Rev Linnette C Williamson Memorial Park Association Inc

Overview

Mission

The Rev. Linnette C. Williamson Memorial Park Association, Inc., celebrated in 2025 the 32nd year of our community services. We reach out to Harlem adults, children, families, and seniors to help improve the quality of their lives. We have been so very fortunate to receive the dedication and generosity of the hundreds of people in our volunteer corps. They have donated thousands of hours of work towards the accomplishment of our nonsectarian, nonprofit mission. The diversity and range of our services are summarized in this 990 tax form.

What it reported doing in 2025

Operation of Harlem Parks, Playground, and Big-City Farming Program: The volunteers in The Rev. Williamson Park Association built in the 1990's and have stewarded ever since three vest-pocket parks and one playground of grass for preschool children and community activities. These four open-space properties are named as follows and located at the indicated addresses: Edward P. Bowman Park at 52 West 129th Street; Unity Park at 53-57 West 128th Street; Linnette C. Williamson Park at 65 West 128th Street; and the Harlem Village Green playground at 54 West 129th Street. Our first accomplishments as a Harlem land trust were to build these properties in a neighborhood that had an insufficient number and quality of parks and playgrounds. Many Harlem residents have a cultural and family heritage of farming. All four of the properties we built have opportunities for agricultural and horticultural activities. There are close to 50 families that grow their own vegetables and herbs. The families also take an active role, as volunteers, in contributing to the maintenance of the parks and playground as well as keeping the parks accessible for community use.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133861293
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -29.2%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 37.14; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $33K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.