People for Parks is now the People for Parks Fund of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation!
Effective July 1, People for Parks and the Minneapolis Parks Foundation have consolidated under a singular organization!
On June 16, the People for Parks Board of Directors voted to close the organization and transfer our remaining assets to the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. This action ensures that our decades-long track record of grass-roots support for Minneapolis parks lives on.
By becoming part of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, more of our donors’ contributions go directly into our city’s exceptional public parks. It also allows us to work together instead of independently, eliminating the possibility of duplication in our projects and programming.
On June 16, the People for Parks Board of Directors voted to close the organization and transfer our remaining assets to the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. This action ensures that our decades-long track record of grass-roots support for Minneapolis parks lives on.
By becoming part of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, more of our donors’ contributions go directly into our city’s exceptional public parks. It also allows us to work together instead of independently, eliminating the possibility of duplication in our projects and programming.
Introducing the People for Parks Fund
The core work of People for Parks will continue as the Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s People for Parks Fund. As always, we will carry out special projects and programs in cooperation with our donors and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Community members will be able to submit their project ideas for possible funding through the Fund.
The donors, volunteers, board members and staff members of each organization will also have the opportunity to expand their work. If you have volunteered or contributed to us in the past, you now have the opportunity to get involved in even more projects in parks across our city.
In fact, we invite you to become even more involved. Please visit the People for Parks Fund page for information about joining the Advisory Committee, which will oversee our grant making and fundraising events.
We look forward to continuing our work together and for all the opportunities this unification will provide. Thank you for being part of our story!
Learn more by visiting the Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s website.
The core work of People for Parks will continue as the Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s People for Parks Fund. As always, we will carry out special projects and programs in cooperation with our donors and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Community members will be able to submit their project ideas for possible funding through the Fund.
The donors, volunteers, board members and staff members of each organization will also have the opportunity to expand their work. If you have volunteered or contributed to us in the past, you now have the opportunity to get involved in even more projects in parks across our city.
In fact, we invite you to become even more involved. Please visit the People for Parks Fund page for information about joining the Advisory Committee, which will oversee our grant making and fundraising events.
We look forward to continuing our work together and for all the opportunities this unification will provide. Thank you for being part of our story!
Learn more by visiting the Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s website.
If you are looking to purchase a customized paver or bench, please visit our new store! We will continue offering these items as we move forward.