Glacier National Park Conservancy

Analysis

Glacier National Park Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia FLS, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Glacier National Park Conservancy reported income of $7.5m and spending of $6.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $7.5m (+45%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Glacier National Park Conservancy sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parks and People Inc ($7.5m), Camp Dora Golding ($7.5m) and Community Center of Northern Westchester Inc ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $550k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $5.3m, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 61 employees.