Mill Creek Park Foundation
Operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes of supporting and advancing the mission of keeping and promoting Mill Creek MetroParks to its highest level of excellence.
Mill Creek Park Foundation at a glance
In short: Mill Creek Park Foundation gave $5.7M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2.9M), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,730,726
- +925.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,865,363
- +412.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,865,363
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mill Creek Park Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mill Creek Metroparks Foundation ($5.5M). Together the top 2 received $5.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mill Creek Park Foundation gives
- Giving grew 905% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $59K (2019) to $5.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $5.7M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Metroparks Foundation Canfield, OH | General Purposes | $5,508,634 |
| Mill Creek Metroparks Canfield, OH | General Purposes | $222,092 |
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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 | — | $86,608 | $5,753,117 | $5,730,726 | 2 | $53,272 |
| 2024 | $5,232,148 | $832,123 | $657,931 | $558,847 | 1 | $253,801 |
| 2023 | $5,056,025 | $820,009 | $744,583 | $680,822 | 1 | $172,687 |
| 2022 | $4,967,772 | $652,334 | $648,557 | $570,451 | 1 | $-70,990 |
| 2021 | $4,965,338 | $1,090,701 | $493,312 | $437,265 | 1 | $307,001 |
| 2020 | $4,427,686 | $1,808,836 | $376,480 | $340,400 | 1 | $99,570 |
| 2019 | $2,952,152 | $936,619 | $87,178 | $59,238 | Total only | $86,279 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Mill Creek Park Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Mill Creek Park Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5.7M. Net investment income was $53K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mill Creek Park Foundation is led by Mark Wenick, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Wenick
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
PNC Bank
Trustee
Successor-Trustee → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$691 (2022) → $16K (2025)
Lee Frey
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Schmidt
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas H. Sanborn
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Wollet
Treasurer
Treasurer → Board Member & Treasurer, 2024
Board Member & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Harvey
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie B. Dietz
Board Memeber
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Huntington National Bank (2019–2022) — Prior-Trustee
- Former: Reid Schmutz (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Paul Olivier (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Raymond Briya (2019–2021) — Board Member
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 $16K, to PNC Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Mill Creek Park Foundation
How much does Mill Creek Park Foundation give each year?
Mill Creek Park Foundation gave $5.7M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $559K across 1 grant.
What is Mill Creek Park Foundation?
Mill Creek Park Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Pittsburgh, PA.
Where does Mill Creek Park Foundation operate?
Mill Creek Park Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Mill Creek Park Foundation's EIN?
Mill Creek Park Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1490268. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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