are needed.
Animals and Wildlife
There is a lot of wildlife on the property. There are foxes, deer, rabbits, groundhogs, and more than 75 documented bird species. A lot of people are walking their dogs in the park. If you love animals and want to help come up with strategies for nurturing wildlife, transitioning an unused space into a loved space, and ensuring people and wildlife can coexist peacefully, this is the group for you. Research skills are important.
Community Outreach
Hillside Park is a park for Baltimore. Guiding the physical appearance of the park and determining appropriate programming are big parts of the effort. If you want to be on the team that makes this happen, this is the group for you.
Events
The Great Lawn at Hillside Park is a gorgeous, expansive space that is perfect for bringing people together in a wide variety of ways, from outdoor concerts and theatrical performances to fundraising parties. Are you creative and organized, or know how to find great music? This might be the group for you.
Fundraising
We need help with fundraising and grant writing. Funds are available for stream restoration, playgrounds, trails, etc. Whether you have written dozens of grants or never written a grant, but would like to learn, this is the group for you.
Landscaping
There are more than 500 trees in Hillside Park and lots of invasives. We need help with landscaping, tree care, and invasives eradication. We need to plant new trees, trim trees, and remove dead ones. We have a landscape firm that manages the grounds, but they need guidance, and their work needs to be supplemented by volunteers. If you enjoy getting your hands dirty or talking about and working with plants, this might be the group for you.
Interested in volunteering for one of these committees?
Hillside Park Inc. is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization whose purpose is to oversee and manage the park and to raise funds for the maintenance and improvements.
Governance
Hillside Park Inc. is responsible for the management, restoration, and enhancement of Hillside Park, and for raising the park’s annual operating budget.
Leadership
The Hillside Park Inc. board and senior leadership work together toward the common goal of preserving and enhancing Hillside Park for future generations.
President
Officers
Board of Trustees
Staff
Policies
Code of Conduct
Hillside Park Inc. is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct and ethics, and the organization’s success is dependent upon the public’s trust that Hillside Park Inc. trustees, officers, and staff will conduct business in compliance with applicable laws, using sound judgment, and in an honest and ethical manner. The Hillside Park Inc. Code of Conduct includes guidelines with respect to business ethics, financial accounting and recordkeeping, confidentiality of records, anti-harassment, and substance abuse.
Conflict of Interest, Whistleblower and Ethics Policy
Members of the Board of Trustees of Hillside Park Inc. as well as Hillside Park Inc. officers and employees, have an affirmative obligation to act at all times in the best interest of Hillside Park Inc. Trustees, officers, and staff are obligated to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and have a fiduciary duty to conduct themselves without conflict to the interests of Hillside Park Inc.
Trustees, officers, and staff have a duty to promptly disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest, and any action or suspected action that is illegal, fraudulent, or in violation of any adopted policy, and shall not suffer intimidation, harassment, discrimination, or other retaliation for reporting such conduct in good faith.
In the case of any actual or suspected action that is illegal, fraudulent, or in violation of Hillside Park Inc. policy, disclosure shall be promptly made to the Chair of the Board of Trustees or the Chair of the Audit Committee. Issues can also be reported anonymously to an independent third-party vendor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at MyComplianceReport.com, or by calling 800.673.0121. Company ID: CPC.
Gift Acceptance Policy
Hillside Park Inc. accepts unrestricted gifts, as well as gifts designated for specific programs and purposes, from individuals, corporations, and foundations that fulfill and further the mission of Hillside Park Inc. “Standard Contributions” include cash, publicly traded securities, charitable gift annuities, life insurance and retirement plan beneficiary designations, and matching gifts. “Non-standard Contributions”, such as tangible personal property, real estate, closely held securities, remainder interests in property, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, oil, gas and mineral interest, bargain sales, life insurance, closely held securities, and cryptocurrency, are subject to review by the Hillside Park Inc. Gift Acceptance Committee prior to acceptance to determine whether (a) accepting the property fulfills the Hillside Park Inc. mission, (b) the property is marketable, (c) there are liabilities associated with the property, and/or (d) the property will generate undesirable tax consequences for the organization.