Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS STATED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN (2019-2024), THE ZION NATIONAL PARK FOREVER PROJECT BELIEVES THESE SACRED AND SIGNIFICANT -- CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O--
ZION NATIONAL PARK FOREVER PROJECT PROVIDES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION, --CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O--
2019 WAS ZION NATIONAL PARKS FIRST CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY. THE OCCASION CALLED FOR FOCUSED AND STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT SPANNED ACROSS ALL THREE PROGRAMMATIC AREAS. THIS ENERGY GUIDED FUNDRAISING AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES. THE 2019 FIELD GUIDE CONTAINED NPS PROGRAMS IN NEED OF FUNDING THAT WAS OTHERWISE NOT AVAILABLE. IN TOTAL 24 CRITICAL PARK PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES WERE FULLY FUNDED IN 2019 ACROSS ALL 3 PARKS. PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH ZION FOREVER PROJECT INCLUDED; PRODUCTION AND COMPLETION OF NEW ZION PARK FILM, WE THE KEEPERS, REPLACING THE PARKS 20 YEAR-OLD FILM, CONCRETE TO CANYONS AN AWARD WINNING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED INNER-CITY YOUTH, FUNDING OF A NATIVE AMERICAN PAIUTE TRIBAL YOUTH CAMP, --CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O--
PARK STORE OPERATIONS AND DONATIONS COLLECTED IN THE PARK STORES (5 TOTAL STORES ACROSS 3 PARKS) PROVIDE CRITICAL BASE FUNDING FOR OUR ORGANIZATION AND FOR SEMINAL PARK PROGRAMS SUCH AS; JR. RANGER PROGRAM (TARGETED TO YOUTH 4 AND OLDER), PROTECTION OF ZIONS BIGHORN HERD (AND ALL WILDLIFE IN THE PARK), AS WELL AS PARK PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON STEWARDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PARK LEADERS LIKE SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITIES IIC (INTERGOVERNMENTAL INTERNSHIP COOPERATIVE) PROGRAM. OVER 1.9 MILLION VISITORS EXPERIENCED OUR PARK STORE LOCATIONS ACROSS ALL THREE PARKS (BASED ON NPS COUNTS). --CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O--
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES ARE PROVIDED ACROSS ALL THREE PARKS PARTNERED WITH ZION FOREVER (ZION NATIONAL PARK, CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT). THIS YEAR 1160 VISITORS ATTENDED LECTURES, PARTICIPATED IN FIELD PROGRAMS, OR BOOKED CUSTOM EXPERIENCES WITH OUR TRAINED NATURALISTS AND INSTRUCTORS. THE ZION FOREVER PROJECT ALSO HOSTED THE PARKS ANNUAL ART EVENT. RENAMED FOR THE PARKS CENTENNIAL YEAR TO CELEBRATION OF ART. 12 CELEBRATED ARTISTS AND OVER 7,000 ART ENTHUSIASTS GATHERED IN THE CANYON FOR A FULL WEEK OF DEMONSTRATIONS, LIVE PAINTING EVENTS, AND A CENTENNIAL GALA/ART SALE EVENT. THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT FUND PARK EDUCATIONAL AND MUSEUM PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lyman K Hafen | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $116,475 |
| Tracy Jones | DIRECTOR OF | 40 | $99,763 |
| David G Clove | EMERITUS BOD | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Wells | BOD | 1 | $0 |
| Julie A Saemisch | BOD | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Last | BOD | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Lafave | BOD | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Gubler | BOD | 1 | $0 |
| Dirk Clayson | BOD | 1 | $0 |
| Billie Rayford | CO-CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| John Taylor | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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