2025-05-13T14:13:04-04:00 2024-12-31 431513238 SHARAMITARO & ASSOCIATES PC 4227 WATSON ROAD SUITE 2 ST LOUIS MO 631091211 990 2024-01-01 452640671 FRIENDS OF FRANCIS PARK FRIE 3143518571 5330 TAMM AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 631093138 JUDY MURPHY TREASURER 3143518571 2025-05-13 true false PETER C SHARAMITARO JR CPA P01215328 3146476655 2025-05-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JUDY MURPHY 5330 TAMM AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 631093138 209569 false X FRIENDSOFFRANCISPARK.ORG X 2010 MO FRANCIS PARK IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, WHICH HAS LIMITED FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE PARK. A GROUP OF CITY RESIDENTS GOT TOGETHER AND FORMED FRIENDS OF FRANCIS PARK (FOFP), A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, TO PRESERVE, IMPROVE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND TO HELP FUND AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS IN FRANCIS PARK. FOFP WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, OUR ALDERPERSON AND THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT. FOFP IS FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THE ANNUAL RUN FOR THE HILLS AND FOOT GOLF EVENTS. IT HAS NO PAID EMPLOYEES. THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OUR 2ND WARD ALDERPERSON HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN ALL OF OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OR FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK AND MUST APPROVE ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR ACTIVITIES PROPOSED BY FOFP BEFORE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED OR SCHEDULED. 13 13 0 150 0 89102 179889 0 1224 2976 30205 8846 120531 191711 0 0 0 0 0 85036 268983 85036 268983 35495 -77272 193912 116640 0 193912 116640 X FRANCIS PARK IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, WHICH HAS LIMITED FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE PARK. A GROUP OF CITY RESIDENTS GOT TOGETHER AND FORMED FRIENDS OF FRANCIS PARK (FOFP), A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, TO PRESERVE, IMPROVE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND TO HELP FUND AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS IN FRANCIS PARK. FOFP WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, OUR ALDERPERSON AND THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT. FOFP IS FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THE ANNUAL RUN FOR THE HILLS AND FOOT GOLF EVENTS. IT HAS NO PAID EMPLOYEES. THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OUR 2ND WARD ALDERPERSON HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN ALL OF OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OR FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK AND MUST APPROVE ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR ACTIVITIES PROPOSED BY FOFP BEFORE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED OR SCHEDULED. false false 150480 DURING 2024, FRIENDS OF FRANCIS PARK (FOFP) HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AND OUR 2ND WARD ALDERPERSON REGARDING A PROPOSED NEW PLAYGROUND FOR FRANCIS PARK (PARK). THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS (CITY) AND WILL BE OWNED BY THE CITY. FOFP DISBURSED 150,480 TO THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS IN 2024 TO ASSIST WITH THE FUNDING OF THE PLAYGROUND. THE PLAYGROUND IS TO BE INSTALLED IN 2025. 64500 DURING 2024, THE ENHANCEMENTS/ADDITION TO THE SNAKES IN THE GRASS SCULPTURE IN THE PARK WERE COMPLETED. COSTS INCURRED IN 2024 TOTALED 64,500. THE SCULPTURE WAS DEDICATED TO ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF ART IN THE PARK (ART IN THE PARK IS AN (ALMOST) EVERY YEAR SPECIAL EVENT, WHICH IS HELD IN FRANCIS PARK. PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT HAVE FUNDED A VARIETY OF SCULPTURES IN THE PARK INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL SNAKES IN THE GRASS SCULPTURE, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN 2017. ART IN THE PARK WAS NOT HELD IN 2024 BUT WILL RETURN IN FALL 2025. 51786 AS IN 2022-2023, IN 2024, DUE TO LIMITATIONS ON CITY RESOURCES, FOFP -ALONG WITH OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS- FUNDED SOME GRASS CUTTING FOR THE PARK AS WELL AS COSTS TO REMOVE AND CLEAN UP DEAD TREES IN THE PARK. ADDITIONALLY, FOFP FUNDED PARK MAINTENANCE, LANDSCAPE WORK AND TREES/FLOWERS FOR THE PARK, AND MAINTENANCE AND CLEANUP OF THE PARK'S BEAUTIFUL AND ICONIC LILY POND, INCLUDING REPAIRS TO THE WALL IN THE CREEK AREA, MAINTENANCE OF THE DAVID R. FRANCIS STATUE AREA AND A WINTER CLEANUP OF THE NATIVE GARDEN AREA. 266766 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false false false false X JONI OTT 3146059686 5330 TAMM AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 631092622 X BRAD ARTEAGA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE BANAHAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN BURGHOFF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS M BYRNE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TYLER DINKELAKER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEN GABEL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICK KUTZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PHIL MANNHARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JUDY MURPHY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WAYNE MYRICK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DON ORF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JONI OTT SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 JIM ROBBEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NANCY VORDTRIEDE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 false false false 6120 15900 4262 153607 179889 2976 2976 25940 15900 17858 8082 8082 TOUR DE FRANCIS PARK 661 661 MISCELLANEOUS 103 103 764 191711 764 11058 X 995 995 107824 107824 769 769 900 900 1213 1213 CITY OF STL - PLAYGROUND 150480 150480 PARK MAINTENANCE 4338 4338 OTHER 2464 2011 453 268983 266766 2217 0 62503 26623 131409 90017 12768 12768 193912 116640 0 0 X 108887 53388 85025 63252 193912 116640 193912 116640 -77272 X false false false X 15857 31465 105995 89102 179889 422308 15857 31465 105995 89102 179889 422308 150624 271684 50 1224 2976 4250 8790 27095 73095 83029 26704 218713 645271 0.42100 0.55740 X PART II, LINE 10 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 215,568 OTHER INCOME 3,145 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12768 12768 RUN FOR HILLS 27212 11500 15712 623 11782 FOOT GOLF 14628 4400 10228 2389 3064 41840 15900 25940 623 2389 14846 17858 8082 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FRANCIS PARK IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, WHICH HAS LIMITED FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE PARK. A GROUP OF CITY RESIDENTS GOT TOGETHER AND FORMED FRIENDS OF FRANCIS PARK (FOFP), A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, TO PRESERVE, IMPROVE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND TO HELP FUND AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS IN FRANCIS PARK. FOFP WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, OUR ALDERPERSON AND THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT. FOFP IS FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THE ANNUAL RUN FOR THE HILLS AND FOOT GOLF EVENTS. IT HAS NO PAID EMPLOYEES. THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OUR 2ND WARD ALDERPERSON HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN ALL OF OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OR FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK AND MUST APPROVE ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR ACTIVITIES PROPOSED BY FOFP BEFORE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED OR SCHEDULED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 TOM BYRNE JONI OTT PRESIDENT SECRETARY SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES IN THIS ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTWORK/SNAKE SCULPTURE 64,500 0 0 TREE TRIMMING/CLEAN UP/MOWING 26,423 0 0 CREEK WALL REPAIRS 8,525 0 0 TEMP PARK MAINTENANCE 6,735 0 0 NATIVE GARDEN WINTER CLEANUP 975 0 0 MAINTENANCE OF STATUE 666 0 0 TOTAL 107,824 0 0