Joshua Tree National Park Association
“Support education, research, and conservation at Joshua Tree National Park.”
The work
What they do
Official cooperating association for Joshua Tree National Park. Operates bookstores and funds research, education, and conservation programs.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “SEE SCHEDULE O”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Keeping the wild alive
$410KTHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVES AS THE MEMBERSHIP ARM OF THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION AND A FUNDRAISING ENTITY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK.
Read it as they filed it
THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVES AS THE MEMBERSHIP ARM OF THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION AND A FUNDRAISING ENTITY FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVES ITS GOALS VIA A VARIETY OF METHODS, INCLUDING SPECIAL EVENTS, MEMBERSHIP DRIVES, DONATION BOXES, PRIVATE DONATIONS, AND MEMORANDA OF INTENT. AN ANNUAL WORK PLAN IS AUTHORED BY PARK PERSONNEL EACH FISCAL YEAR TO DELINEATE PARK NEEDS AND FUNDING GOALS FOR THAT YEAR. PROGRAMS FUNDED RANGE FROM WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION TO THE JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM TO THE DESERT PLANT RESTORATION PROGRAM.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$349KTHE DESERT INSTITUTE IS OPERATED BY JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION (JTNPA) AND SERVES AS AN EXTENSION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
Read it as they filed it
THE DESERT INSTITUTE IS OPERATED BY JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION (JTNPA) AND SERVES AS AN EXTENSION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. IT OFFERS CLASSES IN CULTURAL HISTORY, NATURAL SCIENCE, SURVIVAL SKILLS, DESERT NATURALIST STUDIES, WOMEN'S PROGRAMS, CITIZEN SCIENCE, AND CREATIVE ARTS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE TAUGHT BY EXPERT INSTRUCTORS WHO PROVIDE A PERSONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON THESE EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURES. THE DESERT INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A RICH, INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AIMED AT INPSIRING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO APPRECIATE AND PRESERVE CULTURAL RESOURCES AND NATURAL PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING PUBLIC LANDS. DISCOVER JTREE IS JTNPA'S NEWEST PROGRAM. ENTIRELY GRANT-FUNDED, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IN SCHOOL AND FIELD TRIP PROGRAMMING FOR TK-12TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE MORONGO BASIN, AS WELL AS PROVIDING PARK RELATED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR THE MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT VIA THEIR ELOP PROGRAM.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
89 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 Joshua Tree National Park Association is nowhere near one.
$4,121,265 programs, $408,464 management, $106,701 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Succeeds Erin Adams in the officer table.
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. This one caught a changing of the guard in the act: the FY2025 officer table lists Erin Adams, the return itself is signed by Jacqueline Guevara. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Joshua Tree National Park Association? Claim this page.
Those 34 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Joshua Tree National Park Association is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 35The 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 | $678,842 |
| 2012 | $726,892 |
| 2013 | $716,723 |
| 2014 | $721,775 |
| 2015 | $927,737 |
| 2016 | $1,158,955 |
| 2017 | $1,415,845 |
| 2018 | $1,537,603 |
| 2019 | $1,731,449 |
| 2020 | $1,486,473 |
| 2021 | $2,454,533 |
| 2022 | $3,074,108 |
| 2023 | $3,132,251 |
| 2025 | $5,229,013 |
From $679K in 2011 to $5.2M in FY25, across 14 public filings. The 2025 peak of $5.2M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The California congressional delegation averages 81 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
89 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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64 years on the ground, 34 volunteers, 89 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.