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Parks and playgrounds

There are 4,101parks and playgrounds in the United States. Combined, these parks and playgroundsemploy 15,242 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $6 billion.
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Job trends for Parks and playgrounds

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
799
1-10
272
11-25
103
26-100
89
101 to 1,000
32
1,000+
1
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of parks and playgrounds

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,389
$250k to $1M
365
$1M to $5M
186
$5M to $25M
54
$25M to $100M
6
$100M+
1
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

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1-20 of 4,101

Central Park Conservancy

The mission of the Central Park Conservancy is to restore, manage, and enhance Central Park in partnership with the public.
Revenue
$200.2m
Assets
$677.4m
Employees
499
EIN
13-3022855
IRS type
501(c)(3)

KaBOOM

KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to giving all kids - especially those living in poverty - the childhood they deserve through great, safe places to play.
Revenue
$21.5m
Assets
$32.8m
Employees
74
EIN
52-1970904
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Bridge Park is the not- for-profit entity responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance and operation of Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85-acre sustainable waterfront park stretching 1.3 miles along Brooklyn's East River shoreline.
Revenue
$31.0m
Assets
$512.4m
Employees
80
EIN
27-2846763
IRS type
501(c)(3)

City Parks Foundation (CPF)

The City Parks Foundation is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer programs in parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
Revenue
$23.4m
Assets
$41.0m
Employees
526
EIN
13-3561657
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fair Park First

Non-profit overseeing management, stewardship, and support of 277-acre Dallas city park and national landmark hosting cultural events.
Revenue
$21.6m
Assets
$27.5m
Employees
0
EIN
83-1837875
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy partners with the city to fund and maintain a world-class park system and offers public education programs.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$17.4m
Employees
72
EIN
23-2882145
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Crystal Cove Conservancy (CCA)

Crystal Cove Alliance (CCA), the official nonprofit partner of Crystal Cove State Park, is dedicated to preserving the cultural, natural and historic resources of Crystal Cove.
Revenue
$14.1m
Assets
$9.7m
Employees
40
EIN
33-0878633
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Delaware River Waterfront Corporation

Delaware River Waterfront Corporation enhances Philadelphia's waterfront through public amenities, recreational activities, and free events, promoting vibrant community engagement along the river.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$60.5m
Employees
313
EIN
23-1734559
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Klyde Warren Park

Klyde Warren Park offers free programs and events, showcasing Dallas' diversity and serving as a town square for citizens.
Revenue
$8.2m
Assets
$82.6m
Employees
24
EIN
87-0741150
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Austin Parks Foundation (APF)

Austin Parks Foundation (APF) is organization devoted to building public-private partnerships to develop and maintain parks, trails, and open space in Austin and Travis County.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$25.3m
Employees
22
EIN
74-2648803
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tacoma Parks Foundation

Tacoma Parks Foundation provides equitable access to nature, play, and recreation in partnership with Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$8.2m
Employees
3
EIN
91-1482669
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Houston Parks Board (HPB)

Houston Parks Board is dedicated to creating, improving, protecting and advocating for parkland in the City of Houston and leading the Bayou Greenways 2020 project.
Revenue
$51.4m
Assets
$97.5m
Employees
55
EIN
74-1860046
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fund for Parks and Recreation in Boston

We create and maintain clean, green, safe, and accessible open space in more than 2,300 acres of park land throughout Boston.
Revenue
$10.6m
Assets
$24.3m
Employees
109
EIN
04-2784811
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation

Foundation revitalizing Cobbs Creek waterway and golf course for education and community development, with a focus on improving young lives.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$40.3m
Employees
42
EIN
82-1942476
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minneapolis Parks Foundation (MPF)

The Minneapolis Parks Foundation is an independent, donor-supported nonprofit organization that believes parks have the power to connect us, heal us, and make us whole.
Revenue
$12.8m
Assets
$13.8m
Employees
11
EIN
20-0715686
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Randall's Island Park Alliance

Randall's Island Park Alliance maintains and develops programs, including athletics, environment, and culture for youth in New York City.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$16.3m
Employees
111
EIN
13-3787630
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cantigny Park

Cantigny Park is a part of the McCormick Foundation a nonprofit organization committed to service and to strengthening the free democratic society. The Foundation has granted more than $1.4 billion to organizations in local communities across the country.
Revenue
$50.1m
Assets
$497.8m
Employees
206
EIN
36-3689172
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Us National Whitewater Center

Outdoor recreation center offering whitewater rafting, kayaking, paddleboarding, climbing, zip lines, adventure courses, mountain biking and ice skating.
Revenue
$28.3m
Assets
$67.9m
Employees
1,101
EIN
56-2247955
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Parks Alliance

The San Francisco Parks Alliance's mission is to inspire and promote civic engagement and philanthropy to protect, sustain and enrich San Francisco parks and open green spaces.
Revenue
$9.3m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
80
EIN
23-7131784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Madison Square Park Conservancy

Madison Square Park Conservancy is the not-for-profit organization dedicated to keeping historic Madison Square Park a bright, beautiful and active public park.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$15.2m
Employees
60
EIN
14-1859935
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "N32: Parks and Playgrounds" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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