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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,160,320
Total expenses
$8,902,827
Contributions and grants received
$2,722,984
Grants paid
$570,830
Program service revenue
$8,955,477
Investment income
$844,775
Other revenue
-$362,916
Total assets, end of year
$25,297,332
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,436,538
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$21,860,794
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,075,232
Management and general expenses
$659,844
Fundraising expenses
$1,167,751
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,075,232

Program services were 79.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $462,337

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,260,647

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $36,799

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PARK ACTIVATION

    total $8,955,477 · related or exempt $8,955,477

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $559,849 · excluded $559,849

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,591,804

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $9,306,878

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $284,926

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $284,926 · excluded $284,926

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $31,510

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $462,337

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $394,541

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$363,031 · excluded -$363,031

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $115 · excluded $115

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $115

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $570,830 · program services $570,830

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $409,007 · program services $241,186 · management and general $79,335 · fundraising $88,486

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,558,138 · program services $918,812 · management and general $302,232 · fundraising $337,094

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $75,065 · program services $44,265 · management and general $14,560 · fundraising $16,240

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $100,144 · program services $58,264 · management and general $18,625 · fundraising $23,255

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $149,775 · program services $88,320 · management and general $29,052 · fundraising $32,403

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $37,498 · program services $12,722 · management and general $16,910 · fundraising $7,866

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $153,560 · program services $38,108 · management and general $91,890 · fundraising $23,562

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $124,815 · fundraising $124,815

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $169,437 · program services $71,476 · management and general $53,768 · fundraising $44,193

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $36,228 · program services $27,171 · fundraising $9,057

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $57,242 · program services $8,937 · management and general $3,557 · fundraising $44,748

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $104,484 · program services $52,060 · management and general $22,687 · fundraising $29,737

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $70,956 · program services $49,975 · management and general $8,957 · fundraising $12,024

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,252 · program services $2,717 · management and general $5,383 · fundraising $3,152

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,890 · program services $12,890

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,812 · program services $10,250 · management and general $1,281 · fundraising $1,281

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $380,281 · program services $18,309 · management and general $9,844 · fundraising $352,128

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARK PROJECT EXPENSE

    total $4,307,089 · program services $4,307,089

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $525,518 · program services $525,518

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $35,806 · program services $16,333 · management and general $1,763 · fundraising $17,710

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $40,659 · end of year $1,405

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,916,863 · end of year $5,515,159

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $37,500 · end of year $96,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,893,493 · end of year $8,671,058

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $681 · end of year $95,491

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $659,939

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $111,476

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,760,604 · end of year $548,463

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,077,203 · end of year $8,681,629

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,077,534 · end of year $1,316,334

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $161,683 · end of year $371,793

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,217,909 · end of year $2,797,410

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $521,971 · end of year $446,328

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $192,800

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,892,051 · end of year $17,589,418

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,334,289 · end of year $4,271,376

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • PARK IMPROVEMENTS: DURING 2023, APF MADE PARK IMPROVEMENTS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL. THREE OF THE LARGEST PARK IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR WERE: GOVALLE BALLFIELD LIGHTING, DOVE SPRINGS BASKETBALL COURT RENOVATION, AND MCBETH RECREATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAIL ON APF PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2023. OTHER SMALLER PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS INCLUDED FUNDING FOR POMERLEAU POCKET PARK, SCENIC BROOK POCKET PARK, AND BRUSH SQUARE.

    Expenses $1,609,663

  • 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 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 $2,943,641

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $570,830 · Grants $570,830

  • OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE $1,951,098 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 $1,951,098 · Revenue $8,955,477

As filed on the 2023 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

  • Greg Weaver

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luke Ellis

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cory Laurel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robyn Lewis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rashed Islam

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Austin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan Barksdale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Dow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zeina El-Azzi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bobby Garza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bobbi Khomineni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ian Macabeer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monica Lopez Magee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leticia Mendoza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Mueller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Robinette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Wynn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Colin Wallis

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $238,909
    From this org
    $220,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,758
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,500
    Bonus
    $19,251
    Other
    $8,400
    Deferred
    $11,008
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,750
    Filer's total
    $238,909

  • Jayna Burgdorf

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $170,098
    From this org
    $156,101
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,997
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,250
    Bonus
    $14,251
    Other
    $600
    Deferred
    $7,805
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,192
    Filer's total
    $170,098

  • Angela Osborn

    VP MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $162,263
    From this org
    $149,026
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,237
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,375
    Bonus
    $11,951
    Other
    $7,700
    Deferred
    $7,045
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,192
    Filer's total
    $162,263

  • Joy Casnovsky

    VP MISSION

    Total calculated
    $143,988
    From this org
    $137,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,821
    Hours/week
    40

  • Katie Robillard

    VP PROJECTS & DESIGN

    Total calculated
    $144,181
    From this org
    $127,972
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,209
    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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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 2023 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

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.

  • ZILKER TRAIN LLC

    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
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443189349307984

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