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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FRIENDS OF DEWITT PARKS & REC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$754,380
Total expenses
$67,635
Contributions and grants received
$749,223
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,766
Investment income
$1,391
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$884,735
Total liabilities, end of year
$436
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$884,299
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$60,698
Management and general expenses
$6,937
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$60,698

Program services were 89.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $749,223

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FOOD SENSE

    total $3,766 · related or exempt $3,766

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,391 · excluded $1,391

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,937 · management and general $6,937

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,873 · program services $52,873

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,407 · program services $1,407

  • 24a · Other expenses: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMEN

    total $5,818 · program services $5,818

  • 24b · Other expenses: OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC

    total $600 · program services $600

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $202,454 · end of year $633,344

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $251,391

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,900 · end of year $436

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,230 · end of year $14,474

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $175,324 · end of year $869,825

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENHANCE, COMPLEMENT, SUPPORT AND GENERALLY AID IN THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES OF THE TOWN OF DEWITT PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT. PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE DEWITT PARKS & RECREATION DEPARMENT TO PROVIDE SAFE AND ENJOYABLE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TOWN OF DEWITT RESIDENTS AND VISTORS AND TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE TOWN'S VALUABLE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FRIENDS OF DEWITT PARKS & RECREATION, INC. GOAL IS TO ENHANCE, COMPLEMENT, SUPPORT, AND GENERALLY AID IN THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES OF THE TOWN OF DEWITT PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

  • THE FOOD SENSE PROGRAM IS A MONTHLY FOOD BUYING CO-OP FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO STRETCH THEIR GROCERY DOLLARS. THE FOOD SENSE PROGRAM PROVIDES A MONTHLY BOX OF 12-15 STAPLE GROCERY ITEMS AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINSTERED BY THE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, WITH THE TOWN OF DEWITT ACTING AS A HOST SITE AND THE FRIENDS OF DEWITT PARKS & RECREATION, INC. ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $5,818 · Revenue $3,766

  • TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE "FIELD OF DREAMS" AT CARRIER PARK. CARRIER PARK WAS THE FIRST FACILITY IN THE COUNTRY TO BUILD A FULLY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE, FULLY INTEGRATED SPORTS COMPLEX AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AS WELL AS ABLE-BODIED CHILDREN AND ADULTS. CARRIER PARK IS HOME TO THE SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL PROGRAM, WHICH IS A LITTLE LEAQUE DIVISION THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BASEBALL; WHEREBY THE SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL REPRESENTS THE LARGEST SINGLE DISTRICT OF THE CHALLENGER BASEBALL PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $53,471

  • TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SUMMER CAMP AND OTHER PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,409

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dom Cambareri

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jack Dooling

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Shiroff

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Michalenko

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kerry Mannion

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan Goff

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Garrett Campbell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Hoch

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sean O'Brien

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dennis Cleary

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Savastino

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Hall

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Sawmiller

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349310529

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