Colorado · Nonprofit
THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC
THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC (Colorado) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $344,063 to it, the largest being GEORGE O'LEARY CHARITABLE TRUST ($243,750). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $236k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $344k
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What The Arvc Foundation Inc does
Mission
To provide individuals and organizations within the outdoor hospitality industry financial assistance to enable professional growth while enriching the industry.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
National school of rv park and campground management. The national school provides formal and informal professional education through structured classes, networking opportunities, and case studies. Students engage in classes taught by an interdisciplinary faculty including leaders in the industry, professional consultants and park operators. The national school is offered in a setting away from daily distractions and is designed to enhance the skills of the students by focusing on business management principles and practices specific to the industry. The program begins with a week of fundamental business courses, followed by an assortment of independent exercises to be accomplished at the students place of employment or during an internship, and culminates in a final week of courses designed to enhance their business acumen. The national school currently offers programs once a year. So that students have the flexibility to engage in this one-of-a-kind program.
$20,826 spent14% of program spendingOutdoor hospitality certificate program and accreditation program. The certificate program provides opportunities for any individual working in or interested in the industry, while the certificate program is designed to measure business acumen and knowledge acquisition, individuals do not need to attend classes on every business topic included in the program. The arvc foundation recognizes that individuals valuable life experiences and past education are tremendous assets. Participants spend time identifying what, if any, gaps exist in the knowledge requirements for their specific certificate programs. Once a gap analysis is completed, participants focus their learning on gaining additional knowledge and skills that will help them grow both personally and professionally. Participants work to complete the program at their own pace and convenience. The arvc foundation now offers fast track programs in conjunction with the national school, other structured classes, and online opportunities to receive their certificates. The participants must demonstrate their knowledge of the various areas through planned activities, required documentation, and assessments.
Scholarships. The arvc foundation provides scholarships to individuals who are interested in attending an arvc foundation-approved educational event. All individuals, whether new to the industry or new to industry-specific educational opportunities, are eligible for scholarships. On their scholarship applications, applicants must communicate their personal and professional goals for the learning events and must commit to active participation in the learning event.
$128,988 spentof which $128,988 as grants86% of program spendingDisaster relief. The arvc foundation provides support within the industry for business, individuals, or communities that are impacted by natural disaster. The foundation offers two distinct types of grants for cases where short-term emergency financial needs exist. One type of grant is intended to support the park owner or employees who experience financial hardship or loss of living quarters. The other type of grant is to help the rv park assist their community following a disaster. The community is defined as the guests of the business or the surrounding community.
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $149,814.
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 2021 to 2022, from $355k to $1.4M (+300%).
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 36% · 2022 2% · 2023 38%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 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
Terry Munoz
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $5k → $85k.
3 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 29% 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 THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC’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
THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 71% 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
29% 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 THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 98% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 88% — 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.
Where its funders are
THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Colorado, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $100k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC
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 Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The National Association of Rv · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC?
- THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC (Colorado) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $344,063 to it, the largest being GEORGE O'LEARY CHARITABLE TRUST ($243,750). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $344,063 in grants to THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC?
- GEORGE O'LEARY CHARITABLE TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $243,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ARVC FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 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