Indiana · Nonprofit
THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY
THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY (Indiana) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $404,727 to it, the largest being HENDRICKS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($377,148). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 95% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $194k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $405k
- Net assets
- $152k
What The Parks Foundation of Hendricks County does
Mission
Beautiful parks, trails and outdoor spaces make our communities more vibrant places to live, work and play and hendricks county has some of the best amenities our great state has to offer! Our mission at The Parks Foundation of Hendricks County is to ensure the livelihood and longevity of our community's incredible parks. We do this by raising funds to enhance the cultural, recreational and natural resources of hendricks county public parks.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Each summer, The Parks Foundation of Hendricks County hosts the summer fun run & walk series, an annual non-competitive and family-friendly running / walking tour through 12 different parks and trails throughout hendricks county, indiana. Goals:1. Raise money through sponsorship, registration, and individual donations.2. Attract 600+ individuals to register and attend event.strategy:create excitement about outdoor spaces throughout hendricks county by exposing the community to different parks and trails throughout the summer. Provide education on how parks strengthen our community and their many needs for additional funding to influence residents of hendricks county to become donors of the foundation. Provide an activity that encourages health and wellness.audience:1. Previous participants2. Existing donors and friends3. Corporate sponsors, their employees and customers4. Hendricks county residents and visitors5. Individuals who enjoy parks and/or families with children funds raised from the summer fun run & walk series are used to provide grants to the local park departments to support projects that increase accessibility and fun such as mobility wheelchairs, nature discovery…
$61,760 spent46% of program spendingIn 2025 pfohc hosted a luncheon called picnic for the parks. This event was held at the hendricks county fairgrounds in march 2025. Over 400 people attended. Attendees learned about all the park departments in hendricks county and what programs, events and amentities they each offer the community. Attendees also ate lunch while listening to a program that included various speakers, videos and an awards presentation. Goals1. This event will serve as a fundraising opportunity for pfohc. Funds raised will assist with the operating costs of the organization and support the gary emsweller parks & trails fund. 2. The event will build awareness for the mission of pfohc and educate the community on the work of the organization. Guests at the event will gain a stronger sense of the role pfohc plays in the growth and longevity of our public parks and trails. 3. Attendees will leave the event having a much stronger understanding of the number of public parks and trails in our county, the amenities they offer, and the impact they have on a thriving community and economy. 4. An individual from the community who has made significant contributions to parks and trails will be recognized with an…
$20,337 spent15% of program spendingPfohc conducted two grant cycles in 2025 and gave grants to fund eight projects at public parks and trails in hendricks county.
$52,890 spentof which $52,890 as grants39% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $134,987.
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 2021 to 2022, from $152k to $106k (−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: 2021 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
107% of THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY’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. 4 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.
Chief executive
Catherine Cummings
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $15k → $67k.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 95% 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 THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY’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
THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 93% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
95% 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 THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 99% · 2021 86% · 2022 89% · 2023 98% — diversifying over time.
“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
95% of THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY'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 $19k that is directly attributable, 83% of it comes from funders outside Indiana, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $385k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY has grown faster than half of the 2,606 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,606 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY
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In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
59% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
76%
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 THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY?
- THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY (Indiana) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $404,727 to it, the largest being HENDRICKS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($377,148). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 95% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $404,727 in grants to THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY?
- HENDRICKS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $377,148 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF HENDRICKS COUNTY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing