National Park Foundation

“The organization is not required to file a form 990 with the internal revenue service pursuant to its irs determination letter; however, in 2012, the board elected to begin filing on a voluntary basis. The 990 form drafts are reviewed by the ceo, coo, cfo, and controller as well as the chief program officer, and the chief external affairs officer. The audit committe reviews the 990 and suggests edits where necessary. Once approved, the 990 is sent to the full board prior to submitting it to the irs. Each member of the board of directors will receive a copy of the form 990 including significant schedules prior to the submission of the form to the internal revenue service. Form 990 is filed after the board has been given a chance to review and provide feedback.”

“If an individual has a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest in connection with any foundation transaction or matter, the individual must immediately notify the president, chair of the board, or chair of the governance committee and disclose all the material facts concerning the actual or potential conflict of interest and his or her relationship to the transaction or matter at issue. If the conflict of interest arises in connection with the activities of any deliberative body (e.g., the board of directors, committee of the board), the individual with the conflict must immediately disclose the conflict to the other members of the body and the individual must not participate in the deliberation, consideration, or vote on the transaction or matter at issue. A notation must be made in the minutes of any meeting at which deliberation, consideration, or vote on the transaction or matter at issue is undertaken indicating that the individual with a conflict or potential conflict of interest was excused from the meeting during the time that consideration of the transaction or matter was undertaken, took no part in any discussion pertaining to the transaction or matter, and refrained from voting on the transaction or matter. The foundation also utilizes a mandatory disclosure policy under which each of the following categories of individuals is required to submit a mandatory annual disclosure statement of any known or potential conflicts of interest. The disclosure form requires identification and signature and is submitted to the president or vice chair. The following classes of individuals must submit the disclosure annually: a. Board of directors b. Officers and key employees c. Other specific appointees as designated by the president or the board of directors. The president shall maintain and annually update a file of mandatory disclosure statements signed by each above-named individual.”

“The compensation committee regularly conducts reviews of compensation for the president/ceo and other key employees. The committee uses various resources for determining comparable data during the deliberation and decision process.”

“Governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, and the financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“As the official nonprofit partner of the national park service, the national park foundation generates private support and builds strategic partnerships to protect and enhance americas national parks for present and future generations.”

“Protect national parks - the national park foundation secures private and philanthropic funds to enhance, preserve, and restore the natural and historical resources stewarded by nps. As well as enhance the visitor experience for the 300+ million annual visitors. The foundation's support is invested primarily through strategic partnerships. Specific investments include acquiring private inholdings in national parks, restoring trails and historic structures, conserving wildlife and habitats, making the parks more sustainable in their use of natural resources, and ensuring parks are more inviting and resilient for current and future visitor use. I. Npf supported major projects to preserve and rehabilitate historic places at several parks including pullman national monument, olympic national park, yellowstone national park, and grand teton national parks. Ii. Npf made grants to land conservation partners to enable nps to acquire land in fiscal year 2019 at zion national park, camp nelson national monument, ebeys landing national historic reserve and the appalachian national scenic trail (bald mountain pond). Npf also donated lands to the national park service at the home of franklin d. Roosevelt national historic site and the mojave trails national monument. Among the foundations most important accomplishments in 2019 was the acqusition of dr. Martin luther king jrs birth and life homes in atlanta, ga. These iconic and historic structures will be forever under the stewardship and care of the national park service. Iii. Npf supported the construction and implementation of programmatic opportunities associated with flight 93 national memorial and wilsons creek national battlefield. Iv. Npf directed funds secured from court orders, mitigation, and the settlement of criminal and civil cases to conservation projects at glacier bay national park and congaree national park. V. Npf provided capacity building support to the park partner community through targeted grants in key areas such as fundraising, governance, leadership training. Npf continues to deliver education, technical assistance and strategic leadership to 400+ groups represented in the broader park partner community. This work helps to grow partnership opportunities and financial support at individual local parks. Vi. Npf helps the national park service identify and mitigate future challenges. In partnership with the national park service, npf engaged subject matter experts to assist in developing creative long-term public-private partnership opportunities in several key areas (visitor use demand, nps housing, energy savings). These projects are ongoing and are inteded to help "solve tomorrow's challenges in today's environment."”

“Connect people with national parks - the national park foundation is dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities for people to visit and connect with our national parks and the programs they offer. Npf works to invite all people to experience, enjoy, and create life-long relationships with national parks and bring parks to people. This is accomplished by way of investments to reach underrepresented audiences, increase diversity and inclusion, create digital experiences and attract multicultural millenials and young gen-x families to engage with national parks. In addition, the national park foundation is dedicated to establishing national parks as powerful learning environments that provide in-depth experiences that shape lives and build the next generation of national park stewards. The foundation's programs focus on connecting audiences to introductory experiences in our national parks, fostering lifelong connections, and building strong partnerships. In fy19, npf provided $7,038,827 in grants to connect people to our national parks. I. In fy19, the national park foundation continued its work on find your park/encuentra tu parque, a public awareness and education program. Find your park is a marketing program that makes parks relevant across diverse perspectives, bringing awareness of national parks, connecting people to parks, and inspiring them to support their parks. This program is funded through corporate contributions and focuses much of its efforts on getting people to engage with parks. "find your park" invites people to discover and share their own unique connections to the nation's natural landscapes, vibrant culture, and rich history. Ii.through grants from the national park foundation, nps and partners created opportunities for approximately 300,000 to connect to parks through community engagement programs. Iii. Npf supported programs around the nation that hired 631 youth to serve in conservation corps (out of roughly 20,000 youth that participate annually). These corps members restored trails and removed invasive species at chickamauga and chattanooga national military park, hawaii volcanoes national park, and cuyahoga valley national park, among others. Iv.npf supported the open outdoor for kids program. Through this initiative, the national park foundation is reaching elementary-aged children from across the country and providing them the chance to experience and learn from national parks. Npf's role is to fund in-park programs and provide transportation to park sites. V. The national park service centennial act was signed into law on december 16, 2016. Among other provisions, the centennial act impacts programmatic services through the creation of the second century endowment, which receives $10 million in annual funding via sales of the national parks and federal recreational lands lifetime and annual senior passes. The national park foundation is required to use second century endowment investment earnings for priority national park projects approved by the secretary of the interior. In addition, the centennial act authorized up to $5 million in annual appropriations for the national park foundation between fiscal years 2017-2023. The foundation must leverage funds at least 1:1 with philanthropic support for priority park projects and programs. In fy19, congress allocated $5 million for npfs annual appropriation. The foundation has successfully allocated those dollars in collaboration with nps for high priority needs across the country. Npf and nps work closely to identify projects and programs that enjoy strong leveraging potential for federal funds. Finally, the centennial act directed any revenues from senior pass sales that exceed $10 million to serve as federal funding for the centennial challenge program, which the national park service leverages with matching funds from park partners, including the national park foundation, for signature park projects and programs.”

“Yes. Npfs audit committee has responsibility for oversight of the audit and the compilation of financial statements. Npf's normal practice is to review and assess audit firms at least every 5 years. Npf engaged in this process in 2019 and changed audit firms in november 2019. The selection process included an assessment of npf's engagement goals and objectives, selection of firms for consideration, introductory meetings and invitations for bidding, evaluation and finally a recommendation. The audit committee made the final decision based on the assessment and recommendation.”

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