The Louisville Metro Parks Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization which works with Louisville Metro Parks to raise funds and resources to preserve, protect, promote and improve Louisville’s recreational opportunities, and supports the mission of Metro Parks by coordinating financial and volunteer assets.

Since its incorporation in late 2005, the Foundation has helped achieve nearly than $3 million in improvements to Louisville’s parks, conservation areas and recreation programs, including:

• 1/3 mile walking path at Breslin Park (underway)
• a matching grant to the Louisville Extreme Skate Park Ambassadors for improvements to the Louisville Extreme State Park
• the purchase of a 95-acre property near Fern Creek that will be developed into a new park.
• the purchase and preservation of a 5-acre wooded property in the Clifton Heights area.
• a permanent conservation easement on a 31-acre property near U.S. 42.
• funding for a master planning effort in the Jefferson Memorial Forest.
• a new playground area at South Louisville Community Center.
• a pottery program at Beechmont Community Center.

Board of Directors
Tricia Burke, Chair
David Klein, Chairman Emeritus
Shawn Bailey
Paul Buddeke
Tim Corrigan
Mike Guenthner 
Mike Heitz
Barbara Kalkhof
Jennifer Moore
Mary Lou Northern
Carolyn Tandy
Jack Will