Shenandoah National Park Trust

Analysis

Shenandoah National Park Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Shenandoah National Park Trust reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.5m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.8m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 278%. 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, Shenandoah National Park Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genesis Project ($1.8m), Boothbay Region Land Trust Inc ($1.8m) and Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $329k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 9 employees.