Friends of Red Rock Canyon
“Preserve and protect Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.”
The work
What they do
Friends group for the BLM-managed Red Rock Canyon NCA near Las Vegas. Volunteer coordination, education, and advocacy.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “ASSIST BLM IN MANAGING RED ROCK CANYON NCA AS WELL AS PROVIDING BLM SUPPORT SERVICES, AREA REHABILITAION, CLEAN-UP, ETC.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Saving land outright
$206KPROVIDE BLM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING COST FOR BLM EMPLOYEES, RANGERS AND VOLUNTEERS. SUPPORT IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OF RED ROCK NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.
Including $26,299 granted onward, most of it $26,299 to Bureau Of Land Management.
Read it as they filed it
PROVIDE BLM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING COST FOR BLM EMPLOYEES, RANGERS AND VOLUNTEERS. SUPPORT IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OF RED ROCK NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
63 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.
$205,829 programs, $56,087 management, $62,775 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Friends of Red Rock Canyon? Claim this page.
Those 1,083 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Friends of Red Rock Canyon is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 1,084The filings
15 years of filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $147,254 |
| 2012 | $131,296 |
| 2013 | $132,085 |
| 2014 | $143,269 |
| 2015 | $135,228 |
| 2016 | $178,213 |
| 2017 | $177,709 |
| 2018 | $131,765 |
| 2019 | $132,233 |
| 2020 | $121,365 |
| 2021 | $151,356 |
| 2022 | $230,983 |
| 2023 | $187,395 |
| 2024 | $319,038 |
| 2025 | $363,800 |
From $147K in 2011 to $364K in FY25, with no missed filing in 15 years. The 2025 peak of $364K reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
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Ways in
How to help
63 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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42 years on the ground, 1,083 volunteers, 63 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.