Utah Diné Bikéyah
“Protect ancestral lands and cultural resources in Bears Ears region.”
The work
What they do
Navajo-led nonprofit working to protect Bears Ears cultural landscape. Community education, documentation of traditional knowledge, and advocacy for monument protection.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “To preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of ancestral, Native American lands.”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
The work as filed
$357KTo preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of ancestral, Native American lands.
Read it as they filed it
To preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of ancestral, Native American lands.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
67 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.
$357,274 programs, $89,464 management, $90,419 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 Utah Diné Bikéyah? Claim this page.
The filings
10 years of filings
10 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $75,708 |
| 2015 | $245,114 |
| 2016 | $986,220 |
| 2017 | $1,281,371 |
| 2018 | $919,146 |
| 2019 | $917,382 |
| 2020 | $1,957,043 |
| 2021 | $1,005,831 |
| 2023 | $762,114 |
| 2024 | $324,369 |
From $76K in 2014 to $324K in FY24, across 10 public filings. The 2020 peak of $2.0M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
Their ground
The places they defend
See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
The Utah congressional delegation averages 3 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
67 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
Give on their site ↗Show upVolunteer with themFind their volunteer door on their own site.
Find it on their site ↗SpeakComment and callOpen comment windows and call scripts for fights like these, ready to send.
Public Lands Action NetworkFollowFollow the monumentsBears Ears and Grand Staircase, tracked as they move. Alerts when it matters.
Monument WatchStand with Utah Diné Bikéyah
14 years on the ground, 67 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.