2014-11-07T14:41:33-06:00 2013-12-31 352055043 HUTH THOMPSON LLP PO BOX 970 LAFAYETTE IN 479020970 990 2013-01-01 351940198 LAFAYETTE PARKS FOUNDATION INC C/O BRENT TALCOTT LAFA 7657429046 201 MAIN ST SUITE 810 PO BOX 1535 LAFAYETTE IN 479021535 BRENT TALCOTT TREASURER 7657429046 2014-11-15 KIMBERLEY R MORISETTE P00337290 7654285000 2014-11-05 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z BRENT TALCOTT 201 MAIN ST PO BOX 1535 LAFAYETTE IN 47902 348439 false X N/A X 1994 IN THE FOUNDATION SOLICITS AND ENCOURAGES DONATIONS TO ASSIST LAFAYETTE PARK PROGRAMS SUCH AS KIDS CAN, THE ZOO, DEVELOPMENT OF LOEB STADIUM AND OTHER PARK PROJECTS. 13 13 0 20 0 2057062 397767 0 6666 1170 300 -50498 2064028 348439 471055 193179 0 0 0 0 18448 167576 489503 360755 1574525 -12316 4417900 4251674 153978 0 4263922 4251674 THE FOUNDATION SOLICITS AND ENCOURAGES DONATIONS TO ASSIST LAFAYETTE PARK PROGRAMS SUCH AS KIDS CAN, THE ZOO, DEVELOPMENT OF LOEB STADIUM AND OTHER PARK PROJECTS. false false 193179 193179 TO SUPPLY FUNDING FOR THE LAFAYETTE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO ENHANCE THE COLUMBIA PARK ZOO 163391 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES TO PROMOTE, AID AND ENCOURAGE PURPOSES, ACTIVITIES AND ENDEAVORS FOR THE LAFAYETTE PARKS DEPARTMENT 356570 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false 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 true true false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false IN X BRENT TALCOTT 7654481288 201 MAIN ST PO BOX 1535 LAFAYETTE IN 47902 X TED BUMBLEBURG FORMER DIREC 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES RISK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT TALCOTT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID MECKLENBURG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS EASTERDAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUBERT YOUNT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BUMBLEBURG SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES KESTERSON PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS KEITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SCHEUMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH DUBES III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON SLAGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY WATLINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDINE LAUFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 397767 397767 1170 1170 INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDARY 900099 -50498 -50498 -50498 348439 -49328 193179 193179 5 5 4135 4135 45 45 PROGRAM EXPENSES 163391 163391 360755 356570 4185 0 204519 3791 1035057 1138268 9342 2938 3058310 3165910 3058310 134 203 51102 4417900 4251674 18549 135429 153978 0 X 2130846 2062291 2033076 1955096 100000 234287 4263922 4251674 4417900 4251674 -12316 68 X false false false X 124685 172974 288079 363062 262338 1211138 124685 172974 288079 363062 262338 1211138 816103 395035 29601 20005 10855 6666 1170 68297 300 300 1279735 0.30870 0.26290 X THE ORGANIZATION FAILS THE 33 1/3 SUPPORT TEST FOR A 501(C)(3), 170(B)(1) (A)(VI) ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES-PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST. OVER 10% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT IS GENERATED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A DETAILED STATEMENT CONTAINING THE FACTS AS TO THE BASIS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONCLUSION THAT IT IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FOLLOWS: INTRODUCTION: THE LAFAYETTE PARKS FOUNDATION (LPF) IS OPERATED IN ALL ASPECTS AS A PUBLIC FOUNDATION. LPF'S SOURCES OF SUPPORT, AS WELL AS ITS ONGOING PROGRAMMING, REINFORCES ITS STATUS AS A PUBLIC ENTITY. SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1994, LPF HAS MAINTAINED AN ONGOING AND ACTIVE PROGRAM OF SOLITATIONS AND ENCOURAGES DONATIONS TO ASSIST THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE'S PARK DEPARTMENT WITH NUMEROUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRAMS. THESE ENDEAVORS INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS THE "KIDS CAN" (SCHOLARSHIP FUND), THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COLUMBIAN PARK ZOO'S MASTER PLAN, IMPROVEMENTS TO LOEB STADIUM,THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY PARKS SUCH AS CENTENNIAL PARK, MCCAW PARK, MUNGER PARK, CAT PARK AND SOCCER FIELDS, AND SUBARU SOUTH TIPP PARK. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS UTILIZED DONATIONS TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COLUMBIAN PARK EXPRESS TRAIN DEPOT, "ART IN THE PARK" MUSIC CONCERT SERIES, "FINAL FRIDAYS" FAMILY OUTINGS AT COLUMBIAN PARK, SIA PLAYGROUND ACCESSIBLE PLAY AREA, AND POND MAINTENANCE AT MUNGER PARK. THE LPF IS CURRENLTY EMBARKING ON THE SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MEMORIAL ISLAND AND OTHER PARK PROJECTS WITHIN TIPPECANOE COUNTY. TIPPECANOE COUNTY IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 72,800 HOUSEHOLDS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITES OF THE FOUNDATION. SOLICITATION OF AND ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC: -LPF REGULARLY SOLICITES LARGE CORPORATIONS IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA FOR MAJOR PROJECTS AT THE LOCAL PUBLIC ZOO WHICH ARE DETERMINED BASED ON PUBLIC WANT AND INTEREST. THE PUBLIC UTILIZES THE ZOO FREE OF CHARGE. -LPF PUBLICIZES THE PUBLIC NATURE OF ITS ACTIVITES IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, ONLINE, AND THROUGH THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. -LPF PROVIDES FUNDING FOR "KIDS CAN" SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A VARIETY OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE "WORKREATION" PROGRAM AND DIRECT SCHOLARSHIPS. -WHEREVER POSSIBLE, LPF SPONSORS WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS OF BENEFIT TO INDIVIDUALS AND/OR TO THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. -THE INCOME GENERATED BY DONOR FUNDS THAT COMPRISE LPF, ORIGINATE FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DONORS. -THE EVENTS HOSTED THROUGH LPF DOLLARS, SUCH AS "ART IN THE PARK" AND "FINAL FRIDAYS", ARE SPONSORED AND ATTENDED BY TIPPECANOE COUNTY LEADERS, SUCH AS MAYOR TONY ROSWARSKI AND INDIANA HOUSE DEMOCRAT SHEILA KLINKER. CONCLUSION: THE SPIRIT OF LPF IS WHOLLY PUBLIC-IN THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS, THE ELECTION OF BOARD REPRESENTATION, AND IN THE PROGRAMMING FOR WHICH LPF PROVIDES SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. LPF NOT ONLY HEARS THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY AND ACTS UPON THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS ACCORDINGLY BUT IT HAS BEEN PRO-ACTIVE BY CONVENING GROUPS THAT HAVE GROWN INTO VALUABLE ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY. LPF IS IN NO WAY INACCESSIBLE, EXCLUSIVE, OR CONTROLLED BY A SMALL FACTION OF ITS CONSITUENCY. LPF HAS BEEN BUILT BY THE COMMUNITY, AND IT EXISTS SOLELY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. SUPPORTING SCHEDULE CONTRIBUTION 135,429 PART II, LINE 10 MISC INCOME 300 PART II, LINE 17A THE ORGANIZATION FAILS THE 33 1/3 SUPPORT TEST FOR A 501(C)(3), 170(B)(1) (A)(VI) ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES-PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST. OVER 10% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT IS GENERATED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A DETAILED STATEMENT CONTAINING THE FACTS AS TO THE BASIS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONCLUSION THAT IT IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FOLLOWS: INTRODUCTION: THE LAFAYETTE PARKS FOUNDATION (LPF) IS OPERATED IN ALL ASPECTS AS A PUBLIC FOUNDATION. LPF'S SOURCES OF SUPPORT, AS WELL AS ITS ONGOING PROGRAMMING, REINFORCES ITS STATUS AS A PUBLIC ENTITY. SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1994, LPF HAS MAINTAINED AN ONGOING AND ACTIVE PROGRAM OF SOLITATIONS AND ENCOURAGES DONATIONS TO ASSIST THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE'S PARK DEPARTMENT WITH NUMEROUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRAMS. THESE ENDEAVORS INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS THE "KIDS CAN" (SCHOLARSHIP FUND), THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COLUMBIAN PARK ZOO'S MASTER PLAN, IMPROVEMENTS TO LOEB STADIUM,THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY PARKS SUCH AS CENTENNIAL PARK, MCCAW PARK, MUNGER PARK, CAT PARK AND SOCCER FIELDS, AND SUBARU SOUTH TIPP PARK. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS UTILIZED DONATIONS TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COLUMBIAN PARK EXPRESS TRAIN DEPOT, "ART IN THE PARK" MUSIC CONCERT SERIES, "FINAL FRIDAYS" FAMILY OUTINGS AT COLUMBIAN PARK, SIA PLAYGROUND ACCESSIBLE PLAY AREA, AND POND MAINTENANCE AT MUNGER PARK. THE LPF IS CURRENLTY EMBARKING ON THE SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MEMORIAL ISLAND AND OTHER PARK PROJECTS WITHIN TIPPECANOE COUNTY. TIPPECANOE COUNTY IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 72,800 HOUSEHOLDS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITES OF THE FOUNDATION. SOLICITATION OF AND ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC: -LPF REGULARLY SOLICITES LARGE CORPORATIONS IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA FOR MAJOR PROJECTS AT THE LOCAL PUBLIC ZOO WHICH ARE DETERMINED BASED ON PUBLIC WANT AND INTEREST. THE PUBLIC UTILIZES THE ZOO FREE OF CHARGE. -LPF PUBLICIZES THE PUBLIC NATURE OF ITS ACTIVITES IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, ONLINE, AND THROUGH THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. -LPF PROVIDES FUNDING FOR "KIDS CAN" SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A VARIETY OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE "WORKREATION" PROGRAM AND DIRECT SCHOLARSHIPS. -WHEREVER POSSIBLE, LPF SPONSORS WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS OF BENEFIT TO INDIVIDUALS AND/OR TO THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. -THE INCOME GENERATED BY DONOR FUNDS THAT COMPRISE LPF, ORIGINATE FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DONORS. -THE EVENTS HOSTED THROUGH LPF DOLLARS, SUCH AS "ART IN THE PARK" AND "FINAL FRIDAYS", ARE SPONSORED AND ATTENDED BY TIPPECANOE COUNTY LEADERS, SUCH AS MAYOR TONY ROSWARSKI AND INDIANA HOUSE DEMOCRAT SHEILA KLINKER. CONCLUSION: THE SPIRIT OF LPF IS WHOLLY PUBLIC-IN THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS, THE ELECTION OF BOARD REPRESENTATION, AND IN THE PROGRAMMING FOR WHICH LPF PROVIDES SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. LPF NOT ONLY HEARS THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY AND ACTS UPON THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS ACCORDINGLY BUT IT HAS BEEN PRO-ACTIVE BY CONVENING GROUPS THAT HAVE GROWN INTO VALUABLE ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY. LPF IS IN NO WAY INACCESSIBLE, EXCLUSIVE, OR CONTROLLED BY A SMALL FACTION OF ITS CONSITUENCY. LPF HAS BEEN BUILT BY THE COMMUNITY, AND IT EXISTS SOLELY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. 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INVOICES ARE REVIEWED BY PARK STAFF AND BY THE FOUNDATION SECRETARY/ATTORNEY BEFORE REVIEW AND PAYMENT BY THE FOUNDATION TREASURER. THE SUMMER CAMP REIMBURSEMENT IS BASED ON BILLING BY THE PARK BOARD TO REIMBURSE THE BOARD FOR THE ENTRANCE FEES FOR CHILDREN UNABLE TO PAY. FORM 990, PART VI LINE 2 - RELATED PARTY TED BUMBLEBURG IS THE FORMER LAFAYETTE PARK SUPERINTENDENT AND SERVES AS A DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION. HIS FATHER, JOSEPH BUMBLEBURG SERVES AS SECRETARY OF THE FOUNDATION. NO ONE RECEIVES COMPENSATION OR IS EMPLOYED BY THE FOUNDATION. THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT AND PARK BOARD PRESIDENT BOTH SIT ON THE FOUNDATION BOARD IN THEIR CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE LAFAYETTE PARKS DEPARTMENT. LINE 15A - NOT APPLICABLE TO THE FOUNDATION AS THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES PAID OR OTHERWISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JOSEPH BUMBLEBURG TED BUMBLEBURG SECRETARY DIRECTOR FATHER/SON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD REVIEWS 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS ON INVESTM -68 BATTLE GROUND GOLF CLUB LLC PO BOX 811 LAFAYETTE IN 47902 203949190 LAND IN 1592400 LPF LAFAYETTE PARKS FOUNDATION BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC GOLFCOURSE INC 5505 PRETTY PRAIRIE RD LAFAYETTE IN 47902 461829175 GOLF COURS IN LPF LAFAYETTE PARKS FOUNDATION C CORP -64322 175506 1.00000 true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC GOLFCOURSE INC B 103000 SEE PART VII - SUPPLEMENTAL INFO R SCHEDULE R IN DECEMBER 2012, A DONOR GIFTED HIS LLC INTEREST IN THE BATTLEGROUND GOLF CLUB, LLC TO LAFAYETTE PARKS FOUNDATION, INC. (LPF) LPF IS THE SOLE OWNER OF THE LLC. THE ONLY ASSET REMAINING IN THE LLC IS REAL PROPERTY-LAND. ALL EQUIPMENT ORIGINALLY GIFTED IN THE LLC IN 2012 WAS TRANSFERRED TO A NEWLY CREATED ENTITY, THE BATTLEGROUND PUBLIC GOLF COURSE, INC. (C CORPORATION) FOR 10 IN 2013. LPF IS THE SOLE SHAREHOLDER OF THE C CORPORATION. THIS GIFT TO THE LPF WAS MADE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE CITIZENS OF THE GREATER LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE THAT IS NOT CONSTANTLY UNDERWATER.