How many parks & playgrounds are there in the United States?

3,260 parks & playgrounds file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

Parks & Playgrounds nonprofits in the U.S.

Q: What else are Athletic Fields and Courts called?

Also known as Beaches, Bike Trails, Bridle Trails, Campgrounds, Hiking Trails, Jogging Trails, National Parks, Off-Road Vehicle Trails, Parks, Picnic Grounds, Playgrounds, Public Parks, Recreational Trails, Skate Parks, Ski Areas, Snowmobile Trails, and State Parks.

Organizations that develop, maintain and make available to the general public recreational areas which are equipped with athletic fields and courts, campgrounds, picnic areas and a variety of recreational trails such as bridle trails, hiking trails, off-the-road vehicle trails and snowmobile trails. 3,260 parks & playgrounds file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $1.4 billion in revenue and hold $4.5 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Beaches, Bike Trails, Bridle Trails, Campgrounds, Hiking Trails, Jogging Trails, National Parks, Off-Road Vehicle Trails, Parks, Picnic Grounds, Playgrounds, Public Parks, Recreational Trails, Skate Parks, Ski Areas, Snowmobile Trails, State Parks.

The largest are Central Park Conservancy Inc, Goodwill Industries International Inc, and Arverne East Phase 1 And Phase 2 Inc.

Largest parks & playgrounds

Top 100 by revenue · 3,260 parks & playgrounds nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets
Central Park Conservancy Inc New York	NY	$172.9M	$727.1M
Goodwill Industries International Inc Rockville	MD	$92.6M	$76.7M
A Arverne East Phase 1 And Phase 2 Inc New York	NY	$39.4M	$83.0M
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc Detroit	MI	$38.9M	$194.3M
Pier55 Inc New York	NY	$37.2M	$242.6M
Bryant Park Corporation New York	NY	$30.2M	$13.3M
Yosemite Foundation San Francisco	CA	$29.1M	$55.7M
Us National Whitewater Center Inc Charlotte	NC	$28.8M	$73.5M
City Parks Foundation Inc New York	NY	$27.2M	$46.9M
Aspire Foundation Clinton	TN	$26.5M	$101.7M
Kaboom Inc Bethesda	MD	$21.5M	$24.7M
City Park Conservancy New Orleans	LA	$19.7M	$26.9M
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Harpers Ferry	WV	$19.4M	$54.5M
Prospect Park Alliance Inc Brooklyn	NY	$18.2M	$58.5M
Crystal Cove Conservancy Newport Coast	CA	$16.2M	$10.9M
Western National Parks Association Oro Valley	AZ	$15.4M	$23.4M
Bonnet Springs Park Inc Lakeland	FL	$14.2M	$154.7M
Austin Parks Foundation Austin	TX	$12.3M	$26.4M
Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation Dallas	TX	$11.9M	$87.5M
Rocky Mountain Conservancy Estes Park	CO	$9.7M	$32.6M
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Pittsburgh	PA	$9.5M	$20.5M
Morgan'S Wonderland San Antonio	TX	$9.5M	$40.6M
California State Parks Foundation San Francisco	CA	$9.5M	$21.4M
Steamboat Health & Recreation Association Steamboat Springs	CO	$9.1M	$29.7M
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inc Boston	MA	$9.1M	$35.7M
F Friends Of@Sauk Prairie Parks And Recreation Inc Sauk City	WI	$8.8M	$10.0M
The Oaks Park Association Portland	OR	$8.3M	$20.8M
San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco	CA	$8.1M	$2.6M
Park Pride Inc Atlanta	GA	$7.8M	$15.7M
Lafayette Central Park Inc Lafayette	LA	$7.7M	$27.8M
Friends Of Pumpkin Park Houston	TX	$7.7M	$7.2M
S Santurce Park Conservancy Inc San Juan	PR	$7.6M	$7.6M
Kaleidoscope Park Foundation Frisco	TX	$7.5M	$688K
Ymca Of Martha'S Vineyard Inc Vineyard Haven	MA	$7.4M	$47.9M
International Mountain Bicycling Association Boulder	CO	$7.2M	$4.9M
Detroit 300 Conservancy Detroit	MI	$7.1M	$5.5M
Florida National Parks Association Inc Homestead	FL	$6.8M	$4.9M
Avalon Nature Preserve Inc Stony Brook	NY	$6.6M	$55.6M
Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy Raleigh	NC	$6.6M	$15.7M
Pogo Park Richmond	CA	$6.5M	$1.9M
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Chicago	IL	$6.4M	$7.6M
Lakeshore Park Conservancy Knoxville	TN	$6.4M	$17.1M
Parks And People Inc Baltimore	MD	$6.2M	$17.3M
Save Mount Diablo Walnut Creek	CA	$6.0M	$29.4M
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy Memphis	TN	$6.0M	$8.8M
Friends Of Great Smoky Mountain National Park Inc Kodak	TN	$5.9M	$35.9M
T The Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park Inc Edmond	OK	$5.3M	$5.3M
21St Century Parks Inc Louisville	KY	$5.3M	$93.6M
Minneapolis Parks Foundation Minneapolis	MN	$5.2M	$15.1M
Illinois Association Of Park Districts Springfield	IL	$5.0M	$12.8M
Oakland Childrens Fairyland Inc Oakland	CA	$4.9M	$2.9M
Friends Of Hudson River Park Inc New York	NY	$4.8M	$2.0M
Gateway Arch Park Foundation Saint Louis	MO	$4.8M	$116.2M
Parks & Trails New York Inc Albany	NY	$4.7M	$1.4M
Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Inc Buffalo	NY	$4.7M	$4.1M
Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy Inc Sarasota	FL	$4.7M	$2.4M
Spark Houston	TX	$4.6M	$7.4M
Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation Inc San Diego	CA	$4.5M	$3.7M
Hemisfair Conservancy San Antonio	TX	$4.4M	$4.2M
Friends Of The Warner Parks Inc Nashville	TN	$4.3M	$9.4M
Discover Your Northwest Seattle	WA	$4.1M	$3.6M
The San Diego River Park Foundation San Diego	CA	$4.1M	$32.0M
Petaluma River Park Foundation Inc Petaluma	CA	$4.1M	$12.6M
Riverfront Recapture Inc Hartford	CT	$4.0M	$8.0M
Millennium Park Foundation Chicago	IL	$3.9M	$51.9M
Lincoln Parks And Recreation Foundation Lincoln	NE	$3.9M	$24.6M
Town Branch Park Inc Lexington	KY	$3.8M	$31.5M
South East Association For Special Parks And Recreation Downers Grove	IL	$3.7M	$3.9M
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Inc Mahwah	NJ	$3.6M	$12.1M
Governors Island Alliance Inc New York	NY	$3.6M	$1.1M
Anaina Hou Community Park Kilauea	HI	$3.6M	$11.9M
Ramah In The Rockies Denver	CO	$3.6M	$16.0M
W Washington On The Brazos Historical Foundation Washington	TX	$3.5M	$2.4M
2 21St Century Parks Endowment Inc Louisville	KY	$3.5M	$106.5M
B Bushong Mountain Park Austin	TX	$3.5M	$3.8M
Williston Community Builders Williston	ND	$3.3M	$4.0M
New City Parks Inc New York	NY	$3.3M	$1.8M
Florida State Parks Foundation Inc Tallahassee	FL	$3.2M	$23.3M
Cincinnati Parks Foundation Cincinnati	OH	$3.2M	$22.3M
Washington'S National Park Fund Seattle	WA	$3.0M	$5.5M
Fairytale Town Inc Sacramento	CA	$3.0M	$7.9M
Detroit Parks Coalition Detroit	MI	$2.9M	$1.9M
Linda Pace Foundation San Antonio	TX	$2.9M	$95.5M
William J Palmer Parks Foundation Inc Colorado Spgs	CO	$2.8M	$12.2M
Glen Echo Park Partnership For Arts And Culture Inc Glen Echo	MD	$2.8M	$4.3M
M Main Street Park Alliance Chelsea	MI	$2.6M	$9.1M
Vulcan Park Foundation Birmingham	AL	$2.5M	$2.5M
Spring Creek Recreational Fund Brooklyn	NY	$2.4M	$55.2M
Denver Tennis Park Inc Denver	CO	$2.4M	$13.7M
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Inc West Hartford	CT	$2.3M	$7.0M
Dte Beacon Park Foundation Detroit	MI	$2.2M	$9.0M
B Boardwalk S I D Management Corp Wildwood	NJ	$2.2M	$691K
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Lakewood	CO	$2.2M	$3.4M
B Brown Asset Reclamation Foundation Ormond Beach	FL	$2.2M	$5.4M
Greater Gig Harbor Foundation Gig Harbor	WA	$2.2M	$2.4M
Frank Newhall Look Memorial Park Inc Florence	MA	$2.1M	$10.2M
Volunteers For Outdoor Colorado Inc Denver	CO	$2.1M	$5.0M
Friends Of Tryon Creek Park Portland	OR	$2.0M	$2.5M
Camp Jorn Young Mens Christian Association Manitowsh Wtr	WI	$2.0M	$15.2M
Sacramento Parks Foundation Sacramento	CA	$1.9M	$464K

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