To lead and support the economic stability, preservation, development, programming and promotion of Ariel-Foundation Park in collaboration with the City of Mount Vernon.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$189K
Spent
$160K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$476K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$189K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$278K
Expenses
$160K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$424K
Net assets
$476K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$476K
FY2021$614K
FY2022$672K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$907K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2009.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $160K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Fritz’s $41K as Former Exec Dir is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Mark K Fritz—$44,214$65,000
Mark Fritz$41,448——

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

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

Programs and updates

Develop and promote Ariel-Foundation Park for economic stability and community programs.

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1 program · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The Conservancy was established to raise funds to build, enhance, and maintain the abandoned quarry known as "Foundation Park" to be used as parkland within the city limits of Mount Vernon, OH; provide a space for community events; provide a link to connect Knox County bicycle trails; extend the Kokosing Gap Trail north across the…

$160Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$189K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Money outPt IX
$160K
Ln 25
Programscol B$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$476K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$624K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$189K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$604K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$624K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$476K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6109
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$439K$604K
Total assetsLn 16$442K$624K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$148K
Net assetsLn 32$442K$476K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$88K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$767$767
Total functional expensesLn 25$160K$160K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $278K$424K−$146K$907K 990 PDF
FY2023 $646K$266K$380K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $347K$289K$58K$672K 990 PDF
FY2021 $299K$161K$138K$614K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $189K$160K$30K$476K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $189,227 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $621,797$98,416
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,540$90,811
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $738,337$189,227
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,340$94,676
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,021$64,957
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $474,361$159,633
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $263,976$29,594
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $189,227 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,091
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,325
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,416
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $26,069$26,069
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$64,742
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $26,069$189,227
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,633 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,076$88,076
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,600$6,600
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,558$12,558
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,886$16,886
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,926$1,926
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,695$2,695
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,059$8,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,066$22,066
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $767$767
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,633 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$159,633
Part X · Balance sheet $623,977 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,657$20,060
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $438,910$603,917
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $441,567$623,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$147,676
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $441,567$476,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,567$476,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $441,567$623,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $476,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$189,227
XI-2 Total expenses$159,633
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,594
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,567
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,140
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$476,301

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