To build broad based private/public partnerships supporting the conservation and enhancement of our City's parks and greenspaces.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $4K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$119K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
37
of 37 voting members
Looks good: 37 of 37 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$15.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.2M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$15.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.8M
FY2021$20.8M
FY2022$19.1M
FY2023$21.1M
FY2024$22.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $176K Fundraising 11% · $251K

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

39 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,293Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Spieser’s $149K as President and CEO is at the 64th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Spieser$148,973$141,652$148,805——
Jennifer M Spieser———$129,738$120,293

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 15aYes

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Builds partnerships to conserve and improve city parks and greenspaces.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Expenses incurred at specific parks in the Cincinnati Area in order to further conserve and enhance public greenspace.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$4K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $4.9M · 2020–2024
Cincinnati Park BoardFY2024$556,501
Cincinnati Park BoardFY2023$574,414
Cincinnati Park BoardFY2022$2,060,654
Cincinnati Park BoardFY2021$769,732
Cincinnati Park BoardFY2020$979,062

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$392K
Investment incomeLn 3$212K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$251K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a37
IndependentVI 1b37
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$212K
Other incomeLn 4–11$392K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$41K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K
Net assetsLn 32$15.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6307
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.9M$14.5M
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$119K
Net assetsLn 32$15.2M$15.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$979K$979K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$71K$30K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$408K$200K$86K$122K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$8K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$17K$7K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$9K$4K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$61K$30K$13K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$38K$19K$8K$11K
TravelLn 17$16K$8K$3K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$8K$3K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$449K$411K$15K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$888$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$176K$251K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.2M$2.6M$607K$22.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$2.3M$920K$21.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$3.6M$782K$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$2.2M$3.6M$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$2.2M−$173K$15.8M 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 $2,017,470 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,593,859$1,412,929
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $472,356$212,375
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $357,635$392,166
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,423,850$2,017,470
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$979,062
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $475,008$601,723
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,156,208$609,696
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,631,216$2,190,481
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,792,634−$173,011
Part VI · Governance 37 of 37 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body37
VI-1b Independent voting members37
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 $2,017,470 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,412,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,412,929
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $253,522$253,522
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$41,147−$41,147
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $391,345$391,345
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $821$821
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $604,541$2,017,470
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,190,481 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $979,062$979,062
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,550 · Management $30,236 · Fundraising $43,194$143,980
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,778 · Management $85,619 · Fundraising $122,313$407,710
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,013 · Management $3,434 · Fundraising $4,906$16,353
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,503 · Management $7,073 · Fundraising $10,104$33,680
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,807 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $2,331$7,770
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,690 · Management $3,724 · Fundraising $5,320$17,734
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $30,059 · Management $12,886 · Fundraising $18,404$61,349
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,695 · Management $8,012 · Fundraising $11,446$38,153
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,974 · Management $3,417 · Fundraising $4,882$16,273
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,526 · Management $3,225 · Fundraising $4,608$15,359
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $411,312 · Management $15,444 · Fundraising $22,062$448,818
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,079 · Management $888 · Fundraising $1,273$4,240
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,764,048 · Management $175,590 · Fundraising $250,843$2,190,481
Part X · Balance sheet $15,966,635 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,514,867$1,087,761
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $931,241$350,825
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,859,329$14,528,049
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,305,437$15,966,635
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $137,825$23,205
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$96,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $137,825$119,405
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,452$658,470
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,141,160$15,188,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,167,612$15,847,230
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,305,437$15,966,635
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,847,230 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,017,470
XI-2 Total expenses$2,190,481
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$173,011
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,167,612
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$852,629
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,847,230

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