Gift Acceptance
Great Parks of Hamilton County (“Great Parks”), a park district in Hamilton County, Ohio, and separate political subdivision of the State of Ohio encourages the solicitation and acceptance of gifts to Great Parks to support its mission and master plan. Great Parks has an affiliated foundation, Great Parks Forever, which is an Ohio nonprofit corporation exempt from income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To the extent possible, Great Parks encourages that gifts be made to Great Parks Forever as the steward of assets in support of the mission of Great Parks.
Great Parks, the Board of Park Commissioners (the “Board”), and its staff solicit current and deferred gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations to secure the future growth, mission, and master plan of Great Parks. It is the purpose of these policies and guidelines to govern the acceptance of gifts by Great Parks and to provide guidance to prospective donors and their advisors when making gifts to Great Parks. The provisions of these policies shall apply to all gifts received by Great Parks for any of its programs, activities, collections, or services.