FRIENDS OF FRANCIS PARK
Programs
Park Maintenance and Community Engagement
FOFP IS FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS, GRANTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS. IN 2023, DUE TO LIMITATIONS ON CITY RESOURCES, FOFP -ALONG WITH OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS- FUNDED SOME GRASS CUTTING FOR THE PARK AS WELL AS COSTS TO REMOVE AND CLEAN UP DEAD TREES IN THE PARK. RESTRICTED DONATIONS HELPED TO FINANCE THESE COSTS. FOFP ALSO FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF A GATOR AND OTHER MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND TWO NEW WATER FOUNTAINS/STATIONS FOR THE PARK; PARK MAINTENANCE, LANDSCAPE WORK, AND TREES/FLOWERS FOR THE PARK; AND MAINTENANCE AND CLEAN UP OF THE PARK'S BEAUTIFUL AND ICONIC LILY POND. ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SNAKE SCULPTURE IN THE PARK WERE ALSO MADE. IN 2023, FOFP PROMOTED THE PARK THROUGH ITS ANNUAL RUN FOR THE HILLS, FOOT GOLF, CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND ART IN THE PARK EVENTS. THESE EVENTS WERE HELD IN THE PARK AND WERE ATTENDED, CUMULATIVELY, BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. IN 2018, FOFP COMPLETED THE CAMPAIGN FOR A STATUE OF DAVID R. FRANCIS, FOR WHOM THE PARK IS NAMED AND WHO DONATED THE LAND FOR FRANCIS PARK TO THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1916. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2018, THE STATUE WAS INSTALLED, DEDICATED AND DONATED TO THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS. THEREAFTER, FOFP CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE STATUE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$83.4KProgram 1 [2024]
DURING 2024, FRIENDS OF FRANCIS PARK (FOFP) HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AND OUR 2ND WARD ALDERPERSON REGARDING A PROPOSED NEW PLAYGROUND FOR FRANCIS PARK (PARK). THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS (CITY) AND WILL BE OWNED BY THE CITY. FOFP DISBURSED 150,480 TO THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS IN 2024 TO ASSIST WITH THE FUNDING OF THE PLAYGROUND. THE PLAYGROUND IS TO BE INSTALLED IN 2025.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$150.5KProgram 2 [2024]
DURING 2024, THE ENHANCEMENTS/ADDITION TO THE SNAKES IN THE GRASS SCULPTURE IN THE PARK WERE COMPLETED. COSTS INCURRED IN 2024 TOTALED 64,500. THE SCULPTURE WAS DEDICATED TO ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF ART IN THE PARK (ART IN THE PARK IS AN (ALMOST) EVERY YEAR SPECIAL EVENT, WHICH IS HELD IN FRANCIS PARK. PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT HAVE FUNDED A VARIETY OF SCULPTURES IN THE PARK INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL SNAKES IN THE GRASS SCULPTURE, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN 2017. ART IN THE PARK WAS NOT HELD IN 2024 BUT WILL RETURN IN FALL 2025.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$64.5K
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