Organizations Filed Purposes:
WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS BY PROMOTING THEIR VALUE FOR THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND AESTHETIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO STIMULATE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, INTEREST AND SUPPORT IN THE PRESERVATION OF NEARLY 18,000 ACRES OF PARKS, TRAIL WAYS, PATHWAYS AND OPEN SPACES. WPF HELPS TO KEEP THE PARKS SYSTEM CLEAN, GREEN AND GROWING!
TO SUPPORT, INVEST IN, AND PROMOTE THE PARKS WITHIN THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARK SYSTEM.
WINTER WONDERLANDWESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION AND OUR PARTNER WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS KICKED OFF A SIXTH SUCCESSFUL SEASON OF WINTER WONDERLAND STARTING ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 WITH THE LIGHTING OF WESTCHESTER'S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TREE OVER 40' TALL AND ARGUABLY THE TALLEST IN THE COUNTY. WE STAGED AN INCREDIBLE LIGHT SHOW, USING THE GENEROUS DONATION RECEIVED IN 2017, WITH A THEME OF "GOODWILL TOWARDS ALL", DAZZLING THE OVER 33,000 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THIS YEAR. 8 RIDES IN OUR FAMILY FAVORITE "FUNDERLAND VILLAGE" WHICH INCLUDES OUR NEW 55FT FERRIS WHEEL, INCREDIBLE CIRCUS, LIVE REINDEER, A SPECIAL EDITION CAPTAIN LAWRENCE RED NOSE ALE, OUTDOOR ICE SKATING AND MORE ROUNDED OUT A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ALL. PROGRAM ENDED ON JANUARY 4, 2020.
CAMP MORTYCAMP MORTY'S 13TH SEASON, WPF CONTINUED TO GIVE WESTCHESTER'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN A TRANSFORMATIONAL CAMP EXPERIENCE. WE AGAIN INCREASED OUR APPLICATION NUMBERS, CONTINUING TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT CAMP TO ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTY. THIS MEANS THAT MORE UNDERSERVED KIDS THAN EVER ARE ABLE TO SEEK AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO CAMP MORTY. CAMP MORTY IS INTEGRAL TO THE MISSION OF WPF. THANKS TO CAMP MORTY, THOUSANDS OF WESTCHESTER'S CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED THEIR FIRST OUTDOOR CAMPFIRE, FIRST HIKE, FIRST SWIM IN A LAKE, CATCHING THEIR FIRST FROGS, AND COUNTLESS OTHER MOMENTS THAT ALL ADD UP TO A LOVE OF THE OUTDOORS AND FOR WESTCHESTER'S AMAZING PARKS. IN ADDITION TO THE TRADITIONAL CAMP ACTIVITIES, WE STRIVE TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF "PARKSTERS", CREATING THEIR UNIQUE AND LIFE-CHANGING MEMORIES IN PARKS. THIS YEAR, WE RECEIVED A RECORD 635 COMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND WERE ABLE TO BRING 413 INDIVIDUAL CAMPERS TO MORTY WITH 478 CAMPER SPACES FILLED. IN ADDITION, 141 CAMPERS WERE FROM OUR MOST CHALLENGING POPULATION THOSE THAT COME FROM HOMELESS SHELTERS, FOSTER CARE, OR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO EXPAND OUTREACH TO HOMELESS YOUTH THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT ALLOWED US TO SEND SHUTTLES FROM OUR BUS SITES TO THE COACHMAN CENTER IN WHITE PLAINS AND WESTHELP IN MOUNT VERNON. THIS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING HOMELESS YOUTHS TO CAMP WITH SO MANY IN TRANSITIONAL AND UNCERTAIN SITUATIONS, TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ARE FEW. CAMP MORTY IS AN 8-WEEK PROGRAM.
DRIVING RANGES: WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION OPERATES TWO DRIVING RANGES, ONE AT MOHANSIC IN YORKTOWN AND ONE AT DUNWOODIE IN YONKERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR MISSION, WE ENCOURAGE THE USE OF WESTCHESTER'S COUNTY PARKS, OF WHICH THESE DRIVING RANGES ARE PART, AND THE PROCEEDS COLLECTED AT THE RANGES ARE USED IN OUR PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE PARK SYSTEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Joseph Stout | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Dorothy Plechaty | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Martin A Kamarck | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Keith R Betensky | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Wilson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Sullivan | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Betsy Stern | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Avi Spira | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Solnick | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn Pacchiana | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris O'Callaghan | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Moriarty | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Layne | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Imbiano | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| April Horton | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sobeida Cruz | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher L Cawley | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nanette Bourne | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Berman | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph V Apicella | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Fernandez | CHAIRPERSON | 10 | $0 |
| Mark Tulis | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| John Kirkpatrick Esq | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Seth Mandelbaum | VICE-CHAIRPERSON | 10 | $0 |
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