Fundraising

Hats Off Raises Over $488,000

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / October 5, 2021 / Comments Off on Hats Off Raises Over $488,000

The Hats Off Luncheon presented by the Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks, is the Cincinnati Parks Foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year. The Luncheon fundraising ensures the Foundation can…

CPF Again Receives Charity Navigator 4-Star Rating

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / September 3, 2021 / Comments Off on CPF Again Receives Charity Navigator 4-Star Rating

We are thrilled to announce that the Cincinnati Parks Foundation has again received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator! Charity Navigator evaluates nonprofits based on their “Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency.” This…

Get Your Tickets for the Hats Off Luncheon

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / August 25, 2021 / Comments Off on Get Your Tickets for the Hats Off Luncheon

Step back in time to the rise of Art Deco — famous for roaring 20’s parties, bootleggers, wildly popular jazz music, and much more. Many of Cincinnati’s most iconic buildings…

SMALE EXPANSION PHASE 1 COMING THIS SPRING

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / February 22, 2021 / Comments Off on SMALE EXPANSION PHASE 1 COMING THIS SPRING

The John G. & Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park is a now famous 23-acre park along the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati that serves over 5 MILLION…

Welcome To Our Newest Board Members

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / January 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Welcome To Our Newest Board Members

We would like to welcome the newest members of our Board of Directors. With their leadership we will be able to renovate greenspaces, restore trails, plant hundreds of trees, replace…

EZZARD CHARLES FUNDRAISING KNOCKED OUT

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / January 6, 2021 / Comments Off on EZZARD CHARLES FUNDRAISING KNOCKED OUT

Cincinnati Parks Foundation is delighted to announce that the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation KNOCKED OUT the fundraising dollars needed to complete the Ezzard Charles statue at Laurel…

DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION AWARDS $15,000 GRANT

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / October 30, 2020 / Comments Off on DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION AWARDS $15,000 GRANT

Duke Energy has long been a supporter of Cincinnati’s neighborhood parks.  Over the Cincinnati Parks Foundation’s history, their organization has contributed nearly $1M to support our mission-driven work in the…

DYNEGY DONATES 50 TREES TO REFOREST MT. AIRY ARBORETUM

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / October 29, 2020 / Comments Off on DYNEGY DONATES 50 TREES TO REFOREST MT. AIRY ARBORETUM

Dynegy has donated 50 trees as part of ongoing reforestation efforts at Mt. Airy Forest’s historic Arboretum. This latest gift from Dynegy comes on the heels of the 60 trees the…

CINCINNATI PARKS FOUNDATION EARNS 2020 PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / October 20, 2020 / Comments Off on CINCINNATI PARKS FOUNDATION EARNS 2020 PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY

This fall, the Cincinnati Parks Foundation (CPF) earned the 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar. Valuing transparency, we are sharing information that help…

PARKS DIRECTOR VISITS EZZARD CHARLES STATUE

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / October 8, 2020 / Comments Off on PARKS DIRECTOR VISITS EZZARD CHARLES STATUE

In celebration of Cincinnati’s Ezzard Charles Day on October 6th, Cincinnati Parks Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Spieser and Cincinnati Parks Director Kara Kish visited sculptor John Hebenstreit for a look…