Greater Hells Canyon Council
“Protect and restore the wild lands, wild waters, and wildlife of the Greater Hells Canyon region.”
The work
What they do
Advocacy for Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and surrounding wilderness in the Wallowa Mountains. Works on grazing, mining, and forest management.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “Hells Canyon Preservation Council protects & restores the inspiring wildlands, pure waters, unique habitats & biodiversity of Hells Canyon-Wallowa and Blue Mountain ecosystems through advocacy, education and collaboration.”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Holding the line in court
$407KPublic land protection via education, scientific research and litigation for the Blue Mountain and Hells Canyon ecosystems
Including $375,049 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
Public land protection via education, scientific research and litigation for the Blue Mountain and Hells Canyon ecosystems
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
85 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 Greater Hells Canyon Council is nowhere near one.
Backed on the record by Wilburforce Foundation, latest filing FY24.
$407,098 programs, $52,630 management, $21,110 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
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 Greater Hells Canyon Council? Claim this page.
Those 6 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Greater Hells Canyon Council is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 7The 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 | $212,455 |
| 2012 | $314,548 |
| 2013 | $258,390 |
| 2014 | $212,095 |
| 2015 | $258,133 |
| 2016 | $400,512 |
| 2017 | $261,813 |
| 2018 | $273,018 |
| 2019 | $277,683 |
| 2020 | $302,238 |
| 2021 | $372,083 |
| 2022 | $433,103 |
| 2023 | $465,594 |
| 2024 | $570,260 |
From $212K in 2011 to $570K in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years.
Fights alongside Crag Law Center (1 shared case), Great Old Broads for Wilderness (1 shared case), Oregon Wild (1 shared case), Sierra Club (1 shared case) and WildEarth Guardians (1 shared case). Same case, same side, on the federal docket.
The Oregon congressional delegation averages 87 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
The Idaho congressional delegation averages 4 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
85 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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59 years on the ground, 6 volunteers, 85 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.