Park Community Development Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE WITHIN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES BY OFFERING SOLUTIONS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEATHY LIVING, AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.
- Income
- $389,147
- Spending
- $325,049
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 123
- Highest pay
- $108,333, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 81% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 82% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $259,376 spent. SUNSET FARM SUNSET FARM IS OUR URBAN FARM LOCATED AT 3432 SUNSET ROAD CHARLOTTE, NC 28216. HERE WE PROVIDE NUTRITIONALLY DENSE FOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES IN NEED, DISTRIBUTED PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR FARMER'S MARKET. THIS SPACE ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A HUB FOR INTERGENERATIONAL GARDENING TO CREATE MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES, GARDENING LESSONS, AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN COMMUNITY ELDERS AND YOUNGER GENERATIONS, AND FOR STEM-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES FOCUSED ON OUTDOOR, ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE ACTIVITIES. THE PARK CDCS HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS ADVANCE EQUITY AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING NUTRITION AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND TOOLS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF EACH PARTICIPANT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT ACCESS TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO CERTAIN POPULATIONS, BUT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OR BACKGROUND. BY OFFERING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR URBAN FARM SUNSET FARM, WE PROVIDE HORTICULTURE EDUCATION TO SCHOOL AGE YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS ALONG WITH DISTRIBUTING FRESH, LOCALLY-GROWN, PESTICIDE-FREE PRODUCE TO RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. EDUCATIONAL, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH OUTCOMES BY PRACTICING POSITIVE DIETARY HABITS, COOKING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, AND OPTIMIZING THEIR GROCERY SHOPPING BUDGET WHILE CHOOSING HEALTHY FOOD SELECTIONS. ECONOMIC MOBILITY HOUSEHOLDS ARE CONSIDERED ASSET POOR WHEN THEY CANNOT ACCESS THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUSTAIN ITS BASIC NEEDS FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS, AND AT ITS VERY CORE, IT IS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE MORE PREVALENT AND PERSISTENT THAN INCOME POVERTY. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL RESOURCES, AND STRATEGIES FOR ASSET BUILDING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BREAK FREE FROM THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ACHIEVE UPWARD MOBILITY BY IDENTIFYING, MONETIZING, AND LEVERAGING THE ASSETS MOST PROXIMATE TO THEM. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A GENERATIONAL CULTURE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY THEREBY MINIMIZING ASSET POVERTY AND FOSTERING LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. BY PRIORITIZING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, WE AIM TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND PROMOTE EQUAL ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BRIDGING THE GAP BY PROMOTING HOUSING EQUITY AND ENSURING A STABLE, SAFE, AND DIGNIFIED PLACE FOR RESIDENTS. THE PARK CDC'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS FOSTERS INCLUSIVENESS WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE. SUNSET FARM SUNSET FARM IS OUR URBAN FARM LOCATED AT 3432 SUNSET ROAD CHARLOTTE, NC 28216. HERE WE PROVIDE NUTRITIONALLY DENSE FOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES IN NEED, DISTRIBUTED PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR FARMER'S MARKET. THIS SPACE ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A HUB FOR INTERGENERATIONAL GARDENING TO CREATE MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES, GARDENING LESSONS, AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN COMMUNITY ELDERS AND YOUNGER GENERATIONS, AND FOR STEM-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES FOCUSED ON OUTDOOR, ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE ACTIVITIES. THE PARK CDCS HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS ADVANCE EQUITY AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING NUTRITION AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND TOOLS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF EACH PARTICIPANT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT ACCESS TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO CERTAIN POPULATIONS, BUT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OR BACKGROUND. BY OFFERING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR URBAN FARM SUNSET FARM, WE PROVIDE HORTICULTURE EDUCATION TO SCHOOL AGE YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS ALONG WITH DISTRIBUTING FRESH, LOCALLY-GROWN, PESTICIDE-FREE PRODUCE TO RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. EDUCATIONAL, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH OUTCOMES BY PRACTICING POSITIVE DIETARY HABITS, COOKING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, AND OPTIMIZING THEIR GROCERY SHOPPING BUDGET WHILE CHOOSING HEALTHY FOOD SELECTIONS. ECONOMIC MOBILITY HOUSEHOLDS ARE CONSIDERED ASSET POOR WHEN THEY CANNOT ACCESS THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUSTAIN ITS BASIC NEEDS FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS, AND AT ITS VERY CORE, IT IS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE MORE PREVALENT AND PERSISTENT THAN INCOME POVERTY. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL RESOURCES, AND STRATEGIES FOR ASSET BUILDING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BREAK FREE FROM THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ACHIEVE UPWARD MOBILITY BY IDENTIFYING, MONETIZING, AND LEVERAGING THE ASSETS MOST PROXIMATE TO THEM. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A GENERATIONAL CULTURE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY THEREBY MINIMIZING ASSET POVERTY AND FOSTERING LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. BY PRIORITIZING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, WE AIM TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND PROMOTE EQUAL ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BRIDGING THE GAP BY PROMOTING HOUSING EQUITY AND ENSURING A STABLE, SAFE, AND DIGNIFIED PLACE FOR RESIDENTS. THE PARK CDC'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS FOSTERS INCLUSIVENESS WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Highland Park Community Development Corporation (Brooklyn, NY), EIN 11-3462888. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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