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Friends of Red Rock Canyon

Public charity · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 94-2985261 Website

Assist blm in managing red rock canyon nca. Provide blm support services, area rehabilitation, clean-up, etc.

Friends of Red Rock Canyon at a glance

In short: Friends of Red Rock Canyon gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,299
+852.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$26,299
Median grant
$26,299
Total assets
$334,248
+11.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Nevada (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of Red Rock Canyon funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Bureau of Land Management: $26KBureau of Land Management$26K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bureau of Land Management ($26K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Las Vegas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $26K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas, NVCharitable$26,299
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$334,248$363,800$324,691$26,2991$4,794
2024$298,765$319,038$290,102$2,761Total only$3,746
2023$250,968$187,395$182,407——$1,714
2022$228,558$230,983$228,007——$1,166
2021$245,727$151,356$132,492——$1,305
2020$225,636$121,365$139,586——$1,451
2019$229,414$132,233$148,379——$1,471

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Friends of Red Rock Canyon

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Red Rock Canyon is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $334K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $26K. Net investment income was $5K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Red Rock Canyon is led by Teresa Janison, Prev Executive Director & Cur on the 2025 filing; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Teresa Janison

    Prev Executive Director & Cur

    New on the 2025 filing

    24 hrs/week

    $68K (2025)

  • Tom Lisby

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Bishop

    Current Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Li

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Bees

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Smith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Wilken

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Darrow

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Potter

    Treasurer

    President → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Price

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Shari Young (2019–2024) — Vice President & Treasurer
  • Former: Terri Janison (2022–2024) — Executive Di
  • Former: Julie Cleaver (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Edward Price (2024) — Director
  • Former: Madeline Ben-Shoham (2023) — Program Coordinator
  • Former: Susan Gonzalez (2019–2022) — Program Asset Manager
  • Former: Erin J McDermott (2020–2022) — Executive Director Former
  • Former: Kassina McClary (2022) — Director
  • Former: Pat Williams (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Joe Labie (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chelsea Conlin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jo Ann Markowski (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kristine L Weeks (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Veronica A Tomlinson (2019) — Office Assistant

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Teresa Janison — Prev Ed/Cur: $68KTeresa JanisonPrev Ed/Cur$68K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $68K, to Teresa Janison (Prev Ed/Cur).

Frequently asked questions about Friends of Red Rock Canyon

How much does Friends of Red Rock Canyon give each year?

Friends of Red Rock Canyon gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.

How large is Friends of Red Rock Canyon?

Friends of Red Rock Canyon reported $334K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $364K.

What is Friends of Red Rock Canyon?

Friends of Red Rock Canyon is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $334K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of Red Rock Canyon operate?

Friends of Red Rock Canyon has awarded grants in Nevada.

What is Friends of Red Rock Canyon's EIN?

Friends of Red Rock Canyon's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2985261. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 18, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)

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