21ST Century Parks Inc
21ST Century Parks serves as a steward entrusted to preserve and sustain unexcelled parklands that reflect the needs and values of our whole community. The goal of the parklands of floyds fork is to operate a world-class, systemic addition to louisville's park system; if done right, the outcome is the creation of the finest urban edge in the country.
21ST Century Parks Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $93,590,293
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,661,967
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $39,075
- +120.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,123,549
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who 21ST Century Parks Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21ST Century Parks Endowment Inc Louisville, KY | Add to Endowment Fund for 21ST Century Parks | $250,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $93,590,293 | $5,661,967 | $8,123,549 | — | — | $39,075 |
| 2024 | $96,411,639 | $5,254,829 | $7,723,077 | $250,000 | 1 | $17,711 |
| 2023 | $97,805,389 | $12,089,541 | $7,467,583 | — | — | $6,243 |
| 2022 | $93,327,584 | $4,667,701 | $7,269,630 | — | — | $-434 |
| 2021 | $96,568,908 | $4,921,884 | $7,001,513 | — | — | $5,132 |
| 2020 | $99,057,756 | $4,136,278 | $6,832,998 | — | — | $-852 |
| 2019 | $102,500,305 | $4,824,529 | $7,061,926 | — | — | $-975 |
About 21ST Century Parks Inc
Based on IRS filings
21ST Century Parks Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $93.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $39K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
21ST Century Parks Inc is led by David Morgan, President & Assistant Treasurer since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Morgan
President & Assistant Treasurer
President → President & Assistant Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$275K (2019) → $345K (2025)
Daniel H. Jones
Chairman
Chairman → Chair, 2022
Chair → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$26K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Aaron Boggs
Director of Horticulture, Natural Areas & Trails
Director of Horticulture & Natural Areas → Director of Horticulture, Natural Areas & Trails, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $112K (2025)
David Y. Wood
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John A. Moore
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth L. Payne
Director
Director & Vice President → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol L. Jones
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hank Robinson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Louann Atlas
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles P. Marsh
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Stewart
Vice President of Development & Administration
Director of Development & Executive Relations → Director of Development & Executive Rel, 2023
Director of Development & Executive Rel → Vice President of Development & Administration, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$136K (2019) → $161K (2025)
Lisa M. Jessie
Controller
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$115K (2024) → $121K (2025)
Kirk Dolan
Park Superintendent
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Bryan K. Johnson
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director & "partial" Treasurer, 2021
Director & "partial" Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Forbes
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Luke Schmidt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Nixon (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Charlie Marsh (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sandra Frazier Partial Year (2023) — Director
- Former: William Juckett Partial Year (2023) — Director
- Former: Annette Cox (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Charles P. Denny (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ellen Hesen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Henry V. Heuser Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kevin T. Beck (2019–2022) — Project Manager
- Former: Sandra Frazier (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: William Juckett (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael J. Nielsen (2022) — Vice President of Finance & Ops
- Former: Dana Kasler (2019–2021) — Director "partial"
- Former: Mike Nielsen (2019–2021) — Vice President Finance & Operations
- Former: Stephen Henry (2020–2021) — Director "partial"
- Former: David Jones (2019) — Director & Treasurer "partial"
- Former: Steven Henry (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $345K, to David Morgan (President and Asst Treasurer). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about 21ST Century Parks Inc
How large is 21ST Century Parks Inc?
21ST Century Parks Inc reported $93.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.7M.
What is 21ST Century Parks Inc?
21ST Century Parks Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Louisville, KY. It holds $93.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does 21ST Century Parks Inc operate?
21ST Century Parks Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky.
What is 21ST Century Parks Inc's EIN?
21ST Century Parks Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1780317. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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