Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park

Analysis

Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Logan, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 of the Hocking Hills State Park reported income of $91k and spending of $148k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $53k to $91k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 211% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 13thtribeorg ($91k), Dress a Child for School ($91k) and Exeter Kiwanis Club Foundation ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (19% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $705k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $705k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.