National Recreation & Park Association

Analysis

National Recreation & Park Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashburn, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1933, 93 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, National Recreation & Park Association reported income of $20.8m and spending of $19.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $20.1m to $20.8m (+3.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Recreation & Park Association sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Policy Initiative Inc ($20.8m), Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park ($20.9m) and Montgomery County Green Bank Corp ($20.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $439k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.7m. At year end it held assets of $24.6m against liabilities of $7.6m, net assets of $17.0m. It reported 101 employees.