Public Charity

HIGH DESERT PARTNERSHIP

HIGH DESERT PARTNERSHIP is a Public Charity headquartered in BURNS, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.4M revenue, $6.0M expenses, $5.9M total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $584K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 743261833 BURNS, OR Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.4M
Total Expenses$6.0M
Total Assets$5.9M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$584K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE HIGH DESERT PARTNERSHIP SHALL BE ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS THAT WILL ENHANCE, CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND RURAL LIFESTYLES IN THE HIGH DESERT FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Where $100 goes at High Desert Partnership

How High Desert Partnership divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
Enhance, preserve, and protect natural resources
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Abbie Villagrana
Director Adam Davis
Executive Dir. Brenda Smith
Vice Chairman Chad Karges
Security Dan Nichols
Director Donna Schnitker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$242,216 3 grants
Education
$140,250 3 grants
Economic Development
$123,500 5 grants
General Support
$67,000 4 grants
Unspecified
$11,160 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.4M $6.0M $5.9M
2024 $6.9M $7.2M $4.5M
2023 $6.4M $3.2M $4.4M
2022 $6.4M $6.0M $1.2M
2021 $2.2M $2.1M $801K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $7.4M (+241%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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