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Denali Education Center

“Promote understanding and appreciation of Denali National Park through education.”

Home groundDenali Park, AK
Founded1989
Tax status501(c)(3)
Led byJodi Rodwell

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The work

What they do

Education partner for Denali National Park. Runs field courses, youth programs, and teacher training focused on Denali’s ecosystems.

Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “To promote appreciation of Denali through fun, informative, and inspiring programs.” as filed.

Where the money went, FY2024

The work, and what it cost

We host inclusive multi-night residential learning programs

$2.0M, 66% of spending

We host inclusive multi-night residential learning programs for mature travelers. We create stewards for our partner Denali National Park through lectures, experiential learning, and guided hikes.

Including $4,000 granted onward.

Read it as they filed it
We host inclusive multi-night residential learning programs for mature travelers. We create stewards for our partner Denali National Park through lectures, experiential learning, and guided hikes.

IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.

Follow the dollar

66 cents of every dollar goes to the work

66¢
66¢ the work32¢ keeping the lights on2¢ raising the next dollar

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.

$2,016,828 programs, $987,692 management, $40,286 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.

The people

Who does the work

47paid staff
5volunteers last year
9board members
Jodi RodwellExecutive DirectorComp $93,020, FY2024
Jill BoelsmaOperations DirectorComp $73,852, FY2024
Bonnie WestlundBoard ChairVolunteer, 2 hrs a week, $0

Chairs the 9-member board.

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 If it’s out of date, tell us.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 Denali Education Center? Claim this page.

Those 5 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Denali Education Center is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.

Find your way in

The filings

14 years of filings

Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.

$2M$3.2M FY2420112024
Total revenue by fiscal year
YearRevenue
2011$1,088,256
2012$1,210,681
2013$1,416,741
2014$1,279,674
2015$1,467,102
2016$1,760,932
2017$2,002,100
2018$2,471,903
2019$2,350,360
2020$832,740
2021$678,642
2022$3,166,577
2023$3,163,868
2024$3,191,848

From $1.1M in 2011 to $3.2M in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years.

Their ground

The Denali Education Center is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.

Where and what
Federal landsNational Park Service
Active inAlaska
Who writes the rules where they work

The Alaska congressional delegation averages 4 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard

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Ways in

How to help

Stand with the Denali Education Center

The mission is theirs. The backing is yours.

Sources and methodFinancials, headcounts, and program text: IRS Form 990, FY2024 and 13 prior filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 92-0131177. Leadership and compensation: Form 990 Part VII and the return’s signature block, FY2024 filing. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.