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US nonprofit · EIN 382920710 · Farmingtn HLS, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 382920710) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 28 February 2026: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Friends of the Parks

Donations deductible
Revenue
$163k
year to 28 February 2026
Expenses
$90k
year to 28 February 2026
Total assets
$560k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$560k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 28 February 2026
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Steve Stimson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Friends of the Parks' network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Steve Stimson ChairChairperson2021
5 yrs
Bryan FarmerBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Cheryl RuffoloCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Ellen SchnackelPresident2021
5 yrs
Judy AntishinVice President2021
5 yrs
Thomas SkrobolaTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 28 February 2026iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ellen SchnackelPresident2$0
Steve StimsonChairperson2$0
Judy AntishinVice President2$0
Cheryl RuffoloSecretary2$0
Thomas SkrobolaTreasurer2$0
Bryan FarmerBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Friends of the Parks
EIN
382920710
Address
31555 W 11 Mile Rd, Farmingtn HLS, MI, 48336-1103
State
Michigan
Mission
The Corporation is organized to create, build, maintain, operate, preserve, improve and promote public recreational programs, public parks, and public recreational facilities, all within the City of Farmington Hills; and to raise funds, and receive and manage contributions, donations, gifts and grants to be used to accomplish said purposes. The Corporation is organized exclusively for... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B90 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1990
Principal officer
Thomas Skrobola (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1991
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsSteve Stimson
≥5years on the filingsBryan Farmer
≥5years on the filingsCheryl Ruffolo
≥5years on the filingsEllen Schnackel

Latest return

year to 28 February 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 28 February 2026. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$560k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$560k
Contributions and grants received
$162k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$90k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$329k$282k$47k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Farmington HillsExpenses for Hawk Nature Trail & Outdoor Classroom$58k
City of Farmington HillsExpenses for Invasive Species Management$25k
City of Farmington HillsExpenses for Memorial Bench/Tree$7k