To engage the Akron, ohio community around the creation and sustainability of vibrant public spaces within the city of Akron. We foster and support neighborhood park advocates by enabling them to meet their goals, partner with the city and instill a sense of stewardship among park users.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
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
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$549K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$414K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$398K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$549K
FY2025▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$94K
FY2020$250K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$983K
FY2024$363K
FY2025$549K
Expenses
$414K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$179K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$585K
FY2025$414K
Net assets
$398K
FY2025▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$285
FY2020$71K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$398K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $357K Management & general 11% · $45K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$98,418Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bridget Ambrisco’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 92nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Bridget Ambrisco$98,418$98,418$93,427$54,429

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves Akron neighborhoods by supporting citizen-led park design and sustainability.

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1 program · $357K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Engagement of the akron, ohio community around revitalizing neighborhood parks within the city and fostering and supporting friends of parks stewardship groups around single city parks. Engagement included working with several neighborhood communities to design park improvements and support park programs.

$357Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$484K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Money outPt IX
$414K
Ln 25
Programscol B$357K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$398K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$432K
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$484K
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$432K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$432K
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$398K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K$432K
Total assetsLn 16$311K$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$263K$398K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$81K$13K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$73K$12K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$16K$3K$986
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$2K$722
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$613
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$600
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$147K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$414K$357K$45K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $549K$414K$134K$398K 990 PDF
FY2024 $363K$585K−$222K$263K 990 PDF
FY2023 $983K$644K$339K$485K 990 PDF
FY2022 $538K$438K$100K$146K 990 PDF
FY2021 $302K$326K−$24K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $250K$179K$71K$71K 990 PDF
FY2019 $94K−$285 990 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $548,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $69,369$64,246
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $294,000$484,369
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $363,369$548,615
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $207,433$221,087
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $377,819$193,180
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $585,252$414,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$221,883$134,348
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-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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $548,615 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,246
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$64,246
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $484,369$484,369
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $484,369 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$548,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $414,267 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,703 · Management $12,794 · Fundraising $4,921$98,418
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,563 · Management $11,504 · Fundraising $4,425$88,492
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,182 · Management $2,565 · Fundraising $986$19,733
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,844 · Management $1,878 · Fundraising $722$14,444
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,450$9,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,400 · Management $2,400$4,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,110 · Management $1,055 · Fundraising $1,055$4,220
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,494 · Management $2,494$4,988
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,452 · Management $613$3,065
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,668$1,668
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,399 · Management $600$2,999
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,758$146,758
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,232$15,232
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $356,805 · Management $45,353 · Fundraising $12,109$414,267
Part X · Balance sheet $432,029 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $310,501$432,029
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $310,501$432,029
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $745$795
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $46,575$33,705
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,320$34,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,181$397,529
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,181$397,529
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $310,501$432,029
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $397,529 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$548,615
XI-2 Total expenses$414,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$134,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,181
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$397,529

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