Capitol Reef Natural History Association
“Support education and research at Capitol Reef National Park.”
63 years of work, 88 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Cooperating association for Capitol Reef National Park. Operates bookstores, supports research and education.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Aid to the National Park Service
$688K, 62% of spendingCash and in-kind grants and allocations to capital reef National Park supplementing Federal appropriations to the National Park Service.
Including $447,617 granted onward, all of it to National Park Service.
Read it as they filed it
AID TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. CASH AND IN-KIND GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO CAPITAL REEF NATIONAL PARK SUPPLEMENTING FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Support of the Historical
$288K, 26% of spendingCultural, scientific, interpretive and educational activities at capitol reef National Park, crnha operates the book store in the visitor center, online catalog, and manages the gifford farmhouse, selling items that…
Read it as they filed it
IN SUPPORT OF THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK, CRNHA OPERATES THE BOOK STORE IN THE VISITOR CENTER, ONLINE CATALOG, AND MANAGES THE GIFFORD FARMHOUSE, SELLING ITEMS THAT RELATE TO THE HISTORIC SCENE OF FRUITA, UTAH IN THE 1930S.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
88 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$976,170 programs, $127,765 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Took the helm from Lee a Grundy, who drew $75,273 in the final year on file.
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 If it’s out of date, tell us.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 Capitol Reef Natural History Association? Claim this page.
The filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $346,741 |
| 2012 | $384,629 |
| 2013 | $384,024 |
| 2014 | $484,928 |
| 2015 | $559,911 |
| 2016 | $730,457 |
| 2017 | $804,613 |
| 2018 | $770,611 |
| 2019 | $832,957 |
| 2020 | $638,231 |
| 2021 | $1,201,962 |
| 2022 | $1,094,712 |
| 2023 | $1,201,363 |
| 2025 | $1,302,310 |
From $347K in 2011 to $1.3M in FY25, across 14 public filings (none on record for 2024).
The returns as e-filed with the IRS, 3 years:
- FY2025Download the return
- FY2024Download the return
- FY2023Download the return
Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data, each return by its IRS object id, served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. A year in the chart without a link here is read from a later return’s own history table; its return is on ProPublica’s page for the group.
Their ground
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Ways in
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