Yellowstone Forever

BOZEMAN, MT EIN: 47-5427975 Website

YELLOWSTONE FOREVER ("YF") SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL NON-PROFIT PARTNER FOR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ("PARK"). YF'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE PARK THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC AND EDUCATIONAL INITATIVES

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$70.5M

+54.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.3M

-31.1% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.3M

+37.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$12M$23M$35M$46M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$70,514,236$45,715,575$38,958,964
Revenue$41,821,585$21,308,600$21,060,958
Expenses$16,919,975$14,470,123$13,635,682
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,838,024$1,288,893$162,344
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$5M2 grants20202 grants20211 grants20221 grants20232 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE$2.3M

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

LISA DIEKMANNPRESIDENT & CEO$264KKRISTENA MILLSCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER$159KWENDIE CARRCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$155KNINA NOVIKOFFCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFIC$149KSAMUEL BARKLEYCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$142KLINDSAY ROBBCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$132KOLESJA HOPPEREGIONAL DIRECTORY OF PHIL$125K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANNIE GRAHAMDIRECTOR3
ARIELLE PATRICKDIRECTOR3
BOB ROWEDIRECTOR3
CAROLYN HEPPELSECRETARY10
DAVID YOUNDIRECTOR3
DOUG SPENCERCHAIR OF THE BOARD10
ELIZABETH WEBBDIRECTOR3
JACQUELINE ROONEYDIRECTOR3
LISA DIEKMANNPRESIDENT & CEO40$264,418
MICHAEL SOLOTTREASURER10
NICHOLAS OLDSVICE CHAIR10
PAUL BERTELLIDIRECTOR3
STEPHANIE TARBETDIRECTOR3
SUSAN ROEDERDIRECTOR3
TOM DETMERDIRECTOR3
KRISTENA MILLSCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER40$158,824
LINDSAY ROBBCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$132,306
NINA NOVIKOFFCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFIC40$148,594
OLESJA HOPPEREGIONAL DIRECTORY OF PHIL40$125,127
SAMUEL BARKLEYCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$142,471
WENDIE CARRCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40$155,026

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

WashingtonYellowstone National P

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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