WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $388K · expenses $84K · assets $1.4M

Also known as
INC
EIN
82-3936220
Address
12790 PROVIDENCE RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30009-3238
Website
WILLSPARKFOUNDATION.COM
NTEE code
N32
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2018 (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
CHERYL SIMS (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROVIDE STRUCTURAL AND SAFETY REHABILITATION OF THE EQUESTRIAN RIDING RINGS AND OTHER NECESSARY STRUCTURAL AND FOUNDATIONAL AREAS ESSENTIAL TO THE EQUESTRIAN AREAS OF WILLS PARK

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kyle Ehman DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Libba Fisher DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Gelb DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Liesbeth Hazenbroek DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jacqueline Jensen DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Daniel Matalon DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jane Pittman DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Sims PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Megan Thiel DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Catherine Wilson DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Jett Iii (former) DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jacqueline Welch (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Gelb (former) DIRECTOR2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Felton (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Kevin Nolan (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Lindsay Nolan (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Tittle (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KYLE EHMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LIBBA FISHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GELB DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LIESBETH HAZENBROEK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACQUELINE JENSEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL MATALON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JANE PITTMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL SIMS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN THIEL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CATHERINE WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KYLE EHMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LIBBA FISHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LIESBETH HAZENBROEK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT JETT III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL MATALON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JANE PITTMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL SIMS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN THIEL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACQUELINE WELCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CATHERINE WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF FELTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LIBBA FISHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL GELB DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL MATALON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LINDSAY NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL SIMS PRESIDENT/TR20 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN THIEL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT TITTLE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACQUELINE WELCH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CATHERINE WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHERYL SIMS President18 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL GELB SecretaryTreasurer5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHERYL SIMS President18 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL GELB SecretaryTreasurer5 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$388,441$84,165 $1,391,683$1,391,683 $270,246$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,024,209$253,040 $1,087,407$1,087,407 $1,011,171$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$344,274$243,835 $316,238$316,238 $302,640$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,676$303,150 $331,783$188,309 $159,676- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,467$47,226 $186,897$148,241 $195,467- ---

Funders of this organization

13 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,133,552 in all, tax years 2017 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2020, 2022-2023 5$617,100 2023$577,500
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$175,000 2023$75,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2020-2022 4$115,050 2022$54,800
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GEORGIA HUNTER JUMPER ASSOCIATION INC Public charity Exact 2017, 2020-2023 5$102,550 2023$10,000
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020 2$50,000 2020$25,000
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$27,000 2023$27,000
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MARCIA BRADY TUCKER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION” 2022-2024 3$21,822 2024$20,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$12,000 2024$7,000
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NATIONAL CHARITABLE FUND INC DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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VIRGIL P WARREN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION” 2021 1$1,337 2021$1,337
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION” 2021-2023 3$1,143 2023$478
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GREGORY AND ERICA LEWIS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION” 2022 1$300 2022$300
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CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILLS PARK EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION” 2020 1$250 2020$250
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ALTAMAHA PARK OF GLYNN COUNTY INCGAN32 $195,748$182,900 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, same state
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VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION INCGAN32 $353,899$32,548 Not reported$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF NEWTON COUNTY MIRACLE LEAGUE INCGAN32 $204,533$183,803 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPE FOR HALLGAN32 $389,428$218,665 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, same state
CABBAGETOWN INITIATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPGAN32 $377,044$388,309 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, same state
MINOT PARK FOUNDATIONNDN32 $606,616$2,086,665 DIRECTOR$130,536 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x, similar name
DECEPTION PASS PARK FOUNDATIONWAN32 $248,228$275,363 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
FOUNDATION PARK CONSERVANCYOHN32 $278,205$423,855 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
BRIDLE TRAILS PARK FOUNDATIONWAN32 $504,251$233,134 President$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
ANACORTES PARKS FOUNDATIONWAN32 $415,088$169,574 Director$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATIONIAN32 $510,751$430,314 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
MCKINNEY PARKS FOUNDATIONTXN32 $208,885$147,124 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
KETTERING PARKS FOUNDATIONOHN32 $222,517$74,542 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
FLAT ROCK PARK AND RECREATION FOUNDATION INCNCN32 $195,467$192,457 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
BARNSDALL ART PARK FOUNDATIONCAN32 $296,342$116,905 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
TUSCORA PARK FOUNDATIONOHN32 $276,177$158,929 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
PARKS FOUNDATION OF BURLINGTONVTN32 $213,325$179,358 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
PHOENIX PARKS FOUNDATIONAZN32 $222,591$350,275 Director$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
WILLARD LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCINN32 $518,035$1,072,118 President$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
PARKWAY COUNCIL FOUNDATIONPAN32 $357,905$548,630 EXECUTIVE DI$114,332 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
LA MESA PARK AND RECREATION FOUNDATIONCAN32 $234,221$219,289 Executive Director$17,738 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
FISHERS ISLAND RECREATIONAL PATH FOUNDATIONNYN32 $217,191$394,998 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN CANYON COMMUNITY & PARKS FOUNDATIONCAN32 $645,406$601,065 Executive Dir.$80,000 Same NTEE code N32, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
THE ARIEL FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,677,16537 12013–2024 FOUNDATION PARK CONSERVANCY
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$3,747,26316 12020–2023 STATE PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS
KNOX COUNTY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,187,31112 12012–2024 FOUNDATION PARK CONSERVANCY
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$2,828,22152 172014–2024 FRANCISCO PARK CONSERVANCY; DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION; WINOOSKI VALLEY PARK DISTRICT; FRIENDS OF FORT WILLIAMS PARK and 13 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$2,451,90489 272016–2024 STATE PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS; FRANCISCO PARK CONSERVANCY; DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION; NSSRA FOUNDATION and 23 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY DAF sponsor$2,192,80018 22016–2024 FRANCISCO PARK CONSERVANCY; AMERICAN CANYON COMMUNITY & PARKS FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$2,101,98255 12014–2023 DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,068,5985 12018–2022 FRANCISCO PARK CONSERVANCY
MINOT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,750,25618 12010–2025 MINOT PARK FOUNDATION
THOMAS AND LINDA KOEHN FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,200,0002 12017–2019 DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,139,50010 12013–2024 THE LAKE HOPATCONG FOUNDATION A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,011,4401 12024–2024 FRIENDS OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP PARK INC
JAMES FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,000,0003 12018–2020 FRANCISCO PARK CONSERVANCY
KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$871,1919 12011–2024 KALAMAZOO COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
THE SCHIEWETZ FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$700,0002 12021–2023 KETTERING PARKS FOUNDATION

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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $84,165 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $191,071
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACT LABOR $44,193$44,193-- 52.5%
Other (as described)EQUESTRIAN PARK UPGRADES $13,179$13,179-- 15.7%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $11,630$11,630-- 13.8%
All other expenses $5,097-$5,097- 6.1%
Office expenses $4,467-$4,467- 5.3%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $2,662-$2,662- 3.2%
Fees: accounting $1,575-$1,575- 1.9%
Insurance $1,362-$1,362- 1.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $268,761$191,071reported apart
Total$84,165100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $253,040 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $66,514
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EQUESTRIAN PARK UPGRADES $217,043$217,043-- 85.8%
Other (as described)RENTALS $18,225-$18,225- 7.2%
Fees: accounting $3,675-$3,675- 1.5%
All other expenses $3,451-$3,451- 1.4%
Office expenses $3,324-$3,324- 1.3%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $2,822-$2,822- 1.1%
Insurance $1,675-$1,675- 0.7%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $1,400-$1,400- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,035-$1,035- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $390-$390- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $79,162$66,124reported apart
Total$253,040100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $243,835 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $19,922
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EQUESTRIAN PARK UPGRADES $213,363$213,363-- 87.5%
Other (as described) EventGOLF FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $19,922--$19,922 8.2%
Advertising and promotion $4,302--$4,302 1.8%
Office expenses $3,561-$3,561- 1.5%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD FEES $1,692-$1,692- 0.7%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $400-$400- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $300-$300- 0.1%
All other expenses $295-$295- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $41,634-reported apart
Total$243,835100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $303,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $302,046 99.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,104 0.4%
Total$303,150100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $47,226 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,916 97.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,310 2.8%
Total$47,226100%

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