GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK TO STEWARD, PROTECT, AND ENHANCE ALL THAT IS SPECIAL IN THE PARK. BUDGET LIMITATIONS, COMBINED WITH INCREASING VISITATION, LED THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE FOUNDATION TO RAISE PRIVATE MONEY FOR SPECIAL PARK NEEDS. THE FOUNDATION INITIATES IMPROVEMENTS, CRITICAL RESEARCH, AND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE VISITORS' EXPERIENCES, CREATING A SOLID FUTURE FOR GRAND TETON. SINCE 1997, THE ORGANIZATION HAS RAISED FUNDS FOR EFFORTS THAT CONNECT YOUTH TO NATURE, PRESERVE CULTURAL RESOURCES, PROTECT WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCES. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS COMPLETED CAPITAL PROJECTS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION OF THE CRAIG THOMAS DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTER, THE CONSERVATION OF 640 ACRES OF CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT THAT WAS FORMERLY OWNED BY THE STATE OF WYOMING, THE RENEWAL