Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1982, SCENIC AMERICA IS THE LEADING NATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION PROMOTING SCENIC BYWAYS, UTILITY UNDERGROUND, HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION, RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (CONTINUED ON SCH O)
Public Charity
SCENIC AMERICA
SCENIC AMERICA, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.1M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, $2.6M in total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 232188166
WASHINGTON, DC
Alliances & Advocacy
NTEE: C01
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Scenic America
How Scenic America divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $82 for programs
$82
Cementing our position as the leading voice for scenic byways, in 2019, we steered the effort in congress to restore the national scenic byways program to fuel economic…
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.
Sample Grants Received
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$195,531
For general support
$125,000
CHARITABLE GIFT
$25,000
$15,000
For general support
$235,000
Showing up to 5 of 22 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Brent Chamberlain
BOARD MEMBER
Elizabeth Hopley
BOARD MEMBER
Hal Kassoff
BOARD MEMBER
John R Hock
SECRETARY
Kathryn Welch Howe
VICE-CHAIRPE
Leigh Moore
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1M | $1.4M | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $2.0M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $943K |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $968K | $934K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.0M to $2.1M (+111%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.