2026-03-20T14:24:13-07:00 2025-12-31 872439398 Arleen T Ibay CPA 7403 Lakewood Dr W Ste 8 Lakewood WA 98499 990 2025-01-01 911482669 Greater Metro Parks Foundation dba Tacoma Parks Foundation GREA 2533051066 4702 S 19th Street Tacoma WA 98405 Jessica Knickerbocker President 2026-03-20 true Arleen Ibay P01389963 2532670800 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jessica Knickerbocker 4702 S 19th Street Tacoma WA 984051175 4423635 false X www.tacomaparksfoundation.org X 1990 Greater Metro Parks Foundation's mission is to cultivate a community invested in providing parks and recreation access to all.Its vision is plentiful, equitable access to nature, play, and recreation in Tacoma. 6 6 6 8 0 4002535 4185329 0 210086 238306 0 4212621 4423635 3567244 3600227 0 562023 670128 0 532039 135139 210114 4264406 4480469 -51785 -56834 10304447 10280037 1753642 680506 8550805 9599531 Greater Metro Parks Foundation's mission is to cultivate a community invested in providing parks and recreation access to all.Its vision is plentiful, equitable access to nature, play, and recreation in Tacoma. false false 3423340 3421458 Program Support- The Foundation works in partnership with the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma (MPT) to support mission-priority programs. These include the arts, youth sports and development, fitness and wellness, specialized recreation, heritage and special events. Donations help fill the gap and sustain these programs. For example our community arts programs provide free access to arts in low income communities for health, learning and community, providing access to underserved children and families with opportunities to access league sports play, arts programming, environmental education and exploration, and more.The Foundation also raises and invests endowment funds for sustainable programming. 176307 176307 Park Maintenance - The Foundation supports parks and parks projects throughout the district. Individual parks have special significance their surrounding communities and the foundation offers a way for neighbors to give to their parks. Donors can give to the Chip-In! Program which engages thousands of volunteer park stewards every year who remove invasive species, replace natural areas, clean up garbage, and patrol to maintain safety. The Foundation also manages capital campaigns and leverages district funds to enhance communities and park facilities. 2462 2462 Financial aid, known as the Active Kids Fund, removes barriers by reducing MetroParks program registration fees by 50-75% for hundreds of qualifying families.Through the Active Kids Fund, Children can enjoy activities such as swimming classes,nature education, sports leagues and performing arts lessons. The fund helps youth who otherwise would not have the financial means to get active, build skills, make healthy choices, expand personal expression and experience scientific discovery.Verification of income and proof of residency are required. Every year requests increase and Metro Parks and the Foundation work together to meet the need. 3602109 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 6 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X Organization 2533051066 4702 South 19th Street Tacoma WA 98405 Beth Boggs Executive Direc 40.00 0.00 X 173270 0 29583 Keysha-Rae Cooper Deputy Director 40.00 0.00 X 131254 0 16305 Quinn Bartholomew Director of Communication & operati 40.00 0.00 102731 0 3082 Jessica Knickerbocker President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kelsey Horne Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Lennick Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tim Koutnour Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Christian Isaac Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Trish Hudson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alicia Lawver Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vincent Barron Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Abby Sloan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sionna Stallings-Ala'ilima Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 407255 48970 3 false true false 0 2411822 1773507 5375 4185329 0 238306 238306 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4423635 238306 3600227 3600227 0 0 0 456225 105813 350412 0 157608 54162 103446 2399 273 2126 6875 1874 5001 47021 13459 33562 0 0 18600 18600 0 0 0 22015 22015 5357 5357 26879 26879 0 0 0 9431 9431 0 0 0 0 0 6226 6226 Other distributions 51036 51036 Training 47520 47520 Program Supplies 12002 1882 10120 Telephone 7415 7415 3633 3633 4480469 3602109 346321 532039 957507 4865 1571573 1622371 60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7775367 8592801 0 0 0 0 10304447 10280037 155379 267 1458471 680239 139792 1753642 680506 X 367028 439515 8183777 9160016 8550805 9599531 10304447 10280037 -56834 1105560 X false true X true false X 987420 1645568 5409250 4002535 4179954 16224727 0 0 987420 1645568 5409250 4002535 4179954 16224727 0 16224727 136315 156092 152996 210086 238306 893795 0 0 17118522 0.94780 0.93900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7662295 19936 1308630 366503 31557 8592801 7115539 32321 771328 226607 30286 7662295 6292526 45000 1043595 235615 29967 7115539 7768848 121576 -1367986 229913 6292525 6606248 753743 805219 396362 7768848 false false false 4423635 4423635 4423635 4480469 4480469 4480469 false Boys and Girls Clubs of Puget 3875 S 66th Street Ste 101 Tacoma WA 98409 910759832 448397 0 After school, Safezone Communities in Schools Tacoma PO Box 111646 Tacoma WA 98411 912138848 34565 0 After school activities Greentrike 1501 Pacific Ave Ste 202 Tacoma WA 98402 943036465 643663 0 After school, Safezone Metro Parks District of Tacom 4702 S 19th Street Tacoma WA 98405 916000988 1751163 0 Parks, after school, Safezone Tacoma School District PO Box 1357 Tacoma WA 98401 916001553 30000 0 After school YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap 4717 S 19th Street Ste 201 Tacoma WA 98405 910565562 673511 0 After school, Safezone 5 1 false false false false false false false false false Beth Boggs Executive Direc 173270 5198 24385 202853 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee and a copy is made available to the board prior to it being filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c When any conflict of interest is relevant to a matter that comes under consideration or requires action by the board, or a board committee, the interested person shall call it to the attention of the board chair and shall not be present during board or committee discussion or decision on the matter. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The compensation of the Foundation's Executive Director is determined on an annual basis after completion of her formal evaluation by the board. The board considers compensation levels and COLA increases for for other similar organizations and the compensation level for the coming year is established at the December board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Foundation make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request.