Moraga Park Foundation

What Moraga Park Foundation does

Moraga Park Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 94-2639030) founded in 1976 in Moraga, California, dedicated to creating a sense of community by enhancing recreational, cultural, and educational activities and improving park facilities in the Town of Moraga. Originally named the Moraga Park and Recreation Foundation and shortened to its current name in 2009, it is governed by a volunteer board of 9 to 15 Moraga-area residents serving three-year terms. The organization runs two flagship community programs — the free Summer Concert Series at Moraga Commons Band Shell (a tradition since 1984, with 12 annual concerts) and the August Pear Harvest (roughly 20-year tradition, typically yielding 10,000 pounds of pears donated to the Contra Costa Food Bank) — and supplements these with a Pear Festival featuring $25 regular and $30 gluten-free pear pies, Hacienda Nights, and Family Movie Nights. It also selectively funds larger park capital projects, including the 2019 Painted Rock 84-acre land acquisition (supporting $2 million raised for John Muir Land Trust), the 2018 Lamorinda All-Access Playground with the Rotary Club, the 2021 Monarch Butterfly Habitat at Rancho Laguna Park, the Rheem Triangle Gateway Garden (2020), skate park fencing (2021), and Moraga Commons landscaping upgrades (2022).

The foundation has no proprietary technology, software products, or AI capability; its digital surface is a WordPress website and basic PayPal/online donations. Revenue is generated almost entirely through individual donations (with a $500+ commemorative brass plaque tier on Heritage Walk bricks at Moraga Commons), pie sales at the annual Pear Festival, and a small set of corporate sponsorships for the Summer Concert Series (e.g., Bruzzone Family, Republic Services, Áegis Living, Jill Balazs Real Estate, 5A Rent-A-Space). It distributes via free in-person events at Moraga Commons and other town facilities, online donations, mailed checks, and a volunteer programs pipeline. The primary customer segments are Moraga/Lamorinda residents (community members and event attendees), individual donors, and community volunteers; the foundation coordinates with the Town of Moraga government and a network of local civic organizations (Kiwanis, Lions, Garden Club, Rotary, Citizens Network) to execute its programs.

Name

Moraga Park Foundation

Legal name

Moraga Park Foundation

Website

https://moragaparks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moraga Park Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds park improvements and runs community events — including the Summer Concert Series and annual Pear Harvest — for residents of Moraga, California and the surrounding Lamorinda area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Community park foundation
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Park improvement projects
• Community event programming
• Donor cultivation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Moraga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization relying on public donations. Tax ID: 94-2639030. Accepts cash, checks, and PayPal.
2. Pie Sales: Pear pies sold at annual Pear Festival. Regular pies $25, gluten-free pies $30 each.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Local businesses and families sponsor the Summer Concert Series, including Bruzzone Family, Republic Services, Áegis Living, Jill Balazs Real Estate, 5A Rent-A-Space.
4. Commemorative Plaques: First-time donors of $500+ receive commemorative brass plaque mounted on Heritage Walk bricks at Moraga Commons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Moraga Park Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1976 that supports parks and recreational activities in the Town of Moraga, California. It funds park improvement projects, organizes free community events including the Summer Concert Series, Pear Harvest, and Pear Festival, and operates seasonal pie sales to raise funds for park enhancements.

Product overview

Moraga Park Foundation operates as a non-profit organization supporting parks and recreational activities in the Town of Moraga, California. The Foundation's offerings consist of community events (Summer Concert Series, Pear Harvest, Pear Festival with pie sales, Hacienda Nights, Movies Under the Stars) and park improvement projects (landscaping, butterfly habitat, playground, skate park, land acquisition). These programs are funded entirely through public donations and local business sponsorships, with no technology products or digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer Concert Series Free community concert series held in Moraga parks during summer months, providing free outdoor entertainment programming for community residents and visitors.
• Pear Harvest Annual community volunteer event harvesting pears from Moraga pear trees, engaging local residents in preserving the town's agricultural heritage.
• Pear Pie Sales Seasonal pie sales conducted at the Moraga Pear Festival using pears harvested from community trees, generating revenue to fund park improvements.
• Hacienda Nights Community event series held at the Hacienda de las Flores park, offering cultural and entertainment programming for Moraga residents.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000 pounds of pears donated annually to Contra Costa Food Bank
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Contra Costa Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Pear Harvest typically donates 10,000 pounds of pears to the Contra Costa Food Bank each August. The foundation coordinates the harvest at JM and St. Monica's orchard.
• Contra Costa Fruit RescuecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing pear harvesting logistics. Cancelled 2026 pear harvest due to poor pear yield.
• John Muir Land TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoraga Park Foundation provided funds to help purchase Painted Rock property (84 acres). Grassroots campaign raised $2 million for the acquisition in summer 2019.
• Moraga Garden ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided seed money to the Garden Club for Monarch-specific Garden at Rancho Laguna Park in early 2021. Also partnered for Rheem Triangle landscaping (Gateway Garden) in fall 2020.
• Rotary Club of MoragacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided financial support in 2017 for 5,000 sq ft All-Access Playground where special needs children can play alongside able-bodied children. Project opened in 2018.
• Town of MoragacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives funding requests from Town for park projects. Funded skate park fencing in 2021, Moraga Commons landscaping in early 2022, and Hacienda de Las Flores cherry trees.
• Moraga Valley KiwaniscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes beer and wine at Summer Concert Series events. Community service partner for events.
• Moraga Lions ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes beer and wine at Summer Concert Series events. Community service partner for events.
• Penninis PizzaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood vendor at Summer Concert Series, providing pizza by the slice from the bandshell at events.
• Loards Ice CreamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Moraga ice cream vendor serving at every Summer Concert Series event.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Orinda Community Foundation: A community foundation serving Orinda, the third town in the Lamorinda area alongside Moraga and Lafayette. Operates with similar volunteer-led model, small-town focus, and donor-driven park and community programming.
• Rotary Club of Moraga: Local service organization that is an active MPF partner (co-funded the Lamorinda All-Access Playground). Both organizations share the same volunteer-driven model, donor base, and focus on community projects in Moraga.
• John Muir Land Trust: A land trust operating in Contra Costa County and surrounding East Bay areas. Direct strategic partner with MPF on the Painted Rock acquisition and similarly focused on park and conservation outcomes in the same geography.
• East Bay Regional Park District Foundation: Foundation supporting the East Bay Regional Park District, which serves the same broader region as MPF including the planned 505-acre park anchored by Painted Rock. Highly comparable in mission, geography, and donor engagement.
• Moraga Valley Kiwanis: Local Kiwanis chapter serving as core MPF partner for Summer Concert Series (serving beer and wine) and other community events. Overlapping volunteer networks and project funding priorities make it directly comparable.
• Lafayette Community Foundation: A community foundation serving Lafayette, California — the immediate neighboring town in the Lamorinda area. Comparable mission, donor base, scale, and volunteer-led governance model make it the closest direct peer.

Others

• Contra Costa Food Bank: Regional food bank that is the recipient of MPF's annual 10,000 lb Pear Harvest donation. While not a peer in terms of services, it is a key institutional partner and reflects the community-impact ecosystem MPF operates within.

Broad incumbents

• California State Parks Foundation: Statewide park-focused foundation that explicitly served as the organizational model when MPF was founded in 1976. Operates at much larger scale with professional staff and broader donor base.
• National Recreation and Park Association: National nonprofit advancing park development and recreation. Comparable in mission around park funding, recreation programming, and community engagement, though operating at national scale with professional staff.
• Trust for Public Land: National conservation organization that acquires and creates parks and protected land. MPF partnered with a similar organization (John Muir Land Trust) on the Painted Rock acquisition, making the mission and approach directly comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/moragaparks

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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