Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by GREATER METRO PARKS FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,212,621
- Total expenses
- $4,264,406
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,002,535
- Grants paid
- $3,567,244
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $210,086
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,304,447
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,753,642
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $8,550,805
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,578,959
- Management and general expenses
- $195,114
- Fundraising expenses
- $490,333
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,578,959
Program services were 83.9% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,042,150
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,960,385
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3 · Investment income
total $210,086 · excluded $210,086
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $3,567,244 · program services $3,567,244
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $305,761 · fundraising $305,761
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $201,423 · management and general $91,632 · fundraising $109,791
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,019 · management and general $2,735 · fundraising $3,284
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $11,048 · fundraising $11,048
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $37,772 · management and general $7,420 · fundraising $30,352
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $49,450 · management and general $49,450
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $21,000 · fundraising $21,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,318 · fundraising $3,318
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13 · Office expenses
total $25,488 · management and general $21,735 · fundraising $3,753
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $9,814 · management and general $9,814
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $5,257 · management and general $5,257
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24a · Other expenses: Program Supplies
total $6,929 · program services $6,929
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24b · Other expenses: Bank Fees
total $5,308 · management and general $5,308
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24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous
total $4,892 · program services $4,786 · management and general $106
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24d · Other expenses: Telephone
total $1,657 · management and general $1,657
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,026 · fundraising $2,026
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $968,040 · end of year $957,507
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $22,150 · end of year $1,571,573
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $7,227,030 · end of year $7,775,367
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $14,895 · end of year $155,379
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $103,126 · end of year $1,458,471
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $55,900 · end of year $139,792
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $374,880 · end of year $367,028
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,668,419 · end of year $8,183,777
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Greater Metro Parks Foundation's mission is to cultivate a community invested in providing parks and recreation access to all.Its vision is plentiful, equitable access to nature, play, and recreation in Tacoma.
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Program Support- The Foundation works in partnership with the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma (MPT) to support mission-priority programs. These include the arts, youth sports and development, fitness and wellness, specialized recreation, heritage and special events. Donations help fill the gap and sustain these programs. For example our community arts programs provide free access to arts in low income communities for health, learning and community, providing access to underserved children and families with opportunities to access league sports play, arts programming, environmental education and exploration, and more.The Foundation also raises and invests endowment funds for sustainable programming.
Expenses $3,261,632
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Park Maintenance - The Foundation supports parks and parks projects throughout the district. Individual parks have special significance their surrounding communities and the foundation offers a way for neighbors to give to their parks. Donors can give to the Chip-In! Program which engages thousands of volunteer park stewards every year who remove invasive species, replace natural areas, clean up garbage, and patrol to maintain safety. The Foundation also manages capital campaigns and leverages district funds to enhance communities and park facilities.
Expenses $316,252
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Financial aid, known as the Active Kids Fund, removes barriers by reducing MetroParks program registration fees by 50-75% for hundreds of qualifying families.Through the Active Kids Fund, Children can enjoy activities such as swimming classes,nature education, sports leagues and performing arts lessons. The fund helps youth who otherwise would not have the financial means to get active, build skills, make healthy choices, expand personal expression and experience scientific discovery.Verification of income and proof of residency are required. Every year requests increase and Metro Parks and the Foundation work together to meet the need.
Expenses $1,075
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Beth Boggs
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $168,400
- From this org
- $145,946
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,454
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,946
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $4,212
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,242
- Filer's total
- $168,400
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Hannah Fields
Interim ED
- Total calculated
- $137,361
- From this org
- $116,763
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,598
- Hours/week
- 40
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Alicia Lawver
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jessica Knickerbocker
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisa Lennick
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tom Day
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tim Kotnour
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kelsey Horne
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
None.
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
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
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Metro Parks District of Tacom
$1,886,639
Parks, after school, Safezone
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$636,160
After school, Safezone
-
$633,486
After school, Safezone
-
$360,959
After school, Safezone
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$50,000
After school activities
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202511979349300836
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