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 committee 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 pay 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 america's 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, yellowstone national park, and harriet tubman national historical park. Ii. Npf made grants to land conservation partners to enable nps to acquire land in fiscal year 2020 at zion national park, lewis and clark national park, saguaro national park, voyageurs national park, pea ridge national military park, and cuyahoga valley national park. Iii. Npf supported the construction and implementation of visitor amenities associated with flight 93 national memorial and badlands national park. Iv. Npf granted funds secured from court orders, mitigation activities, and other settlements to conservation projects at olympic national park, santa monica mountains national recreation area and everglades national park among others. V. 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.”

“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 millennials 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. I. In fy20, 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 a combination of corporate contributions and private philanthropy. "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. Npf supported service coprs programs around the nation that restored trails and removed invasive species at 50 national parks including cabrillo national monument, rocky mountain national park, sequoia and kings canyon national park, north country national scenic trail, gila cliff dwellings national monument, among others. Iii. Npf supported the open outdoor for kids program which reaches elementary-aged children from across the country and provides them the chance to experience and learn from national parks. In fy 20, npf supported field trips at over 130 parks reaching over 100,000 students. Iv. In fy 20, npf launched the women in parks initiative to help nps tell the stories of women in national parks. Grant funding will help connect people with these stories through physical and digital park exhibits, guided walks, talks and special events, digital content, and more. Npf also increased support of the african american experience fund by providing grants to 10 nps sites including carter g. Woodson home nhs and harriet tubman nhp. 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. 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 fy20, congress allocated $5 million for npf's annual appropriation. The foundation continues to allocate these funds, in collaboration with nps for high priority needs acros”

“Impact of asu 2018-08 adj $40,716,871”