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ELINGS PARK FOUNDATION

EIN 95-3500475 · Recreation & Sports (N1132)

What they do

IN 1965, ELINGS PARK WAS SANTA BARBARAS FIRST MAJOR RECLAMATION PROJECT, TRANSFORMING THE CITY LANDFILL INTO A MAGNIFICENT 230-ACRE PARK-THE LARGEST COMMUNITY SUPPORTED, NONPROFIT, PUBLIC PARK IN AMERICA. NO CITY or COUNTY MONIES ARE USED for MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENTS, or OPERATIONS. EVERY YEAR, 300,000 CHILDREN, YOUTH, and ADULTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS and FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY UTILIZE ELINGS PARK for SOFTBALL, RUGBY, SOCCER, BMX, TENNIS, RECREATION, THEATRICAL and MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, HIKING, PARAGLIDING, DOG WALKING, FALLING IN LOVE, WEDDINGS, and FAMILY GATHERINGS-AN AVERAGE of 822 VISITS PER DAY and 100+ SPORTS TEAMS! THE PARK is OPEN 363 DAYS PER YEAR and ADMISSION is FREE. ACCORDING to RESEARCH FROM THE TRUST for PUBLIC LAND, GREEN SPACES REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME; COUNTER STRESS and SOCIAL ISOLATION (ESPECIALLY for OLDER ADULTS); IMPROVE CONCENTRATION for CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ENHANCE RELAXATION; and PROMOTE SELF-ESTEEM and RESILIENCE.

Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024
Revenue$4,041,980
Expenses$2,096,898
Assets$13,944,354
Income$6,420,278
Contributions$2,350,918
Management$328,569
Executive compensation$110,910
Stocks and bonds$4,165,571
Accounting fees$25,689
Investing fees$42,091

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1980
Location
1298 LAS POSITAS ROAD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105
County
Santa Barbara
In care of
DEAN NOBLE
Primary officer
DEAN NOBLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
PROSPERITY PARTNERS
NTEE classification
Recreation & Sports (N1132)
IRS tax category
Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
More public IRS record details

These are classification codes from the organization’s public nonprofit record.

Subsection
03
Affiliation
3
Classification
1000
Deductibility
1
Foundation
15
Activity
297000000
Organization
1
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