Shenandoah National Park Association

Analysis

Shenandoah National Park Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Luray, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Shenandoah National Park Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $915k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $856k to $1.5m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shenandoah National Park Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illinois Hawks Baseball Association ($1.5m), Freeland Community Sports Association ($1.5m) and Braden River Soccer Club Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.0% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $956k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 12 employees.