Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation

Analysis

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Winston Salem, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 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 2022, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $2.1m to $3.1m (+49%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation 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 90th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Systems Integration Group Inc ($3.1m), Birmingham Botanical Society Inc ($3.2m) and Iowa Great Lakes Beautification ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $844k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 20 employees.