B loomington Parks Foundation

The Bloomington Parks Foundation enhances and expands the services of the award-winning Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department through gifts of land and funds, and improves the lives of children by providing scholarship assistance to youth to participate in parks and recreation programs.

Rogers Family Park

The Bloomington Parks Foundation worked with donors Sherman and Meredith Rogers to finalize improvements to the park known as the “Goat Farm.” The Rogers donated a total of $966,010 to add amenities and make improvements to the 33-acre property, which the family donated to the Bloomington Parks Foundation in 2007. A ribbon cutting and official re-naming of the park to “Rogers Family Park” is scheduled to take place in 2023.

All Kids Swim Funding

The Bloomington Parks Foundation committed $3,500 in support of the All Kids Swim Youth Adolescent Physical Activity grant to facilitate swim instruction opportunities for Banneker Camp participants. All Kids Swim served 81 children in 2022.

Double Market Bucks Funding

The Bloomington Parks Foundation, in partnership with the Asante Foundation, secured a $35,000 grant to support the Double Market Bucks program, an innovative project designed to promote access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food and support the local food economy. Supplemental Nutrition Access Program, or SNAP, benefits can be exchanged for double their value in gift certificates to be used to buy eligible food from Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market vendors.

30th Annual Don Brineman Memorial Golf Scramble

A total of 18 teams participated in the golf scramble on Oct. 5, where the Bloomington Parks Foundation raised $9,130 to support scholarships for youth. Event sponsors included Presenting Sponsor Teders & Quackenbush; Cart Sponsor Hurlow Wealth Management; and Driving Range Sponsor IU Credit Union. There were an additional eight hole sponsors and four lunch sponsors.

Scholarships for Youth

The Bloomington Parks Foundation provided $15,302 in scholarships to 76 children in 45 different families for youth to participate in Bloomington Parks and Recreation programs.

Updated Bloomington Parks Foundation Website

Contracted with Monster Digital Marketing to resurrect and enhance the Bloomington Parks Foundation website. The new website is a platform for friends and supporters of Bloomington Parks and Recreation to learn more about opportunities to support the mission of the Bloomington Parks Foundation. Visit the new website at bloomingtoninparksfoundation.com.

Sponsored

The Bloomington Parks Foundation sponsored free admission to both Bryan Park and Mills Pools on July 4 for 1,236 swimmers.