New York · Nonprofit
WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC
WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 40 organizations whose IRS filings report $968,492 to it, the largest being VALERIE ANNE BRIEHL FOUNDATION INC ($155,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.3M
- Funders on record
- 40
- Grants received
- $968k
- Net assets
- $2.8M
What Westchester Parks Foundation Inc does
Mission
Westchester parks foundation, inc. Is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to invest in, advocate for, and enhance the over 50 parks of the westchester county parks system. Wpf promotes their value for the economic, social and aesthetic vitality of our community. Our goal is to stimulate public participation, interest and support in the preservation of nearly 18,000 acres of parks, trail ways, pathways and open spaces. Wpf helps to keep the parks system clean, green and growing!
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Volunteer program / other initiativesin 2024, our dedicated volunteers made an impressive impact giving back to the parks they love. By the end of the year, 2,950 volunteers had contributed over 10,000 hours of service to the parks, trails, and open spaces across the county. Since inception, our volunteers have contributed over $2,700,000 in sweat equity to our parks system. This year we were pleased to strengthen community relationships with local businesses and schools, through our volunteer projects and internships. This year, our clean river project continued, and our internship opportunities expanded to include 44 internships, 61 community members, and 24,920 pounds of aquatic invasive species removed from our park waterways.our volunteers accomplished several multi-day planting projects and cleanups to address challenges like invasive plant species, climate change, and habitat fragmentation. Overall, nearly 2,000 new trees were planted county-wide.finally, our volunteers included young leaders from around westchester, with scouts installing 2 new ada-accessible picnic tables at ridge road park, mapping 3 miles of trails at twin lakes, adding 12 mobile boot brush stations,…
$1,352,895 spentof which $726,991 as grants41% of program spendingWinter wonderlandwestchester's winter wonderland drive-thru holiday light extravaganza continues to be a cherished and memorable holiday tradition, now in its incredible eleventh season in 2024! In partnership with westchester county parks, recreation, and conservation, and made possible by founding sponsor westchester medical center, westchester parks foundation continued to host a holiday experience the whole family could enjoy. Over 120,000 people were dazzled and delighted with 1.2 miles of holiday lights, with new larger than life displays, and a visit with santa in his north pole snow globe, with all of their friends and family.
$686,542 spentof which $31,415 as grants$1,015,646 earned by the program21% of program spendingDriving rangeswestchester parks foundation (wpf) operates two driving ranges, one at mohansic in yorktown and one at dunwoodie in yonkers. In accordance with the organization's mission, wpf encourages the use of westchester's county parks, of which these driving ranges are part, and the proceeds collected at the ranges are used in wpf's programs and investments in support of the park system, including our volunteer program and many special projects and investments.
$494,672 spent$639,093 earned by the program15% of program spendingCamp mortyin 2024, camp morty experienced unprecedented growth and engagement, making it a record-breaking year for our camp community at sal j. Prezioso mountain lakes park! Westchester parks foundation staff dedicated months of planning over winter and spring, and camp morty received 617 applications for the 2024 camp season - a remarkable 38% increase from 2023 and the highest number of applications we've seen since the pandemic! This increase reflects the growing awareness of camp morty's mission and the value we provide to children and families in westchester county. Merriwood @ morty, continues to thrive. The 2024 season marked a milestone for merriwood as we opened its new site with four refurbished cabins, creating a vibrant and dedicated space for 90 campers in our teen empowerment program. In fact, nearly 40% of merriwood campers who attended camp morty in 2023 reapplied for 2024, either to continue their camp journey or to join our counselors-in-training (cit) program. This high return rate is a testament to the positive impact camp morty has on youth development, as families recognize the long-term benefits of their children's participation in our supportive and…
$789,487 spent24% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,323,596.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $2.7M to $3.7M (+40%).
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 19% · 2018 25% · 2019 22% · 2020 18% · 2021 13% · 2022 30% · 2024 20%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
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
Joseph Stout
Executive director
Board chair
Seth Mandelbaum
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $112k → $210k.
8 of 40 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $600k from 4 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Community Foundation of New Jersey). These are real filings, and they are not money WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 40 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
WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
59% 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 WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 81% · 2019 88% · 2020 54% · 2021 42% · 2022 36% · 2023 71% — 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
38% of WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 35% 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
79% of WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $368k 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.
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
87%
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 WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC?
- WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 40 organizations whose IRS filings report $968,492 to it, the largest being VALERIE ANNE BRIEHL FOUNDATION INC ($155,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 40 organizations giving $968,492 in grants to WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC?
- VALERIE ANNE BRIEHL FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $155,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 40 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