Greater Hells Canyon Council
“Protect and restore the wild lands, wild waters, and wildlife of the Greater Hells Canyon region.”
1 funder on the record, 85 cents of every dollar to the work.
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.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Public land protection via education
$407K, 85% of spendingScientific 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
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$407,098 programs, $52,630 management, $21,110 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The backers
Backed on the record by Wilburforce Foundation, latest filing FY24.
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 If it’s out of date, tell us.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 Greater Hells Canyon Council? Claim this page.
Those 6 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Greater Hells Canyon Council 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 | $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.
In court
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. Their dockets on CourtListener.
Their ground
The Greater Hells Canyon Council is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
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
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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