Grand Canyon Youth Inc
Programs
Grand Canyon Youth Expeditions
Grand Canyon Youth GCY offers educational outdoor expeditions that connect young people typically ages 10 - 19 to the transformative power of the rivers canyons of the Southwest. GCY has served over 10,000 youth in the 24 years since its founding in 1998. Expeditions typically run from March through October, take place on eight sections of river in Utah Arizona including Grand Canyon, and range from 1 - 18 days long. The GCY warehouse office are located in Flagstaff, AZ. A year ago in 2020, GCY reached an important milestone, purchasing its longtime headquarters and warehouse facilities to create a permanent home for our programs. In 2020, all expeditions were cancelled due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of youth, fieldstaff, staff coordinators. In 2019 the last full year of operations prior to the pandemic, GCY facilitated 76 outdoor education expeditions river and land, serving a record 1,093 youth participants from across the country, who spent 4,751 days in the outdoors on a variety of expeditions continued belowGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$705.2KProgram 1 [2024]
Grand Canyon Youth (GCY) offers educational outdoor expeditions that connect young people (ages 10-19) to the transformative power of the rivers & canyons of the Southwest. GCY has served over 13,000 youth in the 27 years since its founding in 1998. Expeditions typically run from March through October, take place on 8 sections of river in Utah & Arizona, including Grand Canyon, and range from 1-18 days long. The GCY warehouse & offices are located in Flagstaff, AZ. During 2024, GCY facilitated 65 expeditions, serving 874 youth from across the country who spent 3,915 days outdoors. This represents a 24% increase in youth user days over the prior year. GCY continues to be one of the most affordable programs of its kind, charging up to 2/3GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.4MProgram 2 [2024]
less than other river trips. Participants typically pay only 25-40% of actual cost of the programs; the rest is funded by grants, special events, and contributions. Additionally, in 2024 over $124,000 of direct financial aid was awarded to 348 youth participants, to help ensure cost is not a deterrent to participating. GCY strives to connect underrepresented & underserved youth to the river, including Indigeneous youth, survivors of trauma, and youth who would otherwise never have such an opportunity. The focus of GCYs programs continues to be the educational and community service curriculum, while valuing the teachable moments that occur along the river, where learning is not an abstract concept butGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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