Chastain Park Conservancy

Analysis

Chastain Park Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Chastain Park Conservancy reported income of $1.2m and spending of $991k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $467k to $1.2m (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Chastain Park Conservancy sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Interscholastic Cycling League ($1.2m), Birch Rock Camp ($1.2m) and Santa Cruz Breakers Academy Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $223k. It paid $13k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 6 employees.