Blue Ridge National Hertitage Area

Analysis

Blue Ridge National Hertitage Area is a registered charity in United States, based in Brevard, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Blue Ridge National Hertitage Area reported income of $1.1m and spending of $847k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $800k to $1.1m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Blue Ridge National Hertitage Area sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regional Science Consortium at Presque Isle Center ($1.1m), Puget Soundkeeper Alliance ($1.1m) and Endangered Habitats Conservancy ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $261k. At year end it held assets of $617k against liabilities of $98k, net assets of $519k. It reported 10 employees.