We
are the official adopters of the 9th Street BMX at Duncan Park through the
Adopt-A-Park
program of City of Austin and Austin Parks Foundation. Austin Parks Foundation manages
funds for park adopter groups to help improve local parks.
Sponsored Fund Accounts allow APF to provide community groups with the tools they
need to claim stewardship of their local park.
Through this program groups interested in improving a park, but that are not currently
registered as a non-profit, can join into an agreement with APF so that funds designated
for a particular park project can be donated to APF. Austin Parks Foundation, as a registered
501(c)3 non-profit, assists in fund raising efforts and receives charitable donations
for the designated park project.
Benefits of this program include:
Collected donations to use strictly for the benfit of the park. We have made it this far without any donors, investments, or income. We will begin selling Offical 9th Street BMX products. This money will be kept in bank account overseen by our Treasurer. We will use this money to assist with City of Austin Park goals such as revegetation, additional benches, monthly public BMX trail workshops, free bikes for low income kids, etc.
By having financial support behind us we show the City of Austin that we are serious about improving our community. We have made a positive impact on thousands of members of the community. We have impacted the local economy is a very positive way over the past 25 years.