To solicit support for Washington State Parks.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $183K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$222K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $139K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$877K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$506K
FY2021$654K
FY2022$991K
FY2023$686K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$877K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$697K
FY2024$877K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$556K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $765K Management & general 4% · $39K Fundraising 8% · $74K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $222K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$112,638Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Development
$109,773Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Floberg’s $113K as Executive Dir. is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Floberg$112,638$97,522$84,363$75,165$65,032
Lisa Bellefond$109,773————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Raises funds to protect and improve Washington State Parks.

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3 programs · $667K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Improve

PROVIDING GRANTS AND BUILDING CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT CRITICAL STATE PARKS PROJECTS. In 2024, this program completed 19 park improvement projects. Also, this grant program awarded funding for projects at 20 more parks across Washington.

$269Kprogram expense
02

Connect

BUILDING AN ENGAGED AND INFORMED STATE PARKS COMMUNITY. Critical to our mission is building a parks community and connecting people, particularly underserved communities, to shared experiences in nature, history and culture.

$210Kprogram expense
03

Other Program Services Other services include organizational capacity building for Friends of State Parks and advocacy work with partners and the public.

$188Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $763K · 2020–2024
Washington State Parks & RecFY2024$209,496
University of WA - BothellFY2024$50,000
Washington State Parks and Recreation CommissionFY2023$149,393
University of Washington BothellFY2023$20,000
Washington State Parks and Recreation CommissionFY2022$126,549
University of Washington BothellFY2022$29,000
Washington State Parks and Recreation CommissionFY2021$126,549
Washington State Parks and Recreation CommissionFY2020$51,664

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$877K
Ln 25
Programscol B$765K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$802K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$589K
SavingsLn 2$213K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$802K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$523K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$844K$802K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$304K$523K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$257K$257K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$131K$6K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$113K$4K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$19K$1K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$19K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$708$836
Management feesLn 11a$51K$48K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$148$148
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K$135
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$64K$20K$6K$38K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$40K$33K$2K$5K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$921$89
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$156$848
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$116$220
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$72K$2K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$926$926
Total functional expensesLn 25$877K$765K$39K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$877K$199K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $686K$697K−$11K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $991K$574K$417K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $654K$495K$160K$715K 990 PDF
FY2020 $506K$356K$150K$556K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,075,932 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $677,458$1,053,673
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,635$22,259
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $686,093$1,075,932
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $169,393$256,976
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $302,488$331,532
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $224,978$288,918
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $696,859$877,426
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,766$198,506
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,075,932 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,254
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,050,419
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,053,673
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,259$22,259
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $22,259$1,075,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $877,426 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $256,976$256,976
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,818 · Management $5,527 · Fundraising $8,545$144,890
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,484 · Management $3,806 · Fundraising $4,933$122,223
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,066 · Management $1,140 · Fundraising $2,600$22,806
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,970 · Management $1,779 · Fundraising $2,004$22,753
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,316 · Management $708 · Fundraising $836$18,860
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $48,070 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $1,425$51,335
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $148$148
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,199$8,199
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,049 · Management $135$14,184
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,987$5,987
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,140 · Management $6,097 · Fundraising $38,217$64,454
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,084$1,084
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,491 · Management $2,003 · Fundraising $4,567$40,061
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,840 · Management $921 · Fundraising $89$9,850
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,856 · Management $156 · Fundraising $848$3,860
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,655$2,655
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,371 · Management $116 · Fundraising $220$1,707
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,135 · Management $2,445 · Fundraising $9,888$84,468
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $926$926
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $764,653 · Management $38,601 · Fundraising $74,172$877,426
Part X · Balance sheet $1,398,097 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $634,594$589,276
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,027$213,101
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$17,785
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,342$9,304
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,920$45,913
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $304,388$522,718
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,153,271$1,398,097
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,213$68,458
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,499$74,666
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $611,654$474,311
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $513,118$849,120
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,124,772$1,323,431
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,153,271$1,398,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,323,431 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,075,932
XI-2 Total expenses$877,426
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,506
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,124,772
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$153
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,323,431

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