North Carolina · Public charity
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
The BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION is the fundraising partner, 501(c)(3), for the blue ridge parkway, providing support for initiatives along the 469-mile route, including historical and cultural preservation, natural resource protection, visitor amenities, and education and outreach.
- $609k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $609,322
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $609,322
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $8.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $609k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $916k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $896k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $134k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $43k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $49k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $872k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $177k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Mall and Memorial Parks | $4,113,616 | 9 | n/a |
About Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
- How much does Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation give?
- Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $609,322 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (100%).
- Who are Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: National Mall and Memorial Parks ($4.1M).
- Does Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation based?
- Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is based in NC.
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