California · Nonprofit
HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION
HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $269,423 to it, the largest being KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS ($230,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $870k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $269k
- Net assets
- $729k
What Hayward Area Recreation and Park District Foundation does
Mission
Our mission is to create partnerships and foster charitalbe giving to help h.a.r.d create, maintain, and operate outstanding parks and programs accessible and fun for all.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The h.a.r.d. Foundation is dedicated to ensuring recreation access for all, enhancing family and community health, and securing the future of parks and recreation in the greater hayward area. Since its inception in 1983, the h.a.r.d. Foundation has strived to elevate the quality of park facilities and recreation programs provided by the hayward area recreation & park district (h.a.r.d.). The h.a.r.d. Foundation raises crucial funds to ensure every member of our community has access to these vital facilities and programs. Our mission underscores the belief that investing in community parks and recreation is essential to the overall health and well-being of our community
$187,993 spentof which $45,315 as grants40% of program spendingThe h.a.r.d. Foundation established the youth ambassador program for high school students in grades 9th-12th. As youth ambassadors, students will provide valuable feedback to the board on the needs of youth in the community. H.a.r.d. Foundation youth ambassadors will also serve as a liaison between the foundation and local youth, engaging through social media, friends, and community outreach.
$93,995 spentof which $22,657 as grants20% of program spendingOur goal is to enhance the quality of life for our community by providing accessible recreation programs. We believe that everyone should have equal access to activities that promote physical fitness, mental well-being, and social interaction, regardless of their financial standing. Our scholarship program is designed to open doors for all residents by subsidizing the cost of classes for qualifying families. When financial constraints are removed, residents
$187,993 spentof which $45,316 as grants40% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $469,981.
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 2023 to 2024, from $414k to $736k (+78%).
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: 2019 78% · 2021 38% · 2022 72% · 2023 56% · 2024 37%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Steve Love
Exec dir
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $83k → $6k.
2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% 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 HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION’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.
How concentrated its funding is
HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 85% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% 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 HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 90% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2023 100% — 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.
Where its funders are
100% of HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $14k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION
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
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
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 HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION: 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 HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION?
- HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $269,423 to it, the largest being KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS ($230,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $269,423 in grants to HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION?
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS is the largest funder on record, with $230,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 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