Nonprofit · EIN 20-0715686
MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55417
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,821,405 | $5,438,956 | $1,382,449 | $15,050,209 | $10,179,058 | $4,871,151 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,204,165 | $1,333,861 | $3,870,304 | $17,673,555 | $13,234,559 | $4,438,996 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,805,116 | $1,746,389 | $11,058,727 | $13,795,160 | $10,020,253 | $3,774,907 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,231,299
- of which government grants
- $8,400
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $610,918
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $63,675
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$27,936
- Other revenue
- -$20,812
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,240,762
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $184,616
- Other salaries and wages
- $552,268
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $864,839
- Professional fundraising fees
- $33,988
- Legal fees
- $11,495
- Accounting fees
- $71,195
- Occupancy
- $13,200
- Travel
- $4,811
- Depreciation
- $3,317
- Program services (functional)
- $4,776,717
- Management and general (functional)
- $419,116
- Fundraising (functional)
- $243,123
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,673,555
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,050,209
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,179,058
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,871,151
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,343
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,062,615
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,808,536
- Gross receipts
- $6,985,183
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Hoyt Taff | Former Executive Director Officer | 40 | $80,819 | $4,901 |
| Martin Wera | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $45,430 | $7,903 |
| Jocelyn Hale | Former Interim Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $45,563 | $0 |
| Jasmine Russell | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Duditch | Treasurer and Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Karin Birkeland | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Donovan Walsh | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Heath Rudduck | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jay Halvorson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean Sazevich | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Humke | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Trouba | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Knoblauch | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nathan Campeau | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pham Thi Hoa | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Duniway | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Shelley Carthen Watson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Western | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Paul | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Zakaria Aden | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kelsey Ru Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Rucker | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Steffanie Musich | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Al Bangoura | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jacob Frey | Ex-Officio Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE HOYT TAFF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $78,535 | $17,872 |
| JOCELYN HALE | DIRECTOR, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $60,750 | $0 |
| TOM EVERS | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 2 | $47,749 | $1,786 |
| SARAH DUNIWAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE RUSSELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DUDITCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KARIN BIRKELAND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAKARIA ADEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NIMA AHMADI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YUAN DANIEL CHENG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY HALVORSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH HUMKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY ARNESON METZGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MILUSKA NOVOTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY RANDOLPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES RUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATH RUDDUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN SAZEVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN TROUBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONOVAN WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY CARTHEN WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD WESTERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BANGOURA | EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB FREY | EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS EVERS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $132,785 | $21,752 |
| SARAH DUNIWAY | CHAIR OF BOARD & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH HOLLOMAN | VICE CHAIR & CHAIR OF PROJECT COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NIMA AHMADI | TREASURER & CHAIR OF FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE RUSSELL | DIRECTOR & CHAIR OF PFP COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR & CHAIR OF DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KARIN BIRKELAND | SECRETARY & CHAIR OF GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAKARIA ADEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BANGOURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YUAN DANIEL CHENG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW DUDITCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH GIBBONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN HALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY HALVORSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAHOUA YANG HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH HUMKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY ARNESON METZGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATH RUDDUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN SAZEVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKA THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN TROUBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONOVAN WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY CARTHEN WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4800 MINNEHAHA AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55417-2320
- In care of
- % MARY DELAITTRE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Martin Wera, 4800 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417
- Signed the 990
- Martin Wera, Executive Director
- Phone
- (612) 822-2656
- Website
- www.mplsparksfoundation.org
- Return prepared by
- Abdo LLP
Mission
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation transforms human lives through parks and public spaces by aligning philanthropic investment and community vision.
Program accomplishments
- Community Investment & Engagement: Great parks make great neighborhoods, and great neighborhoods weave together into great cities. The Foundation collaborated with the community and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to support projects and programs that increase enjoyment and opportunity across the entire Minneapolis parks system expanding the benefits of great parks to all Minneapolis residents and visitors.In 2025, we hosted three new Walk & Talks for more than 100 participants and published coordinating self-guided tours, engaged community at two Next Generation of Parks events at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Capri Theater for more than 350 attendees, and partnered with MN Run Series and Twin Cities Twilight Relays as the beneficiary for two Minneapolis running events around Lake Harriet and Bde Maka Ska.Expenses $285,621 · grants $6,555
- Transforming North Commons Park: Through a long-range planning process a top priority for the North Minneapolis community, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. A transformative 23.5 million campaign will modernize the park with a new multi court field house, indoor track, community gathering spaces and new outdoor pools. Activities in 2025 included 1) securing additional funding; 2) planning and hosting engagement events with community partners 3) hosting donor tours and fundraising house parties; and 4) promoting engagement and advocacy and amplifying park and project awareness.Expenses $3,711,555 · grants $3,513,150
- People for Parks Fund: Created 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 2025, we (1) initiated the Fund's fifth grant cycle, distributing grants to local nonprofits and agencies; (2) documented the outcomes of 2025 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.Posters for Parks is an annual fundraising event that supports the People for Parks Fund. In 2025, 43 artists created original works of art which were sold at an in-person gallery event on October 11, 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.Expenses $119,179 · grants $67,250
- Special Park Initiatives: The Minneapolis Parks Foundation raises funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other partners to support special initiatives in partnership with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board. In 2025, this included projects such as the renovation of the Theodore Wirth House, the Jim Lupient Waterpark, the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and more.Expenses $660,362 · grants $653,807
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0715686
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,050,209
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,985,183
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,821,405 | $5,438,956 | $15,050,209 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,204,165 | $1,333,861 | $17,673,555 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,805,116 | $1,746,389 | $13,795,160 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,216,778 | $1,518,255 | $2,888,627 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0715686).
Questions about MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION is 20-0715686.
- Is MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Martin Wera.
- Who are the officers and directors of MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,819 (Anne Hoyt Taff, Former Executive Director).
- How much revenue does MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,821,405, expenses of $5,438,956 and total assets of $15,050,209 at year end.
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