The 21st Century Parks Endowment makes large, targeted investments exclusively in urban park preservation and stewardship through a single operating partner. All reported grants support 21st Century Parks Inc., indicating the foundation’s mission-driven focus on sustaining and expanding public green space that serves community needs in the Louisville area. Their giving appears designed to provide stable, long-term financial backing for parkland acquisition, maintenance, and programming. This is essentially an operating endowment model focused on parks and recreation.
$11.5M
$95.5M
$4.8M
$8.9M
Most grants fall between $1.4M and $3.7M, with a median of $2.2M.
25th Percentile
$1.4M
Median
$2.2M
75th Percentile
$3.7M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in KY.
DANIEL H JONES
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Highly concentrated: all funding goes to one grantee (21st Century Parks Inc) across multiple grants, consisting of large, likely multi-year or endowment-style commitments to sustain park operations and land stewardship.
Notable grantees: 21ST CENTURY PARKS INC
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21ST CENTURY PARKS INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $5,725,512 | 2024 | TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
| 21ST CENTURY PARKS INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $3,029,076 | 2024 | TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
| 21ST CENTURY PARKS INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $1,353,038 | 2024 | TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
| 21ST CENTURY PARKS INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $1,400,000 | 2023 | TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
21ST CENTURY PARKS INC
$5,725,512TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
21ST CENTURY PARKS INC
$3,029,076TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
21ST CENTURY PARKS INC
$1,353,038TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
21ST CENTURY PARKS INC
$1,400,000TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.