Free public use
Grant-funded visitor features and educational materials would be free, without a required BCC account or subscription. We would not sell visitors’ private trip data. Park admission and other providers’ charges are separate.
Accountability
Our governance, our use of resources, and the public benefit we are working toward.
Free education · Care for Bryce country
Public benefit,
made visible.
Useful visitor information should come with clear sources, honest limits, and a clear account of the organization behind it.
This is how Bryce Canyon Conservancy is governed today, and how we propose to report on the work supported by future grants.
Existing rules. Proposed additions.
The trust’s unpaid-trustee and conflict rules are in effect. The additional reporting and grant safeguards below are proposed and await formal adoption.
Last reviewedIn effect
A trust for public benefit.
Established October 11, 2026, as an irrevocable Utah charitable trust.
Read the Declaration of Trust and conflict policy
Organization status ↗- Governance
- One trustee
Chase Kaczmarek, founder and sole trustee.
- Trustee compensation
- Unpaid
Required by the current trust declaration.
- Federal tax exemption
- Pending
Form 1023 filed October 14, 2026; IRS recognition pending.
The trust’s charitable assets are dedicated to its charitable purposes. Its conflict policy restricts personal benefits and related-party transactions. Outside advisers can assess our work; their advice does not make them an independent governing board.
BCC is independent of the National Park Service and Bryce Canyon Association. No official partnership is claimed.
Proposed commitments
Free, useful, honest.
The standards we propose for work supported by visitor-education grants.
Clear limits
We would identify what is available, in testing, or still planned. Offline maps need defined coverage and verified use without service. Conditions need visible sources and dates, with saved reports clearly distinguished from current information.
Outside review
Accessibility, educational clarity and usability would be assessed with qualified reviewers and people with varied abilities. We would publish their actual roles, findings and any unresolved issues.
Results with context
Reports would include completed work, missed milestones and corrections. Small user tests can reveal comprehension and usability problems; they do not establish that a tool prevents injuries.
The app is in development. Complete downloadable map coverage remains unconfirmed. See the app’s current scope ↗
Proposed grant safeguards
A clear use of funds.
Project spending would follow an agreed purpose, budget and reporting schedule.
Founder effort stays unpaid in these proposals.
The proposed visitor-education grants exclude founder salary, fees, royalties, personal reimbursements and payments to family or controlled businesses. Independent specialists and participants could be paid for eligible, documented work.
Each award would have its own records. Shared costs would be allocated once, and the same expense would not be charged to two funders. Money received, spending, commitments, noncash support and unpaid effort would be reported separately.
Could the compensation policy change?
The current declaration requires unpaid trustee service. Any later change would need lawful authorization and public disclosure before taking effect. It could not override restrictions on an existing grant. These proposals do not create a lifetime personal employment prohibition.
Proposed rights and continuity
Useful beyond one person.
Funded work needs both the right to keep using it and a practical plan for its care.
Before accepting a grant, we propose to document the trust’s rights to use, maintain, adapt and distribute the funded work. Each project would have a responsible maintainer, a stated support period and a budget for that work.
Grant-funded public features would stay free while we operate them. If a service must close, we would explain the change, preserve lawfully shareable educational material where feasible, and remove or clearly retire information that could mislead visitors.
Who owns the software?
The founder retains ownership of his existing software contributions. An executed charitable-use license lets the trust use identified source versions within its terms. New funded work needs its own rights arrangements; the current license does not automatically cover every future version or third-party material.
The proposed preference for newly commissioned, grant-funded work is ownership by the trust through written agreements with the actual creators. Distribution accounts, map data and other licensed material need their own permissions.
Does this promise permanent live service?
No. Each funded project would state what is supported, for how long, and with what resources. A service retirement plan protects useful educational work without presenting old road or weather information as current.
Proposed reporting
Progress you can follow.
A short account of what was promised, delivered and learned.
Quarterly update
Within 45 days
After each calendar quarter: completed work, grant spending, remaining funds, limitations and next steps.
Annual summary
By March 31
For the preceding year: finances, program results, compensation disclosures, review findings and maintenance plans.
No reports published yet
The record starts here.
The reporting schedule awaits adoption. Quarterly and annual summaries will appear in this section when they exist. Required public filings will be made available under the applicable disclosure rules; this proposed schedule does not replace legal deadlines.
Public summaries would protect participant information and sensitive conservation locations while meeting required disclosure rules.
Questions and corrections
Ask about our work.
A source needs correcting? An accessibility barrier? A question about a commitment?
Email the conservancy ↗Is BCC a recognized nonprofit yet?
The Utah charitable trust exists. Its federal tax-exemption application was filed October 14, 2026; IRS recognition is pending. Private operating foundation status is the requested classification, subject to an IRS determination. Donations are not currently accepted and no tax-deductibility claim is made.
Do these commitments make BCC eligible for every grant?
No. Each funder has its own eligibility rules. Public reporting and grant safeguards can support its review, but do not change BCC’s tax classification or remove required oversight. IRS guidance on grant oversight ↗
How would corrections and policy changes be handled?
The proposed policy calls for acknowledging corrections within ten business days, promptly addressing confirmed material information defects, and publishing significant corrections. Policy changes would be dated and explained. Existing grant obligations would continue under their terms.