The Holliday Park Foundation, originally called the Friends of Holliday Park, began as a community-led effort to revitalize this essential public space.  The Foundation now fulfills a lasting commitment to the health of the Park and the hundreds of thousands of people who visit each year. The Foundation articulates a vision, ensures a commitment to high standards, and works in partnership with the City to provide the leadership and fundraising necessary to continue to improve Holliday Park.

Supported by donors and guided by a board of directors, over the past 30 years the Foundation has invested millions of dollars to accomplish capital improvements, program enhancement and maintenance in the Park.  We have built the popular Holliday Park playground and restroom pavilion, financed a master plan, improved and maintained three miles of trails, refurbished the rock garden, organized the annual Trail Run and Rock the Ruins events, and provided marketing and financial support for educational programming. The Foundation’s most significant contributions have been securing funding for the construction of the Nature Center, the renovation of the historic Ruins, and the establishment of a maintenance and operations endowment to support Holliday Park in perpetuity.

Our work never ends as the Foundation is responsible for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to both preserve the park’s history and secure its future.  With careful consideration, planning and cooperation among the Holliday Park Foundation, Indy Parks and the greater Indianapolis community, we can achieve our goal of ensuring Holliday Park continues to be a safe, clean, green and accessible space that can be enjoyed by everyone, every day. The proof is in the Park.

Mission:

The Holliday Park Foundation is committed to preserving, enhancing, and maintaining Holliday Park as a place for community, recreation, and the study of nature.

Vision:

To ensure a safe, clean, green, and accessible Park for all.

Core Values:

1. We foster COMMUNITY by connecting individuals, local organizations, and communities with each other and Holliday Park, ensuring the Park is inclusive and welcoming to all.
2. We provide opportunities for outdoor RECREATION through direct, hands-on experiences and by creating and maintaining vibrant public spaces.
3. We promote the importance of NATURE through careful stewardship of resources and support of environmental education programs that spark personal relationships with the natural world.