Rocky Mountain Conservancy
“Promote stewardship of Rocky Mountain National Park and similar lands through education and philanthropy.”
95 years on the ground, 87 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Official nonprofit partner of Rocky Mountain National Park. Funds conservation, education, field institute programs, and volunteer projects.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The program, as they filed it
$7.6M, 87% of spendingRocky Mountain Conservancy takes pride in its service to public lands, and particularly Rocky Mountain National Park, in a wide variety of ways, including: a) providing information to millions of visitors by staffing…
Read it as they filed it
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY TAKES PRIDE IN ITS SERVICE TO PUBLIC LANDS, AND PARTICULARLY ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, IN A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING: A) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MILLIONS OF VISITORS BY STAFFING VISITOR CENTERS, PROVIDING PUBLICATIONS, GIVING TRAVEL ASSISTANCE, AND ADVISING ABOUT SAFETY; B) ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY REACHING APPROXIMATELY 10,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS ANNUALLY, WITH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS SUCH AS ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION CORPS AND THE NEXT GENERATION FUND; C) ACQUIRING PARCELS OF SIGNIFICANT LAND TO BE ADDED TO THE PARK AND NEARBY FORESTS; D) CONDUCTING MAJOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, IN BOTH TRAILS AND THE RESTORATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
87 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.
$7,633,520 programs, $743,690 management, $364,712 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Took the helm from Esther Murdock, who drew $196,708 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 If it’s out of date, tell us.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 the Rocky Mountain Conservancy? Claim this page.
Those 39 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Rocky Mountain Conservancy is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $2,868,905 |
| 2012 | $291,934 |
| 2012 | $1,698,055 |
| 2013 | $2,503,857 |
| 2014 | $3,023,752 |
| 2015 | $5,297,365 |
| 2016 | $3,942,906 |
| 2017 | $3,387,323 |
| 2018 | $6,696,869 |
| 2019 | $4,341,460 |
| 2020 | $4,559,388 |
| 2021 | $7,143,663 |
| 2022 | $6,479,986 |
| 2023 | $8,618,341 |
| 2025 | $11,446,325 |
From $2.9M in 2011 to $11.4M in FY25, across 15 public filings (none on record for 2024). FY25 is the highest year on file.
Their ground
The Rocky Mountain Conservancy 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
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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