Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $948,897 to it, the largest being THE FORD FOUNDATION ($385,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2022
- $585k
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $949k
- Net assets
- $-143043
What Center for Responsible Travel does
Mission
Promoting responsible tourism practices
As stated on its FY2022 Form 990.
Programs
Tahoe destination stewardship planning project: in 2022, a crest-led team advisors began work to support the development of a destination stewardship plan for the lake tahoe and truckee region. With participation from a coalition of 16 multi-sector stakeholders from across the tahoe basin, we set out to lay the foundation for a destination stewardship plan and governance structure to serve the tahoe region's sustainability efforts for the foreseeable future. Our role in this transformative project was to facilitate comprehensive data collection and stakeholder engagement, building a decision-making foundation deeply rooted in local insights and real-time data. In 2022, this engagement included and results shared to support local partners included 1) a new economic impact model tailored for the tahoe basin, 2) an optimal value framework to identify the greatest benefits for the community, 3) a comprehensive situation analysis providing a snapshot of the region's current tourism state, 4) a funding feasibility study to identify potential sustainable tourism initiative support, 5) a stakeholder map detailing the region's key players and their interaction dynamics. Furthering this…
$229,435 spent$138,860 earned by the program44% of program spendingTorres del paine legacy fund program: throughout 2022, the torres del paine legacy fund, a signature initiative of crest, undertook notable strides in conserving chilean patagonia's biodiversity and enhancing the sustainable tourism infrastructure in torres del paine national park. Volunteer teams contributed to a large-scale restoration effort, monitoring over 1,200 freshly planted lenga seedlings and dismantling several hundred meters of defunct fencing within the park. In an exciting milestone for the legacy fund, we secured a 2-year project grant from the u.s. Fish & wildlife service to preserve the endangered huemul (south andean deer) and mitigate the human-wildlife conflict within torres del paine national park. Working hand-in-hand with chile's national forestry corporation (conaf) and numerous project collaborators, the legacy fund is poised to embark on a three-fold project to conserve the huemul chile's national animal. The aim is to alleviate domestic animal threats in huemul habitats within the park, secure commitment to best conservation practices among tourism practitioners, and improve trail infrastructure and interpretation along the base of the towers trail. In…
$115,141 spent22% of program spendingMichigan: in 2022, crest help build the capacity for the big bay stewardship council (bbsc), an organization made up of multi-sector representatives in big bay, michigan. To support the fledgling organization's efforts in this small community, crest held a series of free community workshops, training sessions, and nonprofit fundraising seminars. Crest worked with the bbsc to provide support writing grants, carrying out placemaking projects, and building a strategic plan to scale in 2023. Moreover, the organization received crest support to revamp its membership program and partner with local community businesses. Our partnership with the lundin foundation was instrumental in making these workshops a success, underpinning the commitment we bring to bolstering the capacity and fostering sustainability for our community partners. With their support, we were also able to assist in the submission of a grant proposal for the bbsc, an essential step in securing the council's financial future and ensuring the continuity of their vital work.
$17,419 spent$15,000 earned by the program3% of program spendingFiscal sponsorship program: crest fiscally sponsors care for the cape and islands, a grassroots organization working to engage visitors and residents to preserve and protect the natural environment, and cultural and historical treasures of cape cod, martha's vineyard and nantucket islands. Care for the cape & islands marked its ten-year anniversary in 2022 with "ten months of care". Each month, the group highlighted one of care's programs or an activity that engaged the community in environmental stewardship. The spring summit "destination stewardship: it's everybody's business" featured gregory miller, crest executive director, brian carlstrom, superintendent, cape cod national seashore, and julie regan, director tahoe regional planning agency, as well as a panel of cape and islands business "success stories". The fall summit, "driving change on the cape and islands: take care summit tackles litter" engaged representatives of elected officials, municipalities, and local businesses addressing litter issues and ways to help with solutions. Takeaways included tips on communicating effectively with the department of transportation and local officials, how to propose a ban on…
$106,051 spent20% of program spendingOther program services:world tourism day forum: on september 27th, we hosted our 6th annual world tourism day forum and our theme was "destination stewardship".two esteemed keynote speakers, jonathan tourtellot and lebawit lily girma, kicked off a day of dialogue that emphasized the necessity of integrating communities into the heart of tourism management. In our first panel, we explored diverse us destination stewardship models from the vibrant island communities of hawaii to the picturesque landscapes of oregon, the rustic beauty of michigan, and the sun-soaked shores of florida. The panel underscored the power of collaboration, community education, and the importance of adapting tourism strategies to meet local needs. In our second discussion, we delved into the significance of emphasizing community stories in destination marketing and tourism product development. This narrative-centric approach fosters authenticity and cultivates a deeper sense of place, fostering a closer bond between visitors and the destination. Participants included folks from 69 different countries and was free to all attendees. Future of tourism coalition, inaugural summit: the future of tourism…
$59,316 spent$4,200 earned by the program11% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $527,362.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $302k to $124k (−59%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 25%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
75% of CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Andrea Pinabell
Chair
As listed on its FY2022 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $57k → $7k.
6 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 62%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 88% · 2018 51% · 2019 60% · 2020 63% · 2021 66% · 2022 82% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
9% of CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 26% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $144k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $949k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,980 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2022
Organizations like CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
71%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL?
- CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $948,897 to it, the largest being THE FORD FOUNDATION ($385,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $948,897 in grants to CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL?
- THE FORD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $385,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2022 (financials across 2017–2022), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing