Missouri Parks Association

Analysis

Missouri Parks Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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, Missouri Parks Association reported income of $170k and spending of $141k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $154k to $170k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Missouri Parks Association sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bangor Land Trust ($170k), Friends of the Fox River ($170k) and Trinidad Coastal Land Trust ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (36% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1,803, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 1 employees.