Foss Park District

What Foss Park District does

Foss Park District is a municipal recreation entity headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois, that operates public recreational facilities — including a golf course, parks, and sports programs — for the local community. Established in 1907, it is a long-standing unit of local government of the type common in Illinois (a 'park district') and operates with a small staff of 11-50 employees.

The district's revenue model is consistent with Illinois park-district governance: funding derives primarily from property-tax levies authorized for park and recreation purposes, supplemented by user fees tied to programs and facility use (e.g., golf fees, sports-league registrations, facility permits). It serves the North Chicago resident population as a whole rather than a discrete commercial customer base, and there is no product, pricing, partnership, or technology stack disclosed in the source material.

Available public information about the district is limited. The organization's website (fosspark-district.org) currently displays a verification/loading screen rather than substantive content, and no operational, financial, leadership, or program-level disclosures are present in the source data beyond the firmographic anchors above.

Name

Foss Park District

Website

https://fosspark-district.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foss Park District is a North Chicago, Illinois municipal recreation entity providing golf course access, public parks, and sports programs to local residents. Established in 1907, it operates as a small park district under typical Illinois local-government governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Recreation Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Sport Complexes & Community Sports Parks (MPAKAEAH), Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Public recreation services
• Golf course operations
• Park maintenance services
• Community sports programs
• Municipal recreation facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

North Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Foss Park District is a recreation center that provides a golf course, public parks, and community sports programs to local residents. The district operates and maintains physical recreational facilities and runs organized sports programming as its core service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Golf Course

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Waukegan Park District: Adjacent Lake County, IL park district providing comparable parks, recreation programming, and golf facilities to a similar mid-sized suburban community. Highly comparable in scale, mission, and service mix.
• Glenview Park District: Illinois park district providing recreation facilities, parks, golf, and sports programs to a suburban community. Directly comparable in operating model and service mix.
• Lake County Forest Preserves: Lake County, IL agency managing natural areas, trails, and recreational facilities. Overlaps directly with Foss Park District in serving North Chicago-area residents with outdoor recreation and parks.
• Highland Park Park District: Lake County neighbor operating recreation facilities, parks, and community programming with a comparable mix of sports, golf, and family services to nearby communities.
• Libertyville Park District: Lake County, IL park district operating golf, parks, and sports programming. Comparable peer in mission, scale, and service mix to nearby suburban communities.
• Northbrook Park District: Illinois park district operating parks, recreation centers, and sports programs serving a similar suburban community. Directly comparable in operating model, service offerings, and target demographic.

Others

• National Recreation and Park Association: National trade and advocacy organization supporting public park and recreation agencies. Provides industry benchmarking, training, and policy support that influences operation of agencies like Foss Park District.

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Park District: Largest municipal park system in the U.S., operating parks, beaches, golf courses, and recreation programming across Chicago. Significantly larger scale but provides the same public-sector recreation services to the broader region including North Chicago.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fossparkdistrict
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foss-park-district

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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