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Cascade Locks Park Association FY2021 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 34-1621024Revenue $71K in FY2021Latest 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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K 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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FY2021 · 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 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
$15K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$71K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$84K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$886K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$71K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$62K
Expenses
$84K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$110K
Net assets
$886K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$886K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$818K
FY2024$774K

From the FY2021 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.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $67K Management & general 4% · $4K Fundraising 16% · $13K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Don Gordon
Exec Dir, Re
$19,950Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Read
Executive Di
$5,700Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 · $67K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$26Kprogram 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.

$24Kprogram 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,

$17Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$71K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$84K
Ln 25
Programscol B$67K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$886K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$100
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$71K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$736K
Other assetsLn 15$36K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$886K
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
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$36K$32K$29K$25K$27K
SpentLn 1d–1f$431$359$344$327$310
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$765K$736K
Total assetsLn 16$911K$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$895K$886K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$509$509
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$17K$2K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$9K$975$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$205$818
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$812$88$350
Advertising and promotionLn 12$576$576
Office expensesLn 13$648$422$45$181
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$391
OccupancyLn 16$239$155$17$67
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$41$122
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$68$271
All other expensesLn 24e$452$48$404
Total functional expensesLn 25$84K$67K$4K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled 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
FY2021 ViewingFiled 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $71,169 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,793$48,143
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,000$1,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $381$186
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,058$21,840
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,232$71,169
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250$509
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,900$42,494
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,677$41,351
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $81,827$84,354
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,595−$13,185
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $71,169 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,877 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,642
VIII-1c Fundraising events$100
VIII-1e Government grants$23,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,401
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,143
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $186$186
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,475$12,475
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,488$5,488
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,877 · Excluded from tax $18,149$71,169
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $84,354 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $509$509
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,672 · Management $1,796 · Fundraising $7,182$25,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,049 · Management $975 · Fundraising $3,898$13,922
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,899 · Management $205 · Fundraising $818$2,922
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $812 · Management $88 · Fundraising $350$1,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $576$576
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $422 · Management $45 · Fundraising $181$648
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,005 · Fundraising $391$1,396
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $155 · Management $17 · Fundraising $67$239
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,971$28,971
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,918 · Management $41 · Fundraising $122$4,081
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,399 · Management $68 · Fundraising $271$3,738
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48 · Management $404$452
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $67,435 · Management $3,639 · Fundraising $13,280$84,354
Part X · Balance sheet $900,592 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,333$54,660
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,881$74,326
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $764,746$735,775
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,218$35,831
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $911,178$900,592
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $327$210
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,487$14,592
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,814$14,802
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $865,089$865,181
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,275$20,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $895,364$885,790
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $911,178$900,592
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $885,790 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$71,169
XI-2 Total expenses$84,354
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,185
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$895,364
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,611
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$885,790

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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