GROTON PARKS FOUNDATION INC
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2015 · Form 990EZ · revenue $140K · expenses $139K · assets $12K
- EIN
- 06-1574542
- Address
- C/O P FILIPPETTI 1041 POQUONNOCK RD, GROTON, CT 06340-0000
- NTEE code
- N32 Parks and Playgrounds (Recreation and Sports) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 2000 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- JOHN SILSBY (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF & ACHIEVE BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR UNMET EQUIPMENT & PROGRAM NEEDS OF THE TOWN OF GROTON'S PARKS & RECREATION SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO DEVELOP THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT, FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM PUBLIC & PRIVATE SOURCES AND GRANT ASSISTANCE TO GROTON PARKS AND RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT PROJECTS SELECTED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Neil Brown | DIRECTOR | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Allyn Copp | DIRECTOR | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul Filippetti | TREASURER | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| James Sherrard | DIRECTOR | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Silsby | PRESIDENT | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Domenic Venditti | DIRECTOR | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andrew Halsey | DIRECTOR | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ray Munn | TREASURER | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Berry | DIRECTOR | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Richard Conant | DIRECTOR | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2015 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A NEIL BROWN | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALLYN COPP | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| PAUL FILIPPETTI | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JAMES SHERRARD | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN SILSBY | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DOMENIC VENDITTI | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANDREW HALSEY | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RAY MUNN | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARK BERRY | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RICHARD CONANT | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $140,094 | $138,804 | $11,677 | $11,677 | $140,082 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $44,939 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMER HILL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Groton Parks Foundation Inc” | 2022 | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 | $25,000 | show |
| PFIZER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GROTON PARKS FOUNDATION INC” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $11,130 | 2024 | $3,630 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $8,809 | 2023 | $8,809 | show |
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| WINCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION INC | VA | N32 | $84,239 | $102,125 | BOARD EMERITA | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| PORTAGE PARKS FOUNDATION INC | MI | N32 | $87,011 | $47,127 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| ASCENSION PARKS FOUNDATION | LA | N32 | $158,797 | $23,514 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| L&A PARK FOUNDATION INC | IN | N32 | $136,876 | $140,927 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| DURHAM PARKS FOUNDATION | NC | N32 | $142,517 | $130,573 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| DENVER MOUNTAIN PARKS FOUNDATION INC | CO | N32 | $263,486 | $250,780 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $35,750 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| KETTERING PARKS FOUNDATION | OH | N32 | $222,517 | $74,542 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| MONTANA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION INC | MT | N32 | $210,237 | $408,688 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $77,241 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FREEPORT PARKS FOUNDATION | IL | N32 | $80,267 | $108,018 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| SHUTTLEWORTH PARK FOUNDATION INC | NY | N32 | $176,885 | $38,121 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| LAPORTE COUNTY PARK FOUNDATION INC | IN | N32 | $151,029 | $92,354 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| PARKS FOUNDATION OF BURLINGTON | VT | N32 | $213,325 | $179,358 | CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| WEST LAFAYETTE PARKS & RECREATION FOUNDATION INC | IN | N32 | $111,859 | $164,834 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FLORENCE PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION | AL | N32 | $73,101 | $4,017 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| TUSCORA PARK FOUNDATION | OH | N32 | $276,177 | $158,929 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| KALIDA PARK FOUNDATION | OH | N32 | $74,783 | $103,170 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| MCKINNEY PARKS FOUNDATION | TX | N32 | $208,885 | $147,124 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| ASTER KNIGHT PARKS FOUNDATION INC | FL | N32 | $201,956 | $65,644 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| SALEM PARKS FOUNDATION | OR | N32 | $154,865 | $64,584 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FLAT ROCK PARK AND RECREATION FOUNDATION INC | NC | N32 | $195,467 | $192,457 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| PHOENIX PARKS FOUNDATION | AZ | N32 | $222,591 | $350,275 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| HOLLOWAY PARK FOUNDATION INC | FL | N32 | $71,457 | $61,978 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| MORGANTON PARK AND RECREATION FOUNDATION INC | NC | N32 | $108,381 | $64,698 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| COLUMBIA PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION | SC | N32 | $198,933 | $260,208 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2015 · Form 990EZ · $138,804 spent · pay $0 · grants $138,804 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $138,804 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $138,804 | 100% |
State business registration
- GROTON PARKS FOUNDATION, INC. CT, Non-Stock, Active, formed 2000-01-18
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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