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WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (EIN 33-1107506)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-25
IRS object ID
201602079349301200
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-07-25T14:11:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Kundinger Corder & Engle PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1475 Lincoln Street Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN331107506EIN

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Western Conservation FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7204543351PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11536 Wynkoop Street No 410AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBrendon CechovicPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3034543351PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLaurie AndersonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01416697PTIN
Phone3035345953PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,445,183GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,002,940ExpenseAmt
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DescAccountability:Builds champions for conservation by bringing new voices to the conservation debate, identifying timely issues, and educating the public about actions taken by public officials that impact the Western United States' natural resources.Desc

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Expense$82,237ExpenseAmt
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
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Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonScott PanterPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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William Roberts
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Tom Steinbach
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Shara Kaplin
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Dede de Percin
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Howard Gross
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Sarah Cobler
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3000 K Street NW Suite 320WashingtonDC20007Consulting$259,588
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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EOY$4,674,019EOYAmt

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BOY$11,352BOYAmt
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BOY$37,878BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,599BOYAmt
EOY$10,803EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$445,622BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$193,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$508,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$2,106,041EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,486,083BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$4,761,637EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,890,568CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,869,990CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,169,957CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,431,852CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,953,167TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,890,568CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,869,990CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,169,957CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,431,852CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,953,167TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$15,510,577PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,973CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,024CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,331CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$90,577TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$39,043,744TotalSupportAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$93,851FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$332,597FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$426,448FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,268,485FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,694,933FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$634,747FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$158,687FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$501,476CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$538,283CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$634,747CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,167,890TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,251,835LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$131,282CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$149,333CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$426,448CurrentYearAmt
Total$851,271TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$125,369CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$134,571CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$158,687CurrentYearAmt
Total$541,973TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$812,960GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$104,940CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$13,574CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$11,644CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$93,851CurrentYearAmt
Total$224,009TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,565OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,406DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,159BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,182OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,686DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,496BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,655TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (99 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Amargosa Conservancy
PO Box 63ShoshoneCA92384870748171501(c)(3)$15,000Conservation Outreach
American Fly Fishing Trade Association
321 East Main St Suite 300BozemanMT59715820499014501(c)(6)$27,500Sportsmen Outreach
American Lung Association
5600 Greenwood Plaza Blvd 100Greenwood VillageCO80111860111676501(c)(3)$77,000Clean Air Education
American Sustainable Business Institute
1401 New York Ave NW Suite 1225WashingtonDC20005452384297501(c)(3)$5,000Business Outreach
Association of Northwest Steelheaders
6641 SE Lake RdMilwaulieOR97222911031100501(c)(3)$12,000Sportsmen Outreach
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
PO BOX 9257MissoulaMT59807201037177501(c)(3)$188,600Sportsmen Outreach
California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity
1 Hallidie Plaza Suite 715San FranciscoCA94102943246306501(c)(3)$21,400Business Outreach
California Wilderness Coalition
PO Box 11094OaklandCA94611510183228501(c)(3)$7,000General Support
Citizens for a Healthy Community
PO Box 291HotchkissCO81419272139467501(c)(3)$11,606Public Lands Defense
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ( CREW)
1400 Eye Street NW Suite 450WashingtonDC20005030445391501(c)(3)$5,000Public Lands Education
City Parks Alliance
The Duke Ellington Building 2121WashingtonDC20037800015566501(c)(3)$30,000Conservation EducationWard Court NW 5th Floor
Clean Boating Foundation
1900 N Northlake Way Suite 233SeattleWA98103273038403501(c)(3)$13,979Public Lands Education
Coalition of National Park Service Retirees
5625 North Wilmot RoadTucsonAZ85750202002652501(c)(3)$6,000Public Lands Defense
Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts
511 SE MorrisonPortlandOR97209451510255501(c)(3)$22,500Public Lands Education
Colorado College
14 E Cache La Poudre StreetColorado SpringsCO80903840402510501(c)(3)$15,000Conservation Research
Colorado Canyons Association
543 Main Street 4Gramd JunctionCO81501202409837501(c)(3)$16,200Public Lands Education
Colorado Fiscal Institute
1905 Sherman Street Suite 225DenverCO80203461281109501(c)(3)$5,000Public Lands Education
Colorado Latino Leadership Advocacy & Research Organization
309 W 1st AveDenverCO80223840562952501(c)(3)$47,000Climate Education
Colorado Trout Unlimited
1536 Wynkoop St Ste 100DenverCO80202361612715501(c)(3)$30,000Sportsmen Outreach
Colorado Wildlife Federation
1410 Grant Street Suite c-313DenverCO80203840576376501(c)(3)$18,100Sportsmen Education
Common Cause Education Fund
1133 19th Street NW 9th FloorWashingtonDC20036311705370501(c)(3)$5,000River Education
Conservation Colorado
1536 Wynkoop St Ste 510DenverCO80202840614285501(c)(3)$204,181Conservation Education
Conservation Voters for Idaho Education Fund
PO Box 2802 BoiseBoiseID83701134361041501(c)(3)$66,000Public Lands Outreach
Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship
11705 Sumacs StreetOaktonVA22124311683604501(c)(3)$30,000Conservation Education
Continental Divide Trail Coalition
710 10th Street Suite 200GoldenCO80401455051775501(c)(3)$10,000Public Lands Education
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
23390 Road KCortezCO81321840631786501(c)(3)$12,000Public Lands Education
Environment America
218 D Street SE 2nd FloorWashingtonDC20003205355252501(c)(4)$31,000Public Lands Education
Environment America Research and Policy Center
44 Winter Street 4th FloorBostonMA02108134339865501(c)(3)$33,000Public Lands Education
Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios
2949 N Federal BlvdDenverCO80211840746649501(c)(3)$40,000River Education
First Nations Development Institute
2432 Main Street 2nd FloorLongmontCO80501541254491501(c)(3)$10,000Conservation Outreach
Forest Stewards Guild
2019 Galisteo Street Suite N7Santa FeNM87505850446866501(c)(3)$5,000Conservation Outreach
Forward Montana Foundation
136 E Broadway Ste 1MissoulaMT59802262075145501(c)(3)$10,000Public Lands Outreach
Friends of Browns Canyon
PO Box 1329SalidaCO81201260068761501(c)(3)$10,050Public Lands Education
Friends of Gold Butte
817 S Main StreetLas VegasNV89101261818526501(c)(3)$7,500Public Lands Education
Golden Gate Audubon Society Inc
2530 San Pablo Avenue Suite GBerkleyCA94702946086896501(c)(3)$10,000Public Lands Outreach
GreenLatinos
801 Pennsylvania Ave NW 1010WashingtonDC20004263386082501(c)(3)$5,000Conservation Education
Headwaters Economics
PO Box 7059BozemanMT59771743171967501(c)(3)$55,000Conservation Research
Hellgate Hunters and Anglers
PO Box 7792MissoulaMT59807510575028501(c)(3)$8,000Conservation Education
Hispanic Federation
55 Exchange Place 5th FloorNew YorkNY10005133573852501(c)(3)$10,000Conservation Education
Hispanic Access Foundation
1718 M Street NW Suite 150WashingtonDC20036272589206501(c)(3)$238,164Conservation Education
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver
924 WColfax Ave Suite 201DenverCO80204840845219501(c)(6)$13,000Climate Education
Hispano Round Table de Nuevo Mexico
PO Box 13418AlbuquerqueNM87192471583307501(c)(3)$5,000Event Sponsorship
Idaho Wildlife Federation
PO Box 6426BoiseID83707237039340501(c)(3)$62,875Sportsmen Education
Institute for a Progressive Nevada
2657 Windmill Parkway 619HendersonNV89074270854756501(c)(3)$94,000Public Lands Education
Izaak Walton League of America Inc
707 Conservation LaneGaithersburgMD20878361930035501(c)(3)$15,000Conservation Education
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
2454 South Beretania Street 101HonoluluHI96826990256147501(c)(3)$17,110Public Lands Outreach
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center
PO Box 102AshlandOR97520931246139501(c)(3)$15,000Public Lands Outreach
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
1920 L Street NW Suite 800WashingtonDC20036521379661501(c)(3)$50,000Conservation Outreach
Mojave Desert Land Trust
61732 29 Palms HighwayJoshua TreeCA92252721603033501(c)(3)$27,304Public Lands Outreach
Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund
Box 853BillingsMT59103510525336501(c)(3)$90,000Public Lands Outreach
Montana Renewable Energy Association
PO Box 673MissoulaMT59806810537306501(c)(3)$69,928Clean Energy Education
Montana Trout Unlimited
PO Box 7186MissoulaMT59801237355289501(c)(3)$43,500Clean Water Advocacy
Montana Wilderness Association
80 South WarrenHelenaMT59601510198932501(c)(3)$144,400Public Lands Outreach
Montana Wildlife Federation
PO Box 1175 5530 N Montana AveHelenaMT59624810303948501(c)(3)$45,820Public Lands Education
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
911 Western Ave Suite 203SeattleWA98104911531234501(c)(3)$6,000Conservation Outreach
National Parks Conservation Association
1300 19th Street NW Suite 300WashingtonDC20036530225165501(c)(3)$10,000General Support
National Religious Partnership for the Environment
110 Maryland Avenue NE Suite 203WashingtonDC20002136996770501(c)(3)$82,500Public Lands Education
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashingtonDC20036530210807501(c)(3)$13,000Event Sponsorship
National Wildlife Federation
1990 K Street NWWashingtonDC20006530204616501(c)(3)$239,950Public Lands Outreach
Native American Land Conservancy
PO Box 3074IndioCA92202330832220501(c)(3)$6,573Public Lands Outreach
New Energy Economy
343 E AlamedaSanta FeNM87501202845513501(c)(3)$12,115Conservation Outreach
New Mexico Voices for Children
625 Silver SW 195AlbuquerqueNM87102850348301501(c)(3)$9,000Public Lands Outreach
New Mexico Wildlife Federation
121 Cardenas NEAlbuquerqueNM87108850160947501(c)(3)$157,913Public Lands Outreach
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 300WashingtonDC20036205806345501(c)(3)$102,500Public Lands Defense
New York University School of Law
22 Washington Square North 4th FlNew YorkNY100119108135562308501(c)(3)$15,000Conservation Research
Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association
PO Box 4Oregon CityOR97045931107831501(c)(6)$57,655Public Lands Education
NWCCOG Foundation Inc
PO Box 2308 SilverthorneSilverthorneCO80498841347451501(c)(3)$50,575River Education
Outdoor Foundation
4909 Pearl East Circle Suite 200BoulderCO80301841549065501(c)(3)$17,000Public Lands Education
Outside Las Vegas Foundation
919 E Bonneville Ave Suite 200LasVegasNV89101262537847501(c)(3)$7,500Public Lands Outreach
Park County Environmental Council
215 E Lewis St 303LivingstonMT59047363699660501(c)(3)$16,500Public Lands Education
Partners for Conservation
PO Box 1876BlancoTX78606273577543501(c)(3)$26,525Conservation Education
Partnership for Responsible Business
PO Box 1821Santa FeNM875041821273975486501(c)(3)$69,500Business Outreach
Plains Justice
PO Box 1398BillingsMT59103383748744501(c)(3)$8,000Conservation Education
Prickly Pear Land Trust
PO Box 892HelenaMT59624810506868501(c)(3)$30,000Conservation Education
Project on Government Oversight
1100 G Street NW Suite 500WashingtonDC20005521739443501(c)(3)$61,575Conservation Education
Public Citizen Foundation
1600 20th St NWWashingtonDC20009521263996501(c)(3)$5,000Conservation Outreach
Public Land Solutions
478 Mill Creek DriveMoabUT84532454818675501(c)(3)$28,000Business Outreach
Renewable Northwest Project
421 SW 6th Ave Suite 1125PortlandOR97204911815618501(c)(3)$6,000Renewable Energy Study
Resource Media
600 Stewart Street Ste 1201SeattleWA98101820564961501(c)(3)$65,000Public Lands Education
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Foundation
7900 E Union Ave Suite 200DenverCO80237742636848501(c)(3)$5,100Public Lands Education
Save the Colorado
PO Box 1066Fort CollinsCO80522471936330501(c)(3)$42,810River Outreach
Sierra Business Council
PO Box 2428TruckeeCA96160680397204501(c)(3)$41,640Conservation Outreach
Small Business Majority
4000 Bridgeway Suite 101SausalitoCA94965030576666501(c)(3)$19,000Business Education
The Corps Network
1275 K Street NW 1050WashingtonDC20005521480202501(c)(3)$17,500Conservation Outreach
The Evangelical Environmental Network
24 East Franklin StreetNew FreedomPA17349232827214501(c)(3)$60,000Conservation Outreach
The Greater Las Vegas After-School All-Stars
3720 Howard Hughes Pkwy Suite 240Las VegasNV89169880348811501(c)(3)$12,000Public Lands Education
The Nature Conservancy of Montana
32 S EwingHelenaMT59601530242652501(c)(3)$7,000Public Lands Outreach
The Partnership Project
1501 M Street NW Suite 1000WashingtonDC20005522192070501(c)(3)$15,000Clean Energy Outreach
The Wilderness Society
1615 M St NW 2WashingtonDC20036530167933501(c)(3)$6,100General Support
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
1660 L Street NW Suite 208WashingtonDC20036043706385501(c)(3)$173,508Sportsmen Education
Trout Unlimited National Office
1777 N Kent Street Suite 100ArlingtonVA22209381612715501(c)(3)$55,679Sportsmen Education
Vet Voice Foundation
PO Box 10031PortlandOR97296264627222501(c)(3)$139,000Conservation Outreach
Washington Association of Land Trusts
PO Box 2001WashingtonWA98111263186170501(c)(3)$12,000Public Lands Education
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
1402 Third Avenue Suite 507SeattleWA98101911190821501(c)(3)$19,850Conservation Education
Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project
220 S 27th Street Suite BBillingsMT59101841123481501(c)(3)$7,100River Outreach
Western Resource Advocates
2260 Baseline Road Suite 200BoulderCO80302841113831501(c)(3)$60,240Conservation Outreach
Winter Wildlands Alliance
910 Main St Ste 235BoiseID83702820523471501(c)(3)$15,453Business Outreach
Working Films
624 1/2 S 7th StreetWilmingtonNC28401562168107501(c)(3)$25,500Conservation Education
Wyoming Wildlife Federation
PO Box 1312LanderWY82520237002578501(c)(3)$9,350Public Lands Outreach
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org95Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrantees are required to submit written narratives and financial reports to describe how funds were used.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Brendon Cechovic
CEO$158,938$8,278$0$0$0$0$15,893$828$14,143$737$188,974$9,843$0$0
Leah Wieneke
COO$127,553$2,760$0$0$0$0$12,755$276$7,034$152$147,342$3,188$0$0
Shara Kaplin
Chief of Staff$134,429$1,196$0$0$0$0$13,443$120$6,771$60$154,643$1,376$0$0
Andrea Keller Helsel
Director of Strategy$140,376$579$0$0$0$0$14,038$58$6,297$26$160,711$663$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee and then made available to the Board of Directors prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe organization requires the officers, directors and trustees to disclose any conflicts of interest on an annual basis. Potential conflicts, whether initially disclosed or subsequently discovered, are reviewed by the Board of Directors to determine if the conflict actually exists. Officers, directors and trustees recuse themselves from voting on matters for which there may be a potential conflict of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The CEO, top management and staff complete an annual review process. Documentation from this review is used by the CEO and the Board of Directors, in the case of the CEO, to determine salary amounts or salary increases. Salary for the CEO is set based on the Board's knowledge of salary levels in comparable organizations/positions and executive salaries paid by their peers in the Colorado non-profit community, courtesy of Charity Navigator.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18No documents are available to the public.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes a copy of its Forms 1023 and 990 available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gResearch and polling: Program service expenses 167,613. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 167,613. Program consultants: Program service expenses 2,297,896. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,297,896. Other consulting: Program service expenses 9,699. Management and general expenses 3,174. Fundraising expenses 596. Total expenses 13,469. Audit & tax preparation: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 18,500. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,500.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Foundation's Board of Directors assumes the responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior years.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Western Conservation ActionBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11536 Wynkoop Street Suite 410AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208091495EIN
Primary ActivitiesIncrease political power of the western conservation movement.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusN/APublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Western Conservation FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd