- Revenue 2024
- $5,204,165
- Expenses 2024
- $1,333,861
Program services were 54.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- N32
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 4800 MINNEHAHA AVE
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION TRANSFORMS HUMAN LIVES THROUGH PARKS & PUBLIC SPACES BY ALIGNING PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT & COMMUNITY VISION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH PARK & PUBLIC SPACE BY ALIGNING PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT & COMMUNITY VISION
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RAISE FUNDS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE PARK INITIATIVESAS THE PRIMARY PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER OF THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD ("THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD"), THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO SUPPORT CAPITAL AND PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD. THESE FUNDS ARE OFTEN HELD BY THE FOUNDATION AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD IN ADVANCE OF CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRAMMING. THE FOUNDATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD TO DETERMINE THE TIMING AND FLOW OF FUNDING. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)CURRENT EXAMPLES: TO DATE, THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED OVER $12M FOR ITS TRANSFORMING NORTH COMMONS CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BE GRANTED DIRECTLY TO THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD. THESE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD AND INVESTED BY THE FOUNDATION AND WILL BE GRANTED TO THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD AS PROJECT CONSTRUCTION GETS UNDERWAY, BEGINNING IN 2025. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTINUES TO STEWARD OVER $200,000 FROM ITS RIVER FIRST CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL BE GRANTED TO THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD AS FUTURE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT IS CONCEIVED.ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HOLDS NEARLY $1M IN FUNDS FOR SPECIAL INITIATIVES. THIS INCLUDES FUNDS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS NATIVE SPECIES PLANTING AND ASH TREE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT SITES LIKE THE JIM LUPIENT WATERPARK, THE ELOISE BUTLER WILDFLOWER GARDEN, AND MORE. THE FOUNDATION WILL GRANT FUNDS TO THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD FOR EACH PROJECT AT THE REQUEST OF THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD.MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL INVESTMENTSNORTH COMMONS PARKTHROUGH A 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. AFTER ENTERING INTO A FUNDRAISING AGREEMENT WITH MPRB TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE NORTH COMMONS PROJECT WITH A $20M COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN 2023, OUR WORK CONTINUED IN 2024 AND INCLUDED 1) SECURING ADDITIONAL FUNDING; 2) PLANNING AND HOSTING ENGAGEMENT EVENTS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE YOUTH COUNCIL; 3) HOSTING DONOR TOURS AND FUNDRAISING HOUSE PARTIES; AND 4) PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY AND AMPLIFYING PARK AND PROJECT AWARENESS. COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS PARKSGREAT PARKS MAKE GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS, AND GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS WEAVE TOGETHER INTO GREAT CITIES. THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ALL THE VARIED BENEFITS OF MINNEAPOLIS' NATIONALLY RENOWNED AND LOCALLY TREASURED SYSTEM, WHILE FOCUSING ON EXPANDING THE BENEFITS OF GREAT PARKS TO ALL MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. THE FOUNDATION COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY AND THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ENJOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS SYSTEM. PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUNDCREATED IN 2020 THROUGH OUR CONSOLIDATION WITH PEOPLE FOR PARKS, THIS FUND CARRIES FORWARD A 40-YEAR LEGACY OF GRANT MAKING FOR SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN MINNEAPOLIS PARKS. IN 2024, WE (1) INITIATED THE FUND'S FOURTH GRANT CYCLE, DISTRIBUTING GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS AND AGENCIES; (2) DOCUMENTED THE OUTCOMES OF 2024 GRANTS WITH PROFILES ON OUR BLOG; (3) HOSTED THE POSTERS FOR PARKS SHOW, A FUNDRAISING EVENT WITH PROCEEDS SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUND; (4) PARTNERED WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR DINE-OUT NIGHTS AND COMMUNITY 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.FOSTERING ENGAGEMENTMPF WORKS TO BRIDGE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND NATURE THROUGH PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES. IN 2024, WE (1) HOSTED FOUR NEW WALK & TALKS FOR MORE THAN 115 PARTICIPANTS AND PUBLISHED COORDINATING SELF-GUIDED TOURS; AND (2) ENGAGED COMMUNITY AT A NEXT GENERATION OF PARKS EVENT AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART FOR MORE THAN 100 ATTENDEES, (3) RE-STOCKED 50+ LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES WITH MORE THAN 580 FICTION AND NON-FICTION BOOKS, AND (4) CO-HOSTED AN EARTH DAY CLEAN-UP ENGAGING MORE THAN 50 VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP MINNEHAHA FALLS PARK.EVENTSNEXT GENERATION OF PARKS EVENT SERIESTHROUGH MPF'S ALWAYS-FREE NEXT GENERATION OF PARKS EVENTS, DESIGNERS, OUTDOOR ADVENTURERS, PARK LEADERS, AND MORE DEMYSTIFY THE INTERSECTION OF PARKS AND IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ISSUES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, LAND USE DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE CREATION. IN 2024, MPF HOSTED ONE IN PERSON NEXT GENERATION OF PARKS EVENT, WHICH FEATURED A SCREENING OF BLACKWATERS, FOLLOWED BY AN INSIGHTFUL PANEL DISCUSSION LED BY ANTHONY TAYLOR WITH TWO OF THE FILM'S CREATORS, DUDLEY EDMONDSON AND JAMES EDWARD MILLS, WHO TALKED ABOUT THE POWER OF BIPOC INDIVIDUALS IN WILD PLACES, THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE AND GENDER, AND WALKING THROUGH STRUGGLE.POSTERS FOR PARKSPOSTERS FOR PARKS IS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT THAT SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE FOR PARKS FUND. IN 2024, 41 ARTISTS CREATED ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART WHICH WERE SOLD AT AN IN-PERSON GALLERY EVENT ON OCTOBER 19, FOLLOWED BY A WEEK OF ONLINE SALES. NEARLY 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 MISSISSIPPIOVER 200 PARK ENTHUSIASTS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUNRISE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, FEATURING AN INSIGHTFUL TALK BY AWARD-WINNING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST AND FOUNDER OF FRIENDS OF ANACOSTIA PARK, AKIIMA PRICE. DURING HER PRESENTATION, AKIIMA PRICE HIGHLIGHTED HER IMPACTFUL RESTORATIVE PARK ENGAGEMENT WORK IN WASHINGTON D.C., SHARING POWERFUL INSIGHTS ABOUT THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CONSERVATION.
Expenses $731,333 · Grants $172,231
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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SARAH DUNIWAY
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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JASMINE RUSSELL
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
MATT DUDITCH
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
KARIN BIRKELAND
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
ZAKARIA ADEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
NIMA AHMADI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
YUAN DANIEL CHENG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
JOCELYN HALE
DIRECTOR, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $60,750
- From this org
- $60,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
JAY HALVORSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
JOSEPH HUMKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
KELSEY ARNESON METZGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
MILUSKA NOVOTA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
RANDY RANDOLPH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
CHARLES RUCKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
HEATH RUDDUCK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
JEAN SAZEVICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
HEIDI SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
KAREN TROUBA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
DONOVAN WALSH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
SHELLEY CARTHEN WATSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
TODD WESTERN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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CRAIG WILSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
AL BANGOURA
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JACOB FREY
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
ANNE HOYT TAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $96,407
- From this org
- $78,535
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,872
- Hours/week
- 40
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $5,204,165
- Expenses
- $1,333,861
- Contributions
- $4,620,710
- Grants paid
- $172,231
-
2023
- Revenue
- $12,805,116
- Expenses
- $1,746,389
- Contributions
- $12,416,113
- Grants paid
- $125,030
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,216,778
- Expenses
- $1,518,255
- Contributions
- $1,141,831
- Grants paid
- $497,866
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,195,197
- Expenses
- $1,469,918
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,258,087
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,799,724
- Expenses
- $7,270,387
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,525,533
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,591,367
- Expenses
- $5,679,971
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,000,406
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,368,064
- Expenses
- $3,927,301
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,082,401
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,368,064
- Expenses
- $3,927,301
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,082,401
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,794,085
- Expenses
- $1,423,830
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,632,932
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,937,734
- Expenses
- $1,541,632
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,279,234
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,961,330
- Expenses
- $809,239
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,860,524
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $816,465
- Expenses
- $563,248
- Assets (EOY)
- $690,955
-
2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $593,075
- Expenses
- $601,615
- Assets (EOY)
- $479,429
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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2022 RIVERFIRST, RECREATION PROGRAMS, & PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
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2024 SPECIAL PROJECTS
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2023 RIVERFIRST, RECREATION PROGRAMS, & PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
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$10,000
2022 LAKESHORE EROSION STABILIZATION
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$8,300
2023 GREEN GARDEN BAKERY - ACTIVE CHEFS
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$6,000
2023 BIPOC IN THE OUTDOORS
-
$5,000
2023 BAZTEC FISHING OUTDOORS - BIPOC URBAN FISHING
Grants received
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$3,025,050
2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
$250,000
2023 MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
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$237,912
2024 DONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
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$110,500
2023 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
-
$104,051
2023 PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT, DONOR-ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
-
$100,500
2024 HUMAN SERVICES
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$92,152
2022 DONOR-RECOMMENDED, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
-
2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
-
$50,750
2022 HUMAN SERVICES
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.