St Johns County Parks Foundation INC

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The mission of the St. Johns County Parks Foundation is to utilize charitable purposes to acquire, develop, maintain, improve, expand, erect, support, preserve, restore, fund, encourage and sustain parks and recreational facilities within St. Johns County, for benefit of the general public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 2 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$170K
123% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 123% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$197K
-73% vs prior year
Spent
$257K
To programs
73%
Net assets
−$32K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2025▼ -73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$3K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$735K
FY2025$197K
Expenses
$257K
FY2025▼ -64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$814K
FY2024$712K
FY2025$257K
Net assets
−$32K
FY2025▼ -208%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$117K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$29K
FY2025−$32K

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 May 2022.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $187K Management & general 26% · $66K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Funds and improves parks and recreational facilities for public benefit.

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1 program · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Replacement of turf at aberdeen park.

$187Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Money outPt IX
$257K
Ln 25
Programscol B$187K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
−$32K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$195K
Government grantsLn 1e$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32−$32K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 67
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$100K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$201K$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$29K−$32K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$51K$32K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$480$288$182$10
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$3K$133
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$936$49
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$997$8
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$3K$656
OccupancyLn 16$1K$705$447$23
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$123K$466
Total functional expensesLn 25$257K$187K$66K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 $197K$257K−$61K−$32K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2025 $735K$712K$23K$29K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2024 $820K$814K$6K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 25, 2024 $3K$117K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $196,511 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $733,787$194,588
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,183$1,823
I-11 Other revenue$100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $734,970$196,511
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,056$92,171
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$1,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $621,472$163,621
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $711,528$257,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,442−$60,781
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $196,511 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$135,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,088
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$194,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,823$1,823
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $100$100
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,923$196,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $257,292 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,000 · Management $32,300 · Fundraising $1,700$85,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $288 · Management $182 · Fundraising $10$480
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,015 · Management $2,543 · Fundraising $133$6,691
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,324$5,324
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,329$17,329
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,500$1,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,678$1,678
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,477 · Management $936 · Fundraising $49$2,462
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,035 · Management $997 · Fundraising $8$3,040
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,278 · Management $2,622 · Fundraising $656$6,556
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $705 · Management $447 · Fundraising $23$1,175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,651 · Management $1,100$2,751
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,840 · Management $466$123,306
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,289 · Management $65,924 · Fundraising $4,079$257,292
Part X · Balance sheet $138,187 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,368$125,171
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,193$13,016
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,968$138,187
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $171,733$169,733
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,733$169,733
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,235−$31,546
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,235−$31,546
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,968$138,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$31,546 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$196,511
XI-2 Total expenses$257,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,235
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$31,546

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