High Country News
“To inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West’s diverse natural and human communities.”
The work
What they do
Independent media covering the communities and environment of the American West.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “TO INFORM AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE WEST'S DIVERSE NATURAL AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The work as filed
$2.7MPUBLICATION OF HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, A MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE COVERING THE WEST’S SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES. HIGH COUNTRY NEWS COVERS 12 WESTERN STATES, REACHING 36,000+ SUBSCRIBERS.
Read it as they filed it
PUBLICATION OF HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, A MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE COVERING THE WEST'S SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES. HIGH COUNTRY NEWS COVERS 12 WESTERN STATES, REACHING 36,000+ SUBSCRIBERS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
60 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.
Backed on the record by Kendeda Fund, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Wilburforce Foundation, latest filing FY24.
$2,690,761 programs, $1,139,172 management, $687,149 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 HCN? Claim this page.
Those 13 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If HCN is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 14The 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 | $2,004,407 |
| 2012 | $2,048,613 |
| 2013 | $2,478,069 |
| 2014 | $2,434,172 |
| 2015 | $2,851,722 |
| 2016 | $2,755,142 |
| 2017 | $3,035,779 |
| 2018 | $3,557,068 |
| 2019 | $3,525,486 |
| 2020 | $4,534,613 |
| 2021 | $5,357,816 |
| 2022 | $3,528,877 |
| 2023 | $3,989,987 |
| 2025 | $4,774,808 |
From $2.0M in 2011 to $4.8M in FY25, across 14 public filings.
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Ways in
How to help
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56 years on the ground, 13 volunteers, 60 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.