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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$275,087,903
Total expenses
$136,658,850
Contributions and grants received
$236,012,648
Grants paid
$81,409,753
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$34,355,826
Other revenue
$4,719,429
Total assets, end of year
$560,557,991
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,150,742
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$531,407,249
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$97,966,735
Management and general expenses
$14,557,678
Fundraising expenses
$24,134,437
Program service expenses (Part III)
$97,966,735

Program services were 71.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $31,183,881

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $204,828,767

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $52,533,920

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,006,005 · excluded $14,006,005

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $2,900,360 · excluded $2,900,360

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $69,027,145 · other assets $11,344

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $48,688,668

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $20,338,477 · other assets $11,344

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $20,349,821 · excluded $20,349,821

  • 11a · Other revenue: LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS

    total $1,807,466 · excluded $1,807,466

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $11,603 · excluded $11,603

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,819,069

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $81,409,753 · program services $81,409,753

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,881,702 · program services $1,229,327 · management and general $777,648 · fundraising $1,874,727

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,796,163 · program services $2,639,590 · management and general $5,059,225 · fundraising $5,097,348

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $640,443 · program services $202,827 · management and general $128,304 · fundraising $309,312

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,519,927 · program services $481,358 · management and general $304,497 · fundraising $734,072

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,161,235 · program services $367,761 · management and general $232,638 · fundraising $560,836

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $249,336 · program services $44,130 · management and general $196,503 · fundraising $8,703

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $125,961 · management and general $125,961

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $76,000 · program services $76,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $919,187 · fundraising $919,187

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $249,476 · management and general $249,476

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,851,991 · program services $4,738,287 · management and general $1,545,767 · fundraising $3,567,937

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,964,329 · program services $790,884 · management and general $1,713,886 · fundraising $459,559

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,609,911 · program services $225,469 · management and general $469,425 · fundraising $915,017

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,693,451 · program services $233,017 · management and general $833,529 · fundraising $626,905

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,348,186 · program services $426,968 · management and general $270,091 · fundraising $651,127

  • 17 · Travel

    total $992,641 · program services $360,878 · management and general $229,922 · fundraising $401,841

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $282,692 · program services $178,717 · management and general $68,097 · fundraising $35,878

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,499 · program services $8,667 · management and general $3,832

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,127,367 · program services $303,222 · management and general $824,145

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $102,593 · management and general $102,593

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE

    total $9,130,205 · program services $1,095,685 · management and general $322,737 · fundraising $7,711,783

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $3,766,830 · program services $3,112,025 · management and general $415,807 · fundraising $238,998

  • 24c · Other expenses: TEMPORARY HELP

    total $746,972 · program services $42,170 · management and general $683,595 · fundraising $21,207

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $5,077,641 · program services $1,087,901 · management and general $321,692 · fundraising $3,668,048

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $700 · end of year $700

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $22,154,473 · end of year $22,293,846

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $70,155,711 · end of year $164,398,368

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $91,388 · end of year $52,388

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $746,166 · end of year $1,248,356

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $8,716,939

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,847,752

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,677,827 · end of year $2,869,187

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $313,721,632 · end of year $366,331,720

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,207,096 · end of year $3,363,426

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,587,129 · end of year $8,900,049

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $9,527,943 · end of year $8,139,783

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $11,939 · end of year $13,957

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $4,800,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $24,561,714 · end of year $12,096,953

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $66,240,464 · end of year $84,407,189

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $304,025,804 · end of year $447,000,060

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AS THE OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION GENERATES PRIVATE SUPPORT AND BUILDS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AS THE OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION GENERATES PRIVATE SUPPORT AND BUILDS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. NPF'S OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO ENSURE AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL AND TOUCH AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE.

  • PROTECT NATIONAL PARKS - THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION SECURES PRIVATE AND PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS TO ENHANCE, PRESERVE, AND RESTORE THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES STEWARDED BY NPS, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE FOR THE 300+ MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS. THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT IS INVESTED PRIMARILY THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. UNDER THE PROTECT PILLAR, NPF DELIVERS PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT TO THE PARKS IN THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC AREAS: (1) PARKS OF THE FUTURE - TWO HUNDRED MILLION MORE VISITORS ARE EXPECTED ANNUALLY IN NATIONAL PARKS BY 2040, A 60 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2018 LEVELS. NATIONAL PARKS MUST BE PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS AND A DIVERSITY OF NEEDS FOR THESE NEW VISITORS. FROM VISITOR CONGESTION TO THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE. FROM RECREATIONAL ACCESS TO CAMPGROUND AND TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCES OF THE FUTURE. FROM HOW AUDIENCES FEEL WELCOME TO HOW NEW AUDIENCES CAN BE DEVELOPED AND CULTIVATED. NATIONAL PARKS MUST REMAIN NIMBLE AND INVEST IN STRATEGIES TODAY THAT ENSURE WORLD CLASS VISITOR EXPERIENCES TOMORROW. THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN BOTH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND PROVEN SOLUTIONS, NPF ENVISIONS A STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM IN 2040. (2) LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION - NPF COMMITS TO CONSERVING NATIVE WILDLIFE AND RESTORING CRITICAL HABITATS AND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE NATION'S MOST TREASURED PLACES FOR THE ENJOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRATION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. FROM MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN RANGES IN ALASKA TO THE VAST SAWGRASS PRAIRIES OF FLORIDA'S EVERGLADES, NATIONAL PARKS HAVE SAFEGUARDED THE NATION'S STUNNING LANDSCAPES, NATURAL HABITATS, AND NATIVE WILDLIFE FROM MODERN DEVELOPMENT. TODAY, NATIONAL PARKS PROTECT AND PRESERVE 85 MILLION ACRES OF LAND INCLUDING WORLD HERITAGE SITES, ICONIC LANDMARKS, AND MANY THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. MANY SITES ARE INCREASINGLY SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN IMPACTS THAT THREATEN THE HEALTH OF WILDLIFE. RISING SEA LEVELS, CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS, AND ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION ARE LEADING TO PARADIGM SHIFTS IN SOCIETY. CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION ARE AT THE CORE OF THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. (3) HISTORY AND CULTURE - NEARLY HALF OF THE NATION'S NATIONAL PARKS ARE PRIMARILY HISTORIC OR CULTURAL IN THEIR MISSION, BUT FEW AMERICANS VISIT THEM OR EVEN KNOW THEY EXIST. AS AMERICA'S STORYTELLER, THESE NATIONAL PARKS CAN ENGAGE ALL AUDIENCES AND TELL A BROADER AND MORE INCLUSIVE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. NPF HELPS TO SAFEGUARD THE HISTORIC SITES AND COLLECTIONS THAT HOLD AMERICAN'S SHARED HISTORY, RECOGNIZING THAT THE NATIONAL DISCOURSE IS EVER EVOLVING TO REFLECT ON THE PAST, ENGAGE THE PRESENT, AND IMAGINE THE FUTURE. WITH THIS WORK, NPF AIMS TO SHARE MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUSIVE STORIES THAT AMPLIFY THE FULL RANGE OF EXPERIENCE AND VOICES THAT ARE WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THE UNITED STATES. (4) RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NPS AND OTHER PARTNERS, NPF IS MAKING NATIONAL PARKS MORE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE BY SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PARK VISITORS TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE PLACES THEY LOVE. NPF SUPPORTS ONGOING WORK ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THROUGH WASTE REDUCTION EFFORTS, WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS, AND INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROJECTS. THE PRESERVATION OF PARKS IS CENTRAL TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S MISSION, AND NPS'S GREEN PARKS PLAN ACTS AS A ROAD MAP OF AREAS TO FOCUS ON NOW AND IN THE FUTURE TO BUILD RESILIENT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATE PARK VISITORS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    Expenses $52,929,283 · Grants $49,385,513

  • CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATIONAL PARKS - THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CREATING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT AND CONNECT WITH OUR NATIONAL PARKS AND THE PROGRAMS THEY OFFER. NPF WORKS TO INVITE ALL PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND CREATE LIFE-LONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIONAL PARKS AND BRING PARKS TO PEOPLE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY WAY OF INVESTMENTS TO REACH UNDERREPRESENTED AUDIENCES, INCREASE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, CREATE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES AND ATTRACT YOUNGER, MULTICULTURAL GENERATIONS AND FAMILIES TO ENGAGE WITH NATIONAL PARKS. IN ADDITION, THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ESTABLISHING NATIONAL PARKS AS POWERFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT PROVIDE IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPE LIVES AND BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF NATIONAL PARK STEWARDS. THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CONNECTING AUDIENCES TO INTRODUCTORY EXPERIENCES IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS, FOSTERING LIFELONG CONNECTIONS, AND BUILDING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. UNDER THE CONNECT PILLAR, NPF DELIVERS PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT TO THE PARKS IN THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC AREAS: (1) COMMUNITIES AND WORKFORCE - NATIONAL PARKS ARE THE LANDSCAPES WHERE AMERICAN'S BUILD COMMUNITY AND CULTIVATE STEWARDSHIP. NPF SUPPORTS AN EXPANSIVE NETWORK OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEER GROUPS, AND SERVICE CORPS DEDICATED TO CRITICAL PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NPF'S COMMUNITIES & WORKFORCE PROGRAMMING AIMS TO GROW THE CAPACITY OF PARTNERS, AS WELL AS INSPIRE AND DIVERSIFY THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTDOOR LEADERS. THROUGH EFFORTS LIKE SERVICE CORPS CREWS THAT PRESERVE HISTORICAL SITES, RESTORE TRAILS, AND REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES IN PARKS, NPF'S COMMUNITIES & WORKFORCE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHT THE POWER OF TEAMWORK AND COLLECTIVE DEDICATION TO PRESERVE THE NATION'S MOST TREASURED PLACES. ADDITIONALLY, INCREASED FUNDRAISING AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF THE PARK PARTNER COMMUNITY STRENGTHENS COLLECTIVE SUPPORT OF CRITICAL PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND PROTECTION PROJECTS IN PARKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. (2) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION - THE AVERAGE CHILD SPENDS FIVE TO EIGHT HOURS A DAY IN FRONT OF A DIGITAL SCREEN AND ONLY ABOUT 12 MINUTES OF ACTIVE TIME OUTDOORS. NATIONAL PARKS ARE AMERICA'S LARGEST CLASSROOM, OFFERING UNPARALLELED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AS HANDS-ON LABORATORIES POISED TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION. NPF SUPPORTS YOUTH EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE WAYS FOR KIDS TO ENJOY, UNDERSTAND, AND CONNECT WITH THE NATURE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF PARKS THROUGH A VARIETY OF CLASSROOM SUBJECTS AT NATIONAL PARKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EDUCATION PROGRAMS TIED TO PARKS ENHANCE CLASSROOM CURRICULUM AND HAVE A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS, INCREASING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND MOTIVATION TO LEARN. BEYOND TIME SPENT IN THE PARKS, CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BEFORE AND AFTER IN-PARK OR VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS REINFORCE WHAT STUDENTS LEARN DURING THEIR VISIT. (3) OUTDOOR EXPLORATION - NATIONAL PARKS HOLD THE POWER TO INSPIRE A SENSE OF WONDER AND A LOVE OF EXPLORATION. EXPLORATION OF PARKS' WILDLIFE, LANDSCAPES, HISTORY, AND CULTURE IS AN IMPORTANT AND MEMORABLE ELEMENT OF NATIONAL PARK EXPERIENCES FOR ALL VISITORS. NPF SUPPORTS ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND CULTIVATE LIFE-LONG CONNECTIONS TO THE SOCIAL, MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE OUTDOORS THROUGH MAGNIFICENT NATIONAL PARKS. BY TEACHING VALUABLE LIFELONG SKILLS, COLLABORATING WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO FOSTER INCLUSION, AND PROMOTING THE ENGAGEMENT OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WITH OUTDOOR RECREATION, NPF'S OUTDOOR EXPLORATION PROGRAMS CREATE AND DEEPEN LONGSTANDING CONNECTIONS TO NATIONAL PARKS FOR ALL.

    Expenses $18,412,774 · Grants $17,827,192

  • OTHER

    Expenses $14,327,764 · Grants $12,536,574

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Al Baldwin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ANDREA Grant

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Andrew Lee

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Neal

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brien O'Brien

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cynthia Fisher

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Janet Watt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Forbes

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John DeStefano

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Nau III

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph Landy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Karen Swett Conway

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Lisa Ecccles

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melani Walton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Hankin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Packnett

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randi Fisher

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Rhoda Altom

    Board-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rich Malloch

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rick James

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Steve Denning

    Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tom Goss

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • William Grayson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • William Hiltz

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Singer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles Feeney

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $355,057
    From this org
    $304,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,141
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,416
    Bonus
    $12,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,674
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,467
    Filer's total
    $355,057

  • Dieter Fenkart-Froeschl

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $349,100
    From this org
    $308,745
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,355
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,745
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,029
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,326
    Filer's total
    $349,100

  • Ruth Prescott

    Chief Of Staff

    Total calculated
    $404,069
    From this org
    $383,348
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,721
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $340,848
    Bonus
    $42,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,608
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,113
    Filer's total
    $404,069

  • William Shafroth

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $917,368
    From this org
    $792,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $124,723
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $661,145
    Bonus
    $131,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $112,714
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,009
    Filer's total
    $917,368

  • Dawn Rodney

    Chief External Affairs Officer

    Total calculated
    $356,714
    From this org
    $309,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,864
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $297,350
    Bonus
    $12,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,870
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,994
    Filer's total
    $356,714

  • James Kelley

    Chief Philanthropy Officer

    Total calculated
    $300,034
    From this org
    $291,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,762
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $288,272
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,762
    Filer's total
    $300,034

  • Lise Aangeenbrug

    Chief Program Officer

    Total calculated
    $343,082
    From this org
    $318,672
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,410
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $301,172
    Bonus
    $17,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,566
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,844
    Filer's total
    $343,082

  • Lucille Clay

    SVP, HR & Admin Service

    Total calculated
    $255,763
    From this org
    $230,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,626
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,137
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,308
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,318
    Filer's total
    $255,763

  • Chad Jones

    SVP, Corporate Partnerships

    Total calculated
    $279,617
    From this org
    $254,252
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,365
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,252
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,739
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,626
    Filer's total
    $279,617

  • Jennifer Harris

    SVP, Philanthropy

    Total calculated
    $283,323
    From this org
    $240,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,499
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,856
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,968
    Filer's total
    $283,323

  • Lindsay Gsell

    VP, Content Strategey

    Total calculated
    $253,049
    From this org
    $229,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,984
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,065
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,487
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,497
    Filer's total
    $253,049

  • Steven Grourke

    SVP, Leadership & Planned Giving

    Total calculated
    $271,983
    From this org
    $234,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,843
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,640
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,618
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,225
    Filer's total
    $271,983

  • Valerie Kind

    SVP, Major Gifts & Foundation Relations

    Total calculated
    $270,812
    From this org
    $232,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,354
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,458
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,372
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,982
    Filer's total
    $270,812

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel
WILLIAM SHAFROTH (PRESIDENT AND CEO) IS PERMITTED PER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT TO TRAVEL FIRST CLASS FOR AIR TRAVEL LASTING 2 HOURS OR LONGER. ALL EXPENSES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOUNDATION'S TRAVEL AND EXPENSE POLICY. THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED A SECTION 457 (F) PLAN FOR WILLIAM GILBERT SHAFROTH, PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE AMOUNT ACCRUED UNDER THE PLAN WAS $415,361 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • NPF SCHOODIC WOODS LLC

    FACILITATE LAND DONATIONS · DC · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by NATONAL PARK FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202522269349303087

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