Grand Canyon Conservancy | 2020 Annual Report

Annual
Report
2020

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2020 Board of Directors
2020 GCC Executive Team
Vision
Breathtaking from the moment you first cast eyes on
it, Grand Canyon is just that – Grand. The natural and
cultural significance of Grand Canyon makes it one of the
Seven Natural Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World
Heritage site. It is a sacred place of serenity and reflection
that invites exploration and adventure, instillingboth
gratitude and humility. The Canyon is a cultural
touchstone for those who came before and those who
have yet to come.
Grand Canyon Conservancy’s vision for Grand Canyon is:
• A precious natural and cultural resource that is forever safeguarded.
• Indigenous people and connected communities who are thriving.
• Memorable experiences that welcome, ground, invigorate, and inspire.
Mission
To inspire generations of park champions to
cherish and support the natural and cultural
wonder of Grand Canyon.
Teresa Gavigan, Chair
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mitchell Walker, Vice Chair
San Antonio, Texas
Lizabeth Ardisana
Orchard Lake, Michigan
Ann Becker
Fountain Hills, Arizona
Randall Brown
Dallas, Texas
Kathryn Campana
Scottsdale, Arizona
Awenate Cobbina
Detroit, Michigan
Jason Coochwytewa
Phoenix, Arizona
Nigel Finney
Rio Verde, Arizona
Eric Fraint
Moorestown, New Jersey
Deborah M. Gage
Dallas, Texas
Teresa Kline
Dunwoody, Georgia
Alejandra Lillo
Los Angeles, California
Shantini Munthree
Oakland, California
Mark Schiavoni
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Stan Sutherland
Flagstaff, Arizona
Merl E. Waschler
Scottsdale, Arizona
Tyson Winarski
Mountain View, California
Theresa McMullan
Chief Executive Officer
Marie Buck
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
Darin Geiger
Director of Operations
Minyin Hart
Director of Finance
Laura Jones
Chief of Staff/Corporate Secretary
Mindy Riesenberg
Director of Marketing & Communications
Danielle Segura
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.

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Thank
You!
L-R: Theresa McMullan, CEO, and Teresa Gavigan, Board Chair. Photo by Veronica Tierney.
Dear Friend,
2020 was extraordinary by any measure and was undoubtedly a year we will never
forget. When we think back to March, it was a time of uncertainty and change—
of creatively finding ways to fulfill our mission in a completely different environment.
The park was closed for over a month. And, one year later, some of our retail
stores are still closed and our full schedule of on-site education programs has
yet to resume.
While park visitor centers have remained closed, our retail team has served the
public with information to provide for their safety and ensure a meaningful visit.
Hand-in-hand with the park staff, we shifted to virtual programming for kids and
adults to connect people throughout the world to the wonders of Grand Canyon.
In 2020, we welcomed a new superintendent, Ed Keable. Thanks to you, Ed and
his staff have continued their important work with wildlife, vegetation, trails, and
building conservation, to name a few. They’ve also continued to work to strengthen
relationships with members of the 11 tribes associated with Grand Canyon and to
provide more opportunities for tribal members at places like Desert View.
As the world changed around us, we also reviewed our mission and vision
statements and updated them to better reflect the work GCC does now and the
goals we have for the future. As we look to 2021, we are committed to the urgency
of our new mission statement—to inspire generations of park champions to cherish
and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon.
On behalf of the GCC Board of Directors and Staff, thanks for being part
of something GRAND!
2020
Accomplishments
Teresa Gavigan, Board Chair
Theresa McMullan, CEO
Photo by Ross Joyner on Unsplash.

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Desert View Inter-tribal
Cultural Heritage Site
A New Era Celebrating Tribal Heritage Begins
at Grand Canyon National Park
The Desert View Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site will convey a new relationship
and partnership between American Indian tribes and the National Park Service,
elevating Grand Canyon through the voices and human stories of the park’s
traditionally associated tribes.
The Inter-tribal Working Group developing this project comprises representatives
from the 11 traditionally associated Grand Canyon tribes, the National Park Service/
Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Conservancy, the American Indian
Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), and park concessioners. This group is
working with a design team led by artist and designer Andy Dufford, who designed
Mather Amphitheater and the Tribal Medallion near Mather Point.
Photo by Lear Miller.
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.
Planning and designs for Desert View were completed in 2020, with work
beginning in early 2021, including the rearrangement of the site to include a new
Tribal Welcome Center and an outdoor demonstration area, more accessible
pathways, the renovation of the amphitheater, new shade structures and picnic
areas, and upgrades to the parking lots. All of these new features have been
designed to honor and respect the tribal relationships with the land.
As part of the park’s commitment to highlighting the cultural heritage of Grand
Canyon’s first people, the Cultural Demonstration Series hosted 18 tribal artists
at the beginning of 2020. This series was suspended in mid-March 2020 due to
COVID-19. The park and Grand Canyon Conservancy worked together to swiftly
launch a digital format, developing a section of Grand Canyon Conservancy’s
website that is dedicated to the Cultural Demonstration Series. Viewers can explore
demonstrators by craft (carvers, jewelers, painters, potters, weavers, and other)
and learn more about the people and the artworks they create. To learn more, visit
grandcanyon.org/demonstrators.
Phase Two (construction) for Desert View is a $6.5 million project. Through
2020, $3.3 million has been raised.
Phase Two Project Partners
Concept rendering by Andy Dufford.
and The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation

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Educating the
Next Generation
of Canyon Stewards
Cédric Dhaenens
Photo by Cédric Dhaenens on Unsplash.

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Ranger Andy Pearce conducting a distance learning class. Photo by Mindy Riesenberg.
“The Distance Learning programs allow ALL students access.
Those who are still at home often feel isolated and like they are
missing out. These programs help build a sense of community
among our learners. It is really a wonderful program.”
– Debbie Voris, 5th Grade Teacher, Hopi Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ
Distance Learning Studio Brings
Rangers to Classrooms and Homes
Grand Canyon National Park’s Distance Learning program took center stage in 2020 due
to the challenges of in-person learning during the pandemic. With many students learning
from home, the park provided online educational programming to students across the
country and around the world.
In 2020, Grand Canyon Conservancy funding provided new, more versatile camera
and computer equipment for the Distance Learning Studio, allowing the park to reach
3,768 students of all ages. The staff of trained educators also improved the curriculum,
implementing new methodologies and best practices in education to create inclusive
programs.
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Canyon Field School @Home
Provides Virtual Modules for
Home-Based Learning
As COVID-19 restrictions prohibited
in-person classes at Grand Canyon, the
Canyon Field School reinvented itself through
an e-learning program called Canyon Field
School @Home. This collaboration between
Grand Canyon Conservancy and the National
Park Service provides curated online content
to parents, educators, clubs, and children
through online videos and downloadable
activity booklets. These fun and focused
learning tools feature modules on geology,
ecology, human history, and dark skies,
keeping Grand Canyon alive in the minds of
our youngest enthusiasts.
Once in-park programming resumes
for students and school groups, Canyon
Field School @Home and other online
educational tools will serve as pre-and
post-visit resources.
Junior Rangers:
Protecting Our Parks
In 2020, 13,280 Grand Canyon National Park
Junior Rangers were sworn in, pledging to
help to preserve and protect our national
parks. This program teaches children about
the nature and history of Grand Canyon while
they explore the park and have fun. Since
the Park Visitor Center was closed through
most of 2020, Junior Ranger activity books
were available at Grand Canyon Conservancy
stores. Once completed, kids received Junior
Ranger badges and signed certificates.

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Science, Wildlife,
and Vegetation
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.

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Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.
Bison Relocated to Tribal Nations
A live capture program relocated 57 bison to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Kansas),
the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (South Dakota), Santee Sioux Tribe (Nebraska), and the
Modoc Nation (Oklahoma), helping to achieve herd reduction goals to mitigate the damage to
cultural and natural resources that has occurred due to overpopulation of bison on the
North Rim. Eleven additional bison were outfitted with tracking collars and released to allow
scientists to study bison migratory patterns and population size.
Tracking Monarch Butterflies
Another wildlife program initiated in 2020 focused on monarch butterfly
research. The park hopes to increase the monarch butterfly population
by installing pollinator gardens at the South Rim to monitor butterflies
throughout the park. These gardens will be planted with milkweed,
which is critical to monarch recovery. Monarch butterflies found in
these gardens will be tagged to assist in conservation efforts.
Photo by Unsplash.

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Non-Native Fish Control
A multi-year project to reduce the number of non-native brown and rainbow trout in Bright
Angel Creek to benefit native fish populations in Grand Canyon National Park continued in 2020.
Grand Canyon’s native fish are uniquely adapted to the characteristics of the Colorado River
and its tributaries and have suffered severe declines due to human-caused changes to their
habitat. Bright Angel Creek once supported large numbers of native fish, including the endangered
humpback chub. Today, Bright Angel Creek is the main spawning site in Grand Canyon for
non-native brown trout, which are voracious predators of native fish.
Biologists are using two methods to capture and remove non-native trout in lower
Bright Angel Creek during the winter months: a weir, or fish trap, and electro-fishing. The weir
captures large trout that live in the Colorado River as they enter Bright Angel Creek to spawn.
Electro-fishing allows fisheries biologists to monitor and assess the creek’s fish population and
remove non-native trout. Some of the fish caught by these methods are donated to local tribes.
Elk Monitoring
Six collared elk were actively tracked in 2020 by
park scientists, monitoring their movements in and
near Grand Canyon Village to better understand their
seasonal movements and the resources that attract
them. The study aims to allow wildlife managers to
better understand habituated elk ecology in a wildland/
urban environment.
The adult elk are tracked by GPS collars, which are
programmed to collect a GPS location every four hours.
Ultimately, the information collected will help inform an
elk management plan to reduce direct and/or indirect
human supplementation of food and water, decrease
elk attraction to high-use visitor areas, and decrease
the opportunity for negative interactions between elk
and humans.
Photos by Grand Canyon NPS.

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Polk Fellowship Interns
Ongoing support was also provided to the Polk Fellowship program, providing two college
students the opportunity to participate in a 10-week paid internship at Grand Canyon
National Park with the Science and Resource Management Division. Damian Johns, a
graduate research assistant in biology at Northern Arizona University, was this year’s wildlife
intern, and Sophie Gronbeck, an environmental studies major at Mount Holyoke College in
Massachusetts, was this year’s vegetation intern.
Highlights of Johns’ internship included capturing and collaring a bull elk, monitoring
California condors, and deploying bioacoustic recorders in remote areas to monitor the
diversity of bat species in Grand Canyon. “I will leave this internship with a new level of
biological knowledge and a rejuvenated motivation to pursue my career goals,” he said. “The
skills that I have acquired this summer will undoubtedly benefit me in my future research
endeavors.”
Gronbeck participated in the collection of seeds from native grasses and wildflowers
to restore areas where these plants had been dug up to replace the canyon’s water pipeline,
removed invasive plants, and monitored endangered plants around the North and South
Rim lodging areas. “I have learned more than any textbook could teach me in a summer and
experienced Grand Canyon National Park in a way I never would have expected,” she said.
E-bike at Tuweep. Photo by Mindy Riesenberg.
Demonstration Garden Signage
In 2020, GCC funded the printing and installation of interpretive signage at the Demonstration
Garden located between El Tovar’s dining room and the rim. The garden introduces visitors to the
vast array of botanical diversity in Grand Canyon. With thousands of plant species, the canyon is
more diverse than any other National Park, taking visitors on a botanical journey the equivalent of
an expedition from Canada to Mexico.
Tuweep Provisions
Tuweep is located in a remote section of Grand Canyon National Park, where visitors have a rustic
and uncrowded experience. To patrol the vast area, Ranger Todd Seliga and volunteers ride e-bikes
provided by GCC. In 2020, funding was provided for professional level routine e-bike maintenance,
replacement of worn items, and the purchase of protective equipment for bike patrols. Funding
was also provided for the “Tuweep Experience Project” with artist Amy Martin, including signage,
website content, portraitures, and interviews nourishing area relationships and protecting the
area’s values.
Sarah Ciarrachi, Damian Johns, and Brandon Holton waiting for the immobilization
reversal drugs to take effect after collaring a bull elk on the South Rim.
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.

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Trail Crews Provide Safe Pathways
The corridor trails throughout Grand Canyon were well cared for by Grand Canyon National Park’s trail
crew in 2020. This critical work kept Grand Canyon’s trails safe for the thousands of hikers who trek the
canyon each year.
Trails
Cyclic maintenance, or reoccurring maintenance, is the “meat and potatoes” of trail operations,
providing regular care for drains, rebar, and blown out walls; removing rock falls, rock debris, and
fallen trees; and replacing trail tread with fresh dirt. Trail crews undertook this work on all 7.5 miles of
Bright Angel Trail, 3 miles of the South Kaibab Trail from the Trailhead to Mormon Flats, 3 miles of the
North Kaibab Trail from the Trailhead to the Redwall Bridge, and 2 miles of the Colorado River Trail from
Phantom Ranch to Pipe Creek.
Major trail rehabilitation, consisting of heavy stone work, was completed on 262 linear feet of the
South Kaibab Trail and 640 linear feet of the Rim Trail, two creek crossings were completely rehabilitated
along Bright Angel Trail, and a 419-foot stone retention wall was completely laid by hand on the North
Kaibab Trail where the Trans Canyon Water Pipeline had blown out and taken a significant portion of the
trail with it.
Trails Forever Endowment: Providing for the Future
At the end of 2020, thanks to your support, the Trails Forever Endowment held over $3.6 million
to provide for trail restoration in perpetuity. This permanent fund will produce ongoing funds
for the repair and maintenance of trails throughout the park.
On the Trails: Preventive Search and Rescue
Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) volunteers reduce the potential harm visitors could get into by
providing “prevention through education.” From April through October, rangers and volunteers deploy to
corridor trails and slowly patrol down into the canyon. They take positions at natural bottlenecks close
to common rest areas to educate visitors descending farther into the canyon on topics such as personal
preparedness and safe hiking practices.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only local volunteers who lived within a five to seven-hour driving
distance from the canyon could work in 2020. Because of this, 25 volunteers were active last year,
as opposed to the usual 65.
Volunteers made
76,310 total contacts
with hikers, taking
12,541 preventive
actions and handling
332 hiker assists.
Photos by Grand Canyon NPS.

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Reaching Out
Virtually in 2020
GCC pivoted swiftly to digital and virtual methods of reaching members, friends, students,
and Grand Canyon enthusiasts at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Grand Canyon Moments” Video Series
Thanks to a donation from the Arizona Lottery, GCC was able to develop “Grand Canyon Moments,”
a 20-week series of short, two to three-minute educational videos that brought Grand Canyon National Park
to viewers at home. These videos were viewed by approximately 65,000 times by people across
the country and around the world.
Photo by Samantha Borges on Unsplash.
The series topics were:
1 . Dark Skies
2. Ribbon Falls
3 . Springs
4 . Home at Phantom Ranch
5. Wings Over Grand Canyon
6 . Slowing Down
7. Seasons of the North Rim
8. Mary Colter
9. Natural Sound
10. Wildlife
11. The Greenhouse
12. Water
13. Desert View Watchtower
14. Trails
15. Tribal Connections
16 . On the River
17. How Phantom Ranch
Got its Name
18. Preservation of Kolb Studio
19. Grand Canyon Sunset
20. Giving Back
Xplore Grand Canyon App
The Xplore Grand Canyon app, launched on Apple and Android
devices in June 2020, allows people to walk in Grand Canyon
from their own home via virtual and augmented technology.
Users can turn any room into Grand Canyon’s South Rim, walking
along trails and activating educational content curated by GCC
and Grand Canyon National Park. GCC was able to jump into the
realm of virtual reality through the generosity of TimeLooper’s
Foundations Program, which allows cultural institutions and public
lands partners to develop interpretive virtual environments without
financial commitment for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis.
Cultural Demonstration Series Website
Since 2014, the Cultural Demonstration Series at Grand Canyon
National Park has given members from Grand Canyon’s 11
traditionally associated tribes a platform to share their traditional
crafts with visitors. With in-person events on hold, the park and
GCC dedicated a section of GCC’s website to the series. Viewers
can explore demonstrators by craft (carvers, jewelers, painters,
potters, weavers, and other) and learn more about the people and
the artworks they create.
Facebook Live
In 2020, GCC presented 42 different
Facebook Live videos, featuring
topics such as: the canyon’s geology,
ecology, and human history; events
like Celebration of Art, Trailblazer,
and Star Party; hiking safety tips;
discussions with industry experts
like astronomer Dean Regas and
physician and author Dr. Tom
Myers; the park’s historic buildings;
information on Field Institute classes
and tours; and rim walks and hikes
down trails that showed viewers
different areas and vistas of the
canyon. Over 700,000 people viewed
these live presentations on GCC’s
Facebook platform, engaging and
delighting them in real time with
Grand Canyon.

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Star Party
The 30th annual Grand Canyon Star Party was held virtually
June 13–20, 2020. Each evening that week, the park premiered
videos on their Facebook page and hosted a speaker series via
videoconferencing featuring special guest speakers, astronomers,
and park rangers. Astronomers connected video cameras to their
telescopes to share images of the skies with viewers, who could ask
questions in chat rooms online. Star Party was hosted by the National
Park Service, the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, Focus
Astronomy, and GCC.
Virtual Events Reach
a Wide Audience
Blazing Trails for Grand Canyon
The first Grand Canyon Conservancy Trailblazer event was held the
week of August 23, 2020. Trailblazer invited people to complete
a walk, jog, hike, or bike ride in their favorite National Park or in
their neighborhood to raise funds to help protect and preserve
Grand Canyon National Park. Since many people were unable to
travel to Grand Canyon National Park, live social media videos took
participants along the Rim Trail with GCC staff, sharing stories,
viewpoints, and Grand Canyon history along the way. Participants
were encouraged to get outdoors wherever they could and to share
their journeys on social media. A week’s worth of crowdfunding
raised over $30,000, ensuring that Trailblazer will become an
annual GCC event.
Thank you to our Trailblazer partners
Photo by Logan Mayer on Unsplash.

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Special Thanks to Our
Celebration of Art Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsors
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Lisa Spragens
Kaibab Sponsors
Jeanne & Nigel Finney
Celebration of Art
The 12th annual Celebration of Art (September 12, 2020–February 28, 2021) was a hybrid
of in-person and online events. The exhibition and sale were presented through a gallery
on GCC’s website, where collectors could view and purchase artworks.
In-person activities included two Artist Paint Out sessions, one at Mather Point and one
along the South Rim between Verkamp’s Visitor Center and Thunderbird Lodge. Visitors
had the opportunity to watch the artists interpret the ever-shifting light and shadow,
amazing landforms, and vibrant colors of Grand Canyon. The events were free and open to
the public, and the paintings were available to purchase on-site.
2020 Participating Artists
Joshua Been
Elizabeth Black
Amery Bohling
John Cogan
Michelle Condrat
Bill Cramer
Cody DeLong
Kadin Goldberg
Robert Goldman
Bruce Gomez
Linda Glover Gooch
Susie Hyer
Peggy Immel
Bonnie McGee
Mick McGinty
James McGrew
Michelle Condrat
Betsy Menand
Marcia Molnar
Jose Nunez
Kari Ganoung Ruiz
Matt Sterbenz
Dawn Sutherland
Paula Swain
Special guest artist: Serena Supplee
Marcia Molnar
Coconino Sponsors
Terri Kline
Picerne Fine Art Collection,
Courtesy of Doreen, David, & Danielle Picerne
Amy & Mark Schiavoni
Steve Watson
Tyson Winarski
Sheri Young
Vishnu Sponsors
Anonymous in honor of Arline Tinus
Mark & Donna Levison
Loven Contracting
Janet & Ed Sands
Media Sponsors
American Art Collector
Cowboys & Indians Magazine
Fine Art Connoisseur
Sedona Monthly
Southwest Art Magazine
Western Art Collector
Celebration of Art
raised $156,000 for a
future art venue and
arts programming at
the South Rim.
This year’s award winners were:
People’s Choice Award: Matt Sterbenz
Artists’ Choice Award: Bill Cramer
Best of Show: Elizabeth Black
Cody DeLong
Kadin Goldberg

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Publications
In 2020, GCC published How Not to Die at Grand Canyon,
by Dr. Tom Myers. This waterproof pocket guide educates Grand Canyon
visitors about the 12 most common hazards that visitors experience, how
to avoid them, and how to perform first aid on the spot. Other publications
included a new edition of The Official Guide to Grand Canyon’s North Rim,
by Stewart Aitchison, and the publication of the 2019 Grand Canyon History
Symposium, Celebrating 100 Years of Grand Canyon National Park. The topselling
books of 2020 were I Am the Grand Canyon, Whose Tail on the Trail
at Grand Canyon, and Grand Canyon Geology.
Photo by Lear Miller.

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Thank you
for your generous contributions.
Grand Canyon Conservancy is grateful for the many people, companies, and organizations
that supported Grand Canyon National Park through donations between January 1 and
December 31, 2020. Every effort has been made to ensure that this list is accurate.
Due to space constraints, we are only able to include those who contributed $1,000 or
more. Regardless of the amount, your contribution helps us inspire present and future
generations to protect and preserve Grand Canyon. Multi-year gifts are recognized the
year the pledge was made.
$100,000 +
Arizona Lottery
Arizona State Parks & Trails
Robert and Mary Bricker
Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition
The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation
National Park Foundation
The Orr Family Foundation
The Raintree Foundation
$50,000 +
Susan and William Ahearn
American Express
Arizona Community Foundation
Delaware North Parks and Resorts
Robert L. Sanders Estate
Lisa Spragens
$25,000 +
Arizona Public Service
Gregory Dixon
Jeanne and Nigel Finney
Sheila Lewis Henry and Allen Henry
Robert and Dee Leggett Foundation
Steven Luff
Margaret T. Morris Foundation
$10,000 +
Anonymous
Anonymous
Lizabeth Ardisana and Greg Rouke
Arch and Laura Brown
In memory of Joshua Colover (Aperture Films)
Dorothy Engel
Teresa Gavigan and Larry Besnoff
In memory of Susan Tinney Geiger
Keri Hensley
Elly and Bob Hostetler
Teresa L. Kline
Theresa McMullan
Nina and Jim Meyer
Zina Mirsky
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Ann and Bruce Peek
Janet and Ed Sands
Mark and Amy Schiavoni
Marsha and Ted Sitterley
Philip M. Smith Estate
Stephen and Elizabeth Watson
Daniel and Donna Winarski
Xanterra South Rim, LLC
Sheri Young
$5,000 +
Darlene and David Barnes
William and Barb Berkley
Don and Ginger Brandt
Brianna and Randall Brown
Kathryn Campana
Sally and Craig Clayton
Corban Fund
CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
Joann and Paul Delaney
Sydney and Michael Dye
Dye Family Foundation
Mary and Robert Elliott
Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund
Jean and John Grove
Kathleen and Michael Hayes
Joanne and John Kirby
Donna and Marc Levison
Melissa Murphy and Todd Zondlo
Mary Ellen and Ken Mylrea
Picerne Fine Art Collection
Jean Quinsey
Frances Rockwell
Carol and Randy Schilling
Susan Schroeder and Gary McNaughton
David Schulz
Mark Siegel
The Skillman Foundation
Michele and Robert Steger
Dawn and Stan Sutherland
Liz and Bill Sweeney
Cheryl Thomsen & Tom Heideman
Susan and Richard Turner
DJ Williams
Tyson Winarski
Your Part-Time Controller, LLC
$2,500 +
Anonymous
Anne and John Barton
Jennalee and Jim Britton
Marie and Dale Buck
Tania Calhoun
Awenate Cobbina
Dorrance Family Foundation
Bernard Ederer
Nancy and Jerry Fogleman
Rich and Patrice Foudy
Four Peaks Brewing Co.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation
Deborah Gage
Sarah Harris
Johnson & Johnson
Julie and Doug Klapstein
Marilyn Meade and Barbara Whitney
Paula and James Miller
Diane and Gary Morris
Erica Nelson and Steven Schueppert
Parks Project
Linda Parr
The Peck-Bernet Fund
Cynthia and Steven Rizzo
The RORD Foundation
Danielle Segura
Elizabeth and Richard Seney
Malcolm Swift
Stacy and Mitchell Walker
Frank J. Weber Jr.
Barbara Whitney and Marilyn Meade
Woods Construction
Riki Zappone
$1,000 +
Kara and Robert Adams
Benito Almanza
Georgia and Luis Alpizar
Maria and Gary Anderson
Deena Barlev and Robert King
Jeannette and Robert Barnes
John Barto
Joan Baxter
Ann Becker and Brett Lincoln
Janice Dunn Bellucci
Karen Larson and Gary Bicker
Sheila and Bill Bishop
Kay and Hu Blake
Ann and Brian Blue
Dr. Leonard S. Bodell and Ms. Irene Renstram
Michael and Mary Pat Bolner
Penelope and Martin Bowin
Leigh and Jim Bradburn
Sana and Andy Brooks
Jane and Rick Brothers
Patsy and Bill Brunner
Kathy Burrows
The Bydale Foundation
Patricia and Lucien Capone
Barbara and Roger Carter
Patricia Cherney
Carrie Clark and Nathan Moore
Jan and Fritz Clark
Austin Clary
Janet Cohn
Genevieve and John Conley
Steven Conrad
Sue and Rich Cottine
Debra and Jim Davis
Lynn and Patrick de Freitas
Ellen Deibert and Michael Quinn
Carol Delaney
Anne and Michael Descour
Susanne Durling
Fred Edson and Margie Puerta Edson
Lucinda and Kevin Egler
Robert and Prudence Eppers
Dr. Raymond Erny and Dr. Judy McCarthy
W.H. Faulkner
Greg Ferguson
Christine Spivey and Fran Flores
Patricia and Robert Foster
Kathryn and Eric Fraint
Alan Freiden
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contributions continued
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Brett Gage
Joan Garnett and Ray Abercrombie
Vivianne and Bruce Gold
Dawn and Don Goldman
Michal Rebecca Goodling
Craig Gordon and Barbara Smith
Laura Penny and Steve Gottlieb
Jan Gruner
Ruth Guarino
Ann Guggenbuehler
Martha Hahn
Darroy Hanson
Katherine and Mark Hanson
Donna Hawxhurst
Annie and Tim Heath
Emily and Wade Hogg
Ann and Joseph Hotung
Kimberly and William Hsia
Diane Huey
Denise and James Hunsaker
Merry and Justin Ireland
Joel Ireland
Patricia Ivey and Donald Schroeder
Adriane Jetton
Judie and Erik Kanten
Susan and Laurence Karper
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Kavanagh
Deborah Smith and Ronald Keefe
Harold Kiel
Jacqueline and Tim Kjellberg
Kay and Bill Klavon
Cheryl and Klaus Koch
Candice and Robert Koch
Franklyn Kraus
Ken and Dorothy Lamm
Deborah Stavro Lapides and Murray Lapides
Karen Lerohl Wilson
Rod Limke
Mike Loven
Pat Lucas and Max Quinney
Judith and Matthew Manning
Kate and Bunky Markert
Lauren and Ben Marshall
Mary Marx
Suzanne Miles and Robert Mason
Kristan Hutchison and Joseph Mastroianni
Sharon Mattern
Warren McNaughton
Norm Meier
Victoria Mello
Mellon Family Foundation
Deirdre Mercurio
Susan and Mitch Meyer
Betty and James Craig Miller
David Monet
Jean Moriki
Donna and Roger Muhlenkamp
Christine Duff Muldoon
Thomas M. Murray
Will Murray
John Nau
Bruce Nelson
Judy and Chuck Nesbit
Linda and Scott O’Brien
Richard and Debra Onsager
William Otten
Molly Debysingh Outwater and Richard Outwater
Andrew Overhiser
Linda and Tom Pallas
Angela Parker and Bret Raper
Geni Miller and B. Stephen Parker
Susan and William Pay
Donna Lenherr and Arthur Pearce
Anthony Petullo
Laura and Thomas Pew
Phillips Family
Randy Poulsen
William Powers
Sandra and William Puchlevic
Brenda Rabalais
Boots and Merrill Raber
Michael Raleigh
Margaret Rambikur
Nick Reed
Rebecca Reed
Allen Roberts
Beverly and Jay Roberts
Jeffrey Robinson
Dr. Mark W. Roosa and Mrs. Lynn P. Roosa
John Rowland
Eric Runberg
Dee and A John Rush
Michael Rusing
Lulu Santamaria and Patrice Horstman
Joy and David Schaller
Elise and Paul Schmidt
Donald P. Schroeder
Christine and Michael Schroeder
Ann and Mike Scott
Mrs. Janet Seeds and Dr. Michael Seeds
Martha Sewell
Sandra Shaw
Tracy and Michael Sheehy
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Shore
Dr. Barbara L. Smith and Mr. Craig Gordon
Karen and Iver Sondrol
Kelley and Brent Southwell
Linda and Terry Sparks
Dianne and Steve Sperry
Elizabeth and Jerry Starkey
Joan and Edward Steiner
Tammy and Curtis Stewart
Martha and Don Stoneberger
Cynthia and Bradley Strecker
Stuart Strife
Anne Stupp
Spencer Sun
Sally and David Swenson
Betty Tatro and Frank Romaglia
Dr. Dean G. Taylor
Helen and Ray Taylor
Janice Taylor
Tony Taylor
Dean Jeffery Telego
Phil Telfeyan
Susan and Howard Thiele
Suzanne and John Thomas
Martin and Wendy Tomerlin
Barbara and David Uberuaga
David Van Denburgh
Willem and Johanna Van Kempen
Carol Vaughn and Ken Brewer
Ledella and James von Dorn
Yi Ja and Bruce Wang
Wei Li and Derek Wang
Susan and Merl Waschler
Susan Watkins and Scott Beeman
Ann and David Watson
Tina and Peter Watterberg
Tamara Potter and Joachim Weickmann
Daryl and Chip Weil
Hilarie and Peter Weinstock
Effy and Richard Weisfield
Wells Fargo
Wild Tribute
The Wildland Trekking Company
Joan Winstein
Mrs. Mary Wolk
Marjorie Woodruff and Brad Houston
Elizabeth and Robert Wych
Sangho Yoo
Marjorie and Robert Zamorski
Ms. Carol Zazubek and Mr. Douglas R. Thomas
Bright Angel Circle
The Bright Angel Circle honors forward-thinking
individuals who have made an estate gift or bequest
to Grand Canyon Conservancy. Thank you for helping
us protect and preserve the Grand Canyon for future
generations. Our heartfelt gratitude for your
commitment to our national parks.
New Bright Angel Circle members
in 2020 include:
Eric B. Bowman
Carol Coy
Lynn Donahue
Kurt Grow
Teresa Kline
This list includes donations made between
January 1 and December 31, 2020. Every effort
has been made to ensure that it is accurate
and complete. We apologize if your name
has been omitted or otherwise inaccurately reported.
Please contact us at (800) 858-2808
so we may correct our records.
TO MAKE A GIFT
Call: (800) 858-2808
Email: philanthropy@grandcanyon.org
Photo by Lear Miller.

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Financials
Statement of Financial Position | December 31, 2020
(with comparative totals for December 31, 2019)
Assets
2020 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $2,651,598 $3,386,638
Investments 10,414,913 10,147,428
Accounts receivable 37,453 45,993
Pledges receivable, current 522,350 326,084
Inventories 817,920 1,259,854
Prepaid expenses 105,249 165,767
Other current assets 58,288 63,488
Liabilities and Net Assets
2020 2019
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $272,023 $633,300
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 263,967 375,247
Customer deposits 169,446 249,991
Other current liabilities 17,532 12,318
Total current liabilities 722,968 1,270,856
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Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.
Total current assets 14,607,771 15,395,252
Loan payable 1,104,631 -
Fixed assets:
Property, plant and equipment 1,543,773 1,512,399
Accumulated depreciation (1,181,156) ( 1,005,978)
Total fixed assets 362,617 506,421
Other assets:
Investments held for endowment purposes 6,387,633 5,837,360
Pledges receivable, noncurrent, net 122,000 466,000
Total liabilities 1,827,599 1,270,856
Net assets:
Without donor restrictions
Board designated:
Strategic operating reserve 1,741,840 1,654,404
Direct Aid to NPS carryover 1,054,399 523,849
Undesignated: 3,195,667 5,920,498
Total net assets without donor restrictions 5,991,906 8,098,751
Total other assets 6,509,633 6,303,360
With donor restrictions 13,660,516 12,835,426
Total assets $21,480,021 $22,205,033
Total net assets 19,652,422 20,934,177
Total liabilities and net assets $21,480,021 $22,205,033

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Statement of Activities
Statement of Financial Position | December 31, 2020
(with comparative totals for December 31, 2019)
Without Donor Restrictions With Donor Restrictions 2020 Total 2019 Total
Revenue, gains and other support:
Sales $5,357,260 - $5,357,260 $12,526,781
Field Institute services 126,707 - 126,707 709,776
Contributions 1,186,943 1,316,846 2,503,789 3,598,194
Memberships 702,619 - 702,619 889,050
Investment gain/(loss) 132,783 1,293,220 1,426,003 1,561,165
Other income 137,436 - 137,436 183,827
Net assets released from restrictions 1,784,976 (1,784,976) - -
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Total revenues, gains and other support 9,428,724 825,090 10,253,814 19,468,793
Expenses and losses:
Program A - Sales 3,761,600 - 3,761,600 7,160,214
Program B - Aid to National Park Service 5,112,560 - 5,112,560 6,338,075
Program C - Aid to USDA Forest Service 2,085 - 2,085 21,043
Management and general 1,722,625 - 1,722,625 2,016,971
Fundraising 936,699 - 936,699 850,699
Total expenses 11,535,569 - 11,535,569 16,387,002
Change in net assets (2,106,845) 825,090 (1,281,755) 3,081,791
Net assets, beginning of year 8,098,751 12,835,426 20,934,177 17,852,386
Net assets, end of year $5,991,906 $13,660,516 $19,652,422 $20,934,177
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.
The amounts presented here are derived from Grand Canyon Conservancy’s
audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2020.
A copy of the audited financial statement is available on the GCC website.

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Support to the
National Park Service
Total $5,112,560
2020 % of Total
GCC Interpretive Services 3,212,284 62.8%
Arts & Culture 1,025,587 20.1%
Publication Development 261,134 5.1%
Trails Restoration 105,576 2.1%
Conservation: Habitat & Wildlife 263,089 5.1%
Education & Interpretation 237,237 4.6%
Building & Historic Structures 4,390 0.1%
Visitor Services 3,263 0.1%
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS.

Grand Canyon Conservancy inspires generations of
park champions to cherish and support the natural and
cultural wonder of Grand Canyon
P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
(800) 858-2808 | grandcanyon.org
Front and back cover image by Grand Canyon NPS.