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GREATER METRO PARKS FOUNDATION

EIN 91-1482669 TACOMA, WA

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Revenue 2025
$4,423,635
Expenses 2025
$4,480,469

Program services were 80.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Z99Z
Classification
1000
Street
4702 S 19TH ST

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2025

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.

  • 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 $3,423,340 · Grants $3,421,458

  • 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 $176,307 · Grants $176,307

  • 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 $2,462 · Grants $2,462

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Beth Boggs

    Executive Direc

    Total calculated
    $202,853
    From this org
    $173,270
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,583
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,270
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,198
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,385
    Filer's total
    $202,853

  • Keysha-Rae Cooper

    Deputy Director

    Total calculated
    $147,559
    From this org
    $131,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,305
    Hours/week
    40

  • Quinn Bartholomew

    Director of Communication & operati

    Total calculated
    $105,813
    From this org
    $102,731
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,082
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jessica Knickerbocker

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelsey Horne

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Lennick

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Koutnour

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christian Isaac

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trish Hudson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alicia Lawver

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vincent Barron

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abby Sloan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sionna Stallings-Ala'ilima

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $4,423,635
    Expenses
    $4,480,469
    Contributions
    $4,185,329
    Grants paid
    $3,600,227
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,212,621
    Expenses
    $4,264,406
    Contributions
    $4,002,535
    Grants paid
    $3,567,244
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $5,509,030
    Expenses
    $5,170,164
    Contributions
    $5,356,034
    Grants paid
    $4,737,333
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,804,547
    Expenses
    $2,177,509
    Contributions
    $1,648,455
    Grants paid
    $1,686,245

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
    $1,126,622
    Expenses
    $1,282,952
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,161,800

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $748,428
    Expenses
    $483,509
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,651,983

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,014,639
    Expenses
    $552,204
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,750,691

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,269,372
    Expenses
    $2,423,356
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,571,545

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,993,367
    Expenses
    $402,526
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,752,503

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,969,787
    Expenses
    $783,988
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,278,381

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $775,514
    Expenses
    $567,101
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,229,872

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $316,496
    Expenses
    $377,717
    Assets (EOY)
    $805,615

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $195,558
    Expenses
    $331,726
    Assets (EOY)
    $822,728

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $263,451
    Assets (EOY)
    $912,409

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.