· Public charity
Friends of State Parks Inc
Friends of state parks is a citizen's group dedicated to the understanding, enjoyment and protection of north carolina's state parks.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k4 grants · $23k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $51k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| 5000 OR LESS - YIPEE GRANTS | $31,232 |
| NC HIGH PEAKS TRAIL ASSOC | $10,000 |
| JOCKEY'S RIDGE STATE PARK | $10,000 |
| PISGAH VIEW STATE PARK | $7,029 |
| HAMMOCKS BEACH STATE PARK | $5,600 |
| ELK KNOB STATE PARK | $5,456 |
| YELLOW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK | $5,260 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY23–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 15%. 0% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
0 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 0 of the 10 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
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