BBB Wise Giving Report for
Grand Canyon Trust

BBB Wise Giving Report issued February 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires February 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Grand Canyon Trust
Address: 2601 North Fort Valley Road
  Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: 928-774-7488
Web Address: www.grandcanyontrust.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1985, Arizona
Affiliates: North Rim Ranch
Stated Purpose: "to protect and restore the Colorado Plateau's spectacular landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, diversity of plants and animals, and areas of beauty and solitude."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Grand Canyon Trust (GCT) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

GCT’s services include research and study of issues affecting the public lands, water, and other natural resources of the Colorado Plateau (CP); public education and advocacy on issues affecting the CP; analysis of and advocacy for public lands and natural resource policies and programs as well as the monitoring of the Federal and state agencies that administer the environmental laws governing the protection and use of public lands in the CP; participation in the decision making process for determining the use and management of publicly owned resources; and protection and restoration of critical lands, species, waters, air quality, and natural habitats of the CP.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, GCT's program expenses were:

  
Program services 2,377,497
Education 166,213
Total Program Expenses: $2,543,710
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Willard Hedden, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $138,747

Chair of the Board: Lou Callister
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Board Size: 24

Paid Staff Size: 25

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,990,514, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on GCT's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Grants 2,818,559
Contributions 1,911,356
Investment income 286,525
Membership income 260,599
Cattle revenue 183,495
Other income 67,958
Change in value 5,244
Total Income $5,533,736


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 11%  Administrative: 10% 

Total income   $5,533,736
  Program expenses $2,543,710
  Fund raising expenses 338,483
  Administrative expenses 335,942
 
Total expenses   $3,218,135
Income in Excess of Expenses   2,315,601
Beginning net assets   7,845,625
Ending net assets   10,161,226
Total liabilities   592,486
Total assets   $10,753,712


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