Grand Teton National Park Foundation

Analysis

Grand Teton National Park Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Moose, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 September 2023, Grand Teton National Park Foundation reported income of $10.6m and spending of $6.0m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $10.6m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Grand Teton National Park Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Impact Investing Network Inc ($10.6m), Vine Street Archive Foundation ($10.6m) and Legacy Ministries International ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $348k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $23.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $22.2m. It reported 36 employees.