Friends of Virgin Islands National Park
“Protect and preserve Virgin Islands National Park.”
The work
What they do
Friends group for Virgin Islands National Park. Trail maintenance, education, advocacy, and reef protection.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “THE FRIENDS OF VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK ADVANCES THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND PROMOTES THE RESPONSIBLE ENJOYMENT OF THIS UNIQUE NATIONAL TREASURE WHILE EDUCATING AND INSPIRING ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO BE STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Boots on the ground
$821KRESOURCE PROTECTION THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE PROTECTION OF PARK NATURAL RESOURCES INCLUDING CORAL REEFS, BEACHES, WILD LIFE, VEGETATION, MAINTENANCE OF HI...
Including $27,250 granted onward, most of it $25,000 to The Core Foundation Inc.
Read it as they filed it
RESOURCE PROTECTION THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE PROTECTION OF PARK NATURAL RESOURCES INCLUDING CORAL REEFS, BEACHES, WILD LIFE, VEGETATION, MAINTENANCE OF HIKING TRAILS AND CONTROL OF LIONFISH.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Boots on the ground
$244KEDUCATION PROJECTS THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE RESOURCES OF VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS FOR C...
Including $43,418 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
EDUCATION PROJECTS THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE RESOURCES OF VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN, GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
The work as filed
$130KCULTURAL PRESERVATION THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES SUCH AS LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATIONS, PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC ARTIFACTS...
Including $12,400 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
CULTURAL PRESERVATION THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES SUCH AS LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATIONS, PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, INTERPRETATION OF HISTORIC SITES AND PRESENTING CULTURAL PROGRAMS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Boots on the ground
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE UNDERSTANDING AND VITALITY OF THE PARK NATURAL RESOURCES.
Read it as they filed it
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE UNDERSTANDING AND VITALITY OF THE PARK NATURAL RESOURCES. RECOVERY PROGRAMS THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT REPAIR, REPLACE AND RESTORE PARK RESOURCES DAMAGED DURING STORMS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
62 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.
$1,194,052 programs, $581,595 management, $162,127 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 Friends of Virgin Islands National Park? Claim this page.
Those 580 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Friends of Virgin Islands National Park is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 581The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $824,350 |
| 2012 | $927,500 |
| 2013 | $1,123,036 |
| 2014 | $1,399,214 |
| 2015 | $1,107,506 |
| 2016 | $1,502,050 |
| 2017 | $2,701,016 |
| 2018 | $1,245,558 |
| 2019 | $993,631 |
| 2020 | $1,343,148 |
| 2021 | $1,831,236 |
| 2022 | $1,795,739 |
| 2023 | $1,921,076 |
| 2025 | $2,190,777 |
From $824K in 2011 to $2.2M in FY25, across 14 public filings. The 2017 peak of $2.7M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
Ways in
How to help
62 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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38 years on the ground, 580 volunteers, 62 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.