Glacier Institute
“Provide transformative educational experiences in and about Glacier National Park.”
The work
What they do
Field education partner for Glacier National Park. Runs outdoor education courses, youth programs, and adult field seminars.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH OUTDOOR EDUCATION.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The work as filed
$1.6MWE SPECIALIZE IN IN-DEPTH, FIELD ORIENTED ADULT AND YOUTH OUTDOOR.
Read it as they filed it
WE SPECIALIZE IN IN-DEPTH, FIELD ORIENTED ADULT AND YOUTH OUTDOOR.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
71 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.
$1,568,859 programs, $576,492 management, $67,661 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 Glacier Institute? Claim this page.
Those 146 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Glacier Institute is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 147The 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 | $327,325 |
| 2012 | $257,805 |
| 2013 | $352,124 |
| 2014 | $344,108 |
| 2015 | $605,405 |
| 2016 | $474,817 |
| 2017 | $440,130 |
| 2018 | $415,624 |
| 2019 | $447,996 |
| 2020 | $76,531 |
| 2020 | $320,770 |
| 2021 | $977,493 |
| 2022 | $1,110,307 |
| 2023 | $1,502,450 |
| 2025 | $2,624,757 |
From $327K in 2011 to $2.6M in FY25, across 15 public filings. The 2025 peak of $2.6M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
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Ways in
How to help
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43 years on the ground, 146 volunteers, 71 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.