Sequoia Parks Conservancy
“Protect and preserve Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.”
The work
What they do
Official nonprofit partner of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Funds conservation, education, and park projects. Operates bookstores.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “THE SEQUOIA PARKS CONSERVANCY FUNDS AND ENABLES PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS.”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Keeping the wild alive
$1.4MIN 2023 THE SEQUOIA PARKS CONSERVANCY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT FOCUSED ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND INCLUSIVITY; VISITOR SAFETY AND PREVENTATIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE AND NATURE WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP.RANGERS IN THE CLASSROOM, POPULAR WIT...
Read it as they filed it
IN 2023 THE SEQUOIA PARKS CONSERVANCY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT FOCUSED ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND INCLUSIVITY; VISITOR SAFETY AND PREVENTATIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE AND NATURE WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP.RANGERS IN THE CLASSROOM, POPULAR WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TULARE AND KINGS COUNTY STUDENTS GET FIRST-HAND, GRADE-LEVEL LEARNING WITH A RANGER FOCUSED ON NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A PARK ENTRANCE FEE WAIVER TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO BRING THEIR FAMILIES TO THE PARKS AFTER THEIR RANGER IN THE CLASSROOM VISIT.MAINTAINING, UPDATING AND IMPROVING PARK ACCESSIBLE TRAILS AND EXPERIENCE IS A CORE VALUE. THE CONSERVANCY CREATED THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING TOUR OF CRYSTAL CAVE, FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED MAINTAINING AND REBUILDING ACCESSIBLE TRAILS FOR THOSE WITH MOBILITY CONSTRAINTS, AND PROMOTED THOSE FOR THE PUBLIC.SEASONAL SAFETY IN THESE TWO PARKS IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY AND NEEDS SUPPORT. THE CONSERVANCY SUPPORTED SEARCH AND RESCUE WITH SWIFTWATER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT.WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE PARK'S WILD BEAR PROJECT AND THE RESTORATION OF HIGH ELEVATION LAKE ECOSYSTEMS, TO NAME A FEW PROJECTS. THESE HIGHLY IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS PRESERVE AND PROTECT PARK WILDLIFE AND THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO EXPERIENCE THEM FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
The work as filed
$1.3MTHE CONSERVANCY WORKS WITH THE PARK TO CAREFULLY CREATE, PRODUCE, OR CHOOSE PRODUCTS THAT CAPTURE THE INTELLECTUAL, RECREATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS PEOPLE MAKE IN THESE TWO PARKS.
Read it as they filed it
THE CONSERVANCY WORKS WITH THE PARK TO CAREFULLY CREATE, PRODUCE, OR CHOOSE PRODUCTS THAT CAPTURE THE INTELLECTUAL, RECREATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS PEOPLE MAKE IN THESE TWO PARKS. THE PRODUCT LINE RECOGNIZES AND VALUES THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF A WIDE VARIETY OF VISITORS. PRODUCTS TEACH ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THESE PARKS FOR YOUNGSTERS THROUGH A PLUSH NATIVE ANIMAL LINE, BOOKS, POSTCARDS, AND MAPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AREA, AND WEARABLE PRODUCTS SUCH AS T-SHIRTS OR HATS THAT CONVEY A SPECIFIC PARK THEME, CONNECTION OR MESSAGE. RETAIL STORES SEE VISITATION OF UP TO ONE MILLION PEOPLE ANNUALLY.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
The work as filed
$4KTHE U.S. ARMY CORPS LAKE KAWEAH IS A LOCAL FAVORITE FOR BOATING AND WATER RECREATION. THE SEQUOIA PARKS CONSERVANCY RUNS A SMALL STORE INSIDE THE VISITOR CONTACT STATION.
Read it as they filed it
THE U.S. ARMY CORPS LAKE KAWEAH IS A LOCAL FAVORITE FOR BOATING AND WATER RECREATION. THE SEQUOIA PARKS CONSERVANCY RUNS A SMALL STORE INSIDE THE VISITOR CONTACT STATION.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
71 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.
$2,624,294 programs, $800,429 management, $254,447 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
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 Sequoia Parks Conservancy? Claim this page.
Those 19 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Sequoia Parks Conservancy is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 20The 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 | $1,458,949 |
| 2012 | $1,486,630 |
| 2013 | $1,589,074 |
| 2014 | $1,845,235 |
| 2015 | $2,224,738 |
| 2016 | $3,158,090 |
| 2017 | $2,976,906 |
| 2018 | $3,280,172 |
| 2019 | $3,553,189 |
| 2020 | $2,706,675 |
| 2021 | $4,577,741 |
| 2022 | $3,903,275 |
| 2023 | $3,312,043 |
| 2024 | $4,833,068 |
From $1.5M in 2011 to $4.8M in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years.
The California congressional delegation averages 81 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
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86 years on the ground, 19 volunteers, 71 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.