Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$1,216,778

Total expenses

$1,518,255

Contributions and grants received

$1,141,831

Grants paid

$497,866

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$10,504

Other revenue

$64,443

Total assets, end of year

$2,888,627

Total liabilities, end of year

$291,920

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,596,707

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,069,131

Management and general expenses

$244,737

Fundraising expenses

$204,387

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,069,131

Program services were 70.4% 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

• SEE SCHEDULE O.MAJOR MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL INVESTMENTSRIVERFIRSTTHE RIVERFIRST INITIATIVE IS A 20-YEAR VISION FOR TRANSFORMING 5.5 MILES OF HEAVILY INDUSTRIALIZED MISSISSIPPI RIVERFRONT FROM DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS TO THE CITY'S NORTHERN LIMIT WITH A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED PARKS AND TRAILS. THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION (MPF) COLLABORATES WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD (MPRB), THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO REALIZE THE RIVERFIRST VISION OF RESTORING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND THE REGION'S GREATEST NATURAL ASSET THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MPF'S ROLE IS TO ADVOCATE FOR INNOVATION, RAISE PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY FOR RIVERFIRST PROJECTS, AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP THIS VISION A PRIORITY FOR THE CITY, IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND FUNDERS.MPF BUILT AWARENESS AND USE OF WATER WORKS AT MILL RUINS PARK AND THE OVERLOOK AT 26TH AVE N, WHICH EXPERIENCED A GROWING NUMBER OF VISITORS IN 2022 AFTER NEWLY OPENING IN 2021. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: (1) MAKING THE OVERLOOK AT DESTINATION FOR A NEW WALK & TALK AND WELL AS A SERIES OF COMMUNITY SLOW ROLL EVENTS; (2) HOSTING EVENTS AT WATER WORKS AND PROMOTING ITS RECOGNITION BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION LIKE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AND JAMES BEARD; (3) CREATING A DIGITAL STORYTELLING SERIES ABOUT THE MULTI-CULTURAL AND INTERSECTING STORIES THIS SACRED SPACE HAS ITSELF HOSTED; AND (4) PARTICIPATING IN THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR THE TRAIL EXTENSION CONNECTING OLE OLSON PARK TO THE OVERLOOK.NORTH COMMONS PARKTHROUGH THE LONG-RANGE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS, NORTH COMMONS PARK HAS EMERGED AS A TOP PRIORITY FOR BOTH THE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD. IN 2022, MPF ENTERED INTO A MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MPRB TO SUPPORT PLANNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND FUNDING FOR THE NORTH COMMONS PROJECT. OUR WORK INCLUDED 1) COMPLETING A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FEASIBILITY STUDY; 2) PLANNING AND HOSTING ENGAGEMENT EVENTS WITH COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS; 3) INITIATING CAPITAL FUNDRAISING, AND 4) PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND AMPLIFYING PARK AND PROJECT AWARENESS. EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS PARKSTHE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT DONOR-SUPPORTED NONPROFIT THAT CONTRIBUTES ACROSS THE ENTIRE MINNEAPOLIS PARK SYSTEM. WE COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY TO UNLOCK PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE EQUITY AND CULTURAL INCLUSION, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUNDCREATED IN 2020 THROUGH OUR CONSOLIDATION WITH PEOPLE FOR PARKS, THE PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUND CARRIES FORWARD A 40-YEAR LEGACY OF GRANT MAKING FOR SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN MINNEAPOLIS PARKS. IN 2022, WE (1) INITIATED THE FUND'S SECOND GRANT CYCLE, DISTRIBUTING GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS AND AGENCIES; (2) DOCUMENTED THE OUTCOMES 2022 GRANTS WITH PROFILES ON OUR BLOG; (3) HOSTED THE POSTERS FOR PARKS SHOW, A VIRTUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT CO-HOSTED BY LOVEMPLSPARKS WITH PROCEEDS SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUND; (4) PARTNERED IN THREE BREWERY RUNS WITH PROCEEDS SUPPORTING THE FUND; AND (5) ADMINISTERED THE FUND UNDER GUIDANCE FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF MPF BOARD MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY.REIMAGINING THE CIVIC COMMONSREIMAGINING THE CIVIC COMMONS (RCC) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND LOCAL PARTNERS WORKING TO TRANSFORM PUBLIC SPACES IN WAYS THAT ADVANCE ENGAGEMENT, EQUITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN 2022, MPF CONTINUED AS CONVENER OF RCC IN MINNEAPOLIS. IN 2022, WE (1) HOSTED AN INTERAGENCY PLANNING SESSION AS PART OF DESIGN WEEK AT NORTH COMMONS; (2) PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL LEARNING NETWORK INITIATIVES, INCLUDING HELPING TO PRODUCE A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOOLS FOR PRACTITIONERS; (3) HOSTED "STUDIO 6," AN IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM OF 120+ NATIONAL PARKS AND CITY PLANNERS AND DESIGNERS; AND (4) SUPPORTED COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND ADULTS IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENTS.FOSTERING ENGAGEMENTMPF SEEKS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO EACH OTHER AND NATURE THROUGH OUR PARKS. IN 2022, WE (1) HOSTED THREE NEW WALK & TALKS AND PUBLISHED COORDINATING SELF-GUIDED TOURS; AND (2) RE-STOCKED 50+ LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES WITH MORE THAN 1,750 CULTURALLY RELEVANT ADULT AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS.EVENTSNEXT GENERATION OF PARKS EVENT SERIESTHROUGH MPF'S ALWAYS-FREE NEXT GENERATION OF PARKS EVENTS, GLOBAL DESIGN INNOVATORS AND THOUGHT-LEADERS DEMYSTIFY THE INTERSECTION OF PARKS AND THE IMPORTANT ISSUES OF THE DAY, INCLUDING EQUITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND VALUE CREATION. IN 2022, MPF HOSTED ITS FIRST HYBRID EVENT, FEATURING AMBREEN TARIQ FOR A TWO-PART TALK-THEN-WALK THAT DREW HUNDREDS OF REGISTRANTS. THE EVENT WAS HOSTED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2022, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREAT NORTHERN FESTIVAL. POSTERS FOR PARKSPOSTERS FOR PARKS IS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT THAT SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUND. IN 2022, 41 ARTISTS CREATED ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART WHICH WERE SOLD AT AN IN-PERSON GALLERY EVENT ON OCTOBER 22, AS WELL AS ONLINE. MORE THAN 1,000 POSTERS WERE SOLD, WITH HALF OF EACH SALE GOING TO THE ARTIST AND PROCEEDS FROM THE REMAINING HALF SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUND.SUNRISE ON THE MISSISSIPPINEARLY 250 PEOPLE GATHERED UNDER THE BIG TENT ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, FOR OUR ANNUAL BREAKFAST BENEFIT, SUNRISE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. MINNEAPOLIS PARKS SUPERINTENDENT AL BANGOURA SHARED HIS VISION FOR MINNEAPOLIS PARKS, SAYING, "BECAUSE PARKS OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE LIKE NOTHING ELSE IN OUR SOCIETY IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE GOOD ENOUGH, WE HAVE TO BE AMAZING." DONORS RESPONDED IN KIND: GIVING THE FIRST STANDING OVATION IN EIGHT YEARS OF SUNRISE AND RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE PARKS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $1,069,131 · Grants $497,866

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

• MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD

  $450,700

  RIVERFIRST, RECREATION PROGRAMS, & PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

• FRIENDS OF LAKE NOKOMIS

  $10,000

  LAKESHORE EROSION STABILIZATION

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

17 April 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202341119349300719

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