Friends of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks

Analysis

Friends of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks is a registered charity in United States, based in Westerville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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, Friends of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks reported income of $123k and spending of $109k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $168k to $123k (-26%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boreholes Inc ($123k), Keep California Beautiful ($124k) and Native Plant Salvage Foundation ($123k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $345k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $345k.