Chimney Rock Interpretive Association INC

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Provide members of the general public an educational and enjoyable experience which is sensitive to native cultures and assists the Forest Service in protecting the site.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 54 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 30% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $37
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$142K
+9% vs prior year
Net assets
$389K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$142K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$129K
FY2025$142K
Expenses
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FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$198K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$126K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$389K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$389K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
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Treasurer
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Danyelle Leentjes’s $23K as Executive Dir. is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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.

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Programs and updates

Educate the public about native cultures while helping protect forest sites.

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1 program · $102K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Tours and education of the chimney rock park

$102Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$142K
Other income$142K
Owns and owes
$389K
net assets
Liabilities$3K
People
7
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$142K
Total revenue$142K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$3K
Net assets$389K
Operations
Employees9
Volunteers54
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 $142K$389K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2025 $129K$402K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2024 $166K$126K$40K$387K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2023 $106K$348K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 24, 2022 $294K$198K$97K$406K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 10, 2021 $208K$142K$66K$308K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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