Totals
- Total revenue
- $12,257,550
- Total expenses
- $10,959,468
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,535,811
- Grants paid
- $534,077
- Program service revenue
- $9,271,734
- Investment income
- $873,184
- Other revenue
- -$423,179
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,360,899
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,978,045
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $23,382,854
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $8,857,629
- Management and general expenses
- $736,413
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,365,426
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $8,857,629
Program services were 80.8% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$536,944
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$316,614
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,682,253
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$109,478
-
2a · Program service revenue: PARK ACTIVATION
total $9,271,734 · related or exempt $9,271,734
-
3 · Investment income
total $750,367 · excluded $750,367
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,528,216
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,405,399
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $122,817
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $122,817 · excluded $122,817
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$20,815
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$536,944
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$444,033
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$423,218 · excluded -$423,218
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $39 · excluded $39
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11e · Other revenue, total
$39
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $534,077 · program services $534,077
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $428,139 · program services $241,602 · management and general $88,478 · fundraising $98,059
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,828,253 · program services $1,031,698 · management and general $377,821 · fundraising $418,734
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $90,266 · program services $50,938 · management and general $18,654 · fundraising $20,674
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $145,812 · program services $81,034 · management and general $29,834 · fundraising $34,944
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $171,767 · program services $96,929 · management and general $35,497 · fundraising $39,341
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11b · Fees: legal
total $8,911 · management and general $8,911
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $117,932 · management and general $117,932
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $50,527 · fundraising $50,527
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $46,211 · fundraising $46,211
-
11g · Fees: other
total $162,596 · program services $93,009 · management and general $14,778 · fundraising $54,809
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $81,700 · program services $40,850 · fundraising $40,850
-
13 · Office expenses
total $96,093 · program services $16,092 · management and general $8,265 · fundraising $71,736
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14 · Information technology
total $82,762 · program services $41,070 · management and general $10,920 · fundraising $30,772
-
16 · Occupancy
total $86,633 · program services $63,376 · management and general $9,482 · fundraising $13,775
-
17 · Travel
total $6,350 · program services $721 · management and general $2,057 · fundraising $3,572
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $57,614 · fundraising $57,614
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $21,479 · program services $17,183 · management and general $2,148 · fundraising $2,148
-
23 · Insurance
total $404,362 · program services $21,554 · management and general $9,854 · fundraising $372,954
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24a · Other expenses: PARK PROJECT EXPENSE
total $6,006,306 · program services $6,006,306
-
24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS
total $506,811 · program services $506,811
-
24e · All other expenses
total $24,867 · program services $14,379 · management and general $1,782 · fundraising $8,706
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,405 · end of year $17,159
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,515,159 · end of year $5,593,102
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $96,000 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $8,671,058 · end of year $8,410,273
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $95,491 · end of year $16,806
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$222,102
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$133,878
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $548,463 · end of year $88,224
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $8,681,629 · end of year $9,537,494
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $1,316,334 · end of year $1,619,345
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $371,793 · end of year $1,078,496
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,797,410 · end of year $1,901,891
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $446,328 · end of year $919,248
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $192,800 · end of year $156,906
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $17,589,418 · end of year $19,097,195
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,271,376 · end of year $4,285,659
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE PEOPLE'S LIVES BY MAKING OUR PUBLIC PARKS, TRAILS AND GREEN SPACES BETTER THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, ADVOCACY AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
APF PROVIDES RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT CREATE AND SUSTAIN PARKS IN AUSTIN, TX.
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PARK IMPROVEMENTS: DURING 2024, APF CONTINUED TO MAKE IMPACTFUL PARK IMPROVEMENTS. THREE OF THE LARGEST PARK IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR WERE: DEEP EDDY POOL REPAIR AND LIGHTING, PAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BALLFIELD LIGHTING, AND REPAIRS TO THE ZILKER HILLSIDE THEATER STAGE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAIL ON APF PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2024. OTHER PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS INCLUDED BASKETBALL COURT RENOVATIONS AT WALNUT CREEK METRO PARK AND GARRISON DISTRICT PARK AS WELL AS NEW PAVILIONS AT POMERLEAU POCKET PARK AND OERTLI NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.
Expenses $3,239,925
-
PARK ACTIVATION, PROGRAMMING, VOLUNTEERISM & PARK MAINTENANCE: APF ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY AND WORKS TO FILL THE GAP IN PUBLIC FUNDING BY PROVIDING VITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO KEEP THE CITY'S PARKS IN GOOD CONDITION. APF'S PARK ACTIVATION AND PROGRAMMING INCLUDES SPRING AND FALL IT'S MY PARK DAY, WHERE THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME TOGETHER TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THEIR PARKS; THE PARKS SUMMIT WHICH PROVIDES AN OPEN FORUM FOR DISCUSSION BETWEEN EXPERTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON IMPORTANT TOPICS; PLAYDATES IN THE PARK, MOVIES IN THE PARK AND THE ADOPT-A-PARK PROGRAM, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECOME THE STEWARDS OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND HAVE THE OPTION OF OPENING A SPONSORED FUND ACCOUNT TO EFFICIENTLY FUNDRAISE AND REINVEST IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY PARKS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL.
Expenses $3,290,548
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $534,077 · Grants $534,077
-
OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE $1,793,079 PRIMARILY OF FUNDS TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND APPROXIMATELY $200,000 IN MAINTENANCE COSTS IN ZILKER PARK PAID BY APF RELATED TO THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS (ACL) MUSIC FESTIVAL. THE ACL FESTIVAL IS THE LARGEST ANNUAL PARK ACTIVATION PROGRAM HELD BY AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION AND BRINGS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD INTO ONE OF AUSTIN'S PREMIER PARKS EACH YEAR.
Expenses $1,793,079 · Revenue $9,271,734
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
-
Luke EllisLUKE ELLIS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rashed IslamRASHED ISLAM
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cory LaurelCORY LAUREL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robyn LewisROBYN LEWIS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bryan BarksdaleBRYAN BARKSDALE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Zeina El-AzziZEINA EL-AZZI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Monica FernandesMONICA FERNANDES
DIRECTOR (FROM 4/24/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bobby GarzaBOBBY GARZA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura JohnsonLAURA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR (FROM 4/24/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bobbi KommineniBOBBI KOMMINENI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Monica Lopez MageeMONICA LOPEZ MAGEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ian McAbeerIAN MCABEER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nikelle MeadeNIKELLE MEADE
DIRECTOR (FROM 1/21/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leticia MendozaLETICIA MENDOZA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer MuellerJENNIFER MUELLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patty SteinwedellPATTY STEINWEDELL
DIRECTOR (FROM 4/24/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bob WynnBOB WYNN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Colin WallisCOLIN WALLIS
CEO
- Total calculated
- $243,486
- From this org
- $231,891
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,595
- Hours/week
- 39 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $203,041
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $8,850
- Deferred
- $11,595
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $243,486
-
Jayna BurgdorfJAYNA BURGDORF
CFO
- Total calculated
- $184,652
- From this org
- $167,008
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,644
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,208
- Bonus
- $15,200
- Other
- $600
- Deferred
- $8,351
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,293
- Filer's total
- $184,652
-
Angela OsbornANGELA OSBORN
VP MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $173,175
- From this org
- $156,367
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,808
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,250
- Bonus
- $11,520
- Other
- $1,597
- Deferred
- $7,515
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,293
- Filer's total
- $173,175
-
Joy CasnovskyJOY CASNOVSKY
CHIEF MISSION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $153,671
- From this org
- $146,353
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,318
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $127,333
- Bonus
- $11,520
- Other
- $7,500
- Deferred
- $7,318
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $153,671
-
Mary K Katie RobillardMARY K KATIE ROBILLARD
VP DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION
- Total calculated
- $152,975
- From this org
- $136,840
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,135
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $122,333
- Bonus
- $12,300
- Other
- $2,207
- Deferred
- $6,842
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,293
- Filer's total
- $152,975
-
Matthew HardyMATTHEW HARDY
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $123,900
- From this org
- $117,604
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,296
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Katie KennedyKATIE KENNEDY
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
- Total calculated
- $124,123
- From this org
- $113,861
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,262
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- BONUSES WERE PAID IN 2024 TO STAFF BASED ON POSITION AND LENGTH OF SERVICE WITH AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION. BONUSES TO THE CEO WERE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
CITY OF AUSTIN PARD
$301,500
LIFEGUARD TRAINING, GIVENS AQUATIC CENTER RENOVATION SUPPORT, & NATURE PLAY
-
$37,500
BENCHES
-
FUN TIME TRAIN RIDES
$32,520
FREE COMMUNITY TRAIN RIDES
-
$30,000
PARTNER SPONSORSHIP
-
$26,700
REPUBLIC SQUARE IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS
-
PARTNER SPONSORSHIP
-
$15,357
PARTNER SPONSORSHIP
-
4TH OF JULY EVENT
-
$10,000
GREATER & GREENER AUSTIN SPONSORSHIP
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CENTRAL TEXAS JUNETEENTH SPONSORSHIP
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · PARK ACTIVATION IN SUPPORT OF AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION CHARITABLE PURPOSES · TX · controlled entity
Directly controlled by AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533169349301608
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