Minnesota · Nonprofit
THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY
THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY (Minnesota) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,328,812 to it, the largest being SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ($530,427). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $710k
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $2.3M
- Net assets
- $1.3M
What The Saint Paul Parks Conservancy does
Mission
To create community vibrancy by making strong parks superb. Our vision is that everyone has equitable access to truly great green spaces where they feel welcomed, pursue wellness and find joy.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community partner for saint paul area parks: as the trusted partner of both community and the city of saint paul parks the conservancy actively raises funds and leads partnership to improve parks. In 2023 funds were raised and stewarded for the following projects: - completed the new system-wide parks plan to identify equity gaps and opportunities -como woodland outdoor classroom (serving 1,500 students annually) - installed new educator welcome sign for this key nature resource for schools -fundraising work for frogtown community center -fundraising for the historic irvine park fountain restoration and launching a concert series in the park -raised a significant in-kind donation of 6,000 pieces of fitness equipment from peloton to be used across the fitness rooms of saint paul's 26 rec centers
$405,005 spent57% of program spendingEqual play saint paul initiative: to respond to the lack of high-quality play opportunities in saint paul's high need neighborhoods, the conservancy launched an initiative to create new play areas, sport courts and fields across the city. The frist completed project of the iniative was buillding a new playrgound at dunning park with national partner kaboom and 200 local volunteers in october 2023. Fund raising was conducted for new fields at north end community center, victoria park and highwood hills rec center
$178,666 spent25% of program spendingThe conservancy acted as project manager for several park improvement projects, including: -swede hollow park: selected a community design advisory committee to complete the design and plant selection for the woodland garden and upper bluff circulation plan -completed the sunisa lee olympic medallion plaza and portrait bust at phalen park -selected materials for the raspberry island bandstand and prepared a campaign for restoration -conducted community engagement including events and surveys to inform the irvine park revitalization campaign
$127,820 spent18% of program spendingRice park management: the conservancy partners with the saint paul garden club and rice park association to oversee the long-term maintenance of rice park. This work includes managing the rice park revitalization endowment fund and contracting horticultural services for this landmark historic green space experienced by six million visitors annually. In 2023 the conservancy replaced two damaged linden trees in the park, contracted weekly garden and turf care services, coordinated four annual planting events with the saint paul garden club. Served as fiscal agent and advisor/consultant for these neighborhood based volunteer groups: friends of wacouta commons park, friends of pedro park, friends of mears park and historic irvine park assocation. The conservancy contracts art conservators as needed and advises parks staff on care for artworks in the state's second largest collection of outdoor art housed in saint paul parks. In 2023, the conservancy carried out conservation work on the paul manship geese at the cochran park fountain, the duck bench at marydale park and the frank boyd portrait bust at boyd park. The conservancy also manages programs to add and dedicate trees and…
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $711,491.
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 2017 to 2018, from $1.0M to $365k (−65%).
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.
107% of THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY’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. 1 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $109k → $538k.
7 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 52% 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 SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY’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 SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% 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
63% 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 SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 77% · 2018 100% · 2019 79% · 2020 34% · 2021 46% · 2022 37% · 2023 46% — 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.
How long its funders stay
36% of THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 68% 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
52% of THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY'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 $1.1M that is directly attributable, 78% of it comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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 SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 4,266 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,266 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY
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In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
59%
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 SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY?
- THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY (Minnesota) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,328,812 to it, the largest being SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ($530,427). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $2,328,812 in grants to THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY?
- SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $530,427 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SAINT PAUL PARKS CONSERVANCY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 19 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