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← WESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,460,131
Total expenses
$1,672,841
Contributions and grants received
$2,443,531
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$16,734
Investment income
-$134
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,049,517
Total liabilities, end of year
$140,145
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,909,372
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,321,582
Management and general expenses
$223,411
Fundraising expenses
$127,848
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,321,582

Program services were 79.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $166,146

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,277,385

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $14,439

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $11,569 · related or exempt $11,569

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER

    total $5,165 · related or exempt $5,165

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $151 · excluded $151

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $14,154

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $14,439

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$285

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$285 · excluded -$285

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $177,035 · program services $111,677 · management and general $41,659 · fundraising $23,699

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $712,781 · program services $637,936 · management and general $63,540 · fundraising $11,305

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $97,196 · program services $79,973 · management and general $13,415 · fundraising $3,808

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $75,045 · program services $63,038 · management and general $9,005 · fundraising $3,002

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,788 · management and general $3,788

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,724 · management and general $39,724

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $104 · program services $104

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $268,332 · program services $200,245 · management and general $12,875 · fundraising $55,212

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,436 · program services $3,930 · management and general $3,217 · fundraising $289

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $123,513 · program services $107,084 · management and general $5,569 · fundraising $10,860

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,870 · program services $12,464 · management and general $538 · fundraising $868

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,256 · program services $6,832 · management and general $170 · fundraising $254

  • 17 · Travel

    total $86,326 · program services $56,851 · management and general $18,206 · fundraising $11,269

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $53,232 · program services $35,325 · management and general $11,273 · fundraising $6,634

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,203 · program services $6,123 · management and general $432 · fundraising $648

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $463,207 · end of year $399,020

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $179,716 · end of year $484,976

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $498,422 · end of year $1,152,204

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $1,100

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $664 · end of year $12,217

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $25,077 · end of year $140,145

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $459,102 · end of year $543,120

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $662,830 · end of year $1,366,252

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED TO WORK TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT SUSTAIN WORKING LANDS, CONNECTED LANDSCAPES, AND NATIVE SPECIES. THE VISION IS A FUTURE IN WHICH WORKING LANDS REMAIN WHOLE, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS, PROVIDING FOR QUALITY LIVELIHOODS, STRONG COMMUNITIES, THRIVING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, AND ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES. THE PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO ASSISTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRAINING, ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION.

  • STEWARDSHIP ~ FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION AMONG PRACTITIONERS TO INFORM AND SUPPORT THE STEWARDSHIP OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. INCLUDES FORUMS, FIELD TOURS, WEBINARS, PUBLICATIONS AND FILMS. ALSO INCLUDES ENSURING SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS BROADLY AVAILABLE TO LAND MANAGERS. ESTABLISHING A WEBSITE TO SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION. THIS PROGRAM AFFECTS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $705,692 · Revenue $10,662

  • POLICY ~ SEEKING OUT OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE POLICIES IN SUPPORT OF CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND. INCLUDING ISSUES SUCH AS FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT, FOREST AND RANGELAND HEALTH, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM AFFECTS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $365,983

  • COMMUNICATION ~ WORKING TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF WORKING LANDS AND PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP, AND TO IMPROVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON THESE ISSUES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS, INCLUDING FILM MEDIA OUTREACH, NEWSLETTERS, PUBLIC SPEAKING, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLICATIONS AND THROUGH A DIVERSE NETWORK OF PARTNERS. THIS PROGRAM AFFECTS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $249,907 · Revenue $6,072

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nelson Shirley

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.28
  • Wendy Millet

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.27
  • Marissa Taylor

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.27
  • Bob Budd

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.27
  • Ashlyn Perry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Gus Holm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Jeff Laszlo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Joel Bernstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Kelly Bennett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Kenyon Fields

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Paul Vahldiek Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Tom Page

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Aaron Swallow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • James Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Mary Anne Dingus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Dallas May

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Rob Lindner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.93
  • Lesli Allison

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $133,887
    From this org
    $123,681
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,206
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rachael Robinson

    CHIEF OPER O

    Total calculated
    $53,354
    From this org
    $53,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202331939349302003

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