Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park

Analysis

Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park is a registered charity in United States, based in St John, VI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 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 September 2023, Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $994k to $1.9m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 36%. 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, Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park 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 86th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts ($1.9m), Patuxent Tidewater Land TR ($1.9m) and Invest Appalachia Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $574k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $118k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 30 employees.