Support and sustain Mill Creek MetroParks through fundraising, endowments, and donations to maintain gardens, trails, educational and recreational facilities for the Mahoning Valley community.
Mill Creek Park Foundation’s clearest pattern is a series of large general-purpose grants to Mill Creek MetroParks in Youngstown, including $680,822 in 2024, $570,451 in 2023, and $558,847 in 2025. That ongoing support sits alongside a set of named funds and dedication programs tied to the park system, showing a funder built around long-term stewardship rather than one-off project support. The foundation’s active programs point to the same priorities: gardens, trails, tree planting, and memorial giving within Mill Creek MetroParks. Its giving is organized around care for public spaces used by the Mahoning Valley community, with support for annual maintenance, capital improvements, and endowment-style funding for specific park assets. Recent grants and active opportunities connect to a broad park network that includes Fellows Riverside Gardens, the natural trail system, and the Children’s Garden. The foundation also supports recognition-based giving, with donor walls, plaques, benches, rose beds, and tribute gifts used as part of its funding structure.
Parks and recreation are at the center of the foundation’s work. It gave $558,847 to Mill Creek MetroParks in 2025 for general purposes, continuing a pattern of unrestricted support for park operations and improvements. Trails are another major theme: the Natural Trail Endowment Fund supports annual maintenance and capital improvements for more than 55 miles of natural trails throughout Mill Creek MetroParks. Horticulture and gardens also appear repeatedly. The Fellows Riverside Gardens Endowment Fund provides ongoing care and regular upgrades to the gardens in the Mahoning Valley, while the Rose Bed Dedication in the Joanne Beeghly Rose Garden supports perpetual garden dedication and recognition. Tree planting is part of the same environmental portfolio through the Tree Trust Donations program, which supports planting nearly 2,000 saplings each year to help reforest Mill Creek MetroParks.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $598,044, median is $625,636, and p75 is $653,229. That lines up with the recent grants, which are all six-figure awards to the same park system. The foundation’s pattern is recurring rather than one-off, with annual general-purpose grants appearing in multiple years and active endowment, appeal, and sponsorship programs supporting the same park network. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The active programs also show responsive, donation-based funding options, with several accepting unsolicited support.
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Most grants fall between $598K and $653K, with a median of $626K.
25th Percentile
$598K
Median
$626K
75th Percentile
$653K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Grantmaking is regional and overwhelmingly centered in Ohio. The top state by grant count is OH, while 0% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state of PA. Recent grants went to Youngstown, OH, and the active programs reference Canfield and the Mahoning Valley, along with the Mahoning County / Youngstown area. The recipient-country mix is entirely U.S.-based, with 3 grants in the United States.
Its active programs focus on parks and recreation, trails maintenance, horticulture and gardens, tree planting and reforestation, and memorials and tributes. Examples include the Natural Trail Endowment Fund for more than 55 miles of trails, the Fellows Riverside Gardens Endowment Fund, and the Tree Trust Donations program for nearly 2,000 saplings each year.
Typical grant size is large and narrow in range: the 25th percentile is $598,044, the median is $625,636, and the 75th percentile is $653,229. The recent grants also fall in that same general band, which suggests a consistent funding level for the foundation’s major awards.
Yes. The recent grant history shows large general-purpose awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the same recipient, Mill Creek MetroParks in Youngstown, OH. The active programs also point to continuing support through annual appeals, endowments, and sponsorships.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals. Its giving is directed to park-related programs, endowments, sponsorships, and donations connected to Mill Creek MetroParks and related public assets.
Its grantmaking is regional, and the top state by grant count is Ohio. The recipient locations in the data include Youngstown and Canfield, both in Ohio, while 0% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Mill Creek Park Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not described as a grant program; fund accepts donations to an endowment designated for trail maintenance and improvements (no external applicant eligibility stated).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILL CREEK METROPARKS FOUNDATION | Canfield, OH | $5,508,634 | 2026 | General Purposes |
| Mill Creek Metroparks | Canfield, OH | $222,092 | 2026 | General Purposes |
| Mill Creek Metroparks | Youngstown, OH | $558,847 | 2025 | General Purposes |
| Mill Creek Metroparks | Youngstown, OH | $680,822 | 2024 | General Purposes |
| Mill Creek Metroparks | Youngstown, OH | $570,451 | 2023 | General Purposes |
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$558,847General Purposes
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$680,822General Purposes
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$570,451General Purposes
