Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Inc

Analysis

Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cartersville, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 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 Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.6m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Domestic Abuse Services Inc ($2.6m), Bravehearts Theapeutic Riding and Educational Center ($2.6m) and Travelers Aid Society of Metropolitan Detroit ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $305k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 9 employees.