Channel Islands Park Foundation
“Support and enhance Channel Islands National Park through philanthropy.”
The work
What they do
Official philanthropic partner of Channel Islands National Park. Funds restoration, education, and conservation projects.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “To connect the community to Channel Islands National Park to inspire stewardship through education, communications to current supporters and strategic outreach to under-represented populations and millenials, and fund raising.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Bringing people into the fight
$115KOur programs and education contribute to the preservation of the native ecology of the Channel Islands, including, but not limited to the native plants on the islands, the Kelp Forest, and the endangered Island Fox.
Read it as they filed it
Our programs and education contribute to the preservation of the native ecology of the Channel Islands, including, but not limited to the native plants on the islands, the Kelp Forest, and the endangered Island Fox.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
72 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$115,321 programs, $43,298 management, $500 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Channel Islands Park Foundation? Claim this page.
The filings
11 years of filings
11 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $61,105 |
| 2015 | $76,455 |
| 2016 | $53,447 |
| 2017 | $255,956 |
| 2018 | $17,628 |
| 2019 | $21,349 |
| 2020 | $15,793 |
| 2021 | $26,550 |
| 2022 | $155,645 |
| 2023 | $75,909 |
| 2025 | $318,410 |
From $61K in 2013 to $318K in FY25, across 11 public filings. The 2025 peak of $318K reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
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Ways in
How to help
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