Grand Teton Natural History Association

Analysis

Grand Teton Natural History Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Moose, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Grand Teton Natural History Association reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.4m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Grand Teton Natural History Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The White House Endowment and Acquisition Trust ($3.4m), Kalamazoo Institute of Arts ($3.4m) and Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $256k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 59 employees.