The Parks and Recreation Foundation of Vancouver and Clark County

Analysis

The Parks and Recreation Foundation of Vancouver and Clark County is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 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 2022, The Parks and Recreation Foundation of Vancouver and Clark County reported income of $307k and spending of $321k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $107k to $307k (+188%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Parks and Recreation Foundation of Vancouver and Clark County sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Virginia Forestry Association ($307k), Hillsborough Beautification Foundation ($307k) and Ward 8 Woods Conservancy Inc ($307k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $534k, net assets of $934k. It reported 1 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.