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The Park Center Ltd

Public charity · Grantmaker Hayward, WI EIN: 47-1647265 Website

To raise the level of awareness of the value of the arts to our community by: providing a home base for local performing and theater groups. Providing a location for multicultural performances and events. Providing an educational outreach component for youth and adults. Providing an exhibit area for visual arts.

The Park Center Ltd at a glance

In short: The Park Center Ltd gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,952
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$5,952
Median grant
$5,952
Total assets
$277,405
+21.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who The Park Center Ltd funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Northwoods Humane Society: $6KNorthwoods Humane Society$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Northwoods Humane Society ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Hayward

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northwoods Humane Society Hayward, WIDonation Split$5,952
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$277,405$207,693$158,276$5,9521
2024$227,988$153,585$136,732——
2023$220,354$98,933$63,033——
2022$184,454$146,120$141,682——
2021$181,975$31,527$32,793——
2020$185,417$30,269$32,769——
2019$189,509$93,521$91,629——

About The Park Center Ltd

Based on IRS filings

The Park Center Ltd is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Hayward, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $277K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Park Center Ltd is led by Carolyn Pare, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carolyn Pare

    President

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Constance Finch

    Director

    Secretary → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Neville

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Adler

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Young

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Wydra

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Hobart

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Pilhofer

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Vanlandschoot

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Mitchell

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Abrams

    Vice Presidet

    Vice President → Vice Presidet, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronda Tworek

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Patty Van Landschoot (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Pat Walling (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Ron Hobart (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Connie Finch (2019–2020) — Secretary

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Park Center Ltd

How much does The Park Center Ltd give each year?

The Park Center Ltd gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The Park Center Ltd?

The Park Center Ltd reported $277K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $208K.

What is The Park Center Ltd?

The Park Center Ltd is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Hayward, WI. It holds $277K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Park Center Ltd operate?

The Park Center Ltd has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is The Park Center Ltd's EIN?

The Park Center Ltd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1647265. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)

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