Shenandoah National Park Trust
“Raise philanthropic support for Shenandoah National Park.”
The work
What they do
Official philanthropic partner of Shenandoah National Park. Funds trail restoration, wildlife research, education, and park preservation projects.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST SUPPORTS THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK THROUGH ADVOCACY AND BY RAISING FUNDS THAT PROTECT SHENANDOAH'S MAGNIFICENT NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Boots on the ground
$2.3MAS AN OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK’S MISSION TO PROTECT ITS NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, CONNECT PEOP...
Including $1,453,655 granted onward, most of it $304,926 to Shenandoah National Park.
Read it as they filed it
AS AN OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK'S MISSION TO PROTECT ITS NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR NATIONAL PARK, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PARK STEWARDS, AND ENSURE A STRONG PARK SERVICE WORKFORCE. FUNDS RAISED SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION, LAND ACQUISITION AND DONATION, YOUTH EDUCATION, AND RECREATION.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
85 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Shenandoah National Park Trust is nowhere near one.
$2,334,395 programs, $176,445 management, $236,775 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 Shenandoah National Park Trust? Claim this page.
Those 191 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Shenandoah National Park Trust is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 192The filings
15 years of filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $298,279 |
| 2012 | $61,115 |
| 2012 | $327,637 |
| 2013 | $618,922 |
| 2014 | $580,555 |
| 2015 | $888,945 |
| 2016 | $1,001,254 |
| 2017 | $1,164,049 |
| 2018 | $2,400,233 |
| 2019 | $1,260,886 |
| 2020 | $1,238,874 |
| 2021 | $4,680,567 |
| 2022 | $1,314,483 |
| 2023 | $1,841,855 |
| 2025 | $2,483,944 |
From $298K in 2011 to $2.5M in FY25, across 15 public filings. The 2021 peak of $4.7M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The Virginia congressional delegation averages 63 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
85 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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19 years on the ground, 191 volunteers, 85 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.