New Jersey · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION
FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION (New Jersey) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $850,000 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($850,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $254k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $850k
- Net assets
- $197k
What Friends of Paterson Parks a Nj Nonprofit Corporation does
Mission
Friends of Paterson Parks is a non-profit organization based in Paterson New Jersey. Its mission is to protect enhance and advocate for the citys park system by pursuing grant opportunities soliciting corporate donations conducting annual fundraising campaigns and pursuing all available avenues of fundraising exclusively for the benefit of the city parks. The organization was founded in 2019 by dedicated volunteers passionate about preserving and improving Patersons parks. They recognized the importance of public green spaces for the health and well-being of the community and the vital role that parks play in creating a sense of place and identity for Patersons residents. One of the key ways that Friends of Paterson Parks supports the citys park system is by pursuing grant opportunities. The organization works with government agencies private foundations and other organizations to secure funding for park improvement projects such as the installation of new playground equip
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Roberto clemente playground - the friends of paterson park has playes a significant role in the development of patersons first inclusive playground at roberto clemente park. We secured funding for the new playground.
$0 spent0% of program spendingClinton street park - the organization committed to providing paterson habitat for humanity with funding for the project recognizing the importance of public green spaces for the health and well-being of the community.
$0 spent0% of program spendingThe friends of paterson played fpp a significant role in transforming lester titus field into a safe and accessible play space for the community. Through the collaboration with the city of paterson nj - fpp secured the support of marilyn clark who generously donated $600,000 to the project
$551,664 spent$254,165 earned by the program100% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $551,664.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2022 to 2023, from $53k to $494k (+841%).
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.
100% of FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 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
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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.
Where its funders are
100% of FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION'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. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $850k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 15,520 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 15,520 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION?
- FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION (New Jersey) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $850,000 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($850,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $850,000 in grants to FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION?
- VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM is the largest funder on record, with $850,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF PATERSON PARKS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 1 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