Canyonlands Natural History Association

Analysis

Canyonlands Natural History Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Moab, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Canyonlands Natural History Association reported income of $5.9m and spending of $4.9m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $5.9m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Canyonlands Natural History Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowcountry Land Trust Inc ($5.9m), Great Peninsula Conservancy ($5.9m) and Open Space Institute Inc ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.6% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $276k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $255k, net assets of $13.3m. It reported 50 employees.