Mission
THE FOUNDATION WILL WORK TO ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCES AT PARKS ACROSS OHIO BY PARTNERING WITH INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER ENTITIES TO SUPPORT UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN THE PARKS.
Public Charity
Ohio State Parks Foundation
Ohio State Parks Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Columbus, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $676K revenue, $1.1M expenses, $286K total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $558K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 862157935
Columbus, OH
Environment N.E.C.
NTEE: C99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$676K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$286K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$558K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Ohio State Parks Foundation
How Ohio State Parks Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $81 for programs
$81
The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific and other non profitable purposes for the promotion, support, improvement, enrichment, preservation and/or benefit of ohios state parks
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 Received
CONSERVATION
$20,000
RECREATION/SPORTS/LEISURE
$15,000
TO SUPPORT THE GREAT COUNCIL STATE PARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER
$10,000
GRANT - OTHER
$250,000
Community Reinvestment
$168,480
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Board Member
Brian Blair
Board Member
Clyde Gosnell
Board Member
David Henthorne
Board Member
David Pepper
Board Chair
Dr Marcia Sloan Latta
Board Member
Dr Theresa Popp Braun
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $676K | $1.1M | $286K |
| 2024 | $875K | $407K | $695K |
| 2023 | $816K | $1.0M | $227K |
| 2022 | $642K | $280K | $427K |
| 2021 | $95K | $30K | $65K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $95K to $676K (+612%), with total assets most recently reported at $286K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.