Denali Education Center
“Promote understanding and appreciation of Denali National Park through education.”
37 years of work, 2 funders on the record.
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 spendingWe 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 for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
66 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.
$2,016,828 programs, $987,692 management, $40,286 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The backers
Backed, each with its source, by National Park Foundation and Rasmuson 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 If it’s out of date, tell us.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 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 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 | $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.
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
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.
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Ways in
How to help
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