West Whiteland Townships Friends of the Park

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471741094
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Exton, PA, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parks and Playgrounds

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,033
Expenses
$23,494
Assets
$91,347

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Lori McDermott (Chair)
  • Janice Gottesfeld (Vice-Chair)
  • Marguerite Dube (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The West Whiteland Townships Friends of the Park was formed as a fundraising vehicle to assist the Township with raising funds for the preservation and promotion of the Townships public park system. The WWTFOTP holds various events throughout the year for the enjoyment and entertaining of the Township residents.

What it reported doing in 2025

1Annual Spring Egg Hunt is held for children between the ages of 2 and 10 with an area designated for special needs children; event draws approximately 300 families:$723. 2Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony with light refreshments a visit from Santa carolers and crafts; event draws approximately 300 attendees: $1,657. 3Holiday Decorating Contest where residents compete for prizes for decorating their outdoor areas with original colorful and imaginative use of lights seasonal characters scenes and other decorations; all residents are eligible to vote for winners: $1,831; 4Fall Fest held in Exton Park featuring trunk or treat with sponsors dog costume contest and One Mile run; event drew approximately 400 families: $1,000; Make a Difference Day includes litter clean ups invasive plant removal tree planting in various parks followed by lunch for volunteers; event draw approximately 100 volunteers: $325

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 53%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.89; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 23.5% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42% of revenue deployed · 84.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.