New Jersey · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE
FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE (New Jersey) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $644,697 to it, the largest being Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc ($276,340). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.4M
- Funders on record
- 25
- Grants received
- $645k
- Net assets
- $13M
What Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space does
Mission
The purpose of Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space is to promote conservation in the hopewell valley region through open space preservation, informed land use, wise stewardship, education and outreach.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community conservation land stewardship programs - guided by its primary mission to preserve and protect land throughout hopewell valley, fo hvos not only performs land stewardship work on fohvos preserves, but also on other public and private lands. These programs are funded through corporate and foundation grants, individual donations, and fees-for- service. Corporate, community and student volunteers help fohvos stewardship staff with planting, trail work and restorations. Private landowners in the community conservation program received guidance on native plants, invasive species, and deer management and may purchase native plants at wholesale prices. Fohvos community conservation extends the ecological land stewardship benefits to over 3,000 acres of land and results in improved biodiversity and water quality, increased habitats for declining wildlife populations, and a community that is more connected to the land.
$310,695 spent$15,522 earned by the program46% of program spendingFohvos new jersey invasive species strike team - founded in 2008 with a mission to protect new jersey's natural lands, the strike team serves as a statewide resource for conservation through its dedicated focus on mitigating threats posed by invasive species. The strike team serves as a clearinghouse of information on invasive species and offers tools, training and outreach that reach 2,000 professionals and laymen every year. Its partners include federal, state, county and municipal governments, conservation groups, private landowners, volunteer groups and individuals dedicated to protecting private property and local parkes. Together, they detect, track, and eliminate invasive species by mapping them with a proprietary phone app and maintaining a statewide database. Since inception, the strike team has searched 800,000 acres, documented 20,000 invasive populations, and eliminated 4,000 of them.
$231,538 spent$37,141 earned by the program35% of program spendingLand preservation - as an accredited land trust, fohvos acquires land for permanent preservation pursuant to the recommendation of its land preservation committee. Selection is based on a prioritization system based on land evaluation criteria that evaluates ecological value including protection of wildlife, biodiversity, scenic views, contributions to water quality, opportunities for public accessibility, connecting trails and community conservation. The majority of protected lands and conservation easements are purchased in partnership with governmental and/or other conservation nonprofit organizations with the purpose of open space preservation and land stewardship. Fohvos provides a public benefit by contributing to a healthy environment, offering recreational venues and improving the quality of life for area residents and visitors.
$27,245 spent4% of program spendingOutdoor equity alliance is a fiscally sponsored program of fohvos that is a collaboration of public, private, and non-profit organizations who are committed to providing "nature for all." the oea takes an inclusive approach to delivering educational, recreational, and career opportunities for people of all ages, races and ethnicities, income levels, and abilities to enjoy nature and become stewards of the outdoors.
$99,018 spent15% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $668,496.
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 2023 to 2024, from $12M to $13M (+7%).
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: 2018 62% · 2019 15% · 2020 54% · 2022 29% · 2023 24% · 2024 36%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
65% of FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE’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. 2 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $8k → $72k.
6 of 25 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 69% 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 FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE’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
FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% 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
76% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 88% · 2018 66% · 2019 79% · 2020 71% · 2021 45% · 2022 46% · 2023 28% — diversifying over time.
“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
100% of FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 72% 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
69% of FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $201k that is directly attributable, 68% of it comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $444k 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
FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $643k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$602k
- Department of the Interior$42k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE
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 New Jersey
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
77%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE?
- FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE (New Jersey) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $644,697 to it, the largest being Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc ($276,340). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE have?
- IRS filings report 25 organizations giving $644,697 in grants to FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE?
- Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $276,340 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF HOPEWELL VALLEY OPEN SPACE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 25 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