Voyageurs Conservancy
“Protect and enhance Voyageurs National Park through advocacy, education, and stewardship.”
2 funders on the record, 85 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Friends group for Voyageurs National Park. Advocacy for park funding and protection, volunteer coordination, dark sky initiatives, and educational programs.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “To connect people to Voyageurs National Park, enhance the visitor experience, and protect the park for present and future generations.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Love Your Park-
$317K, 34% of spendingVoyageurs Conservancy connects people to Voyageurs National Park through inclusive, engaging programs and partnerships that build stewardship and visibility for the park.
Including $9,550 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
LOVE YOUR PARK-Voyageurs Conservancy connects people to Voyageurs National Park through inclusive, engaging programs and partnerships that build stewardship and visibility for the park. We grow community engagement for the park by telling stories, reducing barriers, celebrating place, and activating volunteers and allies.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Next Generation-
$292K, 31% of spendingVoyageurs Conservancy leads the Voyageurs Classroom, an initiative to increase programs and opportunities for children, young adults, and families to connect to the park and environmental education opportunities.
Including $53,395 granted onward, the largest share ($7,000) to Voyageurs National Park.
Read it as they filed it
NEXT GENERATION-Voyageurs Conservancy leads the Voyageurs Classroom, an initiative to increase programs and opportunities for children, young adults, and families to connect to the park and environmental education opportunities. The Voyageurs Classroom offers a full suite of K-12 and young adult programs that connect thousands of students annually to their national park through park-based experiences, mobile classroom visits, and online offerings.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Voyageurs Experience-
$78K, 8% of spendingVoyageurs Conservancy funds in-park improvements that expand and improve recreation opportunities and accessibility and improve the visitor experience overall, so the public can safely recreate and learn in the park.
Including $1,987 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
VOYAGEURS EXPERIENCE-Voyageurs Conservancy funds in-park improvements that expand and improve recreation opportunities and accessibility and improve the visitor experience overall, so the public can safely recreate and learn in the park.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Wild Voyageurs-
$55K, 6% of spendingVoyageurs Conservancy supports environmental protection and stewardship of Voyageurs National Park. We work to address threats to water quality, fisheries, natural darkness, and habitat resiliency.
Including $10,000 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
WILD VOYAGEURS-Voyageurs Conservancy supports environmental protection and stewardship of Voyageurs National Park. We work to address threats to water quality, fisheries, natural darkness, and habitat resiliency. We fund scientific research and monitoring, advocate for park protections, and support on the ground land and water conservation and restoration projects.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
85 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.
$789,240 programs, $79,550 management, $60,146 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The backers
Backed, each with its source, by National Park Foundation and Longview 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 Voyageurs Conservancy? Claim this page.
Those 35 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Voyageurs Conservancy 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 | $191,968 |
| 2012 | $193,286 |
| 2013 | $239,816 |
| 2014 | $348,423 |
| 2015 | $238,842 |
| 2016 | $226,033 |
| 2017 | $214,272 |
| 2018 | $169,032 |
| 2019 | $293,672 |
| 2020 | $352,594 |
| 2021 | $442,193 |
| 2022 | $662,051 |
| 2023 | $697,817 |
| 2024 | $2,633,076 |
From $192K in 2011 to $2.6M in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years. FY24 is the highest year on file.
The returns as e-filed with the IRS, 3 years:
- FY2024Download the return
- FY2023Download the return
- FY2022Download 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 Voyageurs 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 Minnesota congressional delegation averages 57 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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