Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$1,853,399

Total expenses

$1,652,526

Contributions and grants received

$1,832,574

Grants paid

$139,470

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$20,825

Total assets, end of year

$1,945,952

Total liabilities, end of year

$258,095

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,687,857

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,267,211

Management and general expenses

$260,230

Fundraising expenses

$125,085

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,267,211

Program services were 76.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS - ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION RECEIVES FUNDS AND ADMINISTERS GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS WITHIN THE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION.

  Expenses $635,468

• COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANTS - ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION'S COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED MUNICIPAL PARK AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC. THIS PROGRAM HAS TWO OVERARCHING GOALS: (1) IMPROVE ANCHORAGE PARKS, TRAILS AND FACILITIES (2) SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, NEIGHBORHOODS, ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES THAT VALUE VOLUNTEERISM AND STEWARDSHIP FOR PUBLIC LANDS.

  Expenses $171,636 · Grants $93,480

• TRAILS INITIATIVE - THE ANCHORAGE TRAILS INITIATIVE IS A COMMUNITY COALITION THAT EMPOWERS CITIZENS TO SPEAK UP FOR WALKABLE, BIKEABLE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS TO INCREASE CONNECTIVITY, IMPROVE HEALTH AND ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP TALENT AND INVESTMENT TO ANCHORAGE.

  Expenses $139,710

• NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS: ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR PARK FIX ITS IN NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. PARKS ARE SELECTED FROM IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH PARK REPORT CARDS FILED OUT BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. EACH SUMMER SEVERAL PARKS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD FIX ITS, SATURDAY MORNINGS THAT NEIGHBORS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, STAFF AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS WORK TOGETHER TO REVITALIZE PARKS. FROM REPLACING TRASH CANS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT TO RESTORING LANDSCAPING AND REMOVING GRAFFITI, ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION GIVES PARKS A LASTING NEW LIFE. SCHOOLS ON TRAILS: THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GET STUDENTS OUTSIDE BY EMPOWERING ANCHORAGE TEACHERS WITH TOOLS AND TRAINING TO ENHANCE EDUCATION THROUGH OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES. CONNECTION TO NEARBY PARKS, TRAILS, AND GREEN SPACES IGNITE AN ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT AND ENCOURAGE A LOVE OF LEARNING AND INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THEIR CLOSEST ENVIRONMENT. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN PARKS (YEP)- YEP IS A 10-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM THAT HIRES ANCHORAGE TEENS TO COMPLETE PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. TEENS LEARN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT JOB SKILLS BY BUILDING TRAILS AND RESTORING STREAM BANKS WHILE INCREASING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. YEP IS DESIGNED TO POSITIVELY ENGAGE A NEW GENERATION OF DIVERSE YOUNG LEADERS AS CONSERVATION STEWARDS OF PUBLIC LANDS THROUGH MEANINGFUL JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION. HEALTH ON TRAILS: ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION ORGANIZES COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LEAD LOCAL INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMING FOR PUBLIC ARE THE COMMUNITY LEAD FOR ANCHORAGE'S LIVE.WORK.PLAY COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS TOWARD TRAILS, IMPLEMENTING CONNECTIONS, FACILITIES, SAFETY AND WAYFINDING IMPROVEMENTS TO ANCHORAGE'S 250+ MILES OF MAINTAINED MUNICIPAL TRAILS. INCLUSIVE PLAY: ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES AND WATCH THEIR PEERS PLAY. LEVERAGING THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THROUGH INCLUSIVE PLAY, THIS PROGRAM CREATES OUTDOOR SPACES WHERE CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL ABILITIES CAN PLAY TOGETHER. ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PLAN AND DEVELOP EVEN MORE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS IN ANCHORAGE.

  Expenses $320,397 · Grants $45,990

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• ALASKA TRAILS

  $35,000

  TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS

• ANCHORAGE WATERWAYS COUNCIL

  $25,000

  BIRD PLATFORM BUILD

• FRIENDS OF FISH CREEK

  $15,835

  WATERSHED PROJECT

• FAR NORTH BICENTENNIAL PARKBLM

  $10,990

  TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS

• ALASKA DISC GOLF ASSOCIATION

  $10,000

  DISC GOLF

• SINGLETRACK ADVOCATES

  $10,000

  BIKE JUMPS

• RILKE SCHULE INC

  $8,690

  PARK IMPROVEMENTS

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

25 October 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202333109349300733

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