Friends of Hudson River Park
Friends of Hudson River Park
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to secure, through advocacy and private sector support, the completion of Hudson River Park, which is already recognized as setting the standard, nationwide, of what a great waterfront park can be. We seek to ensure adequate public funding to build the Park as well as private sector funding to maintain and enhance it. We collaborate with the Hudson River Park Trust, the City-State agency responsible for building and operating the Park to fulfill the obligations of the Hudson River Park Act. We also support programming and sponsor other community events in the Park.
About
Hudson River Park Friends is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the completion, care and enhancement of Hudson River Park, and is the designated fundraising partner of the Hudson River Park Trust. Friends creates opportunities for private contributions to and participation in the Park’s operations and growth to guarantee its future for generations of New Yorkers, Americans and visitors from around the world. To help meet a growing need for resources as Hudson River Park expands and matures, Friends expanded its mission in 2011 to focus on generating private philanthropic support for New York’s premier waterside park. Friends works in partnership with the Hudson River Park Trust to identify fundraising opportunities so that sufficient funding is available to complete the Park, augment operating resources, fund public programs, build an endowment, and guarantee that the Park remains in world-class condition. Founded in 1999, Friends is the principal advocacy organization working to garner public dollars for Hudson River Park’s construction and monitor Park progress under the Hudson River Park Act. Friends’ advocacy efforts helped secure over $250 million in capital funding to design and build Hudson River Park, and to hasten the relocation of incompatible municipal facilities on designated parkland. Tens of millions of dollars of State, City and private capital construction and new design are underway to complete the Park with the support of the Governor, Mayor, our local elected officials and our loyal supporters. Friends welcomes involvement from all sectors of the community to become part of this important goal.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “Fundraising, marketing and communication and public policy for the hudson river park.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Friends of hudson river park is a non-profit organization dedicated to the completion, care and enhancement of hudson river park. hudson river park spans four miles along manhattan's west side waterfront from 59th street south to chambers street, and encompasses 550 acres of upland green space, recreational piers and a state-designated hudson river estuarine sanctuary. in addition to hosting roughly 17 million visits annually, the park offers a multitude of free public programs for fitness, sports and recreation, cultural events like film, live music, dance, and family entertainment, as well as environmental education and marine science, history and nature tours, and community-based sustainability initiatives. hudson river park is financially self-sustaining, relying on private funding for its annual operations and maintenance. friends of hudson river park raises funds to support the public events, landscapes and gardens, playgrounds and family activities, environment and education”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is NY, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 305 7TH AVENUE 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10001.
- The form of the non-profit reports 18 employees as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$12,299.
- The organization has 29 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1999.
- The organization pays $1,665,971 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $490,529 in fundraising expenses.
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