Missouri · Nonprofit
JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE
JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $16 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($16). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $168M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $16
- Net assets
- $505M
What Johnny Morris' Ozarks Heritage Preserve does
Mission
To educate and inspire conservation by celebrating the unique beauty and history of the ozarks.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Ozarks heritage preserve was formed, in part, to operate dogwood canyon nature park ("dogwood canyon"). Dogwood canyon is located in missouri on 10,000 acres of pristine ozark mountain landscape near table rock lake, with miles of crystal-clear trout streams, cascading waterfalls, ancient burial caves, unique hand-built bridges, and deep bluegreen pools where nature lovers can come to learn about the land and history of the ozark mountains. Dogwood canyon was created to provide outdoor education to promote and protect the natural environment of the canyon's wildlife and plant life.
$5,958,883 spent$7,040,610 earned by the program48% of program spendingOzarks heritage preserve was formed, in part, to operate top of the rock lost canyon cave and nature trail ("the cave trail"). The cave trail is a two-and-a-half mile trail where visitors can experience nature while they learn about the geology and landscape of the ozark mountains. The trail opened in 2014 after hundreds of hours were spent walking the land and painstakingly cutting the cave trail for visitors to be able to immerse themselves yearround (weather permitting) in the dramatic features of the ozarks, such as stunning rock formations, beautiful views of table rock lake, waterfalls, and the lost canyon cave.
$6,284,284 spent$21,153,181 earned by the program51% of program spendingOzarks heritage preserve was formed, in part, to operate ancient ozarks natural history museum ("the museum"). The museum houses over 75,000 pieces, mostly from private collections, including artifacts from native american tribes such as the local osage, portraits, historical photographs of archeological digs, ancient stoneware, weapons, and clothing. In addition to documenting human history, the museum includes exhibits on wildlife and ecology in the ozarks that predates human arrival.
$139,224 spent$95,939 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,382,391.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 $360M to $516M (+43%).
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.
82% of JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (69% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 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.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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.
Where its funders are
100% of JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $16 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE's revenue fell 52% between 2019 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14 animals nonprofits over $100M, FY2024
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In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
40%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 6 related entities
- Dogwood Canyon Foundation · exempt
- Johnny Morris Foundation · exempt
- Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Outdoor Fund · exempt
- Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife Found · exempt
- Top of the Rock LLC · partnership
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE?
- JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $16 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($16). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $16 in grants to JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE.
- Who is the largest funder of JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $16 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JOHNNY MORRIS' OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 1 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing