Ohio · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK
FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK (Ohio) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $901,217 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO ($872,018). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $132k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $901k
- Net assets
- $709k
What Friends of the Hocking Hills State Park does
Mission
To foster a supportive partnership with the Hocking Hills State Park, its visitors, and the region to preserve our natural wonders for the education and enjoyment of all.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Provide support to Hocking Hills State Park. Use donation proceeds to fund the purchase of materials, supplies, completion of construction projects, and facilities maintenance for the benefit of Hocking Hills State Park.
$7,844 spentof which $7,844 as grants7% of program spendingEducation. Supplement the park's educational efforts by providing funding for programs, educational equipment, educational venues within the park, and educational events. Conduct educational programs for the benefit of park patrons.
$96,688 spentof which $633 as grants$1,153 earned by the program87% of program spendingOutreach. Connecting, networking and collaborating with organizations and individuals whose interests are aligned with the interests of the Friends Of The Hocking Hills State Park.
$6,605 spent$1,747 earned by the program6% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $111,137.
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 2017 to 2018, from $796k to $1.0M (+26%).
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.
96% of FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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 narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $677k → $1k.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK’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 THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 99% · 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
100% of FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK'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 $2k that is directly attributable, 67% of it comes from Ohio funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $900k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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 THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK is better cushioned than half of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK
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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
53%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK?
- FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK (Ohio) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $901,217 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO ($872,018). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $901,217 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK?
- FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO is the largest funder on record, with $872,018 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 5 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