Mission
WE ARE A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ORGANIZED TO COLLABORATE WITH OAK PARK RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTRAORDINARY PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE OUR PARKS AND COMMUNITY LIFE.
Public Charity
PARKS FOUNDATION OF OAK PARK
Based in OAK PARK, IL, PARKS FOUNDATION OF OAK PARK operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $164K in revenue, $31K in expenses, $771K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $4.7M.
EIN: 454009019
OAK PARK, IL
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$164K
Total Expenses$31K
Total Assets$771K
Grants Given6
Grant Total$4.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Parks Foundation of Oak Park
How Parks Foundation of Oak Park divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$99
Programs
the work itself
$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $99 for programs
$99
Support for the Oak Park park district
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK
SUPPORT OAK PARK PD
$25,000
PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK
SUPPORT OAK PARK PD
$610,000
PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK
SUPPORT OAK PARK PD
$35,750
PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK
SUPPORT OAK PARK PD
$1,500,000
PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK
SUPPORT OAK PARK PD
$2,500,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Chris Griffith
DIRECTOR
Denise Warren
TREASURER
Jessica Freiburg
DIRECTOR
Marcia Lehman
BOARD CHAIR
Mike Warren
DIRECTOR
Sara Neuner
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $164K | $31K | $771K |
| 2024 | $181K | $614K | $638K |
| 2023 | $752K | $44K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.5M | $364K |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $711K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.7M to $164K (-94%), with total assets most recently reported at $771K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.
IL
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.