Great Parks Forever

Analysis

Great Parks Forever is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 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 December 2023, Great Parks Forever reported income of $3.1m and spending of $960k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $844k to $3.1m (+269%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Great Parks Forever sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Wisconsin Inc ($3.1m), Landpaths ($3.1m) and Hill Country Conservancy Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. It paid $180k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $18.7m against liabilities of $6,816, net assets of $18.7m.