Yellowstone Forever

Charity Profile

Yellowstone Forever

🇺🇸Donor#12 last 12 months
Donations
$120,209,504
All time
Reach
United States
Verified footprint
Entries
10
Logged on Charity Journal

Giving over time

Monthly giving from the ledger
Giving and impact by month, last 12 months
MonthGivenImpact bandActivities logged
Nov 2025$0Not rated0
Dec 2025$0Not rated0
Jan 2026$0Not rated0
Feb 2026$0Not rated0
Mar 2026$0Not rated0
Apr 2026$0Not rated0
May 2026$0Not rated0
Jun 2026$0Not rated0
Jul 2026$0Not rated0
Aug 2026$0Not rated0
Sep 2026$0Not rated0
Oct 2026$105,000,000Not rated1

Cause breakdown

Arts$105,000,000 · 87.3%
Climate$15,209,504 · 12.7%
Yellowstone ForeverVerified
DonorUnited StatesEst. 2016Lisa Diekmann

About

Yellowstone Forever is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, and the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park. Established in 2016 through the merger of the Yellowstone Association and the Yellowstone Park Foundation, the organization combines environmental philanthropy with educational programs to protect one of the United States' most important natural landscapes. It works in partnership with the National Park Service to raise funds for conservation, scientific research, historical preservation and visitor education. Through donations, memberships, corporate partnerships and educational activities, Yellowstone Forever helps secure resources for projects that preserve the park's ecological and cultural heritage for future generations.

The organization's work includes protecting wildlife, restoring trails and boardwalks, supporting scientific research, preserving historic sites and improving educational opportunities for visitors. It also funds initiatives focused on biodiversity, native species recovery, environmental sustainability and the protection of Yellowstone's geothermal features. Through educational programs, publications and learning experiences, the organization encourages people of different ages to understand the park's natural systems and cultural history. Its fundraising efforts support priority projects identified in collaboration with park officials, helping maintain Yellowstone's natural resources while improving visitor experiences. Yellowstone Forever relies on charitable contributions and partnerships to advance its mission of protecting and enhancing the park for future generations.

Activity feed

Yellowstone Forever and Tallgrass jointly gave $105,000,000 to Conservation and Stewardship Fund for backed a national park fund supporting ecological conservation, visitor infrastructure, and long-term resource management on 2026-10-20. Cause: Arts.
Yellowstone Forever+TallgrassJoint gift→ Conservation and Stewardship Fund$Restricted
Artsbacked a national park fund supporting ecological conservation, visitor infrastructure, and long-term resource management.
$105,000,000$105M
Yellowstone Forever gave $3,581 to U.S. Forest Service for supported forest and ecosystem conservation work on 2025-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ U.S. Forest Service$Restricted
Climatesupported forest and ecosystem conservation work.
$3,581$4K
Yellowstone Forever gave $1,763,195 to National Park Service for supported projects protecting Yellowstone's wildlife and natural resources on 2025-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ National Park Service$Restricted
Climatesupported projects protecting Yellowstone's wildlife and natural resources.
$1,763,195$2M
Yellowstone Forever gave $2,288,632 to National Park Service for funded conservation and park-management projects on 2024-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ National Park Service$Restricted
Climatefunded conservation and park-management projects.
$2,288,632$2M
Yellowstone Forever gave $5,796 to U.S. Forest Service for supported forest and ecosystem conservation activities on 2023-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ U.S. Forest Service$Restricted
Climatesupported forest and ecosystem conservation activities.
$5,796$6K
Yellowstone Forever gave $3,317,907 to National Park Service for supported projects protecting the park's natural environment and wildlife on 2023-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ National Park Service$Restricted
Climatesupported projects protecting the park's natural environment and wildlife.
$3,317,907$3M
Yellowstone Forever gave $4,510,396 to National Park Service for funded conservation, wildlife research, trails and other park priorities on 2022-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ National Park Service$Restricted
Climatefunded conservation, wildlife research, trails and other park priorities.
$4,510,396$5M
Yellowstone Forever gave $2,395,650 to National Park Service for supported priority park projects, including wildlife conservation and ecosystem protection on 2021-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ National Park Service$Restricted
Climatesupported priority park projects, including wildlife conservation and ecosystem protection.
$2,395,650$2M
Yellowstone Forever gave $6,634 to U.S. Forest Service for supported forest conservation and environmental protection activities on 2020-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ U.S. Forest Service$Restricted
Climatesupported forest conservation and environmental protection activities.
$6,634$7K
Yellowstone Forever gave $917,713 to National Park Service for funded conservation projects protecting wildlife, natural resources and park facilities on 2020-01-01. Cause: Climate.
Yellowstone Forever→ National Park Service$Restricted
Climatefunded conservation projects protecting wildlife, natural resources and park facilities.
$917,713$918K

Board

Arielle Patrick
Director

Corporate communications executive and strategist.

Arikha Moses
Director

Former medical device entrepreneur and venture capitalist.

David Youn
Secretary

President of a portfolio of companies within Fortune Brands Innovations.

Debbie Head
Director

Board member of the Fort Worth Zoo.

Doug Spencer
Board Chair

Principal of Spencer Associates.

Elizabeth H. Webb
Director

Retail executive and Montana rancher.

Jennifer Kline
Director

Board of Visitors member at Colby College.

Kristi Cumming
Director

Co-owner of Copper Moose Farm and the Roosevelt Hotel.

Lisa Diekmann
President & CEO

President and CEO of Yellowstone Forever.

Michael Solot
Treasurer

Managing Director at Chicago Capital Partners.

Nick Olds
Vice Chair

Executive Vice President at ConocoPhillips.

Paul Bertelli
Director

Founder Emeritus of JLF & Associates Architects and Planners.

Stephanie Tarbet
Director

Vice President at Michelin North America.

Susan Roeder
Director

Nonprofit partnerships lead at Andersen Corporation.

Tad True
Director

Executive Partner at True Companies' midstream entities.