Badlands Natural History Association
“Support education and interpretation at Badlands National Park.”
67 years on the ground, 70 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Cooperating association for Badlands National Park. Operates bookstores and funds educational and interpretive programs.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Education and partnership with the National Park Service
$352K, 70% of spendingSee schedule o under mission for a more detailed description.
Read it as they filed it
EDUCATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. SEE SCHEDULE O UNDER MISSION FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
70 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$351,852 programs, $148,580 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Badlands Natural History Association? Claim this page.
Those 9 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Badlands Natural History Association is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $258,309 |
| 2012 | $317,791 |
| 2013 | $390,593 |
| 2014 | $325,440 |
| 2015 | $398,429 |
| 2016 | $504,664 |
| 2017 | $579,750 |
| 2018 | $591,100 |
| 2019 | $766,789 |
| 2020 | $837,200 |
| 2021 | $1,871,243 |
| 2022 | $1,802,760 |
| 2023 | $2,134,655 |
| 2025 | $1,646,104 |
From $258K in 2011 to $1.6M in FY25, across 14 public filings (none on record for 2024). 2023, at $2.1M, stands well above the other years on file.
Their ground
The Badlands Natural History Association is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
The South Dakota congressional delegation averages 3 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
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