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Cascade Locks Park Association

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 34-1621024Revenue $62K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 13, 2025

On file with the IRScascadelocks.org248 Ferndale St, 44304-1016 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since Dec 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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For over 30 years clpa has been stewarding akron's mustill properties and grounds. The Park and museum are located in early akron's industrial corridor. Clpa takes great pride in maintaining the important history of akron's industrial past. The Cascade Locks Park and mustill store are important and significant links to akron's history. Our museum and interpretive displays located throughout the Park, provide guests with insight to canal life and the role this area played in the birth and success of akron early. Clpa also serves to promote the Cascade valley, we play an active role in neighborhood/community building, connectivity engagement, Park and towpath welcome/informational center and adult/ youth historical and cultural education. Clpa works on projects that provide historical education and that help to maintain and improve the mustill and schumacher site. Clpa's focus is to provide educational activities that concentrate on the canal, early akron industry and the connection betw

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 47 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 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
$27K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$970
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$62K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$110K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$774K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$62K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$62K
Expenses
$110K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$110K
Net assets
$774K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$886K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$818K
FY2024$774K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $89K Management & general 4% · $4K Fundraising 15% · $17K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scott Read
Executive Di
$26,931Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vish Bhatt
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Miller
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Sarvis
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Read’s $27K as Executive Di is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 98 <$100K 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
Scott Read$26,931$26,931$24,700$5,700—
Don Gordon———$19,950$24,000

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

Maintains historic industrial park and museum, sharing Akron's canal and early city history.

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3 programs · $89K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Clpa provides historic, cultural, and nature education at no cost to area schools (public, private, and home based) and adult groups. Our curriculum focuses on early akron, the ohio & erie canal and native flora and fauna.

$32Kprogram expense
02

Physical operation of the mustill store museum. Clpa employs an executive director and operations manager, both part-time positions. In addition, the store operation requires the help of over 40 volunteers. The museum is open 3 days a week from april thru october.

$32Kprogram expense
03

Maintaining the mustill properties and grounds requires many hours of labor and a significant portion of the organization's budget. Clpa stewards the mustill store, home & surrounding green space, areas of the schumacher mill site, and clpa's physical archives,

$25Kprogram 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
The Feth Family FoundationFY2024$750
Bokom Foundation INCFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$110K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$774K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$775K
LiabilitiesLn 26$970
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$62K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$678K
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$775K
LiabilitiesLn 26$970
Net assetsLn 32$774K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 647
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$37K$34K$30K$36K$32K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$706K$678K
Total assetsLn 16$819K$775K
LiabilitiesLn 26$594$970
Net assetsLn 32$818K$774K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$70$70
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$18K$2K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K$14K$1K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$260$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$576$576
Office expensesLn 13$1K$754$81$325
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$610
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$166$662
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$499$499
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$40$120
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$13K$162$646
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$413$64
Total functional expensesLn 25$110K$89K$4K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $62K$110K−$47K$774K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $65K$114K−$49K$818K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2023 $85K$102K−$17K$863K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $71K$84K−$13K$886K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2021 $63K$82K−$19K$895K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $62,341 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $56,831$54,759
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$23
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,376$7,559
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $65,234$62,341
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $580$70
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $55,242$51,420
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,226$58,306
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $114,048$109,796
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,814−$47,455
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $62,341 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $503 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,185
VIII-1e Government grants$42,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,574
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,759
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23$23
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,800$7,800
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$744−$744
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $503 · Excluded from tax $7,079$62,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,796 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $70$70
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,505 · Management $1,885 · Fundraising $7,541$26,931
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,503 · Management $1,454 · Fundraising $5,816$20,773
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,416 · Management $260 · Fundraising $1,040$3,716
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $576$576
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $754 · Management $81 · Fundraising $325$1,160
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,569 · Fundraising $610$2,179
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,538 · Management $166 · Fundraising $662$2,366
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $499$499
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,096$31,096
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,825 · Management $40 · Fundraising $120$3,985
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,991 · Management $162 · Fundraising $646$13,799
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,169 · Management $413 · Fundraising $64$2,646
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,511 · Management $4,461 · Fundraising $16,824$109,796
Part X · Balance sheet $774,560 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,706$14,190
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,771$45,789
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $706,290$677,709
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,782$36,872
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $818,549$774,560
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $144$520
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $450$450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $594$970
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $802,345$758,300
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,610$15,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $817,955$773,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $818,549$774,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $773,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$62,341
XI-2 Total expenses$109,796
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,455
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$817,955
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,090
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$773,590

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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