Yosemite Conservancy serves as the primary fundraising organization for Yosemite National Park to improve the park's natural, cultural and historic resources as well as the visitor experience. Through grants, the organization repairs trails and re-landscapes degraded areas to return them to natural conditions. In wilderness areas, illegal campsites are erased, trails relocated and native species replanted. Yosemite Conservancy installs exhibits, produces brochures, and funds educational programs and cultural and historic preservation projects to broaden visitor knowledge and inspire stewardship. The organization conducts scientific research to create data and analysis to assist park planners in making decisions, protecting animal populations and assessing environmental conditions. Some ($784,805 or 6%) of Yosemite Conservancy's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, Yosemite Conservancy's program expenses were:
Project grants |
$7,918,678 |
Visitor services and programs |
$2,771,197 |
Project administration |
$1,461,051 |
Retail and publishing |
$1,056,431 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$13,207,357 |
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Chief Executive
Frank Dean, President and CEO
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Compensation*
$215,259
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Chair of the Board
Bob Bennitt
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Principal, PACE Marketing
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Board Size
22
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Paid Staff Size
60
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Planned giving arrangements, Telephone appeals, Cause- related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Yosemite Conservancy incurred joint costs of $1,606,462 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $812,645 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $784,805 was allocated to program expenses, and $9,012 was allocated to administrative expenses.
Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $12,851,568, 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 Yosemite Conservancy's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Source of Funds |
Individual contributions |
$9,589,343 |
Cause-related contributions |
$1,380,550 |
Retail and publishing, net |
$1,177,309 |
Foundations |
$1,175,953 |
Program service fees |
$735,559 |
Corporations |
$538,941 |
Special events and other sources, net |
$166,781 |
Investment income |
$86,717 |
Other revenue |
$13,715 |
Gain on disposal of assets |
$2,000 |
Total Income |
$14,866,868 |
- Programs: 86%
- Fundraising: 9%
- Administrative: 5%
Total Income |
$14,866,868 |
Program expenses |
$13,207,357 |
Fundraising expenses |
$1,432,607 |
Administrative expenses |
$882,782 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$15,522,746 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$-655,878 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$22,485,561 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$21,829,683 |
Total Liabilities |
$2,519,066 |
Total Assets |
$24,348,749 |
Note: As reported in the organization's audited financial statements - consolidated - for the year ended December 31, 2015, Yosemite Conservancy received in-kind donations totaling $96,166 in the form of donated services.