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WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (EIN 33-1107506)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-07-15
IRS object ID
201501969349301720
Schema version
2014v5.0
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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Return2015-07-15T15:46:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line1475 Lincoln Street Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN331107506EIN

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Business Name Line1Western Conservation FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBrendon CechovicPersonNm
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Phone3034543351PhoneNum
Signature2015-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSuzanne K EnglePreparerPersonNm
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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Molly McUsic
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William Roberts
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Travel TravelGrp

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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,869,990CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,169,957CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,276CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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)
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Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$137,689FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$149,333FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,616,318FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,765,651FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$538,283FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$134,571FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$493,384CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$501,476CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$538,283CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,069,854TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,104,781LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$144,208CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$131,282CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$149,333CurrentYearAmt
Total$689,148TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$134,178CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$123,346CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$125,369CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$134,571CurrentYearAmt
Total$517,464TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$776,196GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$122,073CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$104,940CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$13,574CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$11,644CurrentYearAmt
Total$252,231TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,182OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,869DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,313BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,565OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$27,565BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$37,878TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Foundation follows the Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes accounting standard which requires the Foundation to determine whether a tax position (and the related tax benefit) is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, based solely on the technical merits of the position. The Foundation believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are significant to the consolidated financial statements. WCF's Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Forms 990) for the previous three years, 2011 through 2013, is subject to examination by the IRS, generally for three years after initial filing.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (63 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
American Lung Association
5600 Greenwood Plaza Blvd Suite 100100Greenwood VillageCO80111860111676501(c)(3)$17,600Clean Air Education
Association of Northwest Steelheaders
6641 SE Lake RdMilwaukieOR97222911031100501(c)(3)$8,446Sportsmen Education
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
PO BOX 9257MissoulaMT59807201037177501(c)(3)$216,060Public Lands Defense
Center for Rural Affairs
PO Box 136 145 Main StreetLyonsNE68038470553823501(c)(3)$43,944Water Education
Children and Nature Network
808 14th Avenue SoutheastMinneapolisMN55014141959018501(c)(3)$7,500Conservation Outreach
Chimney Rock Interpretive Association
PO Box 1662Pagosa SpringsCO81147680568361501(c)(3)$12,500Public Lands Outreach
City Parks Alliance
The Duke Ellington Building 2121Ward Court NW 5th FloorWashingtonDC20037800015566501(c)(3)$30,000Conservation Outreach
Clean Water Fund
23885 Denton Street Suite BClinton TownshipMI48036521043444501(c)(3)$80,550River Outreach & Education
Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts
511 SE MorrisonPortlandOR97209451510255501(c)(3)$38,000Public Lands outreach
Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts
1245 East Colfax Avenue Suite 203DenverCO80218841355809501(c)(3)$10,000Conservation Education
Conservation Colorado
1536 Wynkoop St Suite 500DenverCO80202840614285501(c)(3)$111,921Clean Air Outreach
Conservation Ink
1135 Pearl Street 207BoulderCO80302141839242501(c)(3)$30,000Climate Outreach
Conservation Lands Foundation
679 E 2nd Ave Ste 3DurangoCO81301208924520501(c)(3)$9,800Public Lands Outreach
Conservation Voters for Idaho Education Fund
PO Box 2802BoiseID83701134361041501(c)(3)$30,000Public Lands Outreach
Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship
11705 Sumacs StreetOaktonVA22124311683604501(c)(3)$7,000Public Lands Education
Defenders of Wildlife
1130 17th Street NWWashingtonDC200364604530183181501(c)(3)$5,040Conservation Education
Earth Ministry
6512 23rd Ave NW Suite 317SeattleWA98117911547974501(c)(3)$15,000Public Lands Education
Environment America Research and Policy Center
44 Winter Street 4th FloorBostonMA02108134339865501(c)(3)$32,714Conservation Education
Environmental Learning for Kids
14460 E 50th AveDenverCO80239841436605501(c)(3)$13,150Public Lands Education
Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios
2949 N Federal BlvdDenverCO80211840746649501(c)(3)$26,000River Education
Friends of Browns Canyon
PO BOX 1329SalidaCO81201260068761501(c)(3)$11,500Public Lands Outreach
Groundwork Dona Ana
125 N Main St 115Las CrucesNM88001810554362501(c)(3)$5,600Public Lands Outreach
Headwaters Economics
PO Box 7059BozemanMT59771743171967501(c)(3)$12,500Research
Hellgate Hunters and Anglers
PO Box 7792MissoulaMT59807510575028501(c)(3)$16,000Sportsmen Outreach
Hispanic Federation
55 Exchange Place 5th FloorNew YorkNY10005133573852501(c)(3)$20,000Conservation Education
Hispanic Access Foundation
1718 M Street NW Suite 150WashingtonDC20036272589206501(c)(3)$138,340Latino Outreach
Idaho Wildlife Federation
PO Box 6426BoiseID83707237039340501(c)(3)$38,282Sportsmen Outreach
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center
PO Box 102AshlandOR97520931246139501(c)(3)$6,200Public Lands Outreach
Mojave Desert Land Trust
61732 29 Palms HighwayJoshua TreeCA92252721603033501(c)(3)$5,500Event Sponsorship
Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund
Box 853BillingsMT59103510525336501(c)(3)$15,545Clean Energy & Climate Change Education
Montana Wilderness Association
80 South WarrenHelenaMT59601510198932501(c)(3)$28,040Public Lands Defense
Montana Wildlife Federation
PO Box 1175 5530 North Montana AveHelenaMT59624810303948501(c)(3)$38,325Sportsmen Education
National Religious Partnership for the Environment
110 Maryland Avenue NE Suite 203WashingtonDC20002136996770501(c)(3)$31,000Public Lands outreach
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashingtonDC20036530210807501(c)(3)$20,500Event Sponsorship
National Wildlife Federation
1990 K Street NWWashingtonDC20006530204616501(c)(3)$170,047Public Lands Defense
New Mexico Wildlife Federation
121 Cardenas NEAlbuquerqueNM87108850160947501(c)(3)$189,053Water Conservation
Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association
PO Box 4Oregon CityOR97045931107831501(c)(6)$77,856Public Lands Education
NWCCOG Foundation Inc
PO Box 2308SilverthorneCO80498841347451501(c)(3)$30,000Water Outreach
Ojo Caliente Restoration Society
2711 Winston AveLas CrucesNM88005263751094501(c)(3)$17,578Public Lands Outreach
Partnership for Responsible Business
PO Box 1821Santa FeNM875041821273975486501(c)(3)$87,368Business Outreach
Public Interest Projects
45 W 36th Street 6th FloorNew YorkNY10018133191113501(c)(3)$29,770Clean Water Education
Public Land Solutions
478 Mill Creek DriveMoabUT84532454818675501(c)(3)$53,000Business Outreach
Rivers of Recovery
944 E Rainbow Blvd 202SalidaCO81201262260491501(c)(3)$13,300Public Lands Outreach
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Foundation
7900 E Union Ave Suite 200DenverCO80237742636848501(c)(3)$24,941Habitat Conservation Education
Rural Coalition
1029 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 601WashingtonDC20005521203899501(c)(3)$10,000Water Education
Small Business Majority
4000 Bridgeway Suite 101SausalitoCA94965030576666501(c)(3)$28,500Public Lands Education
SummerTree Institute
PO Box 307Morongo ValleyCA92256330939467501(c)(3)$57,005Event Sponsorship
The Conservation Alliance
PO Box 1275BendOR97709913100867501(c)(3)$5,050Public Lands Education
The Corps Network
1100 G St NW Suite 1000WashingtonDC20005521480202501(c)(3)$41,176Conservation Education
The Wilderness Society
1615 M St NW 2WashingtonDC20036530167933501(c)(3)$41,303Public Lands Education
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
1660 L Street NW Suite 208WashingtonDC20036043706385501(c)(3)$139,890Public Lands Defense
Tides Center
1014 Torney AveSan FranciscoCA94129943213100501(c)(3)$7,851Clean Energy Outreach
Trout Unlimited National Office
1777 N Kent Street Suite 100ArlingtonVA22209381612715501(c)(3)$108,900Public Lands Defense
Tuleyome
607 North StreetWoodlandCA95695680522325501(c)(3)$5,534Public Lands Education
University of Montana Foundation
PO Box 7159MissoulaMT59807810362989501(c)(3)$28,218Research
Vet Voice Foundation
PO Box 10031PortlandOR97296264627222501(c)(3)$201,675Conservation Outreach
Visit Mendocino County Inc
345 N Franklin StreetFort BraggCA95437800427548501(c)(6)$12,266Public Lands Education
Washington Environmental Council
1402 3rd Ave Suite 1400SeattleWA98101910839385501(c)(3)$84,000Public Lands Education
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
1402 Third Avenue Suite 507SeattleWA98101911190821501(c)(3)$73,000Conservation Education
Western Landowners Alliance
3 CALIENTE ROAD 5Santa FeNM87508461346488501(c)(3)$12,000Conservation Education
Western Resource Advocates
2260 Baseline Road Suite 200BoulderCO80302841113831501(c)(3)$28,600Water Outreach
Winter Wildlands Alliance
910 Main St Ste 235BoiseID83702820523471501(c)(3)$19,511Business Outreach
Working Films
624 1/2 S 7th StreetWilmingtonNC28401562168107501(c)(3)$9,500Climate Education
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org61Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

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 (2 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$137,750$7,250$0$0$0$0$8,034$423$13,511$711$159,295$8,384$0$0
Andrea Keller Helsel
Strategic Comm Director$132,649$0$0$0$0$0$13,265$0$6,390$0$152,304$0$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 163,995. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 163,995. Program consultants: Program service expenses 2,727,634. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,727,634. Other consulting: Program service expenses 15,759. Management and general expenses 21,967. Fundraising expenses 1,293. Total expenses 39,019.
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