Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FRIENDS OF CHARLESTON NATIONAL PARKS IS TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IN PROMOTING AND PROTECTING LOCAL HISTORIC CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEIR SIGNIFICANCE AS NATIONAL TREASURES
Small Public Charity
FRIENDS CHARLESTON NATIONAL PARKS
Based in CHARLESTON, SC, FRIENDS CHARLESTON NATIONAL PARKS operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $118K in revenue, $92K in expenses, $278K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $254K.
EIN: 311755700
CHARLESTON, SC
Land Resources Conservation
NTEE: C34
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$118K
Total Expenses$92K
Total Assets$278K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$254K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Friends Charleston National Parks
How Friends Charleston National Parks divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$20
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $80 for programs
$70
The organization is the friends group for Charleston national parks including fort sumter fort moultrie and charles pinckney the trust is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving and…
$10
The organizations kids to the parks program arranges field trips and pays for bus and boat transportation for undeserved Charleston county students to visit fort sumter to date…
Source: Form 990-EZ 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
PROTECT
$184,142
for museum signage
$7,500
UNRESTRICTED
$5,939
Protect
$25,400
CONNECT
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
GRANTS COORDINATOR
Anne Ross
BOARD MEMBER
Bill Byrd
SECRETARY
Camille Wingate
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Cheri Yates
VICE PRESIDENT
Cliff Roberts
FINANCIAL COORDINATOR
Elizabeth Tezza
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $118K | $92K | $278K |
| 2024 | $102K | $119K | $330K |
| 2023 | $96K | $108K | $167K |
| 2022 | $51K | $98K | $139K |
| 2021 | $4K | $38K | $186K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4K to $118K (+2749%), with total assets most recently reported at $278K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.