High Country News
“To inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West’s diverse natural and human communities.”
56 years on the ground, 3 funders on the record.
The work
What they do
Independent media covering the communities and environment of the American West.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Publication of High Country News
$2.7M, 60% of spendingA 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.
$2,690,761 programs, $1,139,172 management, $687,149 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The backers
Backed on the record by Kendeda Fund, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Wilburforce Foundation, latest filing FY24.
The people
Who does the work
Took the helm from Greg Hanscom, who drew $148,125 in the final year on file.
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 If it’s out of date, tell us.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 High Country News? Claim this page.
Those 13 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If High Country News 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 | $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 (none on record for 2024).
Their ground
High Country News is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
The Colorado congressional delegation averages 60 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
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How to help
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