Forgotten Parks Foundation

Analysis

Forgotten Parks Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Dover, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 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 December 2023, Forgotten Parks Foundation reported income of $140k and spending of $304k, spending 217% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $679k to $140k (-79%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Forgotten Parks Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Australian Bush Heritage Fund ($140k), Green Interchange Inc ($140k) and Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Inc ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $43k.