"The Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) is a not-for-profit, community-based alliance of more than a dozen civic and business groups dedicated to serving the historic Beverly Hills/Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago."

"The Ridge Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1971 to preserve and promote the history of the Chicago neighborhoods of Beverly Hills, Morgan Park and Washington Heights."

"One of Chicago's outstanding community-based cultural institutions, the Beverly Arts Center contains temporary and permanent art exhibits and offers a variety of educational and community programs. The center's auditorium serves as the longtime home of the Beverly Theatre Guild."

"The six structures in this "thematic-style" district represent rare, surviving examples of late-19th and early-20th century commuter railroad stations in Chicago. These type of stations helped promote the development of the city's outlying areas, including--in this case--the suburban communities of Beverly, Morgan Park, and Washington Heights, which have since been annexed by the city."

"The Beverly Arts Center is an independent, not-for-profit cultural and educational institution dedicated to enriching lives through the visual and performing arts."