GCC Annual Report 2023

Annual Report 2023

VISION Breathtaking from the moment you first cast eyes on it, Grand Canyon is just that – Grand.

The natural and cultural significance of Grand Canyon makes it one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a sacred place of serenity and reflection that invites exploration and adventure, instilling both gratitude and humility. The canyon is a cultural touchstone for those who came before and those who have yet to come.

Grand Canyon Conservancy’s vision for Grand Canyon is: • A precious natural and cultural resource that is forever safeguarded.

• Indigenous people and connected communities who are thriving.

• Memorable experiences that welcome, ground, invigorate, and inspire.

MISSION To inspire generations of park champions to cherish and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon.

TRIBAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT As an organization whose mission is to inspire generations of park champions to cherish and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Conservancy acknowledges that Grand Canyon National Park exists on land Indigenous people have inhabited since time immemorial and whose histories and cultures are indelibly tied to locations that are now located within national park boundaries. GCC accepts the responsibility of stewarding these places and pledges to honor and respect these lands, their cultural history, and the 11 nations that are still here.

The Havasupai Tribe

The Navajo Nation

The Hopi Tribe

The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah

The Hualapai Tribe

San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe

The Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians

The Pueblo of Zuni

The Las Vegas Band of Paiute Indians

The Yavapai-Apache Nation

The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians

We are pleased to share our 2023 annual report, highlighting the remarkable projects and programs made possible by your generous support. Every part of Grand Canyon National Park has been touched by the projects you have funded to preserve and protect Grand Canyon and enhance and elevate the visitor experience.

On behalf of Grand Canyon National Park and Grand Canyon Conservancy’s board and staff, than you for your support and partnership. Together, we will write the next chapters of the park’s story, enabling us to keep telling it for generations to come.

PHOTO CREDITS Annie McCone-Lopez

Julie Anand

Mindy Riesenberg

Bill Marson

Lauren Cisneros

Myrrhijiah Aquino-Whitehead

Brian Erickson

Mark Chen

NPS

Janet Yazzie

Michael Quinn

Rich Rudow

2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mitchell Walker, Chair San Antonio, Texas

Aaron Craft Cave Creek, Arizona

Rich Rudow Mesa, Arizona

Shantini Munthree, Vice Chair Walnut Creek, California

Ann Figueredo Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Mick Rusing Tucson, Arizona

Nigel Finney Rio Verde, Arizona

Stephanie Sklar Tucson, Arizona

Deborah M. Gage Dallas, Texas

Stan Sutherland Flagstaff, Arizona

Charlie Galbraith Washington, D.C.

Merl E. Waschler Scottsdale, Arizona

Alejandra Lillo Los Angeles, California

Tyson Winarski Mountain View, California

Lizabeth Ardisana Orchard Lake, Michigan Ann Becker Fountain Hills, Arizona Randall Brown Dallas, Texas Awenate Cobbina Detroit, Michigan Jason Coochwytewa Phoenix, Arizona

Carissa Rollins Minneapolis, Minnesota

2023 GCC EXECUTIVE TEAM Theresa McMullan Chief Executive Officer

Minyin Hart Chief Financial Officer

Bonnie Baker (partial year) Chief Philanthropy Officer

Laura Jones Chief of Staff/Corporate Secretary

Darin Geiger Director of Operations

Mindy Riesenberg Director of Marketing & Communications

Danielle Segura Chief Philanthropy Officer (partial year) Amy Sovocool Chief Operating Officer (partial year)

2023 Accomplishments

CULTURAL HERITAGE Desert View Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site Work Continues In 2023, the building conservation and exterior of the Tribal Welcome Center at Desert View was completed, with a projected opening in the fall of 2024. The pathways around the Desert View area were also reconfigured, creating a more intuitive visitor experience, and bringing sections of the paths up to grade code with the American with Disabilities Act. Learn more here.

Cultural Demonstration Program The Cultural Demonstration Program, established in 2014, elevates the voices of members from the 11 Grand Canyon tribal communities. Generous donations from GCC supporters assist in providing honorariums and stipends for Tribal partners to participate in this program and share their cultural heritage with GRCA visitors. Demonstrations allow visitors to Grand Canyon National Park the opportunity to meet Indigenous artists while they practice traditional and modern crafts.

Demonstrations are free and open to the public and take place at the Desert View Watchtower, the auditorium at the North Rim Lodge, and the Visitor Center at the South Rim. They are made possible by GCC support.

In 2023, demonstrators were hosted on 80 occasions.

This number encompasses some artists coming to the canyon twice or having multiple artists present at a time,

not just one demonstrator a week. Demonstrators came from the Diné, Zuni, Hopi, Hualapai, Yavapai-Apache, Zuni, and the San Juan Southern Paiute tribes.

Twenty-two Grand Canyon Speaks programs were presented at the park, which were public conversations between park rangers and demonstrators. The Cultural Demonstration Program also began working with the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project, hosting one employee (demonstrator Kandis Quam) and three Zuni youth artists ranging from 19-23 years of age. Other new additions to the program included performances by flute players Aaron White and Milton Tso, and dance performances by Grand Canyon community members. A special event was also hosted at the canyon’s recreation center, featuring demonstrator Ed Kabotie and his band.

To learn more, click here.

Grand Canyon Speaks Podcast In November 2023, in celebration of Native American Heritage month, Grand Canyon National Park announced the release of a new podcast series focused on Indigenous perspectives and the people who have called the canyon home since time immemorial.

With support from GCC members, “Grand Canyon Speaks” features in-person conversations between park rangers and members from the 11 Grand Canyon tribal communities who participate in the Cultural Demonstration Program.

You can listen to the series here.

Renaming of Havasupai Gardens In May 2023, the site previously known as Indian Garden was renamed Havasupai Gardens. A public ceremony was held at the Bright Angel Trailhead on May 4, 2023, with representatives from the Havasupai Tribe and other tribal representatives in attendance. A private ceremony was held the following day at Havasupai Gardens, where signage has been updated to reflect the name change. Through donor generosity, GCC continues to support new signage and programming that will tell the Havasupai stories from the Havasupai perspective.

Native American Heritage Days The 28th annual Heritage Days event took place at the North Rim from July 28–30, 2023, with cultural demonstrations and special programming near Grand Canyon Lodge. This year’s festivities included: dance performances by the Dineh Tah’Navajo Dancers; cultural demonstrators from multiple tribes showcasing silversmithing, weaving, basketry, and more; a discussion of Southern Paiute astronomy, ethnobotany, and anthropology; musical performances by Southern Paiute and Navajo flautists; and a presentation of the film “Zuni in the Grand Canyon.”

Governor and Tribal Leaders Convene at Grand Canyon On September 12, 2023, Arizona tribal leaders and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs met at Grand Canyon National Park to address mutual concerns and explore opportunities for responsible tourism and other initiatives that benefit tribal communities in the state of Arizona.

The event was hosted by Grand Canyon Conservancy and Grand Canyon National Park, and was attended by 36 tribal leaders, as well as the directors of the Arizona Office of Tourism, Arizona Department of Gaming, Arizona Gaming Association, and the Director of Tribal Engagement from Senator Mark Kelly’s office. Special thanks to GCC Board Member Jason Coochwytewa for helping make this event a reality!

TRAILS Donations from GCC supporters and the Trails Forever Endowment support the ongoing maintenance and restoration of Grand Canyon’s trails for the enjoyment and safety of visitors. In 2023, trail work occurred throughout the park, including extensive rehabilitation work on the North Kaibab Trail

by NPS and conservation corps crews. The winter of 2022–2023 saw record snowfall on the North Rim of Grand Canyon, and the snow melt that ensued coupled with heavy rain led to significant trail destruction in the form of rockfalls, stone retention wall blowouts, and even a collapsed switchback. Portions of the trail were not passable to hikers or stock users.

The work on the North Kaibab Trail was only accessible by foot, and the crew often had to hike 16 miles across the canyon from the South Rim to Manzanita and the next day another 3.5 miles one-way up steep grades to get to the job site. In total, 16 blown-out retaining walls were rebuilt, 22 separate rockfalls were cleared, and 170 linear feet of tread surface was rehabilitated.

On the Bright Angel Trail, the crew rebuilt crucial walls that had failed at the 2nd Tunnel, Birdbath, and Jacob’s Ladder. On the South Kaibab Trail, new stone checks and log juniper checks were installed in deeply rutted sections of the trail, new dirt was hauled into these sections, and drainage features were cleaned or installed to help protect the trail from further water erosion.

At Desert View, the trail crew continued to work on the realignment of pathways throughout the Desert View Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site, constructing new stone walls, re-paving the pathways, and installing two culverts to assist with drainage.

HIKING SAFETY Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) • General contacts: 154,215 (highest ever!)

• Preventive actions: 29,479 • Hiker assists: 484 • Patrol hours: 4,793 75 volunteers and nine seasonal rangers supported the South Rim, Inner Canyon, and North Rim districts, hiking trails daily and finding ways to help visitors achieve their goals and maximize their experiences while staying safe. The PSAR team helps educate visitors about the extreme conditions and supports those who need help hiking in the canyon, and GCC ensures the PSAR team and volunteers are stocked up on salty snacks for visitors’ adventures.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH Your donations are educating the next generation of park champions, scientists, and future NPS employees.

In 2023, 44 Field Trips brought 1,521 students to the canyon, ranging from third to eighth grade. Students came from schools in Flagstaff, rural northwest Arizona, rural southeast Arizona, Las Vegas, the Phoenix metro area, Grand Canyon School, and Zuni Tribal School.

The Distance Learning Program, with equipment provided by GCC funding, connected over 6,000 students across the country to Grand Canyon virtually through 156 programs.

GCC staff and NPS rangers swore in over 20,000 kids of all ages through the Junior Ranger Program in 2023.

To become a Junior Ranger, kids completed a series of activities during a park visit, shared their answers with a park ranger, and received an official Junior Ranger badge and certificate.

DARK SKIES Grand Canyon National Park received certification as an International Dark Sky Park in 2019 thanks to GCC supporters who came together to champion Dark Skies. In 2023, the park formalized its Dark Skies Program, established its framework, identified priorities to expand the program, and began new interpretive initiatives, like the Astronomy Volunteer Program. This new strategy allowed the park to dramatically increase its dark skies offerings, connecting with nearly 50,000 visitors through 289 programs.

In 2023, approximately 550 lighting retrofits were completed at the park, bringing the park’s night sky-friendly lighting from 78% to 89% compliance.

GCC SUPPORT IN 2023 MADE THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE: 289 Astronomy programs 48,157 Visitors reached 125 Astronomy volunteers 4,011 Volunteer hours 4 Astronomers in Residence hosted at park 33rd Annual Grand Canyon Star Party 89% of lights in park are Dark Sky friendly

SCIENCE, WILDLIFE, AND VEGETATION

Colorado River and Fisheries The Grand Canyon National Park Native Fish Ecology and Conservation Program is responding to the growing threat of Smallmouth Bass and other warm-water non-native fish in the Colorado River. The unprecedented low level of Lake Powell is allowing these fish to “pass through” the turbines at Glen Canyon Dam and breed in the Glen Canyon reach. The presence of these non-native fish in the Grand Canyon is a major concern and could result in negative impacts to native species such as the Humpback Chub, which is currently listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened. Through generous donations, Grand Canyon Conservancy has been able to provide funding for crucial river projects including increased surveillance of non-native species during the height of the breeding season and a Razorback Sucker augmentation program.

New Water Filling Stations If you’ve visited the South Kaibab or Bright Angel Trail in the past few years, you may have seen elk drinking from the water bottle filling stations. And then, more recently, you may have seen that due to wildlife and human encounters, the water filling stations were closed. In August 2023, construction crews installed new water filling stations with wildlife-resistant enclosures at the Bright Angel and South Kaibab Trailheads, funded by GCC. The project was completed with funding through a grant from the National Park Foundation and Tupperware.

Monarch Butterfly Conservation The Grand Canyon Vegetation Program hosted an Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps crew in 2023, who planted native plants at the Pima Point pollinator garden on the South Rim. This program was made possible by GCC members.

POLK FELLOWSHIP INTERNS

GCC members’ and Arizona Public Service (APS) support of the Polk Fellowship in a 10-week paid internship with the Science and Resource Management Department, providing valuable growth and development experiences for each fellow and beneficial research, documentation, and conservation support to Grand Canyon National Park.

The 2023 Polk Wildlife Intern, Myrrhijiah Aquino-Whitehead, is currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in environmental science at Northern Arizona University. During her time at Grand Canyon, she supported multiple NPS science projects. These included California condor tracking and monitoring using radiotelemetry; Mexican spotted owl survey; bison counts and bison collar recollection; ringtail capture and DNA sampling; and

preventing negative human-wildlife interactions.

As the 2023 Polk Vegetation Intern, Cole Lawrence made a variety of contributions to the program. Cole assisted in transcribing and summarizing field observations from the Cottonwood Creek Fire, in addition to planting various species at the Desert View and the Pima Point pollinator garden. Before the launch of a major construction project on the South Rim, he worked to salvage many plants for relocation at Desert View in 2024. Cole also built effective soil sifters to create high quality soil from composting pine mulch, and his work continues to have an impact on the health of vegetation at the canyon.

Sofia Linskey was the Polk Archaeology Intern at Grand Canyon for summer 2023.

She came to Grand Canyon as a recent

graduate in anthropology at the University of Utah. Sofie assisted the Cultural Resources Program with archaeological site monitoring, stabilization, documentation, data entry, and report writing. Archaeological site monitoring was conducted at Havasupai Gardens, the North Rim, and at remote sites in Wupatki National Monument where Sofie had the opportunity to work with a representative of the Zuni Cultural Resource Advisory Team in assessing condition and learning interpretation of ancestral Pueblo masonry structure and rock writing sites. Sofie also learned masonry stabilization guiding principles, treatment assessment, and documentation by attending a workshop hosted by Flagstaff Area National Monuments and the University of Pennsylvania.

She then gained hands-on stabilization skills by completing mortar treatments at Tusayan Pueblo at Grand Canyon and at Walnut Canyon National Monument.

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS Grand Canyon Conservancy Residency Programs benefit from the ongoing relationship with community institutions like Phoenix Art Museum, Nevada Museum of Art Center for Art & Environment, Northern Arizona University School of Art & Design, Lowell Observatory, Delaware North, and Grand Canyon School.

Grand Canyon Artist in Residence Program The Grand Canyon Artist in Residence Program is designed to support artists with a well-developed body of work confronting contemporary themes, especially those tied to conservation, cultural identity, and community. Four artists lived and worked at the South Rim in 2023: Mark Chen, photographic artist, educator, and author (Texas); Annie McCone-Lopez, multimedia artist (California); Julie Anand, artist and educator (Arizona); and Terry Jenoure, composer and musician (New York).

Mark Chen,

January 21–February 26, 2023 Mark Chen is a photographic artist, educator, and author from Missouri City, Texas. His practices center on the visual discourse between science and environment. He crosses media boundaries, often collaboratively, from photography to other visual art, sound art, creative writing, and performance.

He aims to evoke feelings that may bring about the change of thoughts or behaviors. Chen’s ongoing project, “Pilgrimage of Light,” has brought him and his projector to iconic national parks like Yosemite, Big Bend, and Arches, where he photographed projected celestial images on geological formations.

He continued this work during his residency at Grand Canyon, hosting three presentations and two exhibitions experienced by 125 visitors.

Annie McCone-Lopez, June 8–July 5, 2023

and November 17–December 15, 2023

Annie McCone-Lopez participated in a two-part residency at Grand Canyon, first in June/July and second in November/December. Currently living in Los Angeles, McCone-Lopez’s disciplines range across painting, book binding, printmaking, ceramics, sewing, bead and leather work, egg tempera, gouache, and drawing. Through the exploration of her Latina heritage, her work embraces the connections of her Mexican culture and indigenous value hidden in Catholic iconography.

McCone-Lopez’s two-part residency, which she calls “Let us Meet on the Land, at the Water’s Edge,” explored questions about the earth’s precious water resources and ancient tribal relationships to water. Her goal was to explore the correlation between the native perspective on water and how it informs people today, and she brought along over 400 visitors on this learning journey through 10 workshops, presentations, and exhibitions.

Julie Anand, July 13–August 9, 2023 Julie Anand is a desert-loving artist and educator who is currently Associate Professor in the School of Art at Arizona State University. Her projects, informed by a background in ecology and geology, often explore material culture, body/land relations, and issues of interdependency.

At Grand Canyon, Anand recorded high quality sounds of visitors expressing their impressions of the canyon in their native tongues. The sound was layered over images of their faces and the work celebrates the diversity of the humans drawn to the park. Out of nine public programs hosted by Anand, one included an Itinerant Camera Obscura tent to show visitors the world outside inverted and sound mapping exercises to bring awareness to our shared environments.

Terry Jenoure, September 1–21, 2023 Terry Jenoure was born and raised in the Bronx to a Puerto Rican and Jamaican family. She began studying classical violin at age 8 and attended the acclaimed High School of Music and Art in New York City. A protégé of the Free Jazz movement, Jenoure has toured, performed, and recorded with the most exemplary musicians of the genre. Her performances as composer and violinist/vocalist include appearances at prestigious jazz venues and international festivals across the U.S., Western and Eastern Europe, and South America.

During her residency, Jenoure gave several pop-up performances along the rim and led a workshop for local musicians and artists to collaborate on several original scores using her unique graphic notation method. Following her residency, she recorded an album, “Miracle on the South Rim,” which features nine violin and vocal tracks in collaboration with pianist Angelica Sanchez.

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS GRAND CANYON ASTRONOMER IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM The Astronomer in Residence Program hosted three astronomers in 2023: Dr. Jennifer L. Hoffman, professor and astronomer (Colorado); Kevin Schindler, historian and public information officer (Arizona); and Dr. Cameron Hummels, computational astrophysicist (California).

Dr. Jennifer Hoffman, March 8–April 19, 2023

Dr. Jennifer L. Hoffman is a professor and astronomer at the University of Denver (DU), where she holds the Womble Chair of Astronomy and directs DU’s historic Chamberlin Observatory. She earned her Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Wisconsin and held a National Science Foundation Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC Berkeley before joining the faculty at DU. As Grand Canyon’s sixth Astronomer in Residence, Dr. Hoffman conducted a sunset mapping project at Hopi Point, provided a week of moon walks for hundreds of visitors, presented her research to a crowd of 200 in Grand Canyon Visitor Center Theater, presented a digital talk about night skies to over 400 Grand Canyon Conservancy members and followers, provided a talk about careers in astronomy to the 6th to 8th graders at Grand Canyon School, and wrapped up with two nights of constellation talks and telescope viewing down at Phantom Ranch to packed amphitheaters.

Learn more about Dr. Hoffman’s residency here.

Kevin Schindler, May 1–June 1, 2023 Kevin Schindler is the historian and Public Information Officer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he has worked for 28 years. He shares Lowell’s long history of research and exploration through writing and public presentations and contributes articles for a variety of publications on subjects ranging from space and exploration to local history. Schindler contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column, “View from Mars Hill,” for the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper and has authored seven books, including Images of America: Northern Arizona Space Training, which features a chapter about Grand Canyon.

Schindler was selected as Grand Canyon’s seventh Astronomer in Residence for his extraordinary record of unveiling the history of astronomy in the Grand Canyon region. His residency focused on researching and sharing NASA’s Apollo astronauts’ connections with the region in preparation for their historic missions to the Moon, including re-creating historic photos from the Apollo training, which took place at Grand Canyon in the 1960s. During his residency, Schindler presented 27 public programs with 2,584 attendees. He also hosted several informal telescope “pop-ups” where visitors would find him along the rim, looking at the Moon, the Sun, or early evening objects like planets, and participated in online talks, interviews, podcasts, and other forms of digital outreach.

Learn more about Schindler’s residency here.

Dr. Cameron Hummels,

September 30–November 11, 2023 Dr. Cameron Hummels is a computational astrophysicist at Caltech. His research uses supercomputers to simulate how galaxies like our own Milky Way form and evolve over billions of years. In addition to his scientific work, he acts as Director of Astronomy Outreach at Caltech. As a professional scientist and science communicator, Dr. Hummels focused his time at Grand Canyon on engaging visitors in science education.

As the park’s eighth Astronomer in Residence, he hosted 23 public programs, filling the Visitor Center Theater to capacity night after night, with a total of 2,000 attendees. Topics included fan favorites like “The Science of Star Wars,” “The Search for Life in the Universe,” and “Space Exploration.” He also offered several “Astronomy on Tap” presentations and interspersed two lectures with “Astro Pub Trivia.” Dr. Hummels brought an enhanced vision telescope to the park, taking live images of deep-sky objects like galaxies and showing them on projector screens for visitors to see.

Learn more about Dr. Hummels’ residency here.

GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY FIELD INSTITUTE In 2023, the Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute offered a wide variety of trips and tours, including half-day rim tours, an 18-day river trip, several rim-to-rims, and backpacking trips to Phantom Ranch, showcasing the canyon’s amazing culture, wildlife, geology, and history.

A highlight of 2023 was the Field Institute’s first-ever Navajo-led tour of the Colorado Plateau.

Partnering with Navajo-owned Ancient Wayves, this 7-day trip educated participants about firsthand Indigenous connections along the Colorado Plateau, beginning in Utah and journeying to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

The Field Institute also began offering 60-minute tours of historic Kolb Studio, the home of famed photographers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb. Participants can see the private residence and photography studio of the Kolb Brothers, as well as sweeping views of the canyon from the home’s windows.

A special virtual event was held in February 2023 called “Behind the Scenes with the Field Institute,” which presented information, tips, and FAQs about taking trips and tours with the Field Institute. 399 people joined us via Zoom for this presentation.

EVENTS STAR PARTY The 33nd annual Grand Canyon Star Party took place June 10–17, 2023, on both the South and North Rims. Star Party, one of the largest night sky festivals in the National Park Service, welcomed 9,279 visitors over eight nights.

Programming included: • Kenny Bowekaty, Zuni Spiritual Leader, Archaeologist, and Tour Guide, who showed how the sun, moon, and stars are woven into the Zuni world view; • Hopi artist Gerald Dawavendewa, who explored the Hopi connections to the cosmos through artwork; • Aaron Yazzie, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mechanical Engineer, who explained the connections between Mars and the Navajo Nation and his work building the Mars rover, Perseverance.

79,296 contacts were made between astronomer telescopes and visitors. The theater programs saw 4,302 attendees, and the constellation talks saw 1,700 attendees. A total of 107 volunteer astronomers donated almost 3,000 hours to the event.

TRAILBLAZER The 4th annual Trailblazer event took place from March 31–April 21, 2023. People around the world joined in and donated $21,579 to help fund GCC projects, including trail maintenance and historic building preservation, educational programs for youth and the public, and protecting wildlife and their natural habitat.

CELEBRATION OF ART The 15th annual Celebration of Art occurred from September 9, 2023, to January 15, 2024.

The event combined online and in-person activities, including an online auction, private collector event at Kolb Studio, and an artist Paint Out at the South Rim. 231 paintings were sold with a total of $131,637 raised to support an arts venue at Grand Canyon National Park.

2023’S AWARD WINNERS WERE: Best of Show: Dawn Sutherland People’s Choice Award: Michelle Condrat Artists’ Choice Award: John Lasater

GRAND GATHERING GCC’s annual Member appreciation event, Grand Gathering, took place June 9–11, 2023, at the South Rim. Over 90 attendees had the opportunity to hear directly from Superintendent Ed Keable, who engaged the audience with a lively Q&A session about all things Grand Canyon. Other presentations included: Astronomer in Residence Kevin Schindler discussing Grand Canyon’s connection to the Apollo training missions; how Grand Canyon’s Preventive Search and Rescue program is leading others in the National Park Service; an immersive look at the Colorado River by renowned geologist Wayne Ranney, park fisheries biologist Emily Omana, and archaeologist Jen Dierker; and a session on how the park is elevating Indigenous voices, featuring Zuni spiritual leader Octavius Seowtewa, Ranger Kelkiyana Yazzie (Navajo), and Jan Balsom, the park’s Chief, Communications, Partnerships & External Affairs. On Sunday morning, the group was treated to a closing program at Bright Angel Trailhead, where they celebrated the past 10 years of milestone projects GCC has funded at the park and learned more about the renaming of Havasupai Gardens.

CONNECTING AUDIENCES ONLINE GCC hosted Canyon Conversations events on Zoom to provide an outlet for conversations related to the inspiration, protection, and care of Grand Canyon. Presentations included: • “Keeping Grand Canyon in the Dark,” featuring Grand Canyon National Park Dark Skies Ranger Rader Lane (April, 270 registrants) • “Bison of the Kaibab Plateau” with Miranda Terwilliger, Wildlife Biologist, Science & Resource Management at Grand Canyon National Park (July, 397 registrants) • “Darkness, Poetry, and the Stars,” with Astronomer in Residence Dr. Cameron Hummels, former Astronomer in Residence Lauren Camp, and guest astronomer Dr. Katherine de Kleer (October, 252 registrants) • “Ensuring Visitor Safety and Protecting the Environment” with Robert Parrish, Grand Canyon Chief of Planning, Environment, and Projects and Chad Hunter, Chief of Emergency Services at Grand Canyon National Park (December, 215 registrants) Insights and Impacts connects GCC Members and donors directly to Grand Canyon National Park and GCC leadership, with in-depth conversations about current projects and priorities at the park. Superintendent Ed Keable and GCC CEO Theresa McMullan engaged participants in January and August 2023 via Zoom, discussing topics including wildlife conservation, trail maintenance, Desert View Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site, tribal relations, the Cultural Demonstration Program, distance learning, PSAR, the Colorado River, and more.

The Grand Canyon Conservancy Book Club presented two virtual events in 2023, featuring books either published and/or sold

by Grand Canyon Conservancy: • In May, the group discussed We Call the Canyon Home: Indigenous Peoples of the Grand Canyon Region with contributing editor Stephen Hirst and Richard Begay, Navajo contributor to the book.

(236 registrants) • In November, we welcomed the author of Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon, Melissa Sevigny.

(313 registrants) To learn more about upcoming events, click here.

Lowell Observatory and Grand Canyon Conservancy Dark Skies Livestreams GCC partnered with Lowell Observatory on three livestreams over social media in 2023, bringing more awareness to the dark skies and Astronomer in Residence programs. In June, “Interactive Stargazing at Grand Canyon” featured Astronomer in Residence (and Lowell historian) Kevin Schindler showcasing celestial objects through the Observatory’s PlaneWave CDK telescope. September’s event, “The Importance of Dark Skies,” saw Schindler, Astronomer in Residence Dean Regas, and Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition president Chirs Luginbuhl discussing the importance of protecting our dark skies. And in November, “Native Constellation Storytelling for Winter Skies” presented Autumn Gillard of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah delving into native stories about the night skies. Viewers could livestream the event on YouTube, LinkedIn, or Facebook.

To view past Canyon Conversations, Insights and Impacts, Book Club, and Dark Skies presentations, click here.

Thank You

for your generous contributions.

Grand Canyon Conservancy is grateful for the many people, companies, and organizations that supported Grand Canyon National Park through donations between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

$500,000 +

Joseph Braverman

Juanita Sanders

Brianna and Randall Brown Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

$100,000 +

Katie and Geoff Chatas

Sheila Lewis Henry and Allen Henry

Erin and Aaron Craft

Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust

Deckers Outdoors

Liz and Bill Sweeney

Teresa Gavigan and Larry Besnoff

The Orr Family Foundation

In memory of Susan Tinney Geiger Intrepid Foundation

$50,000 +

Franklyn Kraus

Lynn and Dave Rahn and

Deborah Stavro Lapides and Murray Lapides

the Beckman Foundation

Steven Luff

Delaware North Parks and Resorts

Theresa McMullan

Gregory Dixon

Merchant Bank

CF Walter

Mighty In the Midwest Parks Project

$25,000 +

Suzanne Leigh and Michael Rusing

Susan and William Ahearn

Joan and Edward Steiner

Arizona Public Service

Julia Tai

La Brasada Foundation

The Raintree Foundation

Margaret T. Morris Foundation

Stacy and Mitchell Walker

Bruce and Ann Peek

Frances and John Weintraub Wild Tribute

$10,000 +

Patricia and George Witteman

Anonymous

Sheri M. Young

$5,000 +

$2,500 +

Arizona Indian Gaming Association

Christine Aguilera

Diana Bailey

Anonymous

Richard Birk

Darlene and David Barnes

Jacob Carlson

Linda and Edwin Barnes

Miriam and Michael Dalton

Leigh and James Bradburn

Dye Family Foundation

Jennalee and Jim Britton

Jeanne and Nigel Finney

Holly Burles and Karen Gerloff

Raina Thiele and Charles Galbraith

Elena and Ricky Burnett

Elly and Bob Hostetler

Tania Calhoun

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Preston Chiaro

Gaye and Curt Knight

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Concept 360

Connie L. Manske

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Mountain Sports Flagstaff

Jason Coochwytewa

Shantini Munthree

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Daniel Fleisch

Jeanette L. Ourada

Greater Houston Comminuty Fund

Picerne Fine Art Collection, LLC

Helen and Jerry Hassemer

Mary Virginia and Mike Poffenberger

Kathleen and Michael Hayes

Anne Riley

Ernest Hildner

Carissa L. Rollins

Kimberly and William Hsia

Trudy Roybal and Steven Rowell

Justin W. Ireland

Amy and Mark Schiavoni

Patricia Ivey and Donald Schroeder

Susan Schroeder and Gary McNaughton

Carolyn Sue Jensen

Stephanie Sklar and Jeff Wilkinson

Susan and Laurence Karper

Malcom Swift

Deborah Smith and Ronald Keefe

Phil Telfeyan

Margaret Kern

Susan and Richard Turner

Pamela and Andrew Kerr

Mary Warner

Deena Barlev and Robert King

Elizabeth and Stephen Watson

Julie and Doug Klapstein

Ariel Witbeck

Jerold Levy

Rebecca McCracken

Arizona Raft Adventures LLC

Marilyn Meade and Barbara Whitney

Janene Hersch-Augustine and John Augustine

Jerald F. Mitchell

Christina Back

John L. Nau III

Linda and Charles Baczek

Ellen and Bruce Nelson

Bonnie Baker

Courtland Parker

Jimmie and Harry Ball

Lynn and David Rahn

Erin and Robert Banasik

Margaret Rambikur

Robin Barker

Cynthia and Steven Rizzo

Jeannette and Robert Barnes

Frances Rockwell

Nicholas Barsic

Phyllis Schroeder

Gretchen Platt and Charles Bartberger

Ann and Mike Scott

John Barto

Elizabeth and Richard Seney

David Baumgarten

Sally and David Swenson

Karen Walsh and James Berbee

Cheryl Thomsen & Tom Heideman

Sudha Bidani

Margie Traylor

Sheila and Bill Bishop

Truist Frontstream

Ann and Brian Blue

Ledella and James von Dorn

Michael and Mary Pat Bolner

Frank J. Weber Jr.

Maria Botero

Anonymous

Elayne Barley and Leonard Bottleman

Kay and Tom Whitham

Teresa and Serenity Bowman

Donna and Daniel Winarski

Robert and Mary Bricker

John Wolfe

Rose Bridges

Nancy Wolff

Sana and Andy Brooks Jane and Rick Brothers

$1,000 +

Cecilia Brown

Dianna and Peter Abbrecht

Arch and Laura Brown

Kara and Robert Adams

Alfred Brunner

Gloria Aguilar and Aaron Carreon-Ainsa

Patsy and Bill Brunner

Mim and Dan Allison

Blythe Burge

Rose and Benito Almanza

Susan Burke

American Express Foundation

Margo Butner

Joan and John Anderson

The Bydale Foundation

Anonymous

Kristi Shaw Cadwell and Frank Cadwell

Kathy and Jerry Cahill

Mary and Robert Elliott

Patricia and Lucien Capone

Christopher Fanning

Judith and John Carpenter

William Faulkner

Central Indian Grant Fund

Kris Finch

David Cermak

Patricia and Robert Foster

Leslie and James Chapman

Debbie and Mark Gabriel

Jan and Fritz Clark

Daniel Gallagher

Ronald Clark and Jessica Reyes

Dana Ger

Carol and Philip Clayton

Give Lively Foundation Inc.

Sally and Craig Clayton

Bruce Gold

Karen and John Cogan

Dawn and Donald Goldman

A.J. and Peg Cook

Susan and Mike Golightly

Sue and Rich Cottine

Michal Rebecca Goodling

Carol and Robert Coy

Laura Penny and Steve Gottlieb

Carol Toffaleti and William Croft

Barbara Granachier

Laura Crossey and Karl Karlsrom

Kim Deal and Richard Greenwald

Linda Dahl

Ms. Karen Greig and Mr. Michael Frank

Irene and David Davis

Corina and Thomas Grunow

Sarah De Cew and Charles Blanchard

Ruth Guarino

Lynn and Patrick de Freitas

Sharon Brown and James Hadlock

Lisa and Richard de Lorimier

Martha Hahn

Kerri and Francis Dean

Ellen Hand

Bette DeGraw

Kerry and Jo Hannifan

Camille and Laddie Denton

Katherine and Mark Hanson

Inez and Bill Dinwoodie

Bill Harris

Sandra and David Douglas

Minyin and Murdock Hart

Jacqueline Doyle and Tim Kjellberg

Seth Henrie

Kathy Duley and Carroll Huntress

Riley and John Hess

Micheline and Jacques Dumont

Tim Hiteshew

Janice Dunn Bellucci

Laura Hofmeister and Allen Rice

Susanne Durling

Horejsi Charitable Foundation

Fred Edson and Margie Puerta Edson

Johanna Hower

Nancy and Dave Edwards

Gary Hucka

Brandi and Kristie Ehnes-Wilder

Jeffery Hughen

Joel T. Ireland

Katherine and Bunky Markert

Jill and Jere Iwata

Janice Marques

Janet and William Johnson

Carolyn Marshall

Judie and Erik Kanten

Mary Marx

Dr. and Mrs. Brian Kavanagh

Suzanne Miles and Robert Mason

Edward Keable and Scot Rogerson

Carol Mattern

Elodie Keene and Bruce Fortune

Sharon Mattern

Judy Schwer and Scott Key

Denise McClain

Harold Kiel

Timothy McHenry

Beverly and Edward Kim

Syndi Reeder and Steve McKamey

Karen K. King

Laurie McKinney and Meg McKinney

Joanne and John Kirby

Charles McMunn

Charles Klein

Norman Meier

Candice and Robert Koch

Victoria Mello

Lori and Robert Kolb

Ron Meyer

Deborah and Mark Kopinski

Jude Miller Burke

Katherine Kortsch

Betty and James Craig Miller

Kama Koudelka

Paula and James Miller

Christine and Ross Kreamer

Zina Mirsky

Mary Krzysik

Stephen Moloney

Hank Kuropat

David Monet

Richard Lanahan

Kathleen Moorebishop

Sharon and Moshe Lang

Clover Morell

Dinah Larsen

Donna and Roger Muhlenkamp

Karen Larson and Gary Bicker

Christine Duff Muldoon

Alejandra Lillo

Melissa Murphy and Todd Zondlo

Catherine Long and Emily Fournier

James Nafziger

Loven Contracting

Ronald Nichols

LPL Financial

Ted Niemann

Michael Luyben

Ellen Siewert and Fred Nolan

Patricia and William Lynch

Joan and Bruce Nordstrom

Katherine Malm

Lori and Thomas O’Brien

Dr. Richard Manch and Raimonde Manch

Debra and Richard Onsager

Timothy Manka-Clemons

Janet and James Orr

William Otten

Dr. Mark W. Roosa and Mrs. Lynn P. Roosa

Beth Ann Otterstein and Steve Peru

John Rowland

Molly Debysingh Outwater and

John Sahayda

Richard Outwater

Lee and Paul Schmidt

Andrew Overhiser

Christine and Michael Schroeder

Brene Paca

Mrs. Janet Seeds and Dr. Michael Seeds

Linda and Thomas Pallas

Service Wire Co.

Eugenia Miller and B. Stephens Parker

Martha Sewell

Althea Lee and David Parker

Linda and Robert Shadiow

Bart Patterson

Tracy and Michael Sheehy

Susan and William Pay

Kristine Shook

Donna Lenherr and Arthur Pearce

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Shore

Sue and Bill Pekarske

Linda and Thomas Simmons

Stephanie and Malcolm Penman

Antonio Simonelli

David Perkins

Marsha and Ted Sitterley

Anthony Petullo

Dr. Barbara L. Smith and Mr. Craig Gordon

Regina Pistilli

Bradley Smith

Douglas Pluss

Lisa and Ken Smith

William Powers

Lisa Spragens

Craig Prichard

Ross Staffhorst

Ellen Deibert and Michael Quinn

Elizabeth and Jerry Starkey

Boots and Merrill Raber

State Forty Eight

Daniel Rappold

Michele and Robert Steger

Rebecca Reed

Sandra Steinvoort

Donna and Tom Reesman

Kyle and Lisa Stevens

Brooke and Dana Reilly

Tammy and Curtis Stewart

Diana Reingruber and Keith McCallum

Martha and Don Stoneberger

Rosario and Anthony Richards

Katia Porzecanski and Jacob Strauss

Robert Richards

Cynthia and Bradley Strecker

Mindy Riesenberg

Joan and Mark Strobel

Dr. Donald and Mrs. Carol Roberts

Margaret Strom

Beverly and Jay Roberts

Spencer Sun

Monica Rodal and Neal Naigus

Dawn and Stan Sutherland

Robin Roelofs

Elizabeth Swallow

Dr. Dean Taylor

Daryl and Louis “Chip” Weil

Jan Taylor

Hilarie and Peter Weinstock

Helen and Ray Taylor

Effy and Richard Weisfield

The John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc

Jay Wellman

The Warburg Pincus Foundation

Wells Fargo

Susan and Howard Thiele

David Westra

Carol Zazubek and Douglas Thomas

Jane and Peter White

Ellie and Chris Tiano

The Wildland Trekking Company

Teri Traaen

Sarah Willie-LeBreton and Jonathan LeBreton

Karen Turbeville

Linda Willis

Barbara and David Uberuaga

Fred and John Wilson

Cheryl and Gary Van Brunt

Michelle Winner

Willem and Johanna Van Kempen

Joan Winstein

S. Varrichio

Matt Wuebbling

Carol Vaughn and Ken Brewer

Elizabeth and Robert Wych

Linda and Gilbert Vraney

Barbara and Graham Yarbrough

Susan and Merl Waschler

Sangho Yoo

Tina and Peter Watterberg

BJ and Robert Young

Tamara Potter and Joachim Weickmann

Marjorie and Robert Zamorski

Every effort has been made to ensure that this list is accurate. Due to space constraints, we can only include those who contributed $1,000 or more. We apologize if your name has been omitted or otherwise inaccurately reported. Please get in touch with us at (800) 858-2808 so we may correct our records. Regardless of the amount, your contribution helps us inspire present and future generations to protect and preserve Grand Canyon. Multi-year gifts are recognized the year the pledge was made.

GRAND GUARDIANS GCC’s Grand Guardians make an immediate impact on Grand Canyon National Park with a gift of $1,000 or more. As a Grand Guardian member, you have opportunities to meet park leadership, rangers, firefighters, artists, astronomers, and more through special events and programs just for them, deepening their connections to and support of Grand Canyon. Grand Guardians at the Steward level ($1,000+) includes all the benefits of regular membership, plus priority registration for special events, a dedicated phone line, and invitations to Grand Guardianonly presentations and experiences. Those that give at the Sentinel ($2,500+) and Protector ($5,000+) levels receive even more unique benefits.

Learn more about becoming a Grand Guardian here, call (928) 638-7159, or email gcconservancy@grandcanyon.org.

Thank you to our 2023 Grand Guardians!

Protector $5,000+

Connie L. Manske

Susan and Bill Ahearn

Theresa McMullan

Lizabeth Ardisana and Greg Rouke

Shantini Munthree

Dr. Jane Barlow and Mr. Jason Barlow

Mary Ellen and Ken Mylrea

Richard Birk

John L. Nau III

Ginger and Don Brandt

Linda Nelson

Brianna and Randall Brown

Jeanette L. Ourada

Katie and Geoff Chatas

Ann and Bruce Peek

Allan Collins

Stephanie and Malcolm Penman

Carol Toffaleti and William Croft

William Powers

Miriam and Michael Dalton

Lynn and David Rahn

Joann and Paul Delaney

Anne Riley

Ann and Vince Figueredo

Carissa L. Rollins

Raina Thiele and Charles Galbraith

Trudy Roybal and Steven Rowell

Kris and Garrett Ham

Suzanne Leigh and Michael Rusing

Sheila Lewis Henry and Allen Henry

Carol and Randy Schilling

Ellen and Robert Hostetler

Joan and Edward Steiner

Teresa L. Kline

Malcom Swift

Gaye and Curt Knight

Phil Telfeyan

Deborah and Murray Lapides

Stacy and Mitchell Walker

Julia and John Laulis

Mary Warner

Anne and Robert Lufrano

Elizabeth and Stephen Watson

Ariel Witbeck

Sally and David Swenson

Sheri M. Young

Susan and Howard Thiele

Mountain Sports Flagstaff

Carol Vaughn and Ken Brewer

Lumberyard Brewing Co Taproom and Grille

Susan and Merl Waschler

Dye Family Foundation

Tina and Peter Watterberg Karen and Howard Weiner

Sentinel $2,500+

Kay and Tom Whitham

Diana Bailey

Nancy Wolff

Darlene and David Barnes

Concept 360

Gretchen Platt and Charles Bartberger

The Warburg Pincus Foundation

Leigh and James Bradburn Tania Calhoun

Steward $1,000+

Vicki and Paul Chandler

Dianna and Peter Abbrecht

Preston Chiaro

Kara and Robert Adams

Genevieve and John Conley

Linda Adams

Jason Coochwytewa

Gloria Aguilar and Aaron Carreon-Ainsa

Erin and Aaron Craft

Mim and Dan Allison

Laura and Jon Ehlinger

Rose and Benito Almanza

Deborah Gage

Heather and Shane Anderson

Kathleen and Michael Hayes

Chris Anderson

Ernest Hildner

Tena Arnesen

Kimberly and William Hsia

Janene Hersch-Augustine and John Augustine

Robert and Jessica Huber

Christina Back

Justin W. Ireland

Bonnie Baker

Deborah Smith and Ronald Keefe

Jimmie and Harry Ball

Deena Barlev and Robert King

Erin and Robert Banasik

Cindy Ng and William LaFayette

Robin Barker

Marilyn Meade and Barbara Whitney

Jeannette and Robert Barnes

James Nafziger

Nicholas Barsic

Ellen and Bruce Nelson

John Barto

Margaret Rambikur

Redfield Baum

Cynthia and Steven Rizzo

Joan Baxter

Frances R. Rockwell

Margaret and Robert Beck

Elizabeth and Richard Seney

Ann Becker and Brett Lincoln

Mary Becker-Pashanamaei and Bijan Pashanamaei

Paige and David Cogdall Peg and A.J. Cook

Ann Marie Beisser

Sue and Rich Cottine

Barbara Bigelow

Carol and Robert Coy

Sheila and Bill Bishop

Laura Crossey and Karl Karlsrom

William Blohm

Scott Cundy

Ann and Brian Blue

Cathrine and Jim Daniels

Mary Pat and Michael Bolner

Sarah De Cew and Charles Blanchard

Lincoln Boomars

Lynn and Patrick de Freitas

Penelope and Martin Bowin

Pia De Girolamo and Paul Mather

Teresa and Serenity Bowman

Lisa and Richard de Lorimier

Mary and Robert Bricker

Kerri and Francis Dean

Jennalee and Jim Britton

Bette DeGraw

Sana and Andy Brooks

Camille and Laddie Denton

Jane and Rick Brothers

Kristina and Jeffrey Dickinson

Laura and Arch Brown

Inez and Bill Dinwoodie

Cecilia Brown

Jacqueline Doyle and Tim Kjellberg

Patsy and Bill Brunner

Kathy Duley and Carroll Huntress

Brian and Allen BuHay

Micheline and Jacques Dumont

Blythe Burge

Janice Dunn Bellucci

Susan Burke

Susanne Durling

Kristi Shaw Cadwell and Frank Cadwell

Margie Puerta Edson and Fred Edson

Kathy and Jerry Cahill

Nancy and Dave Edwards

Kathryn Campana

Mary and Robert Elliott

Patricia and Lucien Capone

David English

Judith and John Carpenter

John Eppard

David Cermak

Arthur Fairley

Leslie and James Chapman

William Faulkner

Jean and John Chapman

Jeanne and Nigel Finney

Jan and Fritz Clark

Patricia and Robert Foster

Ronald Clark and Jessica Reyes

Laura and Alan Freiden

Sally and Craig Clayton

Debbie and Mark Gabriel

Carol and Philip Clayton

Teresa Gavigan and Larry Besnoff

Awenate Cobbina

Darin Geiger

Kyle George

Carolyn Sue Jensen

Martia Glass

Janet and William Johnson

Lori and Rick Goddard

Judie and Erik Kanten

Bruce Gold

Patricia Karlberg

Dawn and Donald Goldman

John Karon

Michal Rebecca Goodling

Susan and Laurence Karper

Laura Penny and Steve Gottlieb

Robert Katz

Kim Deal and Richard Greenwald

Caterina and Brian Kavanagh

Jean and John Grove

Edward Keable and Scot Rogerson

Jan Gruner

Elodie Keene and Bruce Fortune

Corina and Thomas Grunow

Margaret Kern

Ruth Guarino

Judy Schwer and Scott Key

Sharon Brown and James Hadlock

Harold Kiel

Martha Hahn

Beverly and Edward Kim

Ellen Hand

Karen K. King

Katherine and Mark Hanson

Joanne and John Kirby

Darroy Hanson

Julie and Doug Klapstein

Bill Harris

Kay and Bill Klavon

Minyin and Murdock Hart

Charles Klein

Helen and Jerry Hassemer

Candice and Robert Koch

Richard Hauschild

Lori and Robert Kolb

Kathleen and Alan Heibein

Katherine Kortsch

Riley and John Hess

Mary Krzysik

Tim Hiteshew

Hank Kuropat

Yungsheng Hoa

Candace and Walter Lane

John Hokanson

Sharon and Moshe Lang

Ann Hotung

Dinah Larsen

Johanna Hower

Karen Larson and Gary Bicker

Lois and Ed Howlin

David Latham

Gary Hucka

Haiyan Li

Stuart Husband

Alejandra Lillo

Joel T. Ireland

Rod Limke

Patricia Ivey and Donald Schroeder

Patricia Lucas and Max Quinney

Jill and Jere Iwata

Michael Luyben

Patricia and William Lynch

Ellen Siewert and Fred Nolan

Vicki MacKay

Joan and Bruce Nordstrom

Katherine Malm

Debra and Richard Onsager

Dr. Richard Manch and Raimonde Manch

Janet and Pittman Orr

Katherine and Bunky Markert

JoAnn and Jay Osborne

Janice Marques

William Otten

Diane Hardy Marx and David Marx

Beth Ann Otterstein and Steve Peru

Mary Marx

Molly Debysingh Outwater and

Suzanne Miles and Robert Mason

Richard Outwater

Kristan Hutchison and Joseph Mastroianni

Andrew Overhiser

Sharon Mattern

Brene Paca

Carol Mattern

Linda and Thomas Pallas

Debra May

Althea Lee and David Parker

Denise McClain

Eugenia Miller and B. Stephens Parker

Timothy McHenry

Bart Patterson

Syndi Reeder and Steve McKamey

Susan and William Pay

Charles McMunn

Donna Lenherr and Arthur Pearce

Norman Meier

David Perkins

Victoria Mello

Anthony Petullo

Ron Meyer

Douglas Pluss

Paula and James Miller

Mary Virginia and Mike Poffenberger

Betty and James Craig Miller

Craig Prichard

Zina Mirsky

Sandra and William Puchlevic

Stephen Moloney

Ellen Deibert and Michael Quinn

David Monet

Boots and Merrill Raber

Kathleen Moorebishop

Cecilia and William Redding

Lingling Chen and Eric Morgen

Rebecca Reed

Jack Morton

Donna and Tom Reesman

Donna and Roger Muhlenkamp

Monique Regard

Christine Muldoon

Brooke and Dana Reilly

Melissa Murphy and Todd Zondlo

Diana Reingruber and Keith McCallum

Marjorie and Will Murray

Laura Hofmeister and Allen Rice

Ronald Nichols

Rosario and Anthony Richards

Ted Niemann

Robert Richards

Mindy Riesenberg

Martha and Don Stoneberger

Beverly and Jay Roberts

Katia Porzecanski and Jacob Strauss

Dr. Donald and Mrs. Carol Roberts

Cynthia and Bradley Strecker

Robin Roelofs

Stuart Strife

Dorothy Rolfstad

Joan and Mark Strobel

Dr. Mark W. Roosa and Mrs. Lynn P. Roosa

Anne Stupp

John Rowland

Spencer Sun

John Sahayda

Dawn and Stan Sutherland

Richard Saunders

Elizabeth Swallow

Mary Schaffer

Liz and Bill

Amy and Mark Schiavoni

Marti and Henry Taylor

Lee and Paul Schmidt

Dr. Dean Taylor

Susan Schroeder and Gary McNaughton

Helen and Ray Taylor

Christine and Michael Schroeder

Jan Taylor

Ann and Mike Scott

Carol Zazubek and Douglas Thomas

Martha Sewell

Cheryl Thomsen and Tom Heideman

Linda and Robert Shadiow

Ellie and Chris Tiano

Tracy and Michael Sheehy

Richard L. Tollefson Jr.

Kristine Shook

Teri Traaen

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Shore

Anna and Jay Tummelson

Linda and Thomas Simmons

Karen Turbeville

Marsha and Ted Sitterley

Susan and Richard Turner

Stephanie Sklar and Jeff Wilkinson

Barbara and David Uberuaga

Dana and Kevin Smith

Cheryl and Gary Van Brunt

Lisa and Ken Smith

Johanna and Willem Van Kempen

Dr. Barbara L. Smith and Mr. Craig Gordon

S. Varrichio

Bradley Smith

Mary Anne Vaverek

Kathrynn Snider

Ledella and James von Dorn

Kelley and Brent Southwell

Linda and Gilbert Vraney

Linda and Terry Sparks

Meredith Waltman

Ross Staffhorst

Wei Li and Derek Wang

Lee Steck

Angela and Philip Weatherill

Michele and Robert Steger

Frank J. Weber Jr.

Tammy and Curtis Stewart

Kathleen and Peter Wege

Tamara Potter and Joachim Weickmann

Joan Winstein

Daryl and Chip Weil

Diana Lamar and Gary Withall

Hilarie Lyons Weinstock and Peter Weinstock

Lisa and John Wolfe

Frances and John Weintraub

Karen Wortham

Effy and Richard Weisfield

Matt Wuebbling

David Westra

Elizabeth and Robert Wych

Amanda Wheat

Barbara and Graham Yarbrough

Janis and George Wheat

Sangho Yoo

Jane and Peter White

BJ and Robert Young

Debra Williams

Marjorie and Robert Zamorski

Sarah Willie-LeBreton and Jonathan LeBreton

The Bydale Foundation

Donna and Daniel Winarski

The Wildland Trekking Company

Tyson Winarski

Service Wire Co.

Michelle Winner

State Forty Eight

BRIGHT ANGEL CIRCLE The Bright Angel Circle honors forward-thinking individuals who have made an estate gift or bequest to Grand Canyon Conservancy. Thank you for helping us protect and preserve the Grand Canyon for future generations. Our heartfelt gratitude for your commitment to Grand Canyon National Park. To learn more or to join the Bright Angel Circle, call (800) 858-2808 or email philanthropy@grandcanyon.org.

2023 BRIGHT ANGEL CIRCLE MEMBERS Barbara and Robert Aaron Susan and Bill Ahearn Ronald Alexander Sharon Anderson Gretchen Barkmann Jeannette and Robert Barnes Scott Belser Rod Betsch Barbara Bigelow Eric Bowman Joseph Braverman Jodi Brierley Laura and Arch Brown Patsy and Bill Brunner Mike Buekers Tania Calhoun Mrs. Carlson Judith and John Carpenter Sally and Craig Clayton Emily Clements Steven Conrad Gary and Mary Contreras Carol and Robert Coy Cheri Dale Miriam and Michael Dalton Laura Hall and William Di Paolo

Gerald Dickey Gregory Dixon Lynn and Greg Donahue C. Curtis Dunnavan Fred Edson and Margie Puerta Edson Dorothy Engel Fr. Jerome W. Fehn Ann and Vincent Figueredo Jeanne and Nigel Finney Raymond Flint Timothy Francis Mr. Michael Frank and Ms. Karen L. Greig Amy and Dave French Josephine Gibson Karen Gibson Sharon Gossett Laura Penny and Steve Gottlieb Jerilee Grandy Kim Deal and Richard Greenwald Ms. Karen Greig and Mr. Michael Frank Carol and Kurt Grow Ruth Guarino Michelle Haddy Alice Hagerman Martha Hahn Leslie and Warren Hancock

Barbara Hanka and Daren Striegel Teresa and Richard Hartman Kathleen and Michael Hayes Ellen and Robert Hostetler Claudia and Jim Huett Dawn Huseyin and Shelby Marshall Margaret Idema Paula Inhelder Jill and Jere Iwata Cynthia and Mark Jordan Kate Jurow Deena Barlev and Robert King Julie and Doug Klapstein Teresa L. Kline Lori and Tony Koelsch Cyndie and Mike Koopsen Franklyn Kraus Tina Kuehne Wanda and Tony Kuklis Dorothy and Ken Lamm Kayla and Ray Lawrence Sheila Lewis Henry Maura Mack and Benjamin Lopez Gail Mancuso Linda McKee Theresa McMullan Susan Schroeder and Gary McNaughton Victoria Mello Deborah Melton and David Friel William Mitchell Michael and Margaret Moline Lewis Morphew Christine Muldoon Shantini Munthree

Romy Murphy Sarah Parrish and Bert Neirick Linda Norman and Jull Reed Barry Oleksak and Jeffery Judds Andrew J. Olsen Maraka and Paul Oltrogge Joe Orr Kristine A. Owens Charles Parker and Polly Lybrook Michael and Teresa Peitrowski Rebecca Price Laurie and Henry Reich John and Frances Rockwell John Rowland Juanita Sanders Juliana and William Schirmer Susan Schroeder and Gary McNaughton Danielle Segura and Jim Ruester Linda and Robert Shadiow Judy Sharken Simon and Chris Simon Beth Rosenberg and Daniel Shein Marsha and Ted Sitterley Dr. Barbara L. Smith and Mr. Craig Gordon Kathleen and Benjamin Smith Denise Sobieski Susan and Rodo Sofranac Chris and Roger Stage Heather E. Stein James Stewart Laura and Don Stuart Dawn and Stan Sutherland Dr. Dean Taylor Cheryl Thomsen Ellie and Chris Tiano

Constance Trecartin Marrisa Trevino Mari Tustin Barbara and David Uberuaga Johanna and Willem Van Kempen Marilyn and Warren Viehl Ledella and James von Dorn Jannene Wagner and Mark Rassier Michelle and Edward Weller Daphne and Stuart Wells

James J. Werla Debra Williams Tyson Winarski Nancy Wolff Laura and Douglas Wolford Martha Wren Sue Wright and Sue Belatti Robert L. Sanders Revocable Trust Philip M. Smith Revocable Living Trust

PLANNED GIVING ADVISORY COUNCIL The GCC Planned Giving Advisory Council comprises a group of talented and influential professional advisors dedicated to the mission and vision of Grand Canyon Conservancy.

Their goal is to serve as ambassadors of this mission, educating clients, communities, and colleagues about the funding opportunities at Grand Canyon National Park.

Tim Dodt

Richard C. Onsager

Jack Fitzpatrick

Prescott Pohl

Will Froelich

David O. Rahn

Connor Humphrey

Stanley Sutherland

Ben Kelly

Geoff Tran

Denise E. McClain

David Westra

Matt Miller

GCC SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TOTAL $5,098,468

Conservation: Habitat & Wildlife 4%

Visitor Services 3%

Pre-Publication Trails Expenses Restoration 1% 1%

Arts & Culture 4%

Building & Historic Structures 5%

6%

Conservation: Habitat & Plants 6%

39%

37% GCC Interpretive Services 39%

Education & Interpretation 37%

Arts & Culture

181,998

4%

Building & Historic Structures

245,426

5%

Conservation: Habitat & Plants

303,371

6%

Conservation: Habitat & Wildlife

199,560

4%

Education & Interpretation

1,942,785

37%

GCC Interpretive Services

2,049,347

39%

Pre-Publication Expenses

9,374

1%

Visitor Services

141,565

3%

Trails Restoration

25,043

1%

GRAND TOTAL

5,098,468

100%

A copy of the audited financial statements is available on the GCC website.

The official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (800) 858-2808 grandcanyon.org

Grand Canyon Conservancy, thanks to our donors, inspires generations of park champions to cherish and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon.