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GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION

GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,500 to it, the largest being Enterprise Holdings Foundation ($10,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$190k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$11k
Net assets
$710k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What Greater Palm Springs Tourism Foundation does

Mission

To support issues pertaining to the tourism industry including but not limited to raising funds from the general public and other sources to carry on programs directly and to provide support and services related to the hospitality convention and tourism industries in the Greater Palm Springs region including but not limited to providing education leadership scholarships seminars relief funds promotion of special events volunteer and mentor development and cultural enhancement.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Provided matching financial assistance to cities within Coachella Valley for events new attractions and other enhancements to the visitors experience. Provided scholarships to College of the Desert and several school districts for hospitality program courses workforce development CTE programs and attend study abroad for hospitality.

    $186,141 spentof which $186,141 as grants
    61% of program spending
  2. Provided scholarships to individuals for Passport to Leadership program. Supported Travel Trinity to develop pilot micro-internship program with CVUSD and provided funding to OneFuture Coachella Valley to promote leadership development.

    $116,668 spentof which $116,668 as grants
    39% of program spending
  3. Not described on the e-filed return.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending
  4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $302,809.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 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.

100 = 20222022 Revenue 100 ($691k) Expenses 100 ($143k) Net assets 100 ($594k)2023 Revenue 122 ($845k) Expenses 220 ($314k) Net assets 189 ($1.1M)2024 Revenue 24 ($165k) Expenses 323 ($461k) Net assets 140 ($829k)2025 Revenue 27 ($190k) Expenses 217 ($309k) Net assets 120 ($710k)
2022202320242025
Revenue (27)Expenses (217)Net assets (120)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $594k to $1.1M (+89%).

$594k
$1.1M
$913k
$725k
2022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2022 2% · 2023 0% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

100% of GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

$549k
’22
$531k
’23
−$296k
’24
−$119k
’25
28
months of
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.

2022202320242025
Listed6666
Joined·+1+0+0
No longer listed·100
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $2k → $3k.

Funder
'20
'21
'22
'24*
total
funders
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION’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.

Where its funders are

GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 1 state in all.

MO

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−63% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve27.6mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−35% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

98% of spending goes to programs.

Program 98%Management 2%Fundraising 0%

Governance

6
board members
100%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Visit Greater Palm Springs · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION?
GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,500 to it, the largest being Enterprise Holdings Foundation ($10,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,500 in grants to GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION?
Enterprise Holdings Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $10,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like GREATER PALM SPRINGS TOURISM FOUNDATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 1 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