YF Annual Report 2021-2022

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YELLOWSTONE FOREVER ANNUAL REPORT 2021

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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From the Board Chair and President & CEO From the Superintendent

As we look back on the past year, we are inspired by what we have achieved, together, for Yellowstone National Park. Your support made it possible for us to fund priority projects that protect the park’s ecosystem and wildlife, enhance visitor experiences and education, and preserve Yellowstone’s heritage, history, and trails.

This Annual Report recognizes all that we have accomplished together over the past year. This includes funding the Bison Conservation and Transfer Program, efforts to restore native Yellowstone cutthroat populations, the rearticulation of wolf 302, and education initiatives offered by Yellowstone National Park and the Yellowstone Forever Institute. This work would not be possible without you.

Thank you for your steadfast support and dedication to the world’s first national park. We look forward to working together on a sustainable future for Yellowstone National Park for the next 150 years and beyond.

As we commemorate the 150th season of Yellowstone as a national park, I want to take the opportunity to thank each one of you for your help shaping Yellowstone into what it is today. While the past year continued to present unprecedented challenges, through it all, Yellowstone National Park remained resilient, in part due to the unwavering support of Yellowstone Forever’s dedicated community.

Yellowstone Forever is the park’s official nonprofit partner, and the funding they provide makes possible a wide range of projects that help us preserve, protect, and enhance Yellowstone National Park. This past year Yellowstone Forever provided critical financial support for programs such as the Bison Conservation and Transfer Program, the Yellowstone Wolf Project, Native Fish Conservation, Tribal engagement initiatives, and youth education.

This anniversary year is an opportunity for us to reflect on the lessons of the past while focusing our efforts to strengthen Yellowstone and our partnerships for the future. Looking forward, we envision a Yellowstone that is healthier and more resilient to future threats and challenges. Thank you for your continued commitment to the world’s first national park.

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PROTECT YELLOWSTONE’S ECOSYSTEM & WILDLIFE

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BISON CONSERVATION AND TRANSFER PROGRAM

Yellowstone bison descended from the last wild bison herd in North America and represent the last truly wild and free-ranging population of plains bison in existence today.

Yellowstone Forever is working with Yellowstone National Park and Tribal nations across North America to support the continued natural and cultural conservation of this iconic species.

Through the Bison Conservation and Transfer Program, Yellowstone bison that are identified as brucellosis-free through a quarantine process are transferred to establish new Tribal and conservation herds across North America.

Numerous Tribes have cultural connections to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. For thousands of years, bison have been a part of the spiritual and economic livelihood of Native Americans. Since 2019, the Bison Conservation and Transfer Program has enabled Yellowstone to successfully transfer 182 wild bison to nearly 20 Tribes.

In 2021, Yellowstone Forever partnered with the Greater Yellowstone Coalition to raise the funding needed to expand the capacity of the quarantine pastures in Yellowstone that are needed for the Bison

Conservation and Transfer Program. Today, these facilities within Yellowstone can hold up to 200 animals annually and support the transfer of up to 100 bison to Tribes each year.

This program prevents hundreds of Yellowstone bison from being slaughtered every year, contributes to the conservation and restoration of bison to its native range on public and Tribal lands, supports the culture and economy of Native Americans, and helps preserve the unique wild Yellowstone bison. Generous support from our donors has made the expansion of this program possible.

Since 2019, the Bison Conservation and Transfer Program has enabled Yellowstone to successfully transfer 182 wild bison to nearly 20 Tribes.

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YELLOWSTONE WOLF RESEARCH & EDUCATION

Between 1995 and 1996, 31 gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park after nearly 70 years of absence. Since then, the Yellowstone Wolf Project has played an essential role in monitoring the park’s wolf population and enhancing the public’s understanding of wild wolves in the park. Yearround field research helps park biologists gain data on a broad range of topics, including population dynamics, predatorprey interactions, social behavior, genetics, disease, multi-carnivore competition, ecosystem impacts, and human-wolf relationships.

Yellowstone Forever provides approximately 60% of the Wolf Project’s annual budget with private funds from donors like you.

Yellowstone Forever is committed to funding the evolving needs of this project. For winter 2021-2022, Yellowstone Forever raised additional funding to allow the wolf project team to collar more wolves to help them better track and monitor the park wolf population in light of recent developments in the state of Montana.

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NATIVE FISH RESTORATION

The important work to save the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout, a keystone species, continues. Non-native predatory lake trout were discovered in Yellowstone Lake in 1994. Within a decade, it was estimated that lake trout depleted 90% of the four million native Yellowstone cutthroat trout that once thrived in Yellowstone Lake. As Yellowstone cutthroat trout—once a reliable food source—began to disappear, grizzly bears, bald eagles, ospreys, otters, and dozens of other native species were negatively impacted.

Through sustained efforts, biologists are once again seeing Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the lakes, streams and tributaries and have documented grizzly bears feeding on the protein-rich food source in the spring. The Yellowstone Native Fish Conservation Program is committed to significantly

reducing the number of lake trout in Yellowstone Lake through annual gillnetting and other suppression methods with the goal of restoring and increasing the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout population to at least 75% of its historic levels—approximately three million fish.

For over 20 years, Yellowstone Forever has funded the Native Fish Conservation Program and

the successful elimination of millions of nonnative, predatory lake trout from the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout’s habitat. This critical work is ongoing and paramount to the integrity of the Yellowstone Lake ecosystem. Funding from Yellowstone Forever ensures park biologists have the funding they need to continue this vital work.

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PRESERVE YELLOWSTONE’S HERITAGE, HISTORY & TRAILS

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WOLF 302 REARTICULATION

In early Spring 2022, expert articulator Lee Post and Yellowstone Wolf Project team members collaborated to recreate the skeleton of Yellowstone Wolf 302. Skeleton articulation, or “bone building” as Lee calls it, is the process of converting a deceased animal into a completely cleaned and articulated skeleton (like the skeletons you see in museums). Wolf 302 is especially meaningful since

its lineage is traceable to the first wolves reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park. Born in 2000, Wolf 302 spent many years on the northern range of Yellowstone mating, defending, and providing food for his pack until his death in 2009.

The articulation teams’ first few days of work included sorting the skeletal remains of Wolf 302 and identifying which bones went where. They connected

the bones using epoxy, glue, pins, and wires. The team also discovered plenty of interesting facts about 302 along the way, including numerous injuries from twisted ribs to broken vertebrae— evidence of epic battles likely fought for food or survival.

ANNUAL STOCK PURCHASE PROGRAM & CORRAL UPKEEP

Yellowstone’s backcountry can be an unforgiving place. Horses and mules (stock) provide vital transport of people, equipment, and supplies into remote areas of the park. These trusty animals are key to critical backcountry operations, from ranger patrols and trail work to archeology, fisheries, and other research studies. During the summer and fall they support ranger travel and the transportation of research equipment and

tools for all aspects of Yellowstone’s backcountry operations like clearing trails, repairing backcountry cabins and bridges, search and rescue efforts, and boundary patrol.

Each year, hardworking horses and mules reach the end of their careers and new animals must be purchased to fill their places. Yellowstone Forever’s annual support of this project provides the funds needed to purchase new animals for

the stock-use program and to reduce the average “working life” of stock to minimize animal injuries. Additionally, the numerous corrals throughout the park needed to house these animals require regular upkeep, repair and often replacement.

Yellowstone Forever funding and volunteer work coordination is the primary source of support for this critical project.

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III.

ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCES & EDUCATION

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YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

Marking 32 consecutive seasons, the Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) continues to engage teams of youth (15 to 18-year-olds) in leadership, education, recreation, and work activities. Through this work-based residential learning program, Youth Conservation Corps members complete a wide array of projects such as backcountry trail restoration, fencing, and citizen science projects.

The program is challenging, educational, and fun, and offers participants opportunities to expand their horizons while building valuable leadership skills. During the summer of 2021, the YCC crew installed nine new trailhead signs and removed six damaged trailhead signs. The team also installed 58 bear-proof storage boxes and adjusted the placement of nine additional boxes. The YCC team completed citizen

science projects on pika as part of long-term climate change data collection, and collected dragonfly larvae as part of a national water study. Yellowstone Forever’s support helps ensure the YCC can continue to instill the value of the stewardship of Yellowstone and other wild places among the next generation, while providing much-needed labor for priority park projects.

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The team installed 58 bear-proof storage boxes and adjusted the placement of nine additional boxes.

EXPEDITION YELLOWSTONE

Yellowstone Forever donations support Expedition Yellowstone, a four to five-day curriculumbased residential program for teachers and their 4th-8th grade classes. This long-standing program operates September through mid-December and mid-February through May.

Expedition Yellowstone teaches students about the natural and cultural history of Yellowstone National Park, investigates current issues affecting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and promotes stewardship and preservation in the park and

in home communities. Emphasis is on learning through direct experience in the outdoors. Students participate with teachers and parent chaperones in hikes, field investigations, discussions, and journal writing.

YELLOWSTONE FOREVER INSTITUTE

For many, a visit to Yellowstone National Park is the beginning of a lifelong connection to national parks. Yellowstone provides an unparalleled opportunity for people to connect with wild places and serves as an incomparable natural classroom. Visitors to the park can expand their knowledge of this remarkable place by participating in any of Yellowstone Forever’s numerous

educational programs. Through in-depth Field Seminars, Lodging & Learning programs (offered in partnership with Yellowstone National Park Lodges), Private Tours, and youth-focused programs, the Yellowstone Forever Institute helps people of all ages experience the wonder of Yellowstone.

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IV. DONORS

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INDIVIDUAL SOCIETY GIFTS

RECEIVED MARCH 1, 2021 – FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Yellowstone Society is a distinguished group of donors who support Yellowstone Forever with annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

Vicki Adair

Delores and John Adams

Paul Adams

Ilene and Pat Adams

Angus and Cookie Agnew

David Alkire

Karen and Richard Allen

Linda and Barry Allen

Thomas Allen

Pinney Allen and Charles Miller

Candace Allen and Robert Woodward

Diana Allison

Kathy Allison-Wolter and Herman Wolter*

Christina and John Altamura

Nancy and Rick Alvord

Ed Amrhein

Steven Anderson

Kay and Keith Anderson

Deann and Daniel Anderson

Catherine and Richard Andree

Margaret and Melvin Andrews

Sherry and David Anglin

Anonymous

Dana Anthony

Barbara Apelian

Sherry Archer

Helen Armstrong

Sue and Mike Arneson

Christine and Chris Ashenbrener

Harry Atherton

Ellen and Steve Atkins

William Atkins*

Patricia and Fred Auch

Wilhemina Austin

Catherine Aves

Christina Back

Eric Bagelmann

Jon Baker

Darlene and Jim Baker*

Al Baldwin

Nancy Balto

JoAnn and Robert Balzer

Tamara Barner

Cathy and Stuart Barnes

Julie and Bruce Barrick

Marcia Bartlett*

Joellyn Barton

Mortimer B. Bates III

Aimee and Frank Batten

James Baur

Joan Baxter

Jessica and Mel Bayer

Robin Beach

Len Beavis

Colleen Begley and Slim Seamus

Julie Bennani

Mary and Michael Bennett

Anna Bennett and John Buckley

Stella Bentley

Sheryl and Walter Benzinger

David Berent

Emily Berg

Sarah and Glenn Bergenfield

Beverly and Richard Berger

Susan and Steven Bergin

Theodore and Nancy Berndt

Leslie and Philip Bernstein

Paul Bertelli and Jill Bowers Bertelli

Pamela Bertram and David Laing

Sudha Bidani

Pamela and Gilbert Binninger

Judy Biscan

Katherine Bishop

Sherry Black

Maria and Duncan Blair

William Blohm

Katherine Boaz

Betty Bold*

Colleen Bondy

Edward Bonn

Victoria Bonner*

Nina and John Bottomley

Elizabeth and David Bowen*

Dorothy and James Bowers

Carolyn and Dana Brecklin

Noreen and Roger Breeding

Cindy and James Briggs

Margot and Charles Brinley

Michael Brodie*

Melissa and Jeffrey Brodsky

Cynthia Brosnan

Jeff and Wendy Brown

Kathy and Dave Browning

Debbie and Bill Brownlie

Tim Bruno

Eileen Buckley

Christi and Curtis Burchard

Gretchen and Steve Burke

Sandra and David Burner

Shari Burns

Charla and Paul Butler

Ceci Butler

Christie and Clint Bybee

Beth Byron-Reasoner and Andy Reasoner

Charles Cahn

Toby Calabrese and Jeffrey Mead

Althea and Clifford Callaway*

Nancy Cameron

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Heather and David Cameron

Claire Campbell and Brian Makare

Wendy Campos*

John Carey

Jill and William Carlberg

Jennifer and Chad Carlson

Gerda Carmichael

Sarah and Greg Carmichael

Skip Carney

Patricia Carocci

Deb Caruso and J.D. Davis*

Patricia and John Case

Chris and John Cavanaugh*

Alicia Celorio

Michele Chaffee and Adam Nordin

Kamal and Angelique Charef

Trudy Chester

Amy and John Cholnoky

Bonnie Chow

Aimee Christian and Ben Wheeler

Barbara and Stephen Claiborn

Beverly and Don Clark

Jan and Fritz Clark

Lynne Clark and James Schmidt

Susan and James Clay

Patricia and John Cogan

Linda and Tim Cohane

Lisa and Richard Cohen

Jay Cohen

Marcia Coleman*

Mary Collins

Patricia and John Connolly

Christie and John Cooper

Shirley and Gerard Cormier

Linda and William Cornell

David Cosman

Janet and John Costello

Melinda and James Cotter

Mary Gene Cotten and Fred Williams

Jennifer Coughlin

Susan and David A. Coulter

Lynn and Thomas Cox*

Monique and Gary Crawford

Michelle and Dave Crawforth

Daphne Crosbie and Jack Stults

Leslie and Thomas Croyle*

Marlene and David Culbertson

David Culver

Jan and Jim Cummings

Lisa and Jim Cummings*

Robert Cushing

Susan and Andrew Dana

Jack Daniels

Betty and Jack Russett

Kathryn and Danny Dansby

Roger Daub*

Jeff and Rhonda Davis

Linda and Bob Davis

Chris Marie and Timothy Davis

Martha and Elzie Davis

Gale and Shelby Davis

Susan and Jack Davis

Dorothy and David Kemper

Robert Dawkins

Judith Dean

Ann and Jim DeArmond

Anne and Thomas Deaver*

Judith and Andrew DeBoer

Robert Decker and Jeanie Martin

Fred Dedrick

James and Lavon DeGraw

Anthony and Carol Degrazier

Kathleen and Dominic DeMarco

Lori Demple

Stanley Dempsey

Jeffrey Dennis

Tom Depping

Marguerite and Tom Detmer

Enid Diamante

David Dickey

Lisa Diekmann

William Diesing and Claudia Schoenig-Diesing

Judith Dillon

Mary Anne and Bill Dingus

Theresa and Richard Dixon

Sandy Dodge

Tom Doneker

Joseph Dopilka

Connie and Tom Dotzenrod

Catherine and Richard Dowdell

Robert Dowling*

Bari and Peter Dreissigacker

Kenneth Duell and Denise Mauzerall*

Laurie and Thomas Duellman

Anne and Charles Duncan

Walter Dunn and Ellen Terry

Patty and Thomas Durham*

Michal Dusza*

Mary Kay Eberle

Charlene and Jim Eckman

Carol and Chris Edelen

Jo Ann and Bert Eder

Lee-Ann and Andy Edwards

Jennifer and Tim Edwards*

Anne and Robert Egbert

Rondi Egenes Holm

Karen Eldevick

Margaret and Randall Ellenz*

D.J. and W.T. Ellett

Bev and Steven Elliott

Sheila and Kirk Ellis

William Emerich

Richard Entz

Jacqueline and Christian Erdman

Nancy Erlanson and Donald Gibe*

Nancy Etheridge*

Lynn Evans*

Paul Farrell and Paula Cleary

Alan Fearey

Cynthia and Joel Fedder

Linda and Robert Fenner

Gregory Ferguson

Paula and David Fisher

Ramsey Fisher

Dianne and Judd Fitze

Brian Fitzgerald

Eric Fleske*

Robert Flora and Paulette Pallazzolo

Gregory Flowers*

Robin Folsom and David Borsook

Ellen and Tim Foster

Patricia and Gary Fox

Janet and Churchill Franklin

Lucy and Rick Fredrickson

Paula and Douglas French

Bradley Fricke

Kathy and Ed Fronheiser

Elizabeth and Jeffry Fronterhouse

Janet Fry

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Barbara and Don Fuhrmann

Rob Fuller

Caroline Gabel

Mary and Don Garner

Beverly and Richard Garnet

Courtney George*

Jo Giese and Ed Warren

Joan Gilliland

Sharon and Edward Gillum

Bob Giurgevich

Charles Glade

Margaret and William Gleghorn*

Marla and Robert Glover

Liberty Godshall and Edward Zwizk

Michelle and Tim Gokey

Arman Gokgol-Kline

Diana and Stephen Goldberg

Susan Gordon Lathrop

Forest Graber

Stefanie Grady

Kent Graham

Annie and Bob Graham

Ellen and William Graves

Joe Gray

Richard and Judie Greenman

Cathy and Gary Gross

Kathy and David Grubbs*

Susan and Craig Grube

Barbara and Christian Gunther

Lynn and Pat Gurrentz

Anita and James Guyette

Janet and Charles Haas

Howard Hackney

Dale Hadley

Melinda and Grant Haggard

Judy Hale

Eleanor and Barry Hall

Betty and Pat Hamel

Helen and James Hamilton

Jean and William Hamilton

Frances Harris

Rebecca and Curtis Harris*

John Harvey

Laura Hastings

Debbie and Albon Head

Deborah and Thomas Heau

Jean and Joseph Hedrick*

June Heilman

Debby and Joel Hendrickson

Margaret and Jesse Hennell*

Elizabeth and Dan Hennessy

Mary Ann Hensarling

Carolyn and Scott Heppel

Rebecca Hicks

Kemp and Thomas Hill

Cheryl Hoberman*

Leslie Hoffman

Linda and Bert Holland

KC and Robert Holland

Elizabeth Holland

Judy Holmes

Susan and Craig Holstedt

Nancy Hoole Taylor*

Michael and Patricia Horn

Cheri Brennan and Thomas Horsley

Judith and Bob Hoy

Cheryl and Richard Hudson

Cecily and Bannus Hudson

Geraldine Hufker and Celeste Ruwwe

Janice and Bob Huie

James Hunsaker

Linda and Jeffrey Huttenburg

Sally and Robert Huxley

Elisabeth and George Ireland

Bill Jackson and Theresa Voss

Ann Jackson and Ken Wilson

Gail and Robert Jacobs

Michele and Randall Jarrell

Joan and Robert Jensen

Kate Jensen

Carol Johnson

Kim and Ken Johnson

Rebecca and Alan Johnson

Dawn Johnson and Tim Sheahan

Edna Johnson

Jeanne Claire and David Jones

Elizabeth Jones*

DeeAnn and Barry Judd*

Jill and Steve Kadish

Betty and Jim Karam

Robert Kasberg*

Barbara and Kenneth Kaufman

Suzanne and Ric Kayne

Norma and Steve Kearsley

Matthew Kellogg

Cynthia and Douglas Kelly

Diana and Robert Kelly

Mary and Russell Kennedy

Lisa Kerstetter

Harriett Kesler

Suzanne and Richard Kiefer*

Celia Kiela and Jay Schad

Jana and David Kieper

Kathy and Dick Kimbrough

Suzanne King

Beth and Michael King

Imogene King and Richard Roberts

Katharine Kingman-Richards and Court Richards

Ellen Kirch

Lynn Kirk

Janet and John Kister

Stephanie and Charlie Knowles

Cheryl and Klaus Koch

Melanie Koenigshoff and Oliver Eickelberg*

Darcy Kofol

Pam and Chuck Koob

Franklyn Kraus

Zona Kreidle

John Kreidler

Nancy and Ken Krejsa

William Kropp and Jean Spears

Karen Kuehneman

Shelley Kuehneman

John Kultgen*

Sheryl and Daniel Kuznar

Deborah and John Lahey

Tim Laney

Sue Lang

Karrie and Christopher Lang*

Lynda Lankowski

Kathryn and Robert Lansing

Barbara and Lou Lanwermeyer

Murray Lapides

Roberta and Tracy Lasecke

Carol and Steve Latimer

Hubert Lattan and Judy Johnson

Jackie and Jay Lauderdale

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Onelia Lazzari

Kathleen Leach

Patrick Lee

Patti Lehman

Ellen and Jeff Lemming

Lisa Lemza and Mike Shillinger

Theodora Lengowski

Elizabeth and John Leonard

Jennifer and Robert Lerch

Mark Lerner

Elizabeth and Leon LeVan

Lori LeVander and David Pflug

Gary Ligman

Shalin Liu

Benjamin Livingston

Julia Llewellyn

Anne Stark Locher and Kurt Locher

Liz Lockette and David Thomas

Jane Lockwood

Catherine and David Loevner

Elizabeth Logue

Sally and David Long

Norma and Harry Longwell

Helen Lord and Raymond Taylor

Lori Laitman and Bruce Rosenblum

Gigi and Mike Louden

June and Tom Lowery

Gail and Jay Lund

Cliff Lungaretti

Joseph and Karen Lyczak*

Amanda and Tom Macejko

Marilyn and Sandy Macgregor

Jerome Mage*

Shirley and Robert Mahoney*

Renee and David Maldonado

Brandon and Timothy Manka-Clemons

Shirley Mann

Lisa and Andrew Marcus*

Sarah and Peter Mariani*

Diana and James Marilla

Steven Marsh

Reba and Richard Martin

Barbara Martin

Dana and David Martin

Jennifer and William Martinak

David Marx*

Deborah Matthews*

Vincent Mattone

Alice and Charles Matuszak

Beth Maxwell

Pavel Mazac and Kathleen Stack

Lisa and Randy McAllister

Andrea McCarren

Kathy and James McCarthy

Ferrell and Chi McClean

Ron McDaniel

Melissa McDonagh

Elizabeth and James McDonald

Sandra McFarland

Bailey McGuire

Carol and Jack McGuire

Rick McIntyre

Pat McKernan and Chip Petrie

Christine McKnight*

Shawn McMillian

Linda McMullen

Joan and Steven McTaggart*

Yvette Meftah

Paul Mensch*

Robin Merlino

Julia Merry*

Nicholas Meurrier*

Cara and Adam Mika

Polly and Nick Miller

Therese and Scott Miller

Marjorie and Rodney Miller

Geni Miller and Stephen Parker

David Miller*

Kathy and Robert Millwee

Megan Mims

Stephanie and John Minteer

Iris Model

Mariko and Dennis Molodowitch

Stephen Moloney

Helen and William Monroe

Tremaine and Andrew Monshizadeh

Yvette Montiel and Richard Schafer*

Joyce and John Mooney

Dick Moore

Axson and Bryan Morgan

Snow and Henry Morgan

Judith and James Moroney

Robert Morse

Elizabeth and Isaac Morton

Arikha Moses and Greg Steinmetz

Trudie Muir

William Murdock

Edward Murphy

Lynn and William Murphy

Thomas Murray*

Sandra Musgrave

Sharon Nador

Susan Nagel and David Schaller

Jeanne and Jonathan Nauman*

Rose Hochner Nelson and Robby Nelson

Michael Nevin

Maureen and Ronald Nichols*

Ann Nicholson

Kaye and Mark Nickell

Andrew Nicklawsky*

Bethany and Fred Niell*

Laura and Kurt Nisi

Sandra and Joseph Nissiotis

Josephine Nixon

Cécile and Marc Noël

Glennis and Jim Nokes

Erica Oakley-Courage*

Elaine and Bill Obernesser

Scott O’Connell

Carolyn and Jerry O’Connell

Susan and Roy O’Connor

Linda and Timothy O’Connor

Susie Odom*

Tara and David O’Donnell

Ellie Ogden

Gerry Ohrstrom

Joan and Gerald Olsen

Suzanne Olson*

Richard Orlowski*

Holly and Carlos Ortiz*

Laura Orvidas and Barrett Adams

Cathy and William Osborn

David Ottolino

Carolyn and David Oxenford

Doreen and Lee Packila*

Bethany Padgett

Wendy Palmer and Richard Ruh

Adrienne Papazian and Gary Zylkuski

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Vaishali Parekh

Ann Parker

Kathleen Parrish and Doug Spencer

Arielle Patrick

Donna Patrick

Susan and Larry Patrick

Katherine Pattison

Mary Pautz

Donald Peele

Edgar Peloquin

Anne Pendergast

Susan and David Perdue

Jocelyn Perry and Daniel Samelson

Steven Pettit*

Elsa Pfaff

Sara and Chris Pfaff

David Pfeffer

Beth and Jeff Pfost

Jean Phelps

Aida and David Phillips

Rebecca and Justin Pitt

Martha Pittard and Allan Krapf

Carolyn and Brad Pittman

Norma and Robert Placensia*

Lollie Plank

Tami and James Plummer

Janet and Jack Podoll

Barbara and Michael Polemis

Alicia and Peter Pond

Jane Poole

Allison Porter

Lynn and Steven Pratt

Seaton Preston

Pat Price

Wendie and James Proffitt

Louise Provencher

Maggie Purves

Louanne Quilici

Ursula and Whayne Quin

Victoria Quinn

Ann and David Radford*

Anne and David Radke

William Randall

Andrea Rankin and Phil Hohenlohe

Suzanne and Jeffrey Rarich

Diana and Bruce Rauner

Nancy Ray

Bill and Chris Redmond

Evelyn and William Reed Jr.

Paul Reichel

Pamela and Rodney Rempt

Joy and Jordan Renner

Joan Rentz

Edmund Resor

Ursula Reusch*

Mary Reuter

Melanie Reynolds and Bob Rowe

Darren Rhinehart*

Sara and Peter Ribbens

Crystal and William Ribich

Peggy and Chris Rice*

Liz and Al Richter

Virginia Rivers

Brittany Roderman

Susan Roeder

Lynne and Bennett Roginski

Jackie Rooney

Lilo and Tom Cunningham

Patti Rooney

Susan and Ronald Rope

Evelyn Rose and Sharon Nadeau*

Maisie and John Rosenberg

Carolyn Rosin*

Delphine and Richard Roth

Alan Rothschild

Susan and Jeffrey Saffle

Brian Salisbury

Rudolph Scaggs Jr.

Victoria and William Scarlett

Lisa and Patrick Schaad

Patricia and Gregory Schafer*

Roberta and William Scherer*

Bart Scherpbier

Joyce and Jeff Schlecht*

Mary Lou and Jeffrey Schleher

Lisa and Ken Schmier

Andrea and Mike Scholz

Ron Schubel and Cindy Christensen

Janet and Walter Schuchmann

Marjorie and Albert Schultz

Ray and Erin Schultz

Demar Sciuto

Melinda and Richard Scott*

Bill Scranton

Misty Seaton

Ginny and Evan Secor

Diane and Lee Selby*

Kelly and David Selva

Sandra Shapiro

Angela and Heath Sharp

Barry Shaw

Rhonda and Larry Sheakley

Hwai Ping Sheng

Donna and Vance Sherwood

Julie and Willy Shih

Cappy and Bob Shopneck

Barrett Sides

Ken Simila

Sandra and Denny Simonson

Terry Slade

Lea Ann and John Slizeski

Julie Slocum

Lawrence Small

Erna Smeets and Bill Simkins*

Judith and Richard Smith

Catherine Smith

Jerry Smith

La Dean and Randy Smith

Christine and Brian Smith

Gerry Smith and David Syfert*

Joann and Scott Snowden

Linda and Samuel Snyder

Gary Snyder

Craig Souser

Caile Spear and Glen Walker

Polly and James Spencer

Karen and John Springthorpe

Michael Spuler*

Page and Alan Stabler

Eric and Richelle Stafne

Tamara and Matt Steele

Sherry Stein

Susan and Edward Steiner

Lillian Stephens

Catherine and Gregory Stevens

Hazel and Jay Stevens

Nancy Stone

Nancy Stovall*

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Janice Stroud-Bickes and Charles Bickes*

Keith Suchy

Sidney Suggs

Bernard Sussman

Linda and Steven Swartley

Melanie Swecker

Anne Swift

Janice Symchych

Catherine Symchych

Anne Symchych

Gail and Michael Tanguay

Anne and Jim Taylor

Dawn and Bruce Tecklenburg

Bonnie Teglas

Nancy Teich and Frank Sanders

Rob Terry

Budd Terwilliger

Cindy and Jim Thompson

Sally Thompson

Jane and Russell Thorpe

Sue Tiffany

Dottie and Mike Tillotson*

Thomas Titsworth

Debbie and Bill Tracy

Sandra and Dale Tremblay

Kelly and Len Trout

L. C. Tubb Jr.

Catherine, Stan, Missy, and David Uchiyama

Karen Uhlenbeck and Robert Williams

Lynda and David Underwood

Peri Urvek*

Swati Vakil

Sherrie and Anthony Varrichio

Rita Vasquez-Myers and Brys Myers

Carol Vaughn

Megan and Mark Veldee

Shubha and Mohan Vidwans

Michael Voight*

Kathy and Bob Voll

Thomas Von Lehman and Margaret Good

David Vondle

Gil and John Wagner

Karen and Bruce Wagner

Veronica Wald and Kevin Kuehnel

Raymond Walheim

Thomas Walker

Tiffany Wall

Janet Walsh

Betty and Wallace Warmack

Nancy and Dennis Warren

Pamela and David Waud

Laurie and David Weaver*

Elizabeth and Carl Webb

Barb Wehrle

Laura and Henry Weil

Nancy and Richard Welch*

Barbara and Dan Wenk

Katie and Mark Wentworth

Norma and Kirk Westervelt*

Bevan Weyburn*

Melanie and Frank White

Jonna and Doug Whitman

Gigi and Randall Whitman

Jane and Dale Wierman

Micki Wiersma and Peg Queija

Ryan Williams

Page and Pearre Williams

Marsha and Ronald Williamson*

Shannon Wilson

Shirley and Richard Wilson

Susan and Gregg Wilson

Joan Winstein

Anita and Gerald Wiseman

Robbin and Gary Witlen

Jesslyn Witte

Virginia Wolfe*

Catherine and Peter Woodfield*

Cynthia and Dale Woodling

Suzanne and David Worley*

Kate Wormington

Janet Wrestler and Randall Eckhoff*

Barbara Wunderlich

Robin Wyatt

Jeffrey Yarris

John Youngblood

Katie and Jack Zammito

Tamela and Tim Zimmerman

Sandra and Frederick Zoerner

Diane and Wally Zook

Priscilla Zuber

Karin Zuckerman

Nancy and Donald Zurwelle

*Indicates Yellowstone Guardian Monthly Donor

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PLANNED GIVING

THE OLD FAITHFUL SOCIETY

These outstanding donors have made legacy commitments to Yellowstone Forever through planned gifts.

Barbara and Robert Aaron

Connie and James Adreon

Dolores Albers

Jocelyn Allen

Alva Anderson

Bruce Anderson

Joseph Andrews

James Angresano

Anonymous

Deborah Applegate

Tracy Arthur

Beth Averbeck

Sandi and Bill Babcock

Richard Bancroft and Kara Menzel

Jean Barash and Dave Barrett

Lynn Bart

Dave Baylor

Marge Baylor

Natalie and Aaron Bissonette

Debra and Brad Blome

Judith and Robert Blue

Michael Bocchinfuso

Sheila Boeckman

Leslie Boff

Dianne Bordas

Debra Botellio

Nina and John Bottomley

Ken Bowling

Judy Bradley and David Mitchell

Diane Brinkmann

Tim Bruno

Cheryl Budzinski and William Ross

Beth Byron-Reasoner and Andy Reasoner

Claire Campbell and Brian Makare

Diane Castiglioni

Chris and John Cavanaugh

Georgia Clark and Brenda Berglund

Linda Collins

Lara and Stephen Compton

Roberta and Craig Connolly

Deborah and Chris Cooley

Shirley and Gerard Cormier

Pat Crane

Roy Crum

Caroline Cullen

David Currier and Kevin Kalley

Susan and Andrew Dana

Trisha and Chip Davis

Betsy de Leiris

Stella and Al DiPasqua

Mona and Richard Divine

Theresa and Richard Dixon

Kris and Jim Dorris

Catherine and Richard Dowdell

Lucinda Downing

Susan and Robert Duke

Patty and Thomas Durham

Charlene and Jim Eckman

Jo Ann and Bert Eder

David Edwards

Linda Edwards

Daniel Ellison and Elizabeth Fournier

Beverly England

Eva Mariana Farova

Charlotte and Bill Fecht

Linda Fidler

Teresa Fischer

Denise Fitzhenry

Betsy Franz

Matthew Frend

Kathy and Ed Fronheiser

Trent and Courtney Gaines

Maureen and Larry Gamble

Janice and Ernest Glessner

Petra Goodell

Marie Gore

Annie and Bob Graham

Susan and Craig Grube

Barbara and Christian Gunther

Kathleen Haines

Mary Hamilton

John Harvey

Amy Haugerud

Katherine Hax

Arvis Heling

Carolyn and Scotty Heppel

Jim Hersrud

Debra Hopfer

Dorothy Howard-Flynn

Cecily and Bannus Hudson

Gayle and Michael Hughes

Chrys Hulbert

Teresa Ignatovich and Deborah Henderson

Heidi and Mark Ingenito

Jeslyn and William Johnson

Liddy Johnson

Cynthia and Mark Jordan

Sherry and Dave Kapes

Russ Kehler

Dianna Kellie

Dana Kellogg

Mary Ann Kiely

Stephanie and Lief Kiewlich

Beth and Michael King

Jana and Robert Knight

Dale and Elizabeth Kostelny

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Wendy Kraly

Michael Kramer

Andrea Krueger

Rea Labar

Ron Lerner

Cynthia Lewis and Doug Ruffin

Susan Light and Boyd Ratchye

Sarah and Bill Lindsey

Karen Litt

Liz Lockette and Dave Thomas

Steve Lokker

Helen Lord and Raymond Taylor

Kathleen Lynch

Carl Lyons and Kay Juricek

Barb Mader

Keri Mader

Susan and Mitchell Malone

Susan Malone

Jane Massey and Walter Gerlesky

Jeanne and Kim McCarthy

Terri Lynn McConnell and Julie Twist

Linda and Robert McPhail

Kathleen and John McShane

Shane Mills and Scott Jackson

Guido Minola

Mardell Moore

Marshall Moss

Donna Murphrey

Sue and Richard Muza

Monica Nesbit

Jan Nethery

Melody Newkirk

David Nicholson

James Nielson and Anne Young

Natalie and Kevin Nolan

Andrew and Heather Olsen

Diane Orme and Lori Raborg

Gerald O’Sullivan

Doreen and Lee Packila

James Pape

Wayne Parsons

Susan and Larry Patrick

Valeria Peyton

Sandra Pfeiffer

Jean Phelps

Jayne and Dennis Poydence

Barbara and Franklin Propst

Paul Reichel

Peggy and Chris Rice

Jed and Robert Richardson

John Rodgers

William Ryerson

Ede Schmidt

Timothy Schofield

Janet and Walter Schuchmann

Larry Schultz

Susan and Stanley Schumacher

Sandra Shapiro

Kevin Sheridan

Donna and Vance Sherwood

Cappy and Bob Shopneck

Ann and Michael Skelton

Jerry Smith

Gerry Smith and David Syfert

Luetta Smithhisler

David Socolofsky

Daren Striegel and Barbara Hanka

Linda Summers

Mary Swanson and Peter Murray

Anne and Jim Taylor

Jeremy Taylor

Marguerite and Ron Thompson

James Thorp

Betty Tichich and Fred Bunch

Neil Uranowski

Lee and Sal Vivanco

Janet Walsh

Emily and Douglas Walter

Ruth and Richard Waltman

Kelly Waymire

Elizabeth and Rudy Weinhold

Michele and Edward Weller

Rita Wetzel

Rosalyn and David Widney

Carl Michael Wilkinson

Randolph Willoby

John Wilson

Rita and Gary Wolfe

Pamela Wrench

Barbara Wunderlich

Linda and Howard Wynne

Elizabeth Young and William Parks

Magdalene Ziereis

We are grateful for all of our donors. Every effort has been made to ensure that this list of gifts received March 1, 2021 –February 28, 2022, is accurate and complete. Please contact us at 406.848.2400 or supporters@yellowstone.org if a name has been omitted or otherwise improperly reported so we can correct our records.

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TRIBUTE GIFTS

Kathy Barland

Brian Barland

John Carey

Bryce Carey

Matthew Carey

Troy, Alma, Bill, Emily, and Alex Carey

Hayden Carey

M. Scot Case

Eleanor Williams Clark

Janet and John Costello

David and Joan Culver

Johnson Fayman

Logan Fayman

$1,000 OR MORE IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF

Rob Adams

Alecia Adams

Ricardo and Susan Alfaro

Julia Appel

Myrna Berlet-Dietrich

Cyndyn Bridge

John F. Buckley

Mitzy and Candy

Corky Cathcart

Brue Chandler III

Motimer Cohen

Sandra Cox

Steven Dolberg

Allis and Erwin Edelman

Harry Frank

Bob Fuhrmann

Carolyn and Scott Heppel

Jeanne Claire and David Jones

J. Eric Jordan

Kelley Kernes

Bruce Kernes

Janet Kernes

Malani Kuiper

Karen Leiker

Jason Leiker

Leighton and Logan Leiker

Jenna Leiker

Arikha Moses Cary Gardner

Tracy Gordy

George Hensarling

Dr. John C. Hooker

Jane Lerner

Earl Little

Richard Llewellyn

Keri Mader

Seve Masera

Hoyett May

Bridget McElroy

David McFarland

Dr. Michael Meftah

David Neemidge

Valerie and Wright Ohrstrom

Trina Overlock

Maggie and Grace Park

Lauren Park

Bryan Park

David and Jackie Pitt

Rod and Pam Rempt

Hank Riefle

Patricia Rooney

Jackie Rooney

Jimmy Spencer

Aly Tregear

Hans Tregear

Elizabeth Webb

Eric and Joan Norgaard

Tom Offutt III

Rick Reese

Michael Ellis Robinson

Robert Sanders

Tiki and Decker Stafne

Glenn Steinberg

H. Malcolm Ticknor

Betty White

Todd Willoughby

Jonathan Ryon Witte

David Wyatt

Glenn Anthony Yount

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CORPORATE GIFTS

Yellowstone Forever sincerely thanks the members of our corporate partner community who have invested in the future of Yellowstone National Park. In fiscal year 2021, the following corporations and businesses provided major support to Yellowstone Forever.

$1M+ $250,000 - $999,999

Michelin North America, Inc.**

Coca-Cola Company

Dummen Orange Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc ** Google Inc.*

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$50,000 - $249,999

Ariel Investments

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

ConocoPhilips

Encore Technologies

Jacques Marie Mage Sunglasses

Toyota Motor North America

Wyoming Whiskey

Xanterra Parks & Resorts Guest Donation Program

$25,000 - $49,999

Caswell-Massey

Delaware North Companies

Havas Media*

Miir Holdings, LLC

State of Montana - License Plate Program

$5,000 - $24,999

Edrington Americas

Grand Teton Brewing Company

Parks Project, LLC

Patagonia.com

Yellowstone Park Service Stations

$1,000 - $4,999

Amazon Smile Foundation

CME Group

GRG Enterprises LLC

Merkle Response Services Inc.

Montana Silversmiths

Riverbend Publishing

The Wildland Trekking Company, LLC

Treeline Coffee Roasters

Wild Tribute

MATCHING GIFTS OF $1,000+

Apple Matching Gifts Program

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Boeing

Google Gift Matching Program

IBM Matching Grants

Intel Foundation

JP Morgan Chase

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

nexAir LLC

PDT Partners

Pfizer

Promega Corporation

Stanley Black and Decker, Inc.

Warbug Pincus LLC

*In-Kind Donation

**In-Kind And Cash Donation

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FOUNDATION GIFTS

$250,000 - $999,999

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

National Park Foundation

Tull Family Foundation

$50,000 - $249,999

Anonymous

Beagle Charitable Foundation

George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation

G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation

Living With Wolves, Ltd.

Solso Family Foundation

Sorenson Legacy Foundation

Taylor Family Foundation

Wheeler Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous

Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation, Inc.

Daniel K. Thorne Foundation, Inc.

S. Livingston Mather Charitable Trust

Solot and Karp Family Foundation

The Argus Fund

The Bechtel Trusts

The Fitzpatrick Foundation

YOT Full Circle Foundation

$5,000 - $24,999

Benjamin Family Foundation

Conservation Nation

Eaglemere Foundation, Inc.

Elhapa Foundation, Inc.

fStop Foundation*

Fuller Foundation, Inc.

Henry E. Niles Foundation

Kathryn Nell Harrison Foundation

Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc.

Nathan P. Jacobs Foundation

National Film Preservation Foundation

Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation

Solstice Charitable Foundation

The Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation

The Crain Foundation

The Tow Foundation

Towering Pines Foundation

Treacy Foundation

Weglicki Family Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

Willard L. Eccles Foundation

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$1,000 - $4,999

Anita and Julian Saul Foundation

Anonymous

Arizona Community Foundation

Burton Foundation

Ed and Yvonne Parish Foundation

Edwards Family Foundation

Gilhousen Family Foundation

Highfield Foundation

James and Barbara Cimino Foundation

J. Eric Jordan Foundation

John A. Rodger Jr. Foundation

John and Shirley Nash Foundation

Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation, Inc

Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation

Margaret Mellon Hitchcock Foundation

MBK Foundation

Martin Family Charitable Foundation

Ray-Griffin Foundation

The Bydale Foundation

The Goodnow Fund

The Millmont Foundation

The Reuter Foundation

Wildlife Conservation Network

*In-Kind Donation

**In-Kind And Cash Donation

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FINANCIALS

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V.
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2021 ANNUAL REPORT 41 Non-current assets Current assets Current liabilities LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
ASSETS ASSETS 2022 2021 Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable Pledges receivable, net Inventory Prepaid expenses Total current assets Investments Property and equipment, net Pledges receivable, net of current portion Total non-current assets Total assets Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Deferred revenue Grants payable Notes payable Lines of credit Total current liabilities
donor restrictions Undesignated
for Park Projects
for Capital Projects With donor restrictions Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets 17,010,963 174,389 1,584,140 490,752 182,973 19,443,217 $ $ 3,037,650 7,691,882 1,525,935 12,255,467 31,698,684 1,106,718 261,616 267,3271,635,661 12,279,854 1,000,000 1,314,000 15,469,169 30,063,023 31,698,684 5,419,886 54,220 1,378,520 1,248,785 217,438 8,318,849 1,771,603 8,231,345 1,541,069 11,544,017 19,862,866 511,930 75,363 8,517 2,351,002 1,900,000 4,846,812 6,450,4188,565,636 15,016,054 19,862,866
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
28, 2022 & FEBRUARY 28, 2021
NET
Without
Designated
Designated
YELLOWSTONE FOREVER
FEBRUARY
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YELLOWSTONE FOREVER STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY

28, 2022

2021 ANNUAL REPORT 43 REVENUES AND SUPPORT EXPENSES Without Donor Restrictions Total Educational product sales, net of discounts Less cost of goods sold Educational product sales, net Contributions and gifts Educational tuition and fees Investment earnings, net Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans Other revenues Total revenues before releases Net assets released from restriction Total revenues and support National Park Service grants Educational product sales Institute Total program service 4,063,863 (1,980,121) 2,083,742 10,299,190 1,289,942 1,330 2,351,002 86,577 16,111,783 2,817,490 18,929,273 $ $ 2,763,051 1,696,083 1,225,054 5,684,188 4,063,863 (1,980,121) 2,083,742 20,017,641 1,289,942 3,902 2,351,002 86,577 25,832,80625,832,806 2,763,051 1,696,083 1,225,054 5,684,188 With Donor Restrictions $-9,718,4512,5729,721,023 (2,817,490) 6,903,533--
Philanthropy Administration Total supporting services Total expenses 2,857,181 2,244,468 5,101,649 10,785,837 2,857,181 2,244,468 5,101,649 10,785,837-Change in net assets Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year 8,143,436 6,450,418 14,593,854 15,046,969 15,016,054 30,063,023 6,903,533 8,565,636 15,469,169
JACOB
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FRANK

PARK PROJECTS REVENUES

Protect Yellowstone’s Ecosystem and Wildlife

Preserve Yellowstone’s Heritage, History and Trails Enhance

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Visitor Experiences
Endowment Funds
Education Projects Other YF Projects Total 4,235,345 2,918,684 184,983 291,887 1,251,142 266,215 9,148,256 $
& Education
YF
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VI.

SUPPORT YELLOWSTONE

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WAYS TO SUPPORT YELLOWSTONE

YELLOWSTONE SOCIETY

The Yellowstone Society is a community of like-minded philanthropy members who annually contribute a gift of $1,000 or more (or $84 per month as a Yellowstone Guardian).

For more information visit: yellowstone.org/society

PLANNED GIFT OPPORTUNITIES

Leave a legacy for Yellowstone and help ensure the continuation of our work for Yellowstone National Park by making a planned gift.

For more information visit: yellowstone.org/planned-giving

INSTITUTE PROGRAMS

Join the Yellowstone Forever Institute on a journey of discovery and engage with Yellowstone like you never have before!

For more information visit: yellowstone.org/experience

YELLOWSTONE GUARDIANS

Join a special group of members who provide steady support to Yellowstone by becoming a Yellowstone Guardian with a monthly gift of $10 per month or more.

For more information visit: yellowstone.org/monthly-giving

MATCHING GIFTS

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees.

For more information visit: yellowstone.org/matching-gifts

PARK STORES

Proceeds from purchases made at Yellowstone Forever educational Park Stores, including our online store, directly support Yellowstone National Park.

For more information visit: shop.yellowstone.org

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GIFT OF SECURITIES

Gifts of stock and other appreciated securities are an easy way to help Yellowstone while receiving a number of tax benefits.

For more information call: 406.488.2400

MEMORIAL AND HONOR GIFTS

To make a gift in someone’s honor or memory, please call 406.848.2400 or select “dedicate my donation in honor or in memory of someone” on our online donation page.

DONATE BY PHONE

Make a one-time or monthly donation by calling 406.848.2400

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Become a corporate partner and help us meet the park’s needs while solving pivotal issues that impact Yellowstone on a daily basis.

For more information visit: yellowstone.org/ corporate-partners

DONATE ONLINE

Make a one-time or monthly donation at yellowstone.org/donate.

DONATE BY CHECK

Yellowstone Forever P.O. Box 1857 Bozeman, MT 59771

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VII. LEADERSHIP
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LEADERSHIP YELLOWSTONE FOREVER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kevin Butt, Chair

Doug Spencer, Vice Chair

Tom Detmer, Treasurer

Carolyn Heppel, Secretary

Lisa Diekmann, President & CEO

John Costello

Lisa Evia

Annie Graham

Nicholas Olds

Laura Orvidas

Arielle Patrick

Larry Patrick

Susan Roeder

Jacqueline Rooney

Bob Rowe

Michael Solot

Stephanie Tarbet

Thomas Tull

Elizabeth Webb

YELLOWSTONE FOREVER LEADERSHIP TEAM

Lisa Diekmann President & CEO

Wendie Carr Chief Marketing Officer

J.D. Davis Chief Development Officer

While the fiscal year covered in this report is from March 1, 2021 – February 28, 2022, the board, National Advisory Council, and staff lists are as of July 15, 2022.

YELLOWSTONE FOREVER

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Scott Heppel, NAC Leadership Facilitator

Ken Krejsa, NAC Leadership Facilitator

Paul Bertelli

John Bottomley

Clinton Bybee

John Cavanaugh

Fred Dedrick

Anne Duncan

Jim Hanna

Debra Head

David Jones

Elizabeth Milias

Arikha Moses

Tom Murphy

Rose Hochner Nelson

Mark Nickell

Valerie Ohrstrom

Wright Ohrstrom

Aida Phillips

Patricia Rooney

Denise Weglicki

Amanda Hagerty Institute Director

Kristi Mills Chief Financial Officer

Nina Novikoff Director of Human Resources

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PHOTO CREDITS

NPS/Neal Herbert

NPS/Neal Herbert

YF/Erin Fitzgerald

YF/Erin Fitzgerald

NPS/Jacob Frank

NPS/Sherrie & Ron White

YF/Matt Ludin

NPS/Jacob Frank

NPS/Jacob Frank

NPS/Jacob Frank

NPS/Jacob Frank

NPS/Neal Herbert

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Yellowstone Forever is the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park. Our mission is to protect, preserve, and enhance Yellowstone National Park though education and philanthropy.

Yellowstone Forever

P.O. Box 1857 Bozeman, MT 59771

yellowstone.org 406.848.2400

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