| Named after | Roy H. Park |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1966 |
| Founder | Roy H. Park |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| 16-6071043 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) foundation |
| Headquarters | Ithaca, New York |
| Methods | Grant-making |
Board President | Adelaide P. Gomer |
Executive Director | Rachel Leon |
| |
| Affiliations | Triad Foundation |
| Disbursements | $27,834,926 (2013)[1] |
| Endowment | $417,289,515 (2013)[1] |
| Website | www |
The Park Foundation is an American nonprofit foundation founded in 1966 by entrepreneur and media mogul Roy H. Park.
The foundation supports a variety of liberal and environmental causes, and has been a major supporter of the anti-fracking movement[2][3] as well as education. From 2009 to 2012, the foundation gave over $3 million to dozens of advocacy groups and other institutions that oppose fracking, including $175,000 to produce the documentary Gasland.[4] In 2013, the foundation gave $50 million to endow the Park Scholarships program at North Carolina State University.[5]
It is based in Ithaca, New York and is chaired by Park's daughter, Adelaide Park Gomer. Rachel Leon is the Executive Director.[6]
In 2003, the Triad Foundation was spun off from the Park Foundation, as a result of political disputes between Park's children.[2][7][8]
- ^ a b "IRS Form 990 2013" (PDF). Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ a b Soraghan, Mike (March 12, 2012). "Quiet foundation funds the 'anti-fracking' fight". EnergyWire. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ Siegel, Fred (November 7, 2013). "Fred Siegel: Fracking, Poverty and the New Liberal Gentry". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Campbell, Jon (Apr 15, 2012). "Park Foundation funds anti-fracking groups". Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ Burns, Matthew (September 27, 2013). "NCSU gets $50M gift for scholarship endowment". WRAL. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "About Us". Park Foundation. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Fowler, Kelsey (November 11, 2010). "Park family locked in power struggle". The Ithacan. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Chaisson, Bill (August 15, 2012). "Legacy Lives On: Park, Triad foundations continue the work of Roy Park Sr". Ithaca.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.