Cedar Rapids Parks Foundation

The CR Parks Foundation is a grass roots volunteer citizens’ organization founded by members of the Cedar Rapids community who recognized a need to raise private funds for the Cedar Rapids park system for expansion and improvements. Members of the City’s Parks, Recreation and Waterway commission; Parks Department and City Manager’s office were simultaneously looking for a solution to funding problems. The Foundation rose out of these discussions and a desire to implement pieces of the city’s Master Plan and Greenway plans, as well as other projects.
The Foundation used privately sponsored projects such as Greene Square as an inspiration for what private groups can do to improve our city. Foundation recent successes include new additions to Bever Park's Old MacDonald's Farm, Hughes Park and the Rollin' Recmobile, serving underserved populations in Cedar Rapids.