Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
“Protect the National Park System using the knowledge and experience of retired, former, and current NPS employees.”
3 funders on the record, 7 comments to the agencies.
The work
What they do
Organization of retired and former NPS employees who advocate for park protections. Provides expert commentary on NPS policy and management decisions.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “Provide support and advocacy for the mission of the National Park Service.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Protect and defend units of the national park system
$213K, 59% of spendingRespond to media inquiries regarding national parks. Consult with like-minded organizations to educate the public and improve agency operations.
Read it as they filed it
Protect and defend units of the national park system. Respond to media inquiries regarding national parks. Consult with like-minded organizations to educate the public and improve agency operations.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
59 cents of every dollar goes to the work
One year’s split is a snapshot, not a verdict. Splits swing hard with land deals, grants, and campaign timing.
$212,914 programs, $86,071 management, $59,543 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The backers
Backed on the record by Western Conservation Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund and Wilderness Society, latest filing FY25.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. The FY2025 filing lists two people as executive director, Emily Thompson and Amy Gilbert Fehir, usually a handover inside the year. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at CPANP? Claim this page.
Those 40 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If CPANP is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $15,053 |
| 2012 | $27,083 |
| 2013 | $21,449 |
| 2014 | $12,065 |
| 2014 | $53,165 |
| 2015 | $91,694 |
| 2016 | $105,587 |
| 2017 | $124,700 |
| 2018 | $275,256 |
| 2019 | $244,113 |
| 2020 | $315,158 |
| 2021 | $330,592 |
| 2022 | $234,118 |
| 2023 | $332,997 |
| 2025 | $477,466 |
From $15K in 2011 to $477K in FY25, across 15 public filings (none on record for 2024). FY25 is the highest year on file.
The record
On the record with the agencies
7 comments on federal decisions since 2023, each filed under the group’s own name on regulations.gov. The latest on decisions we track:
Year by year
The record, in order
- 2003Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks is formed.the directory; the return’s own formation year is 2005
- 2022First appears in Western Conservation Foundation’s grants.the funder’s return
- 2023First appears in Resources Legacy Fund’s grants.the funder’s return
- 20254 comments to federal agencies, the Bureau of Land Management among them, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
- First appears in Wilderness Society’s grants.the funder’s return
- 20263 comments, most to the National Park Service, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
Green, a funder’s return. Hollow, a filing. Every row is a record we hold: 7 comments filed under its own name, 3 funders whose returns name it. Nothing here is written from memory.
Their ground
The places they defend
See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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