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Cascade Locks Park Association FY2023 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 34-1621024Revenue $65K in FY2023Latest 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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2023 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% 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 · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 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
$594
0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$65K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$114K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$818K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$65K
FY2023▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$62K
Expenses
$114K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$110K
Net assets
$818K
FY2023▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$886K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$818K
FY2024$774K

From the FY2023 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $90K Management & general 5% · $5K Fundraising 17% · $19K

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

17 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
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $90K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$65K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Money outPt IX
$114K
Ln 25
Programscol B$90K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$818K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K
Total assetsLn 16$819K
LiabilitiesLn 26$594
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$65K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
SavingsLn 2$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$706K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$819K
LiabilitiesLn 26$594
Net assetsLn 32$818K
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
LineFY23FY22FY21FY20FY19
End of yearLn 1g$34K$30K$36K$32K$29K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$723K$706K
Total assetsLn 16$869K$819K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$594
Net assetsLn 32$863K$818K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$580$580
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$18K$2K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$16K$2K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$275$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$197$786
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$902$389$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$576$576
Office expensesLn 13$1K$665$72$287
Information technologyLn 14$684$492$192
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$148$593
TravelLn 17$550$550
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$37$112
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$136$544
All other expensesLn 24e$432$58$361$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$114K$90K$5K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $62K$110K−$47K$774K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $65,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $73,816$56,831
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32$27
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,648$8,376
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $85,496$65,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$580
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $47,256$55,242
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,212$58,226
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $102,468$114,048
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,972−$48,814
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $65,234 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $734 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,995
VIII-1e Government grants$12,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,836
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,831
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27$27
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $80$80
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,800$7,800
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$244−$244
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $740 · Excluded from tax $7,663$65,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,048 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $580$580
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 $15,850 · Management $1,707 · Fundraising $6,828$24,385
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,552 · Management $275 · Fundraising $1,099$3,926
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,825 · Management $197 · Fundraising $786$2,808
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $902 · Management $389 · Fundraising $1,097$2,388
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $576$576
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $665 · Management $72 · Fundraising $287$1,024
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $492 · Fundraising $192$684
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,378 · Management $148 · Fundraising $593$2,119
IX-17 TravelPrograms $550$550
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,830$1,830
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,273$30,273
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,599 · Management $37 · Fundraising $112$3,748
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,114 · Management $136 · Fundraising $544$11,794
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $58 · Management $361 · Fundraising $13$432
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $89,749 · Management $5,207 · Fundraising $19,092$114,048
Part X · Balance sheet $818,549 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,568$32,706
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,744$45,771
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $722,517$706,290
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $30,413$33,782
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $869,242$818,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $161$144
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,681$450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,842$594
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $847,790$802,345
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,610$15,610
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $863,400$817,955
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $869,242$818,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $817,955 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$65,234
XI-2 Total expenses$114,048
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,814
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$863,400
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,369
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$817,955

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