Public Charity

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION

Based in ASHBURN, VA, NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $24.3M in revenue, $23.1M in expenses, $27.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 28 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.2M.

EIN: 135563001 ASHBURN, VA Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$24.3M
Total Expenses$23.1M
Total Assets$27.8M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION (NRPA) IS THE LEADING NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BUILDING STRONG, VIBRANT AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PARKS AND RECREATION. NRPA ADVANCES THIS VISION BY INVESTING IN AND CHAMPIONING THE WORK OF PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS AS A CATALYST FOR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. NRPA'S NETWORK OF MORE THAN 60,000 PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS AND ADVOCATES REPRESENTS PUBLIC SPACES IN URBAN COMMUNITIES, RURAL SETTINGS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. NRPA CHAMPIONS AND SUPPORTS THE FIELD OF PARKS AND RECREATION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY, GRANTS AND PROGRAMS, RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS AND MORE.

Where $100 goes at National Recreation and Park Association

How National Recreation and Park Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$24
Programs and partnerships
30% of program spending
$18
Annual conference
23% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 8,400 participants; 225 sessions
$13
Certification and accreditation
16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25,000 individuals; 207,000 people

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE Aja Jenkins - Senior
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Allison Colman
DIRECTOR OF CONFERENCES Amanda Hersey - Senior
DIRECTOR Anthony-Paul Ap Diaz
DIRECTOR Arnold Randall
CHIEF EDUCATION AND EQUITY OFFICER Autumn Saxton

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,721,366 20 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$300,000 3 grants
Youth Development
$125,000 3 grants
Environment & Conservation
$55,000 1 grant
Animal Welfare
$5,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $24.3M $23.1M $27.8M
2024 $24.7M $21.9M $26.9M
2023 $20.8M $19.9M $24.6M
2022 $16.4M $19.1M $23.7M
2021 $21.3M $16.0M $29.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $21.3M to $24.3M (+14%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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