Forest Park Forever Inc

Analysis

Forest Park Forever Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 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, Forest Park Forever Inc reported income of $22.5m and spending of $22.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $20.3m to $22.5m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Forest Park Forever Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bonneville Environmental Foundation ($22.1m), Neighborhood Recycling Corporation ($22.7m) and Columbia Land Trust ($22.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. It paid $251k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $214.7m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $211.8m. It reported 105 employees.