Chicago Park District
Chicago Park District
Exact amount: $637,580,350.00
In the budget (FY2026)The $637.6M is the printed Grand Total of all funds. The District's 'net appropriation' of $631,880,350 is the same total less $5,700,000 of internal service earnings.
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| Box | Amount | Share of positives | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | $146,505,400.00 | 23% | In the budget |
| Maintaining the parks | $122,680,109.00 | 19% | In the budget |
| Soldier Field, harbors, golf and other managed venues | $79,556,554.00 | 12% | In the budget |
| Paying back loans | $70,556,546.00 | 11% | In the budget |
| Retirement (pensions) | $69,332,412.00 | 11% | In the budget |
| Running the District | $57,424,109.00 | 9% | In the budget |
| Utilities, benefits and other shared costs | $43,752,792.00 | 7% | In the budget |
| Museums and the zoo | $36,369,287.00 | 6% | In the budget |
| Building and fixing parks (capital) | $10,523,042.00 | 2% | In the budget |
| Not itemised on any department page | $880,099.00 | 0% | Leftover |
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