Glacier National Park Conservancy
“Inspire stewardship and fund projects that preserve Glacier National Park.”
The work
What they do
Official nonprofit partner of Glacier National Park. Funds trails, research, education, and conservation projects. Operates bookstores in the park.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY WORKS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GLACIER NATIONAL PARK FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Keeping the wild alive
$4.7MWONDERTHE CONSERVANCY SUPPORTS STRATEGIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CURRENT AND FUTURE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK STEWARDS OF ALL AGES.
Including $3,252,701 granted onward, most of it $4,286,879 to Glacier National Park.
Read it as they filed it
WONDERTHE CONSERVANCY SUPPORTS STRATEGIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CURRENT AND FUTURE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK STEWARDS OF ALL AGES. IN THIS CONTEXT, EDUCATION IS VIEWED IN A BROAD SENSE TO INCLUDE WORK BEING DONE THROUGH CURRICULUM-BASED EDUCATION, INTERPRETATION, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. PROJECTS SEEK TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE VISITORS ABOUT CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, STEWARDSHIP, SAFETY, AND RESPECT FOR THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE IN THE PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. GRANTS ARE ISSUED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE VISITORS. INITIATIVES ENCOURAGE LEARNING AND STEWARDSHIP VIA PROGRAMS SUCH AS RANGER-LED FIELD TRIPS, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES, NATIVE AMERICA SPEAKS PROGRAMS, CONSERVATION CORPS, DARK SKY PROGRAMS AND MORE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT SUPPORT OF OUR AGENCY PARTNERS: GRANT-KOHRS HISTORIC RANCH AND FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping wilderness wild
$1.1MWILDERNESSTHE CONSERVANCY FUNDS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT PRESERVE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK’S WILDERNESS CHARACTER TO PROVIDE AN AUTHENTIC, SUSTAINABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS TO GLACIER NATIONAL...
Including $743,474 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
WILDERNESSTHE CONSERVANCY FUNDS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT PRESERVE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK'S WILDERNESS CHARACTER TO PROVIDE AN AUTHENTIC, SUSTAINABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.GRANTS ISSUED TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PARK'S WILDERNESS CHARACTER PROVIDING AND SUSTAINING AN ACCESSIBLE WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MORE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping the wild alive
$934KWILDLIFETHE CONSERVANCY FUNDS PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR GLACIER NATIONAL PARK THAT PRESERVE, MONITOR AND PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY, CONNECTIVITY, AND HEALTHY WILDLIFE POPULATIONS.
Including $650,540 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
WILDLIFETHE CONSERVANCY FUNDS PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR GLACIER NATIONAL PARK THAT PRESERVE, MONITOR AND PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY, CONNECTIVITY, AND HEALTHY WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. GLACIER NATIONAL PARK IS A THRIVING HOME TO OVER 240 BIRD SPECIES AND 65 SPECIES OF NATIVE MAMMALS. ITS HABITAT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK'S BORDERS, MAKING THE CROWN OF THE CONTINENT ONE OF THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY INTACT ECOSYSTEMS IN NORTH AMERICA. GRANTS SUPPORT CRITICAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE PARK THAT PRESERVE, MONITOR AND PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY, CONNECTIVITY, HEALTHY WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND MORE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
81 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Glacier National Park Conservancy is nowhere near one.
$6,674,991 programs, $814,998 management, $740,813 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 National Park Conservancy? Claim this page.
Those 25 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Glacier National Park Conservancy is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 26The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $931,368 |
| 2012 | $988,940 |
| 2013 | $1,629,538 |
| 2014 | $1,897,412 |
| 2015 | $2,658,280 |
| 2016 | $4,988,471 |
| 2017 | $4,052,527 |
| 2018 | $4,822,831 |
| 2019 | $5,207,968 |
| 2020 | $4,171,896 |
| 2021 | $5,978,107 |
| 2022 | $6,009,253 |
| 2023 | $7,528,007 |
| 2025 | $10,446,877 |
From $931K in 2011 to $10.4M in FY25, across 14 public filings. The 2025 peak of $10.4M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The Montana congressional delegation averages 7 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
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85 years on the ground, 25 volunteers, 81 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.