THE GRAND CANYON TRUST INC

Programs

1. Land:through the work of our cultural landscapes, grand canyon, energy, and utah and arizona public lands programs, the trust strives to effect change in concert with tribal communities and nations. We authentically support tribal leadership and always support tribal sovereignty. Support for tribal communities and nations serves as the cornerstone of the trust's conservation work on the colorado plateau. Throughout 2025, we have continued to advocate for the continued protection of baaj nwaavjo I'tah kukveni - ancestral footprints of the grand canyon, and grand staircase-escalante national monuments. At the request of tribal leaders and working with each inter-tribal coalition, the trust helped convene an inter-monument, intertribal gathering that included leaders and staff from all three of our priority monuments (bears ears, baaj nwaavjo I'tah kukveni, and grand staircase-escalante). The gathering led to a commitment to greater communication between tribal coalitions and an interest in information-sharing via field tours.in the grand canyon space, we grew participation in the intertribal centennial conversations group (iccg) grassroots body, both in numbers and with increased…

   $1,488,009 spentof which $47,952 as grants
   31% of program spending

2. Native america:the trust's native american program focuses on supporting native voices and the roles of native peoples in the protection of the colorado plateau. We do this by facilitating dialogue among the native american tribes that have resided across this landscape for thousands of years, and who now control the future of some 30,000 square miles of this region.in 2025, the black mesa community land use plan was completed. It is a critical tool to ensure community members have a voice in the rebuilding process post-coal. The plan has been officially adopted by three of the five local chapter governments. We also continued our community-based agricultural work. The little colorado river agricultural cooperative's goal has been to organize the group to raise funds and find a central hub where operations can be housed. With technical assistance from the navajo nation, in 2025 the cooperative submitted several grant applications and attracted two new funders, raising $25,000. There is also an unofficial agreement to work directly with the teesto chapter where the group meets regularly and uses the community garden for workshops. There was no colorado plateau intertribal…

   $720,936 spentof which $12,000 as grants
   15% of program spending

3. Volunteer and leadership programs: in 2025, 210 trust volunteers collectively contributed 2,247 hours to restoration and stewardship projects across the colorado plateau. Volunteer support has a ripple-out effect with benefits for our organization, our external partners, and the volunteers themselves. The impacts of volunteer contributions are far-reaching, as we support agencies and partners who are stretched thin, especially during the doi and usda downsizing in 2025. Currently, one volunteer hour equates to $34.79 (do good institute), thus we have contributed $78,173 in workforce support across the colorado plateau's imperiled landscapes. In 2025, we planned 17 and executed 15 projects; one was cancelled due to the government shutdown, and one was cancelled due to washed-out roads in grand staircase-escalante national monument. Fourteen of the 15 projects were multi-day events that required significant time and energy from volunteers, staff, and partners.the rising leaders program, guided by the principles of stewardship, resilience, health, and cultural vitality, served 201 young leaders in 2025, who joined us from arizona, new mexico, utah, colorado, and california. They…

   $432,184 spent
   9% of program spending

4. The administration declared a "national energy emergency" on january 20, 2025, setting the stage for a consequential year for the energy program. We closely monitored for approvals and activity at the ez mine and pinyon plain mine. In late 2025, we discovered that a monitoring well at pinyon plain mine had detected increasing levels of arsenic throughout 2025, including several instances that exceeded the alert levels set in the mine's aquifer protection permit. We have alerted partners, coconino county, senator mark kelly's office, the havasupai tribe, and the grand canyon tribal leaders' coalition of any relevant mining updates. At the white mesa mill, the trust again supported the white mesa concerned community in hosting its annual spiritual walk and protest, which garnered record participation and media coverage in 2025.

   $2,169,163 spentof which $1,000 as grants$196,482 earned by the program
   45% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,810,292.