California · Nonprofit
AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC (California) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,206,286 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($440,400). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $868k
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $1.7M
What American River Parkway Foundation Inc does
Mission
Lead and inspire the community to conserve and nurture the American River Parkway as a unique and accessible resource for everyone to enjoy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Mile steward program - mile stewards adopt each of the 23 miles of parkway along both banks of the river to clean and conserve the american river parkway. There are two types of mile stewards - volunteer and financial. Volunteer mile stewards make a two-year committment to serve 20 volunteer hours on their mile each quarter conducting clean-up, trail maintenance, and weed removal. Financial mile stewards make a two-year committment to contribute $1,500 annually to cover the hard costs of the volunteer mile stewardship.
$106,333 spent$2,450 earned by the program27% of program spendingClean-ups - the removal of trash and debris prevents pollutants from entering the watershed, harming the wildlife, or creating hazards for recreational users. Additionally, keeping the parkway clean protects ocean life by preventing trash from being washed downstream during the winter rains. Each year the foundation facilitates two large-scale, parkway-wide clean-ups and monthly, site-specific clean-ups.
$104,775 spent27% of program spendingInvasive plant management program - removal of invasive plants and weeds over the 23 miles of the american river parkway. With over 40 species of fish, hundreds of plant species, and 220 species of mammals, the american river parkway is an important natural oasis in the growing metropolitan area, and one of the threats facing the parkway is invasive, non-native plans that cause harm to the surrounding environment.
$54,119 spent14% of program spendingRiver bend outdoor education site - managing on-going maintenance and improvements to the river bend site which provides science, technology, engineering, and math (stem) education programs to students.
$51,022 spent$1,893 earned by the program13% of program spendingTrail maintenance program - maintenace of the multi-use dirt trail that runs the length of the 23-mile american river parkway and is used by equestrians, hikers, and runners. Annuall maintenance involves mowing grass and noxious weeds, clearing back encroaching brush, replacing vandalized signage, and removing downed trees.
$45,843 spent12% of program spendingPups in the park program - sponsored by donors and managed by the american river foundation, the pups in the park program provides mutt mitts at seventeen stations on the american river parkway. The program is essential to encourage positive dog owner behavior as well as ensure the waterways are clean and free of waste.
$14,290 spent4% of program spendingNative plant garden - located adjacent to the american river parkway foundation office (the "streng volunteer center"), our native plant demonstration garden was transformed in 2019. As the result of the work of hundreds of volunteers, old vegetation was removed, a new sprinkler system was installed, new dirt was spread, and new plants were placed in 6 zones.
$7,089 spent2% of program spendingFire safe council - a coalition of public and private sector organizations with the mission of wildfire prevention and conservation of the parkway, its infrastructure, and the surrounding homes and businesses. The council updates and implements the fire management plan, including the development of an effective plan for each of the parkway's regional parks.
$3,764 spent1% of program spending
The 8 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $387,235.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $881k to $1.2M (+31%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 10% · 2018 9% · 2019 10% · 2020 17% · 2021 27% · 2022 4% · 2023 25% · 2024 21% · 2025 27%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
118% of AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $120k → $166k.
10 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 58% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 37% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
79% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 28% · 2018 46% · 2019 37% · 2020 76% · 2021 31% · 2022 44% · 2023 33% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
26% of AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
58% of AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $506k that is directly attributable, 65% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $700k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC is better cushioned than half of the 2,433 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,433 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
48% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC?
- AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC (California) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,206,286 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($440,400). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $1,206,286 in grants to AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $440,400 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 36 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing