Austin Parks Foundation

“The 990 is reviewed in greater detail with the finance committee and then an overview is shared with the full board when they receive the 990 for review. The board has at least a week and generally two weeks to review the 990 and ask questions.”

“The governance committee keeps up with new members and any changes in their employment. Payments are reviewed regularly for any board member participation. Anytime a vote comes up that involves a member with a conflict, that member acknowledges the conflict and recuses themselves from the vote.”

“The chair and the past chair (sometimes the vice chair if the past chair is not available) review data and performance and meet with the ceo and set the compensation for the ceo. The chair and the past chair also confer with the executive committee. The ceo reviews data, performance and comparable compensation to determine the salaries of key employees.”

“Our current and prior form 990's and the apf annual report are available on our website, www.austinparks.org. Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request.”

“More than 30 years ago, in 1992, the seed of austin parks foundation was planted. Apf started as a volunteer organization and we are continuing and expanding those volunteer opportunities while doing more than ever before to support the city's nearly 400 parks, trails and green spaces. Here are just a few of the highlights we've celebrated in the past year: we continued to renovate basketball courts across the city with the san antonio spurs as part of the playatx initiative that was launched in 2023. We also continued working on a number of park improvement projects at scenic book pocket park, rosewood neighborhood park, parque zaragoza, little walnut creek and highland neighborhood park, just to name a few. Planning also continued for our largest project to date: an all abilities playground, to be built at onion creek metro park. Apf regularly invests in zilker park improvement projects, and 2024 was no different. In addition to funding a full stage replacement for the zilker theater, apf also contributed thousands of dollars to replace the sand in zilker's existing volleyball courts to make them more playable this summer. And of course, we can't forget about the return of the little engine that could: the zilker eagle mini train. In 2024, apf hosted 32 in the park series events in parks across all ten council districts. These free community events welcomed more than 3,200 attendees who joined us for playdates in the park, movies in the park, fitness in the park and art in the park. And we can't reflect on the year without celebrating our robust volunteer program: in 2024, more than 12,000 incredible volunteers dedicated their time to make improvements in 136 parks in austin, donating more than 36,000 hours of work and completing 284 park volunteer and maintenance projects. In addition to the maintenance provided by our volunteer workdays and impd, apf invests in special, short-term projects, as well as long-term, strategic improvements. By providing design assistance and funding park renovations all over the city, we are increasing access and improving the usability of some of our city's most well-loved parks, as well as those that need help to become the urban sanctuaries they are meant to be. Here are projects completed in 2024: - alamo pocket park play equipment, installation, safety surfacing and limestone blocks, $128,348 total cost - armadillo neighborhood park invasive removal and trail work, $10,713 total cost - bartholomew district park creek crossing for disc golf, $7,368 total cost - barton creek greenbelt invasive removal and trail work, $91,536 total cost - apr lifeguard training, $100,000 total cost - apr program scholarships, $100,000 total cost - deep eddy municipal pool lighting installation and pool wall repair, $206,734 total cost - oertli neighborhood park purchase and installation of pavilions, $95,342 total cost - pan american neighborhood park ball field lighting replacement and electrical, $248,710 total cost - earl j pomerleau pocket park pavilion and electrical, $149,844 total cost - walnut creek metropolitan park basketball court renovation, $136,850 total cost - zilker metropolitan park deep tine aerator, $44,888 total cost - zilker hillside theater stage repair, $148,943 total cost - zilker metropolitan park volleyball sand, $25,125 total cost one of the biggest roadblocks to community involvement in the enhancement of their nearby park is access to design and planning. Apf works with the city of austin's parks and recreation department to address the design backlog. In 2024 community initiated design services projects included: - jamestown: we completed community engagement in late 2024, and submitted the concept plan to the coa for approval in 2025. - agave: we finished the initial design process for agave in 2024, but had to make updates to the plans in 2025 and will start construction in late 2025. - grand meadow: we finished the community engagement process and submitted the final report to”

“Acl music festival grants awarded in 2024 (does not include grants itemized in schedule i) onion creek dog park: limestone block seating ($4,870) steck valley: trail improvements ($17,000) cccn (walnut bluffs trail head): nature play (1st of 3 locations covered by same grant award of $26,500 total) cccn (ron rigsby): nature play (2nd of 3 locations covered by same grant award of $26,500 total) cccn (heritage oaks): nature play (3rd of 3 locations covered by same grant award of $26,500 total) rosewood britton, durst, howard, and spence building (bdhs): wall of honor ($5,500) roy g. Guerrero: basketball court ($550,000) acl music festival grants completed in 2024 peas/cunningham school park: garden improvements and repair ($5,000) walnut creek metro: ice storm maintenance ($2,500) - awarded in 2023 pastor craig neighborhood park: neighborhood information kiosk ($29,000) parque zaragoza: shade trees ($6,000) armadillo neighborhood park: poison ivy and invasive species removal ($10,000) festival beach community garden: studio balcones site plan ($4,800) georgian acres: little free library ($600) umlauf: vision plan ($25,000) onion creek dog park: limestone block seating ($4,870) steck valley: trail improvements ($17,000) cccn (walnut bluffs trail head): nature play (1st of 3 locations covered by same grant award of $26,500 total) cccn (ron rigsby): nature play (2nd of 3 locations covered by same grant award of $26,500 total) cccn (heritage oaks): nature play (3rd of 3 locations covered by same grant award of $26,500 total)”