The Park People
A private, non-profit organization working with communities to plant trees and improve parks for a healthy, resilient future.
The Park People at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,638,374
- +99.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,750,843
- +116.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $80,404
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,032,403
- +40.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Park People
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Park People
Who The Park People funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 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 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hitman Sports Management & Consulti Denver, CO | Sponsorship | $30,000 |
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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 | $5,638,374 | $3,750,843 | $2,032,403 | — | — | $80,404 |
| 2024 | $2,829,445 | $1,732,076 | $1,448,423 | — | — | $78,051 |
| 2023 | $2,552,160 | $1,643,229 | $1,201,728 | $30,000 | 1 | $17,931 |
| 2022 | $2,089,656 | $868,636 | $666,149 | — | — | $384 |
| 2021 | $1,887,824 | $837,430 | $518,163 | — | — | $1,350 |
| 2020 | $1,588,785 | $496,980 | $386,400 | — | — | $4,691 |
| 2019 | $1,425,953 | $667,329 | $608,484 | — | — | $4,810 |
About The Park People
Based on IRS filings
The Park People is a public charity, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $80K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Park People is led by David Hammond, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Hammond
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Rassenfoss
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John L. Wiberg MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Choi-Brochu
Director
Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Fisher
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Eslick
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Gross
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Grass
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Douglass
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Fry
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Burcham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tate Carpenter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Yuan-Farrell
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $99K (2025)
Laurie Chahbandour
Past President
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lauriha
Past President
Past President → Director, 2022
Director → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harvey L. Saipe
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Brown
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jolon Clark
Executive Officio
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Venzor
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Andy Shopneck (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Melissa Crowley (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Naes (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Laurel Davies (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Bill Cook (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michelle Lippitt (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sue Fry (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Allegra Haynes (2023) — Director
- Former: Happy Haynes (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Bailey (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Tim Buchanan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brian Lacarrubba (2022) — Director
- Former: Dustin Hull (2022) — Director
- Former: Hank Saipe (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Wolfe Repass (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sally Hooks (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Claudia Winkler (2019) — Director
- Former: Jackie Burghardt (2019) — Director
- Former: Johanna Kelly (2019) — Director
- Former: Scott Robson (2019) — Director
- Former: Sherry Reese (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 $99K, to Kim Yuan-Farrell (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about The Park People
How large is The Park People?
The Park People reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.
Where does The Park People operate?
The Park People has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is The Park People's EIN?
The Park People's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6045624. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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