Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Greater Yellowstone Coalition is a public charity based in Bozeman, Montana, that works to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Founded in 1983, it supports conservation through on-the-ground projects, policy work, partnerships, and grants to other organizations.
Greater Yellowstone Coalition at a glance
In short: Greater Yellowstone Coalition gave $472K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Oregon. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $472,361
- -88.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +128.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,523
- -95.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $27,144,582
- +1.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (8 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Oregon (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Greater Yellowstone Coalition
- Contact
Mailing address: 215 South Wallace Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone: (406) 586-1593
Website: https://greateryellowstone.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Greater Yellowstone Coalition funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Usda Forest Service ($246K). Together the top 10 received $418K.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 51 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Coalition’s stated mission centers on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states: Oregon received 52%, Montana 17%, Wyoming 11%, Idaho 8%, and Utah 5%. The largest grant was to a recipient in Oregon.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Greater Yellowstone Coalition open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 16 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $45K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2019) to $4.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $472K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Usda Forest Service Portland, OR | Campground Food Storage | $246,492 |
| Property & Environment Bozeman, MT | Bison Restoration Project | $29,925 |
| Cannon Heritage Consultants North Logan, UT | Habitat Enhancement | $23,820 |
| University of Wyoming - Ruck Laramie, WY | Conflict Training | $21,296 |
| Usda Aphis St. Louis, MO | Support for Wildlife Mgmt | $20,000 |
| Meeteetse Conservation Dist Meeteetse, WY | Carter Mountain Pronghorn Project | $16,200 |
| Buffalo Center of the West Cody, WY | Beyond Yellowstone Program | $15,000 |
| CNTR for Large Landscape Cons Bozeman, MT | Climate Change Impacts | $15,000 |
| Idaho Fish & Wildlife Boise, ID | Grizzly Conflict Resolution | $15,000 |
| Teton County ID Driggs, ID | Grizzly Conflict Resolution | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are reported by filing year.
The Coalition says that bequests, sustaining donations, and restricted funding for campaigns and projects contribute to its financial sustainability.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,144,582 | $7,031,420 | $6,392,590 | $472,361 | 16 | $666,062 |
| 2024 | $26,639,508 | $8,142,794 | $8,956,891 | $4,217,042 | 7 | $591,297 |
| 2023 | $27,291,108 | $13,368,134 | $4,293,530 | $223,500 | 9 | $530,615 |
| 2022 | $17,103,607 | $6,907,411 | $3,831,139 | $91,217 | 8 | $274,211 |
| 2021 | $16,269,692 | $4,409,204 | $3,297,146 | $593,629 | 11 | $159,819 |
| 2020 | $14,626,029 | $4,403,947 | $3,989,859 | $875,450 | 12 | $173,985 |
| 2019 | $13,583,361 | $3,176,800 | $3,942,830 | $61,154 | Total only | $155,702 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Coalition’s mission is to work with all people to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, now and for future generations.
Its program areas include land and wildlife conservation; climate change and water protection; and tribal conservation priorities and partnerships. The organization describes work to protect important habitat, support wildlife crossings and science-based wildlife management, restore bison to tribal and select public lands, and advance projects and policies that protect rivers and build climate resilience. It also describes partnering with tribes and supporting Indigenous leadership and ecosystem-management practices.
Its 2025 grants included support for wildlife management, habitat enhancement, bison restoration, grizzly conflict resolution, stream restoration, and campground food storage. Among the grantees, Montana Conservation Corps says its mission is to inspire young people through hands-on conservation service to become leaders and stewards of the land. Conservation Voters for Idaho describes its mission as advocating for sound environmental policies and educating the public about officials’ positions on conservation issues. Centennial Valley Association says it works to preserve traditional ranching while maintaining wildlife habitat, water quality, and migration corridors in the Centennial Valley.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Coalition reported 16 grants totaling $472,361. Grant amounts ranged from $7,500 to $246,492, with a median grant of $15,000.
The largest reported grant was $246,492 to the USDA Forest Service in Portland, Oregon, for campground food storage. Other grants included $29,925 to Property & Environment in Bozeman for a bison restoration project; $23,820 to Cannon Heritage Consultants in North Logan, Utah, for habitat enhancement; $21,296 to the University of Wyoming–Ruck in Laramie for conflict training; and $20,000 to USDA APHIS for wildlife management support. Other recipients included Meeteetse Conservation District, Buffalo Center of the West, the Center for Large Landscape Conservation, Idaho Fish & Wildlife, Teton County, Montana Conservation Corps, and Colorado State University Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Scott Christensen as Executive Director; Melissa Richey as Deputy Director; and Craig Benjamin as Director of Conservation. Listed board officers are Nancy Watters, Chair; Rick Johnson, Vice Chair; Jane Spencer, Secretary; and Michael Gadsden, Treasurer. Other listed directors are Hannibal Anderson, Margot Angstrom, and Jim Graeter.
Greater Yellowstone Coalition is led by Scott Christensen, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 3 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scott Christensen
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$101K (2020) → $199K (2025)
Nancy Watters
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Benjamin
Director Conservation
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$128K (2024) → $137K (2025)
Andrew Moore
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Johns
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Wenk
Director
Director → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Georgie Stanley
Director
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Wilson
Director
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Spencer
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kitty Griswold
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas P. Jalkut
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Moliski
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Groves
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hannibal Anderson
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anu Sharma
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Dawson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clara Moore
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Ryan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Graeter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margot Angstrom
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Richey
Deputy Director
Director Development → Deputy Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024) → $148K (2025)
Rick Johnson
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Spencer
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Gadsden
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Abi Devan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bea Gordon (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Vermillion (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Diana Simmons (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mei Ratz (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Hester Dillon (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Judith Heilman (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Darcie Warden (2023) — Conserv. Coordinator
- Former: Janet Offensend (2019–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Pete Coppolillo (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Winston (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Xavier Rolet (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrick Lawler Dominick (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Taya Cromley (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tom Jalkut (2021) — Director
- Former: Ben Mackay (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Caroline Byrd (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Lucinda Reinold (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brian Kuehl (2019) — Director
- Former: Ken Lichtendahl (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $199K, to Scott Christensen (Executive Dir.). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Greater Yellowstone Coalition
How much does Greater Yellowstone Coalition give each year?
Greater Yellowstone Coalition gave $472K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.2M across 7 grants.
What is Greater Yellowstone Coalition's typical grant size?
Greater Yellowstone Coalition's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $29,523, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Greater Yellowstone Coalition that year got $14K on average.
Where does Greater Yellowstone Coalition give grants?
Greater Yellowstone Coalition gives mostly in Oregon: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Montana (17%) and Wyoming (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Bozeman, MT (3 grants) and Boise, ID (2 grants).
Does Greater Yellowstone Coalition give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Greater Yellowstone Coalition's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grizzly Conflict Resolution" (5 grants).
Who are Greater Yellowstone Coalition's largest grantees?
Greater Yellowstone Coalition's largest 2025 grantees include Usda Forest Service ($246,492), Property & Environment ($29,925) and Cannon Heritage Consultants ($23,820), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Greater Yellowstone Coalition?
Greater Yellowstone Coalition reported $27.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.0M.
What does Greater Yellowstone Coalition fund?
The Coalition’s mission is to work with all people to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, now and for future generations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Greater Yellowstone Coalition?
Greater Yellowstone Coalition has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check greateryellowstone.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Greater Yellowstone Coalition's EIN?
Greater Yellowstone Coalition's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0414042. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 13, 2025)
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