Capitol Reef Natural History Association
“Support education and research at Capitol Reef National Park.”
The work
What they do
Cooperating association for Capitol Reef National Park. Operates bookstores, supports research and education.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “CRNHA IS A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION CREATED TO AID AND PROMOTE THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THROUGH THE DONATIONS OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE TO PARK VISITORS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES AND BUSINESSES. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH, INTERPRETATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The work as filed
$688KAID 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.
Including $447,617 granted onward, most of it $447,617 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, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$288KIN 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 FARM...
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, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
88 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Capitol Reef Natural History Association 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. This one caught a changing of the guard in the act: the FY2025 officer table lists Lee A Grundy, the return itself is signed by Lee Grundy. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Capitol Reef Natural History Association? Claim this page.
The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at 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.
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Ways in
How to help
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