Rocky Mountain Conservancy
“Promote stewardship of Rocky Mountain National Park and similar lands through education and philanthropy.”
The work
What they do
Official nonprofit partner of Rocky Mountain National Park. Funds conservation, education, field institute programs, and volunteer projects.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY PROMOTES STEWARDSHIP OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AND SIMILAR LANDS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PHILANTHROPY.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Boots on the ground
$7.6MROCKY 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 VIS...
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
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Rocky Mountain Conservancy is nowhere near one.
$7,633,520 programs, $743,690 management, $364,712 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 Rocky Mountain Conservancy? Claim this page.
Those 39 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Rocky Mountain Conservancy is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 40The filings
15 years of filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at 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. The 2025 peak of $11.4M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The Colorado congressional delegation averages 60 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
87 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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95 years on the ground, 39 volunteers, 87 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.