Glenn Canyon Institute

Analysis

Glenn Canyon Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Glenn Canyon Institute reported income of $387k and spending of $382k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $167k to $387k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Glenn Canyon Institute sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American-Hellenic Educational Center Inc ($386k), Westmoreland Conservancy ($387k) and Native American Environmental Protection Coalition ($386k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $367k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $337k. It reported 4 employees.