Rosenwald Park Campaign
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ROSENWALD PARK CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO ESTABLISH THE JULIUS ROSENWALD & ROSENWALD SCHOOLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, A MULTI-SITE NATIONAL PARK CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE ASTUTE BUSINESSMAN AND INNOVATIVE PHILANTHROPIST JULIUS ROSENWALD, WHO PARTNERED WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SOUTH TO BUILD OVER 5,000 SCHOOLHOUSE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE HAD EXTREMELY LIMITED ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION TO WHICH THEY WERE ENTITLED. ONCE THE PARK IS ESTABLISHED THE CAMPAIGN WILL BECOME THE FRIENDS GROUP FOR IT.
- Income
- $312,107
- Spending
- $71,697
- Spent on programs
- 55%
- Reserves
- 101 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
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
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 101.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 77% of income.
Spending floor
8 of 1555% 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: 48 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 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.
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 (3)
- $550 spent. ON JUNE 13, 2024 THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (DOI) SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS, THE SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF THE SITES ASSOCIATED WITH JULIUS ROSENWALD AND THE ROSENWALD SCHOOLS THAT WAS MANDATED BY CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT TRUMP ON JANUARY 13, 2021. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT JULIUS ROSENWALD AND THE ROSENWALD SCHOOLS ARE OF NATIONAL HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE AND THAT THE SAN DOMINGO SCHOOL IN SHARPTON, MD, IS A GOOD CANDIDATE TO BE A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. THE CAMPAIGN WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL RELIGIOUS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO GET LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TO ESTABLISH THE JULIUS ROSENWALD AND ROSENWALD SCHOOLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDED THE SAN DOMINGO SCHOOL, A SITE TO BE DETERMINED IN CHICAGO FOR A VISITOR CENTER AND A NETWORK OF ROSENWALD SCHOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARK WAS INTRODUCED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2024, BY SENATOR RICHARD DURBIN IN THE SENATE AND BY REPRESENTATIVE DANNY DAVIS IN THE HOUSE. GOVERNORS JB PRITZKER OF IL AND WES MOORE OF MD, REPRESENTATIVE ANDY HARRIS OF MD AND DOZENS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SUBMITTED LETTERS TO PRESIDENT BIDEN IN SUPPORT OF CREATING A NATIONAL PARK UNIT
- $25,547 spent. ON NOVEMBER 13 THE CAMPAIGN AND 12 OTHER NONPROFITS SPONSORED A PROGRAM AT THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER ON THE LEGACY OF JULIUS ROSENWALD, THE IMPACT OF ROSENWALD SCHOOLS AND THE PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN. OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT, INCLUDING SEVERAL SITTING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THREE MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHELLIE PINGREE OF ME, STEVE COHEN OF TN AND JAMIE RASKIN OF MD - MADE OPENING REMARKS, THE CAMPAIGN'S FILM WAS SHOWN, AND A PANEL DISCUSSION CONCLUDED THE PROGRAM. IN 2024 THE CAMPAIGN COMPLETED THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS INITIATED IN THE LAST MONTHS OF 2023. IN 2024 SHARON DAVIES, PRESIDENT OF THE KETTERING FOUNDATION, JOINED THE CAMPAIGN BOARD. SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE CAMPAIGN ADVISORY COUNCIL. BOARD MEMBER PAM BOWMAN, REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER 2024, AND TIFFANY TOLBERT, ALSO OF THE TRUST, WAS DESIGNATED TO TAKE HER PLACE IN 2025. CHARLES FRANK OF HIGHLAND PARK IL, JOINED THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, AS DID SUSAN BALES, FOUNDER OF FRAMEWORKS INSTITUTE, OF MANHATTAN BEACH, CA. CAMPAIGN BOARD MEMBERS STEPHANIE DEUTSCH AND DOROTHY CANTER CONTINUED TO GIVE IN PERSON PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS TO INTERESTED GROUPS AND PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS SPONSORED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE CAMPAIGN'S 2023 AWARD-WINNING FILM "ROSENWALD: TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION" WAS SHOWN AT MULTIPLE EVENTS, BOTH BY THE CAMPAIGN AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE COSMOS CLUB OF WASHINGTON, DC, SPONSORED A DINNER PROGRAM ON JULIUS ROSENWALD AND THE ROSENWALD SCHOOLS ON FEBRUARY 23 THAT WAS ATTENDED BY 130 PEOPLE
- $13,500 spent. AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 2024, THE CAMPAIGN STARTED RENTING A SMALL OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS TOWER, WITHIN THE ORIGINAL SEARS, ROEBUCK MERCHANDISING COMPLEX IN THE NORTH LAWNDALE SECTION OF CHICAGO TO MAINTAIN A PRESENCE IN CHICAGO. THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUED TO ADD TO ITS COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA, INCLUDING FIRST EDITION BOOKS BY ROSENWALD FUND FELLOWS AND MAGAZINES CONTAINING ARTICLES ON THEM. IT ALSO CONTRACTED TO HAVE TABLE TOP MODELS CONSTRUCTED OF FIVE DIFFERENT ROSENWALD SCHOOL PLANS FOR FUTURE MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS ON ROSENWALD SCHOOLS. THE CAMPAIGN ISSUED 12 NEWSLETTERS IN 2024, INCLUDING A SPECIAL ISSUE COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT; AT THE END OF THE YEAR THERE WERE MORE THAN 1900 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NEWSLETTER.
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 August 2019.
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.
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