Our mission is to run a world-class urban park in the heart of stamford that serves as both an oasis in city life and a vibrant, diverse, green-space that inspires sound environmental practices and learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 814 volunteers and 96 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.9M a year · 37% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$640K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.2M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
147% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 147% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.0M
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$23.1M
To programs
97%
Net assets
−$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2025▲ +94%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$7.0M
Expenses
$23.1M
FY2025▲ +449%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$23.1M
Net assets
−$2.1M
FY2025▼ -115%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.4M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$14.7M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025−$2.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1998.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $22.4M Management & general 2% · $384K Fundraising 1% · $329K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $640K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$218,236Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Capital Construction
$155,228Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Development
$138,227Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance & Ops Thru 05/2025
$128,363Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Thru 12/9/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeannette Compton’s $218K as President & CEO is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeannette Compton$218,236$202,039$201,910———
Dudley Williams————$186,923$180,000
Alicia Wettenstein$138,227$130,613$157,834$135,225$122,538—
Mike Stake$155,228$143,462$137,566$128,947$127,648$122,920
Tom Casazzone$128,363$40,000————
Nia Rhodes-Jackson———$119,920$123,930—
Nia Rhodes Jackson—————$119,340

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds park development, operations, and maintenance for Mill River Park and other open spaces.

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3 programs · $22.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Outreach and Education Program Service Accomplishments

1) continued the growth of a CT certified after school program for elementary aged children for families in need of childcare after school and during school vacation DAYS2) continued our docents and stewards program by having high school and college age students participate in a workforce development program where they combined their…

$20.9Mprogram expense
02

Operations & Land Management

Manage over 20 acres of park landscape and features INCLUDING:1) organic lawn and landscape MANAGEMENT2) invasive plant REMEDIATION3) cultivation of 6 acres of native plant meadows and entrance GARDENS4) snow removal, bathroom maintenance, trash & litter cleanup, river cleanup, and other seasonal CLEANING5) maintenance of hardscape…

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Park Development

Accomplishments during the fiscal YEAR:1) opened middle corridor west, now called the richmond hill riverwalk, which extends the park's footprint south of tresser BLVD. Towards the i95 corridor.

$276Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.2M

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$375K
Investment incomeLn 3$197K
Money outPt IX
$23.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$22.4M
Managementcol C$384K
Fundraisingcol D$329K
Owns and owesPt X
−$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$244K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$375K
Investment incomeLn 3$197K
Gains on assetsLn 7$181K
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$886K
SavingsLn 2$286K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$581K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$822K
Other assetsLn 15$433K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 596
VolunteersI 6814
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$740K$581K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.2M$822K
Total assetsLn 16$21.2M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M−$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$18.9M$18.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$356K$202K$119K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.3M$81K$144K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$22K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$97K$79K$10K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$133K$19K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$205K$192K$2K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$144$111
Office expensesLn 13$242K$150K$22K$69K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$15K$15K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$42K$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$29
InterestLn 20$99K$99K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$623K$617K$4K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$175K$132K$37K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$515K$507K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.1M$22.4M$384K$329K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.0M$23.1M−$16.2M−$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$4.2M−$614K$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$4.1M−$325K$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$3.0M$6.8M$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$6.1M−$2.8M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$2.7M$1.5M$12.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,989,692 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,506,431$6,608,556
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $271,960$375,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $81,205$197,140
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$260,658−$191,087
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,598,938$6,989,692
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$18,894,110
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,132,685$2,210,123
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $24,040$7,770
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,056,042$2,033,679
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,212,767$23,145,682
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$613,829−$16,155,990
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,989,692 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $40,960 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$244,233
VIII-1e Government grants$4,882,688
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,481,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,608,556
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $375,083$375,083
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,557$16,557
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$118,400−$118,400
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $180,583$180,583
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$170,467−$170,467
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $50,975 · Excluded from tax $5,845$56,820
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $375,083 · Unrelated business $50,975 · Excluded from tax −$44,922$6,989,692
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,145,682 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,894,110$18,894,110
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $201,534 · Management $118,755 · Fundraising $35,515$355,804
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,339,156 · Management $80,732 · Fundraising $144,023$1,563,911
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,296 · Management $2,753 · Fundraising $2,477$27,526
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $78,947 · Management $9,747 · Fundraising $8,772$97,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $133,061 · Management $18,505 · Fundraising $13,850$165,416
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,275$46,275
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,770$7,770
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,604$4,604
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $192,166 · Management $1,699 · Fundraising $10,768$204,633
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,242 · Management $144 · Fundraising $111$6,497
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $150,235 · Management $22,173 · Fundraising $69,214$241,622
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,660 · Management $14,866 · Fundraising $16,276$45,802
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,151 · Management $13,633 · Fundraising $13,633$69,417
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,862 · Management $29$2,891
IX-20 InterestPrograms $98,836$98,836
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $617,252 · Management $4,078 · Fundraising $1,402$622,732
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $132,444 · Management $36,887 · Fundraising $5,563$174,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $506,660 · Management $8,816$515,476
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,432,612 · Management $383,696 · Fundraising $329,374$23,145,682
Part X · Balance sheet $4,349,361 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,078$885,554
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,358$285,597
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,085,175$1,306,461
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $956$35,299
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,244,027$822,406
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $740,021$580,606
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $55,131$433,438
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,175,746$4,349,361
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $929,477$767,782
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,754,223$3,749,910
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $248,828$626,006
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,100,891$6,406,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,103,726−$3,709,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,971,129$1,652,511
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,074,855−$2,057,337
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,175,746$4,349,361
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,057,337 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,989,692
XI-2 Total expenses$23,145,682
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,155,990
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,074,855
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$120,231
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$144,029
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$2,057,337

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