Wyoming · Nonprofit
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION (Wyoming) receives grants from 233 organizations whose IRS filings report $48,859,476 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ($8,079,949). 161 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $25M
- Funders on record
- 233
- Grants received
- $49M
- Net assets
- $25M
What Grand Teton National Park Foundation does
Mission
Grand Teton National Park Foundation (the Foundation) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to partner with Grand Teton National Park to steward, protect, and enhance all that is special in the park. Budget limitations, combined with increasing visitation, led the National Park Service to create partnerships with organizations like the Foundation to raise private money for special park needs. The Foundation initiates improvements, critical research, and projects that improve visitors experiences, creating a solid future for Grand Teton. Since 1997, the organization has raised funds for efforts that connect youth to nature, preserve cultural resources, protect wildlife and natural resources, and enhance visitor experiences. In addition, the Foundation has completed capital projects such as construction of the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center, the conservation of 1,280 acres of critical wildlife habitat that was formerly owned by the state of Wyoming, the renewal
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
State Lands/Kelly Parcel:In 2025, the Foundation supported the park in its decades-long effort to purchase the 640-acre Kelly parcel from the state of Wyoming. The Kelly parcel was the largest tract of unprotected land remaining within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park. The elevated square-mile provides sweeping views of the Teton Range and includes critical habitat for numerous species of wildlife. The parcel is also located within a key migration corridor for pronghorn, elk, and mule deer. If the Kelly parcel was not permanently conserved as part of Grand Teton National Park, this inholding could have been developed, risking the loss of vital habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystemone of the last remaining, nearly intact temperate ecosystems on the planet. The permanent conservation of the Kelly parcel was a major conservation achievement for Grand Teton National Park and the Foundation in 2025.
$38,489,192 spentof which $37,728,731 as grants81% of program spendingWINTER AND SUMMER TRAILS:The Foundation funds grooming three times per week of the 14-mile stretch of road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain on the Teton Park Road. Regular grooming allows visitors to easily explore on Nordic skis, snowshoes, or foot to experience this special season in Grand Teton National Park. In the summer months, the Foundation is funding a multi-year effort to renew key destinations along the Teton Crest Traila 45-mile route through the parks high country that was originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Summer 2025 marked the sixth year of project work on the Crest Trail. Improvements were completed near Marion Lake and Fox Creek Pass, making it more safe for hikers to this remote alpine area.
$5,985,292 spentof which $5,825,196 as grants13% of program spendingMORMON ROW PRESERVATION: In partnership with Grand Teton, the Foundation has undertaken a multi-year project to renew the Mormon Row Historic Districtthe parks most popular cultural destinationwith the goals of preserving remaining structures and providing visitors with meaningful opportunities to connect with park history. This effort is, for the first time, holistically addressing preservation needs in the district and improving the ways visitors learn about and experience the remarkable legacy of these buildingsbringing the history of this place to life. Work continued in 2025 and focused on the Roy Chambers Homestead, which will be adaptively reused for employee housing. New siding and interior work was completed, and the structures will be available for seasonal workforce housing next summer. In 2026, the park will begin on-the-ground visitor experience improvements including modern interpretation, renewed wayfinding, and additional parking.
$1,155,744 spentof which $1,079,397 as grants2% of program spendingWILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION: Environmental shifts, invasive species, land use and development patterns, and changing visitation all threaten to disrupt the sensitive ecological relationships that characterize Grand Teton today. Projects supported by the Foundations wildlife and natural resources initiative make significant strides toward ensuring the long-term ecological integrity of Grand Teton National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In 2025, the Foundation funded efforts focused on gray wolf ecology, ungulate monitoring, climate change impacts, sagebrush/grassland habitat restoration, bear-resistant food storage lockers, and more.
$639,899 spentof which $629,522 as grants1% of program spendingYOUTH ENGAGEMENTA priority for Grand Teton National Park is to engage future park stewards by providing an introduction to the outdoors, conservation, and careers through in-depth programs. Three impactful efforts funded through the Foundations youth initiative introduce Grand Teton to a younger audience and offer educational and employment opportunities that keep participants actively involved in the outdoors as they begin to make career decisions:Youth Conservation Program employs 16 to 19-year-olds on Grand Tetons trail crew, accomplishing much-needed work while participants learn about park resources and develop conservation ethics. Tribal Youth Engagement provides hands-on opportunities for regional Native American youth to connect with nature and cultural history through week and month-long programs in Grand Teton.National Service Learning Corps offers ongoing career development and mentoring to young professionals who lead outdoor youth programming in their home cities.
$467,768 spentof which $324,325 as grants1% of program spendingReimagining Taggart LakeThe Foundation and Grand Teton National Park are working together to reimagine one of the parks cherished destinationsTaggart Lake. As the parks most frequently visited year-round trailhead, Taggart welcomes more than 300,000 people annually. Its popularity speaks to the magic of the place, but it also underscores the need for thoughtful renewal. Today, aging facilities, strained trails, and crowding place pressure on both visitors and the landscape. The Reimagining Taggart Lake project is reshaping this beloved destination so it remains welcoming, accessible, and ecologically resilient for generations. The projects guiding goals are:Create a smoother, safer, and more intuitive arrival.Protect riparian and lakeshore resources.Improve accessibility so people of all abilities can experience this landscape.Build a trail system that eases congestion and encourages sustainable use year-round.Restore degraded areas and safeguard the natural beauty that draws visitors here in the first place.2025 marked a year of meaningful progress. This year, early design concepts evolved into detailed construction documents while initial on-the-ground work began with the…
$301,121 spentof which $293,318 as grants1% of program spendingSNAKE RIVER GATEWAYS:Grand Teton National Park Foundation, in partnership with Grand Teton National Park, completed work at the third and final site to be improved as part of our multi-year campaign to address inadequate facilities and resource degradation at three popular access points on the Snake River. The Snake River Gateways campaign is enhancing visitors' experiences at Jackson Lake Dam, Pacific Creek, and Moose Landing. Project work continued at Moose Landing in April 2025. The goal at each site is to blend access, education, safety, and sustainability to create a sense of arrival that encourages visitors to engage with the river as a spectacular and essential natural resource. Priorities support significant improvements adapted to the needs of visitors, river conditions, and surrounding terrain that include: functional improvements to support visitors and recreationists of all abilities; restoration and resilience of shoreline habitats; and educational elements to inspire mindful discovery and stewardship.
$288,706 spentof which $236,591 as grants1% of program spendingRanger Support:The high peaks, mountain canyons, and glacial lakes of Grand Teton National Park draw recreationists from around the world who are eager to explore this iconic landscape. The Jenny Lake Rangers are the parks team of search and rescue professionals who provide a wide range of assistance to visitors in need. From injured climbers on the Grand Teton to hikers with sprained ankles only a few miles from the trailhead, the Jenny Lake Rangers are always ready to respond. Grand Teton National Park Foundation has provided private philanthropic support for this team since 2018. The main focus areas to advance ranger excellence in Grand Teton are to:Provide the highest quality training on a regular and recurring basis with an emphasis on search and rescueEnhance the park's ability to procure and replace specialized equipment, including personal protective equipment, and technology as it becomes availableProvide public outreach and education through programs and communication mediums to promote safety and prevent accidentsImprove facilities that support ranger operations and provide mental health support to all of Grand Tetons first responders
$100,911 spentof which $99,179 as grants0% of program spending
The 8 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $47,428,633.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $24M to $52M (+120%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
94% of GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (80% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Gregg Ward
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 45 funders to 113 funders, grant income rose $3.3M → $8.7M.
46 of 233 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 233 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
53% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 31% · 2018 18% · 2019 40% · 2020 15% · 2021 13% · 2022 12% · 2023 58% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
55% of GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION draws 92% of its grant income from funders outside Wyoming, across 34 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $15M arriving through sponsors registered in 23 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION's funding base is broadening — from 45 funders to 113 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 490 philanthropy nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Wyoming
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
57%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 16 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Gtnpf Holdings LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION?
- GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION (Wyoming) receives grants from 233 organizations whose IRS filings report $48,859,476 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ($8,079,949). 161 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 233 organizations giving $48,859,476 in grants to GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION, 161 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION?
- NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $8,079,949 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wyoming. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 233 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing