Public Charity

Fund for Parks and Recreation - Boston

Fund for Parks and Recreation - Boston is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Boston, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $13.6M, expenses of $8.6M, total assets of $32.5M. Imperigo tracks 41 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.2M.

EIN: 042784811 Boston, MA Community Improvement & Capacity Building N.E.C. NTEE: S99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.6M
Total Expenses$8.6M
Total Assets$32.5M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$2.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH CLEAN, GREEN, SAFE, AND ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE IN MORE THAN 2,300 ACRES OF PARK LAND THROUGHOUT THE CITY INCLUDING PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, CITY SQUARES, URBAN WILDS, STREET TREES, THREE ACTIVE CEMETERIES, SIXTEEN HISTORIC BURYING GROUNDS, AND TWO GOLF COURSES. OUR DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 217 CITY PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS, TWO GOLF COURSES, 65 SQUARES, 17 FOUNTAINS, 75 GAME COURTS, 16 HISTORIC AND THREE ACTIVE CEMETERIES, URBAN WILDS, FOUR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND APPROXIMATELY 125,000 TREES, ALL COVERING 2,346, 1,000 OF WHICH COMPRISE THE HISTORIC EMERALD NECKLACE. WE ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 45,000 STREET TREES.

Officers & Directors

CFO, COLLECTOR-TREASURER Ashley Groffenberger
BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER Beth Grassa
CHIEF CLIMATE OFFICER Brian Swett
1ST ASST. COLLECTOR-TREASURER Jerica Bradley
HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL Kevin Frawley
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Leonard Curtin

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,100,000 3 grants
SEE PART IV
$250,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$223,350 7 grants
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$165,000 7 grants
COMMUNITY GIFT AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.6M $8.6M $32.5M
2024 $10.0M $6.9M $27.3M
2023 $10.6M $9.5M $24.3M
2022 $12.3M $4.8M $23.4M
2021 $6.7M $4.9M $15.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.7M to $13.6M (+102%), with total assets most recently reported at $32.5M.

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