Death Valley Natural History Association
“Support education, research, and interpretation at Death Valley National Park.”
1 funder on the record, 78 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Cooperating association for Death Valley National Park. Operates bookstores and funds educational and scientific programs.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “Preserving & interpreting the natural & cultural resources of the region with government partners.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Support for Death Valley National Park
$941K, 71% of spendingDeath Valley Natural History Association (DVNHA) continued to support a number of Death Valley Projects. At Scotty’s Castle DVNHA funded programs to restored the historic theater organ and chimes tower.
Read it as they filed it
Support for Death Valley National Park. Death Valley Natural History Association (DVNHA) continued to support a number of Death Valley Projects. At Scotty's Castle DVNHA funded programs to restored the historic theater organ and chimes tower. We continued our support of the Death Valley Education Program giving 20 transportation grants to local schools for science- ased education in the park. DVNHA sold 279,500 educational items and provided 9,824 visitor contacted hours.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Support for Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
$47K, 4% of spendingAt Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, we sold 10,580 educational items and provided 2,187 visitor contact hours. Due to FWS staffing issues we had to put a number of projects on hold.
Read it as they filed it
Support for Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. At Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, we sold 10,580 educational items and provided 2,187 visitor contact hours. Due to FWS staffing issues we had to put a number of projects on hold.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Educational Programing
$44K, 3% of spendingOur Death Valley Institute was active even with areas of the park closed due to flooding. We completed 9 programs with 59 participants for 330 educational hours.
Read it as they filed it
Educational Programing. Our Death Valley Institute was active even with areas of the park closed due to flooding. We completed 9 programs with 59 participants for 330 educational hours. We also had 6 bus groups and a private group with 171 participants and 820 educational hours.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
78 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.
$1,032,096 programs, $215,023 management, $72,182 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The backers
Backed, each with its source, by National Park Foundation, 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. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at DVNHA? Claim this page.
Those 17 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If DVNHA 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 | $462,035 |
| 2012 | $547,318 |
| 2013 | $661,142 |
| 2014 | $697,403 |
| 2015 | $879,745 |
| 2016 | $1,009,594 |
| 2017 | $1,250,875 |
| 2018 | $1,111,951 |
| 2019 | $1,133,819 |
| 2020 | $882,486 |
| 2021 | $863,791 |
| 2022 | $1,043,750 |
| 2023 | $1,392,689 |
| 2024 | $1,426,036 |
From $462K in 2011 to $1.4M in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years.
The returns as e-filed with the IRS, 3 years:
- FY2024Download the return
- FY2023Download the return
- FY2022Download 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
How to help
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