Maryland Recreation and Parks Association
Overview
Mission
The purpose of MRPA is to unite recreation and parks professionals and citizens advocated to advance park, recreation and environmental conservation efforts through networking, development and trainings, and advocacy to enhance the equality of life for Marylanders.
What it reported doing in 2024
Mrpa promotes training and education of membership and industryprofessionals through conferences and workshops related to theparks and recreation industry, current events, and current standardsand practices. Provides newsletter for industry professionals
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237074407
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2019–2024
- Website reviewed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Bowie, MD, US
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Services
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The website gives limited detail about important organizational relationships and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 69
- Accountability: 62
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public financial transparency: 1 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 20
- Impact reporting controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
- Public governance controls: 2 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -16.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 1.35; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 14.6%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $583K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 annual filings from 2019 to 2024
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record