Minneapolis Parks Foundation
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation transforms human lives through parks and public spaces by aligning philanthropic investment and community vision.
Minneapolis Parks Foundation at a glance
In short: Minneapolis Parks Foundation gave $4.2M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1.1M), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,200,698
- +3184.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,050,175
- +721.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,325
- Total assets
- $15,050,209
- -14.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Minneapolis Parks Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board ($4.2M). Together the top 4 received $4.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 13 (62%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Minneapolis Parks Foundation gives
- Giving grew 812% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $112K (2023) to $6.4M (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $4.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Minneapolis, MN | To provide activities, services and equipment. | $4,168,548 |
| Urban Bird Collective Urban Strategies St. Paul, MN | Board designated donation and UBC - Mpls Park Programming. Heritage Heartbeat passport series | $12,650 |
| Minnesota Historical Society Minneapolis, MN | SAFHB grant return | $12,000 |
| Indigenous People Task Force Minneapolis, MN | For Bassett Creek water walk. | $7,500 |
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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 | $15,050,209 | $6,821,405 | $5,438,956 | $4,200,698 | 4 | $610,918 |
| 2024 | $17,673,555 | $5,204,165 | $1,333,861 | $127,883 | 1 | $618,150 |
| 2023 | $13,795,160 | $12,805,116 | $1,746,389 | $111,570 | 4 | $449,503 |
| 2022 | $2,888,627 | $1,216,778 | $1,518,255 | $460,700 | 2 | $10,504 |
| 2021 | $3,258,087 | $2,195,197 | $1,469,918 | $498,580 | 2 | $42,780 |
| 2020 | $2,525,533 | $2,799,724 | $7,270,387 | $6,377,200 | 2 | $73,296 |
About Minneapolis Parks Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Minneapolis Parks Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4.2M. Net investment income was $611K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Minneapolis Parks Foundation is led by Martin Wera, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 3 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Martin Wera
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$45K (2025)
Jasmine Russell
Chair
Director & Chair of Pfp Committee → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jocelyn Hale
Former Interim Director
Director → Director & Interim Executive Director, 2024
Director & Interim Executive Director → Former Interim Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$61K (2024) → $46K (2025)
Anne Hoyt Taff
Former Executive Director
Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$79K (2024) → $81K (2025)
Al Bangoura
Ex-Officio
Director → Executive Officio Director, 2024
Executive Officio Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heath Rudduck
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Frey
Ex-Officio
Director → Executive Officio Director, 2024
Executive Officio Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Halvorson
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karin Birkeland
Secretary
Director → Secretary & Chair of Governance Committee, 2022
Secretary & Chair of Governance Committee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Duniway
Board Member
Chair of Board & Executive Committee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Paul
Board Member
Treasurer & Chair of Finance Committee → Treasurer & Chair of Finan, 2021
Treasurer & Chair of Finan → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Trouba
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Duditch
Treasurer & Vice Chair
Director → Treasurer & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zakaria Aden
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Wilson
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donovan Walsh
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Sazevich
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Humke
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Carthen Watson
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Rucker
Ex-Officio
Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Western
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey Ru Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Knoblauch
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Campeau
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pham Thi Hoa
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steffanie Musich
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Heidi Schmidt (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Nima Ahmadi (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelsey Arneson Metzger (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Yuan Daniel Cheng (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Matt Duditch (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Miluska Novota (2024) — Director
- Former: Randy Randolph (2024) — Director
- Former: Tom Evers (2024) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Joseph Gibbons (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Keith Holloman (2020–2023) — Vice Chair & Chair of Project Committee
- Former: Pahoua Yang Hoffman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas Evers (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Sue Bennett (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Becka Thompson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Angelica Klebsch (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dan Avchen (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dorothy Bridges (2020–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Mary McCarthy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Reyelts (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stuart Ackerberg (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Erick Garcia Luna (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Shelton (2022) — Director
- Former: Al Cornish (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dayna Frank (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jesse Ross (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Martha Gabbert (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Meg Forney (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Bailey (2020–2021) — Chair of People for Parks
- Former: Steve King (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jasmine Rukim (2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Heithoff (2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Thrane (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $81K, to Anne Hoyt Taff (Former Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Minneapolis Parks Foundation
How much does Minneapolis Parks Foundation give each year?
Minneapolis Parks Foundation gave $4.2M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $128K across 1 grant.
What is Minneapolis Parks Foundation's typical grant size?
Minneapolis Parks Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,325, and its average grant was $1,050,175, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Minneapolis Parks Foundation give grants?
Minneapolis Parks Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (3 grants).
Does Minneapolis Parks Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Minneapolis Parks Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Minneapolis Parks Foundation?
Minneapolis Parks Foundation reported $15.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.
What is Minneapolis Parks Foundation?
Minneapolis Parks Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Minneapolis, MN. It holds $15.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Minneapolis Parks Foundation's EIN?
Minneapolis Parks Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0715686. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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