2026-08-05T11:25:31-05:00 2025-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 80 E RIO SALADO PARKWAY SUITE 200 TEMPE AZ 85281 990 2025-01-01 860179548 GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY GRAN 9286382481 PO BOX 399 GRAND CANYON AZ 86023 ELIZABETH SILKES CEO 9286382481 2026-07-31 1 JACQUELINE ECKMAN P01300648 6022662248 2026-07-31 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH SILKES PO BOX 399 GRAND CANYON AZ 86023 26154155 0 X WWW.GRANDCANYON.ORG X 1932 AZ AS THE OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPIC AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNER OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF PARK CHAMPIONS TO CHERISH AND SUPPORT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL WONDER OF GRAND CANYON. 18 18 179 18 0 0 5614073 6301345 347550 302745 1148886 1118670 10032136 10195981 17142645 17918741 3923317 3561594 0 0 6200073 7201925 304905 0 3640294 4189708 4743227 14618003 15506746 2524642 2411995 36231430 42054054 1353474 1786553 34877956 40267501 X AS THE OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPIC AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNER OF THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF PARK CHAMPIONS TO CHERISH AND SUPPORT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL WONDER OF THE GRAND CANYON. 1 0 5851665 3522450 10327597 AID TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAM - IN 2025, GCC DONATED 6% OF ANNUAL RETAIL SALES REVENUE TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO NPS TOWARDS INTERPRETIVE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND HISTORICAL PROJECTS. THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED 265 DAYS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS BY 107 DEMONSTRATORS. ADDITIONALLY, 22 INDIGENOUS CULTURAL PERFORMANCES WERE HELD BY MEMBERS FROM DIN (NAVAJO), HAVASUPAI, HUALAPAI, HOPI, ZUNI, AND WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBES, AND REACHED 4,757 VISITORS. FURTHER, 42 RANGER-LED FIELD TRIPS FOR 1,008 STUDENTS IN GATEWAY COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY TRIBAL AND TITLE I SCHOOLS, WERE HOSTED AT THE SOUTH RIM, CONNECTING THE YOUTH TO THE CANYON'S CULTURAL AND NATURAL WONDERS. GCC DIRECT AID FUNDING WAS ALSO UTILIZED TO COLLECT 1,281 SQUARE MILES OF LIDAR DATA IN GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, WHICH WAS USED TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE GROUNDWATER FLOW PATHS, SPRINGS, AND SHALLOW GROUNDWATER ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE. GCC ALSO RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT NPS PRIORITY PROJECTS AND EMERGING NEEDS. FOLLOWING THE DRAGON BRAVO FIRE THAT LEFT DEVASTATING IMPACTS ON THE NORTH RIM, GCC COLLECTED DONATIONS AND FUNDED RECOVERY EFFORTS INCLUDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR EVACUEES, THE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM THE FORMER NORTH RIM VISITOR CENTER, SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL POST-FIRE SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND CLEANING AND REMEDIATION OF 45 NPS FACILITIES, RESIDENTIAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS. WITH SUPPORT FROM GCC, NPS ALSO COMPLETED THE SECOND ROUND OF ITS DYE TRACING STUDY. DYES WERE INJECTED INTO TWO SINKHOLES, WHILE 43 SPRINGS AND STREAM SITES WERE MONITORED OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. THIS WORK ACCOUNTED FOR 858 NPS STAFF FIELD DAYS AND IS ALREADY IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF GROUNDWATER FLOW, DRINKING WATER PROTECTION, AND WILDFIRE IMPACTS. UNDERSTANDING WHERE WATER FLOWS TODAY HELPS PROTECT THE CANYON TOMORROW. GCC FUNDING ALSO ENABLED PREVENTIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS, AND IN 2025, TRAIL PATROL TEAMS LOGGED 2,583 HOURS, ASSISTED 444 HIKERS, MADE 97,749 GENERAL CONTACTS, AND TOOK 18,400 PREVENTIVE ACTIONS TO HELP VISITORS MAKE SAFER CHOICES BEFORE EMERGENCIES OCCURRED. GCC SUPPORT ALSO ADVANCED CRITICAL TRAIL WORK INCLUDING REPAIRS TO A WASHED-OUT SECTION OF THE BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL, THE INSTALLATION OF LOG BENCHES ON THE SOUTH RIM TO SUPPORT RANGER TALKS, AND MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO OVER 30 MILES OF GREENWAY TRAILS ALONG THE SOUTH RIM. 2773198 9251 0 INTERPRETIVE SALES PROGRAM - INTERPRETIVE SALES REVENUE SUPPORTS GRAND CANYON'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY ENHANCING VISITORS' EXPERIENCES. STAFF PROVIDE VISITORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT GRAND CANYON 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING FACILITATING OVER 25,000 NEW JUNIOR RANGER CERTIFICATIONS EACH YEAR. BEYOND IN-PARK INTERPRETIVE SALES, GCC OPERATES PUBLISHING, WHOLESALE, AND E-COMMERCE BUSINESSES THAT EXTEND ITS REACH BEYOND GRAND CANYON PARK BOUNDARIES. THE GCC PUBLICATIONS CATALOG INCLUDES OVER 50 PUBLICATIONS AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE GRAND CANYON AND THE COLORADO PLATEAU. IN 2025, INTERPRETIVE SALES OPERATED 6 STORES, INCLUDING 5 SOUTH RIM LOCATIONS AND ONE SEASONAL LOCATION AT THE NORTH RIM VISITOR CENTER. GENERATING OVER 500,000 TRANSACTIONS. PRODUCTS SOLD EDUCATE VISITORS ON PARK PRIORITIES, INCLUDING GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY, INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS, DARK SKIES, AND PARK HISTORY, DEEPENING VISITOR CONNECTION TO AND UNDERSTAND OF GRAND CANYON'S CULTURAL AND NATURAL HISTORY. ACROSS THOSE 6 LOCATIONS, 11,000 NEW GCC SUPPORTER-MEMBERS WERE RECRUITED. THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS HELP TO FUND GCC'S PRIORITY INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND INTERPRETIVE THEMES (E.G., INDIGENOUS CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, DARK SKIES AWARENESS, HIKE SMART EDUCATION, AND PRESERVATION OF THE RESOURCE). 908122 29893 302745 VISITOR AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM - RESIDENCY: IN 2025, THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DELIVERED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH ITS TWO TRACKS; ARTISTS AND ASTRONOMERS IN RESIDENCY. NEW AND ALUMNI ARTISTS AND ASTRONOMERS IN RESIDENCE DELIVERED OVER 80 PROGRAMS TO APPROXIMATELY 15,000 VISITORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, DOUBLING ITS VISITOR REACH AND IMPACT FROM 2024. ASTRONOMERS TRANSFORMED MOMENTS OF AWE AND WONDER INTO DEEPER UNDERSTANDING BY PAIRING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH FREE PROGRAMS THAT TAUGHT GUESTS, GRAND CANYON STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DARK SKIES. ARTISTS CREATED FREE PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS THAT REPRESENTED VISITORS' EXPERIENCES WITH THE CANYON WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THE CANYON'S INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY, GEOLOGY, AND HISTORY WITH WORKSHOPS IN WEAVING AND MAPMAKING, AND ARTWORK CREATED FROM GUEST INTERVIEWS, MUSEUM ARCHIVES, AND OBSERVATION. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTED THE RETURN OF ALUMNI ASTRONOMER IN RESIDENCE STEPHEN HUMMEL TO COMPLETE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE NIGHT-SKY QUALITY STUDY SINCE 2015, PROVIDING NPS WITH CRITICAL DATA TO MITIGATE LIGHT POLLUTION AND PROTECT ITS DARK SKIES. FIELD INSTITUTE: GCCFI COMPLETED 194 TRIPS IN 2025, ENGAGING OVER 2,000 PARTICIPANTS IN 8,138 EDUCATIONAL HOURS. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ABOVE AND BELOW THE RIM, FROM MULTIDAY BACKPACKING TRIPS INTO THE CANYON TO SUNSET PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES AND HISTORIC VILLAGE TOURS ALONG THE RIM.COMMUNITY EVENTS: GCC RESPONDED TO COMMUNITY NEEDS FOLLOWING THE DRAGON BRAVO FIRE, THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND MULTIPLE WATER RESTRICTIONS THAT CLOSED HOTEL CONCESSIONERS BY LAUNCHING COMMUNITY EVENTS TO BUILD CONNECTION AND RESILIENCY AMONG GRAND CANYON AND TUSAYAN RESIDENTS. 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THE CONSERVANCY MAINTAINS AND ADDS TO ITS ART COLLECTIONS THROUGH THIRD-PARTY GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. THE ART COLLECTION IS PRESERVED AND RESTORED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS ORIGINAL VALUE. THE ART COLLECTION AND CONTRIBUTED ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART III, LINE 4: THE CONSERVANCY COLLECTS AND DISPLAYS FINE ART AND FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS THAT PERTAIN TO THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING REGIONS. PART V, LINE 4: GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY HAS TEN ENDOWMENT FUNDS THAT SUPPORT THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK. SEVEN HAVE A DONOR-DIRECTED PURPOSE. THE FUNDS SUPPORT GREENWAY TRAILS, SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE RESEARCH, GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS, WILDERNESS TRAIL RESTORATION, AND GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY. THREE HAVE A BOARD-DIRECTED PURPOSE. THE FUNDS SUPPORT MAINTENANCE FOR THE THREE PRIORITIES FOR THE CONSERVANCY: CLIMATE CHANGE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS. PART X, LINE 2: NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES BECAUSE THE CONSERVANCY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AID TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IS DONATED AT COST. THE CONSERVANCY'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 355,233. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD MOVED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE -7,664,680. RENTAL EXPENSES MOVED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE -95,183. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES MOVED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE -142,776. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD MOVED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE 7,664,680. RENTAL EXPENSES MOVED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE 95,183. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES MOVED TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE 142,776. X X X X X X 1 DONORVOICE 11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE SUITE 20 RESTON VA 20190 DIRECT RESPONSE FUNDRAISING (EMAIL, MAIL, TELEFUNDRAISING) 0 973217 398208 575009 973217 398208 575009 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC PR CELEBRATION OF ART 315661 162961 152700 2000 268278 315661 162961 152700 2000 268278 270278 -117578 1 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE P O BOX 129 GRAND CANYON AZ 86023 841024566 STATE OF ARIZONA 3561594 0 N/A N/A GENERAL SUPPORT 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: EACH GRANT RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A SPENDING PLAN THAT DETAILS HOW FUNDS ARE BEING / HAVE BEEN SPENT IN FULFILLMENT OF THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. EACH REQUEST FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS MUST DETAIL PROGRESS TOWARD THE FINAL OBJECTIVE. THE RECIPIENT MUST ALSO SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT THAT EXPLAINS HOW THE FUNDS WERE USED TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ELIZABETH SILKES CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 270786 0 30000 0 0 0 3398 0 14152 0 318336 0 0 0 BONNIE BAKER CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 178316 0 6919 0 0 0 7412 0 24960 0 217607 0 0 0 MINYIN HART CFO 163071 0 6210 0 0 0 6605 0 13889 0 189775 0 0 0 KATRINA BLOEMSMA COO 143369 0 5856 0 0 0 3925 0 18546 0 171696 0 0 0 DARIN GEIGER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 128709 0 5785 0 0 0 5425 0 18724 0 158643 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE GCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OBTAINS AND RELIES ON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA PRIOR TO MAKING ITS COMPENSATION DETERMINATION. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS APPROVED, IN ADVANCE, BY THE BOARD. NO INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION, PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIONS. THE BOARD ADEQUATELY AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION. GCC USES THIRD-PARTY DATA TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE SALARY AND COMPENSATION RANGES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES CONSISTENT WITH EXPRESSED GUIDELINES OF THE GCC COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY DOCUMENT AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES FOR THE YEAR ARE DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD DURING THE OCTOBER MEETING. THE ELIGIBLE BONUS RANGE IS SET BETWEEN 0-5% AND IS BASED ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. X 215 127461 SELLING PRICE-ARTIST FEE X 11 209654 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2025 REFLECT GCCS THREE PROGRAM SERVICES: INTERPRETIVE SALES PROGRAM, VISITOR AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND AID TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS USED NPS PARK PRIORITIES AS THE REPORTED PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD (IF APPOINTED), THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF THE BOARD (IF A CURRENT DIRECTOR), AND THE CHAIRS OF ALL STANDING COMMITTEES, EACH SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL. THE CEO SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO NON-VOTING MEMBER. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SHALL BE THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE THE POWER TO (A) BORROW OR LEND MONEY; (B) SELL, ENCUMBER OR LEASE ANY REAL ESTATE FOR MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR; (C) EXECUTE GUARANTEES OR ACT AS SURETY; (D) AUTHORIZE OR COMMIT GCC FOR ANY UNBUDGETED EXPENDITURE, OBLIGATION, OR SERIES OF RELATED EXPENDITURES OR OBLIGATIONS IN EXCESS OF $100,000; (E) COMMENCE OR SETTLE LITIGATION; (F) AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; (G) FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OR ON ANY COMMITTEE; (H) ADOPT, AMEND, OR REPEAL THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THESE BYLAWS; OR (I) FIX OR APPROVE COMPENSATION TO ANY DIRECTOR OR ANY COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT ALL ACTIONS TAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD, WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED RATIFIED BY THE BOARD UNLESS 60% OF THE BOARD PRESENT AT THE MEETING VOTES TO REVERSE ANY SUCH ACTION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP IN GCC SHALL BE OPEN TO THOSE PERSONS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE PURPOSES OF GCC AS SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE BYLAWS, AND WHO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY TO THE SUPPORT OF GCC IN AT LEAST THE MINIMUM AMOUNT AND WHO SATISFY ANY OTHER CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERS SHALL HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS. MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH ADVANCE CONSENT OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A FULL COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW. THE BOARD THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS WILL ATTEST TO THE FACT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, OR DISCLOSE SUCH CONFLICTS IN WRITING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND AGREE TO NOTIFY THE BOARD SHOULD THEIR STATUS CHANGE. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY CERTIFY IN WRITING THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS IS TRACKED BY THE CORPORATE SECRETARY IN THE ONLINE BOARD PORTAL, BOARD EFFECT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE GCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OBTAINS AND RELIES ON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA PRIOR TO MAKING ITS COMPENSATION DETERMINATION. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS APPROVED, IN ADVANCE, BY THE BOARD. NO INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION, PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIONS. THE BOARD ADEQUATELY AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION. GCC USES THIRD-PARTY DATA TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE SALARY AND COMPENSATION RANGES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES CONSISTENT WITH EXPRESSED GUIDELINES OF THE GCC COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY DOCUMENT AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,675. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,998. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 51,616. TOTAL EXPENSES 72,289. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 56,940. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,928. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 231,868. TOTAL EXPENSES 324,736. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,821. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,458. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 48,135. TOTAL EXPENSES 67,414. OUTFITTERS FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,306. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 824. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,320. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,450. OUT-SOURCED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 216,108. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 142,074. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 916,902. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,275,084. FORM 990, PART IX, COLUMN (B): A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CONSERVANCY'S EXPENSES ARE COST OF GOODS SOLD RELATED TO ITS INTERPRETIVE SALES PROGRAM. THESE COST OF GOODS SOLD, TOTALING $7,664,680 ARE REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B AS A DIRECT REDUCTION OF RELATED REVENUES RATHER THAN AS PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES IN PART IX, STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES FOR TAX PURPOSES. IF THESE COST OF GOODS SOLD WERE INCLUDED IN PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES, THE CONSERVANCY'S PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE RATIO (COLUMN B) WOULD INCREASE TO 74%. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 355,233. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.