Friends Charleston National Parks

Analysis

Friends Charleston National Parks is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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 Charleston National Parks reported income of $96k and spending of $108k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $51k to $96k (+90%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends Charleston National Parks sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longbranch Foundation ($96k), Grassroots Recycling Network Inc ($96k) and Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition ($96k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $167k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $127k.