Public Charity

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WINSTONSALEM, NC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $4.4M revenue, $3.8M expenses, $7.6M total assets. 84 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311512730 WINSTONSALEM, NC Single Organization Support NTEE: C11 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$7.6M
Grant Records84
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION IS THE FUNDRAISING PARTNER, 501(C)(3), FOR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES ALONG THE 469-MILE ROUTE, INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, VISITOR AMENITIES, AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Bob Lassiter
IMMEDIATE PA Bob Stout
CEO Carolyn Ward
TRUSTEE Charles Hauser
TRUSTEE David Huff
TRUSTEE Deanna Ballard

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE GIFT
$916,000 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$506,195 9 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$223,533 7 grants
CONNECT
$211,803 3 grants
Protect
$175,625 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.4M $3.8M $7.6M
2023 $3.3M $3.2M $7.1M
2022 $3.1M $2.1M $6.8M
2020 $2.8M $2.5M $5.3M
2019 $2.1M $2.4M $5.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $4.4M (+111%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.6M.

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