Grant Park Conservancy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Grant Park Conservancy is committed to the restoration, beautification and maintenance of historic Grant Park.
- Income
- $945,651
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $104,000, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 39% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 26 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 96% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- The Grant Park Conservancy maintains Grant Park in conjunction with the City of Atlanta and hosts Project G.R.A.N.T. work days in the Park. Work days are an opportunity to educate volunteers, build support in the neighborhood, and make an environmental impact. Volunteers remove debris, non-native plant species and invasive vines. They also spread mulch to protect the trees, help with pruning and weeding to keep sightlines open, and pick up trash. These efforts keep the Park clean, healthy and safe.
- $236,056 spent. The Grant Park Conservancy hosts programming and fundraising events to build awareness of the Organization's role in restoring, beautifying, and maintaining Grant Park as well as to raise funds to support the Organization's work. Each year, the Organization sponsors the Summer Shade Festival, a free two-day festival in the Park where attendees enjoy live music, an artists market and food trucks.
- $815,237 spent. The Grant Park Conservancy works to create a world-class park by raising funds to execute specific capital improvements and ecological projects restoring and improving the Park's natural health and built enviroment. Projects include the restoration of historic structures, such as the 1927 Millege Fountain, the circa 1885 Lion Bridge and the 1896 Erskine Fountain. Other improvement projects that enchance both the beauty and functionality of the Park are the creation of welcoming gathering spaces with pedestrian plazas, picnic areas and play spaces. Ecological projects include the design, installation and maintenance of gardens at renovated sites including a rain garden at the Lion Bridge and a daffodil project garden at the Erskine Fountain.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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