Joshua Tree National Park Association
“Support education, research, and conservation at Joshua Tree National Park.”
1 funder on the record, 89 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Official cooperating association for Joshua Tree National Park. Operates bookstores and funds research, education, and conservation programs.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The development program serves as the membership arm of the
$410K, 9% of spendingThe 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 for fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
The desert institute is operated by joshua tree national
$349K, 8% of spendingThe 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 for fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
89 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.
$4,121,265 programs, $408,464 management, $106,701 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The backers
Backed, each with its source, by National Park Foundation, latest filing FY25.
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 Joshua Tree National Park Association? Claim this page.
Those 34 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Joshua Tree National Park Association 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 | $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 (none on record for 2024). FY25 is the highest year on file.
The returns as e-filed with the IRS, 3 years:
- FY2025Download the return
- FY2024Download the return
- FY2023Download the return
Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data, each return by its IRS object id, served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. A year in the chart without a link here is read from a later return’s own history table; its return is on ProPublica’s page for the group.
Their ground
The places they defend
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Get Involved
Where you can help them
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Ways in
How to help
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