Downtown Harrisonburg Park Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Work with private and public partners to create and sustain a vibrant, beautiful and welcoming urban public park in Harrisonburg's city center for the economic benefit and quality of life enhancement of the downtown district, larger Harrisonburg community and central Shenandoah Valley region.
- Income
- $63,069
- Spending
- $4,781
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
- During the reporting year, the organization made meaningful strides toward bringing its vision of a public park to life. It was a year of thoughtful progress establishing key groundwork, building relationships, and preparing for whats ahead. A strong focus was placed on project planning, increasing public awareness, and ensuring readiness to meet regulatory requirements. Along the way, we connected with the community in intentional and engaging ways, helping people understand the vision and inviting them to be part of it. This growing awareness built genuine support and momentum. At the same time, the organization took important steps behind the scenes, working closely with relevant governing bodies to navigate the application and approval processes essential to advancing the project. These combined efforts created the conditions needed to begin public fundraising later in the year. Looking ahead, Downtown Harrisonburg Park also began exploring practical and sustainable approaches to site construction, including potential public-private partnership models (PPEA), to help ensure the parks future is both effective and enduring.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 2025.
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 2024.
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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