Metro Nashville Parks Foundation

Analysis

Metro Nashville Parks Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 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, Metro Nashville Parks Foundation reported income of $367k and spending of $122k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $608k to $367k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Metro Nashville Parks Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Troy Nature Society ($366k), Conejos County Clean Water Inc ($367k) and Releaf Michigan Inc ($366k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 110% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (45% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $861k against liabilities of $2,861, net assets of $859k. It reported 1 employees.