Grand Canyon Trust
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Grand Canyon Trust meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to safeguard the wonders of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, while supporting the rights of its Native peoples."
Year, State Incorporated:
1985, AZ
Grand Canyon Trust (GCT) works to protect the lands and waters of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau. The organization collaborates with scientists and federal agencies, listens to and takes direction from Native communities, mobilizes advocates and volunteers, and aims to achieve lasting results. Key program areas of GCT's work include: protecting the Grand Canyon from uranium mining, destructive dams, and unsustainable development projects; supporting Native entrepreneurs and small businesses, standing behind tribes as they reclaim the authority to manage their ancestral lands, and supporting Native communities and community-created solutions toward a more just economy; defending national monuments in southern Utah and northern Arizona, supporting tribal communities in developing shared governance of the monuments with the federal government, and protecting native plant and animal species from harmful activities within monument boundaries; and restoring the world's largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest, improving the health of national forests in Arizona and Utah, and safeguarding communities and wildlife habitat from catastrophic wildfires.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, Grand Canyon Trust's program expenses were:
Education: $479,038
Programs: $3,997,090
Total Program Expenses: $4,476,128
Chief Executive
Ethan Aumack, Executive Director
Compensation*
$268,766
Chair of the Board
Jim Enote
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Plateau Foundation
Board Size
22
Paid Staff Size
40
*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio, Special events
Fundraising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $12,458,828, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Grand Canyon Trust's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Investment loss | $-4,082,689 |
| Cattle revenue, net | $41,741 |
| Grants and contributions | $12,109,623 |
| Membership contributions | $345,555 |
| In-kind contributions | $3,650 |
| Other revenue | $98,576 |
| Total Income | $8,506,291 |
Programs: 75% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 12%
| Total Income | $8,506,291 |
| Total expenses: | $5,993,360 |
| Program expenses | $4,476,128 |
| Fundraising expenses | $805,191 |
| Administrative expenses | $712,041 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $2,512,931 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $34,874,840 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $2,674 |
| Ending Net Assets | $37,418,597 |
| Total Liabilities | $451,924 |
| Total Assets | $37,870,521 |
Note 1: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to changes in net assets attributable to non-controlling interest ($7,757) and a change in value on beneficial interest in remainder trust (-$5,083).
Note 2: According to GCT's 2022 audited financial statements -consolidated -, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $3,650 in the form of legal services.
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