Totals
- Total revenue
- $248,697
- Total expenses
- $334,373
- Contributions and grants received
- $248,462
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $231
- Other revenue
- $4
- Total assets, end of year
- $144,013
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,073
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $142,940
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $276,194
- Management and general expenses
- $43,099
- Fundraising expenses
- $15,080
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $276,194
Program services were 82.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$248,462
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3 · Investment income
total $231 · excluded $231
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Other Income
total $4 · related or exempt $4
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $106,779 · program services $86,491 · management and general $9,610 · fundraising $10,678
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $94,991 · program services $94,991
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $2,222 · program services $2,222
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $8,812 · program services $8,812
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $14,258 · program services $12,972 · management and general $609 · fundraising $677
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,512 · management and general $10,512
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $15,569 · program services $11,336 · management and general $2,008 · fundraising $2,225
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,280 · program services $255 · management and general $1,025
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,002 · program services $1,493 · management and general $509
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14 · Information technology
total $8,580 · program services $5,534 · management and general $1,546 · fundraising $1,500
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15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $6,986 · program services $504 · management and general $6,482
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17 · Travel
total $22,553 · program services $20,605 · management and general $1,948
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $798 · program services $305 · management and general $493
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $437 · management and general $437
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23 · Insurance
total $2,719 · management and general $2,719
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24a · Other expenses: Fellow - Indian Country
total $18,000 · program services $18,000
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24b · Other expenses: Event expenses
total $13,048 · program services $12,321 · management and general $727
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24c · Other expenses: Payroll processing fees
total $2,521 · management and general $2,521
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24d · Other expenses: Dues and subcriptions
total $1,598 · program services $13 · management and general $1,585
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24e · All other expenses
total $708 · program services $340 · management and general $368
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $229,303 · end of year $142,866
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $600 · end of year $600
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,414
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,867
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $984 · end of year $547
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $771 · end of year $1,073
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $230,116 · end of year $142,940
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
We unite, support and cultivate pro-conservation local, tribal and state elected officials to protect land, air and water and build healthy, sustainable and resilient communities.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To bring together pro-conservation local leaders in the Interior West - Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming - to protect our air, water, public health and public lands.
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In 2023, WLN helped achieve a significant victory with the Environmental Protection Agencys finalization of a groundbreaking rule to limit methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. WLN staff and leaders advocated for the new standard through public testimony and publishing opinion editorials. WLN Executive Director Gwen Lachelt testified before agency leaders and the Office of Management and Budget, urging the EPA to strengthen its proposal. Director Lachelt also testified at an EPA hearing on the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act to cut down on methane emissions. WLN submitted letters signed by elected officials in the organizations respective regions, called on the EPA to finalize a robust rule, and released media statements to amplify the letters. Director Lachelt participated in the White Houses inaugural Methane Summit in Washington, DC, in July. At the summit, the Biden administration announced the formation of a cabinet-level Methane Task Force dedicated to addressing the climate crisis through methane mitigation. WLN released a media statement following the announcement, and Director Lachelt interviewed with Colorado public radio station KUNC about the task force and methane pollutions effect on western communities. New Mexico WLN has been active in state-level efforts to improve air quality, protect frontline communities, and hold the oil and gas industry accountable for pollution. WLN advocated through public testimony and opinion editorials for the New Mexico Oil and Gas Justice Reform Act, designed to modernize the states oil and gas regulatory laws. WLN staff also testified before the New Mexico Environment Departments Environmental Improvement Board in support of standards to set New Mexico on the path to zero-emissions vehicles. WLN released a media statement supporting the states pursuit of federal funding to reduce climate pollution. WLN also actively advocated for expanded voting rights in New Mexico. The state legislature passed the New Mexico Voting Rights Act, which included provisions to improve voter access throughout the state and enacted the first-in-the-nation Native American Voting Rights Act to encourage broader voter participation from New Mexicos indigenous communities. ColoradoIn Colorado, WLN engaged throughout the year in the states Greenhouse Gas Intensity Verification Rulemaking, an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector through more precise and accurate measurement of methane pollution. WLN staff and Colorado elected officials testified before the Air Pollution Control Division to support a robust rule to improve state regulatory process transparency, hold polluters accountable, protect frontline communities, and meet state climate objectives.
Expenses $267,724
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Federal Climate Investments Implementation The historic Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law contain unprecedented federal investments to build climate resilience, create jobs, and achieve environmental justice. WLN produced a series of videos with leaders across the Interior West to illustrate how their communities are utilizing these historic funding opportunities to build a healthier climate, improve their local economies, and progress toward environmental justice and equity. WLN amplified the videos on social platforms and with partner organizations.In fall 2023, WLN staff traveled to Washington, DC, to meet with Members of Congress to share these success stories from Western communities and ask them to continue supporting climate resilience funding. WLN also collaborated with elected officials in Nevada and Montana to publish an opinion editorial urging Congress to maintain the federal funding programs.
Expenses $5,153
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Public Land and Water - National Monument Campaigns On the heels of another public lands victory in 2022 the designation of Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument in Colorado national monument status for Nevadas Avi Kwa Ame was designated in March 2023. Also known as Spirit Mountain, this historically, ecologically, and culturally rich expanse of desert landscape is considered the ancestral homeland of regional tribes. Avi Kwa Ame provides critical habitat for the desert tortoise, bighorn sheep, and other wildlife species. WLN advocated for federal protections for Avi Kwa Ame through media statements and by working with tribal elected officials in the region to publish an opinion editorial conveying the importance of Avi Kwa Ame as a sacred site that protects biodiversity and supports the local outdoor recreation economy.
Expenses $3,317
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Gwen Lachelt
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $106,779
- From this org
- $85,824
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,955
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Elise Jones
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lauren Pagel
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Don Schreiber
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daniel Corona
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Victor Snover
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Juanita Vero
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amber Torres
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shelly Fyant
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 30 April 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202441219349301854
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