Western National Parks Association
“Promote preservation of the National Park System through education and interpretation.”
The work
What they do
Cooperating association serving over 70 national park sites across the West. Operates bookstores and funds educational programs, publications, and research.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “WNPA ADVANCES EDUCATION, INTERPRETATION, RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN NATIONAL PARKS.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Bringing people into the fight
$11.1MSEE SCHEDULE O
Read it as they filed it
INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATION SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE O
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Grants And Donations To Park Partners
$1.3MSEE SCHEDULE O
Including $1,248,874 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO PARK PARTNERS - SEE SCHEDULE O
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Visitor Program Services
$293KTHROUGH COOPERATING AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, WNPA PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES IN THE 12 STATES WITH AFFILIATED PARKS.
Read it as they filed it
VISITOR PROGRAM SERVICES: THROUGH COOPERATING AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, WNPA PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES IN THE 12 STATES WITH AFFILIATED PARKS. THESE INCLUDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROGRAM FACILITATION, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRINTED MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBIT DESIGN AND FABRICATION, AND OTHER INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
94 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 Western National Parks Association is nowhere near one.
$14,517,006 programs, $398,773 management, $478,368 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 WNPA? Claim this page.
Those 29 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If WNPA is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 30The 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 | $4,578,169 |
| 2012 | $4,947,921 |
| 2013 | $5,195,843 |
| 2014 | $5,518,878 |
| 2015 | $6,481,115 |
| 2016 | $7,511,719 |
| 2017 | $8,389,918 |
| 2018 | $9,076,220 |
| 2019 | $8,907,083 |
| 2020 | $6,203,566 |
| 2021 | $10,617,011 |
| 2022 | $13,179,943 |
| 2023 | $14,629,428 |
| 2025 | $16,708,801 |
From $4.6M in 2011 to $16.7M in FY25, across 14 public filings. The 2025 peak of $16.7M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
Across the 8 states where they work, the congressional delegations average 56 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
94 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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88 years on the ground, 29 volunteers, 94 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.