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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,188,942
Total expenses
$10,377,501
Contributions and grants received
$9,785,881
Grants paid
$50,000
Program service revenue
$176,534
Investment income
$30,298
Other revenue
$196,229
Total assets, end of year
$14,584,072
Total liabilities, end of year
$515,781
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,068,291
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,377,074
Management and general expenses
$604,730
Fundraising expenses
$1,395,697
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,377,074

Program services were 80.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,785,881

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $214,345

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STATE CONTRACTS

    total $176,534 · related or exempt $176,534

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $86,678 · excluded $86,678

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $907,654

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

    securities $964,034

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$56,380

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$56,380 · excluded -$56,380

  • 11a · Other revenue: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $174,783 · related or exempt $174,783

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $21,446 · related or exempt $21,446

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $196,229

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $50,000 · program services $50,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $873,569 · program services $437,846 · management and general $202,982 · fundraising $232,741

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,236,456 · program services $3,581,607 · management and general $83,388 · fundraising $571,461

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $203,791 · program services $157,584 · management and general $17,836 · fundraising $28,371

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $443,219 · program services $311,301 · management and general $57,696 · fundraising $74,222

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $402,779 · program services $296,599 · management and general $43,776 · fundraising $62,404

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,616 · program services $231 · management and general $2,385

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,343 · management and general $31,343

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $23,286 · management and general $23,286

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $750,528 · program services $701,449 · management and general $9,430 · fundraising $39,649

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $209,828 · program services $129,748 · management and general $22,295 · fundraising $57,785

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $305,462 · program services $223,513 · management and general $43,189 · fundraising $38,760

  • 17 · Travel

    total $145,651 · program services $108,976 · management and general $8,680 · fundraising $27,995

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $165,003 · program services $123,308 · management and general $19,373 · fundraising $22,322

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $45,491 · program services $35,526 · management and general $4,268 · fundraising $5,697

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,118 · program services $6,650 · management and general $16,468

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $1,147,264 · program services $995,365 · fundraising $151,899

  • 24b · Other expenses: GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    total $969,707 · program services $969,707

  • 24c · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP EXPE

    total $107,884 · program services $107,884

  • 24d · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $34,259 · fundraising $34,259

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $206,247 · program services $139,780 · management and general $18,335 · fundraising $48,132

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $708,752 · end of year $1,001,442

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,617,301 · end of year $5,415,708

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,466,164 · end of year $3,949,961

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,085 · end of year $228,633

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $149,404 · end of year $116,520

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $305,153

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $191,008

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $72,650 · end of year $114,145

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $916,047 · end of year $2,049,748

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $1,447,519

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $37,608 · end of year $260,396

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $379,196 · end of year $252,038

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $37,608 · end of year $24,676

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $239,067

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,909,594 · end of year $7,312,713

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,671,613 · end of year $6,755,578

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES (WRA) IS A REGIONAL NONPROFIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS TO SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, AND PEOPLE OF THE WEST. AS THE REGION'S GO-TO EXPERTS FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, WRA'S ON-THE-GROUND WORK ADVANCES CLEAN ENERGY, PROTECTS AIR, LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE. WRA DEVELOPS, ADVOCATES FOR, AND IMPLEMENTS SCIENCE-BASED POLICIES INFORMED BY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER AND MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL WESTERN COMMUNITIES. WRA CREATES TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE BY DRIVING ACTION AT THE STATE LEVEL TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS COMPLEX CONSERVATION PROBLEMS IN THE WEST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS TO SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, AND PEOPLE OF THE WEST.

  • CLEAN ENERGY - THE VISION OF OUR CLEAN ENERGY WORK IS THAT OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS WILL BE POWERED BY CLEAN ENERGY AND THE WEST IS PROSPERING IN A ZERO-CARBON ECONOMY. WRA USES PUBLIC POLICY TO ALIGN THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS WITH DECARBONIZING ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND ELECTRIFYING OTHER SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN A WAY THAT ADVANCES EQUITY. BY WORKING TO RETIRE COAL, REPLACE GENERATION WITH CLEAN ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION, BUILD CLEAN ENERGY MARKETS, AND MODERNIZE THE GRID, WRA IS TRANSFORMING THE REGION.

    Expenses $5,099,090 · Grants $50,000

  • HEALTHY RIVERS - THE VISION OF OUR HEALTHY RIVERS WORK IS THAT WESTERN RIVERS ARE THRIVING EVEN IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THESE CRITICAL WATERWAYS ARE PROTECTED TO SUPPORT ECOSYSTEMS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND WORLD-CLASS RECREATION. WATER IS CONSERVED AND KEY RIVER REACHES ARE REVITALIZED AND MANAGED TO SUPPORT HEALTHY RIVER ECOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE WATER USE, AND RESILIENCE TO A CHANGING CLIMATE. WRA DEVELOPS, ADVOCATES FOR, AND IMPLEMENTS POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND RIVER MANAGEMENT THAT SAVES WATER AND PROTECTS RIVERS THROUGH IMPROVING STREAM FLOW, REDUCING WATER USE, AND IMPROVED WATER PLANNING.

    Expenses $2,066,622 · Revenue $176,534

  • WESTERN LANDS - THE VISION OF OUR WESTERN LANDS WORK IS THAT AT LEAST HALF OF THE LAND IN EACH MAJOR ECOREGION, INCLUDING WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS, ARE LEGALLY PROTECTED FROM DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY IN THE FACE OF RAPID HABITAT LOSS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. PROTECTED LANDS SUPPORT EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES; VIBRANT COMMUNITIES WITH ROBUST LOCAL OUTDOOR ECONOMIES; CULTURAL RESOURCES, SACRED SITES, AND LIVING TIES TO THE LAND; AND INTACT NATURAL ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT SEQUESTER CARBON AND HELP MEET CLIMATE GOALS, AND CAPTURE RUNOFF AND HELP MEET HEALTHY RIVER GOALS.

    Expenses $974,408

  • AIR & WATER QUALITY - THE VISION OF OUR CLEAN AIR AND WATER QUALITY WORK IS TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND TO ESTABLISH AND DEFEND CLEAN AIR STANDARDS SO THAT COMMUNITIES AND NATURE THRIVE.

    Expenses $129,070

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE SIGNAL TECH COALITION. SIGNAL TECH COALITION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO AND IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO EDUCATE COLORADO'S BUSINESS LEADERS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HELP THEM ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES.

    Expenses $107,884

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ELI FELDMAN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • MORONI BENALLY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW HUNT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARLA DONELSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE CAMPBELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNE CASTLE RESIGNED 923

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARRIE DOYLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARLA JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIC LAUFER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIM MILLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REUBEN MUNGER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LORETA PINEDA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PORTIA PRESCOTT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS ROBINSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • YADIRA SANCHEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMIE STARR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HEATHER TANANA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FELIPE VIEYRA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JON GOLDIN-DUBOIS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $282,155
    From this org
    $264,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,397
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,758
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,980
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,417
    Filer's total
    $282,155

  • RICHARD TRILSCH

    VP OF FINANCE AND ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $198,969
    From this org
    $181,558
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,411
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,058
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,271
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,140
    Filer's total
    $198,969

  • JOHN NIELSEN

    VP OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $197,833
    From this org
    $179,877
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,956
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,877
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,891
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,065
    Filer's total
    $197,833

  • THERESA BUSHMAN

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $194,613
    From this org
    $182,513
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,100
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,513
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,271
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,829
    Filer's total
    $194,613

  • BART MILLER

    HEALTHY RIVERS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $143,505
    From this org
    $135,273
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,232
    Hours/week
    40

  • JEREMY VESBACH

    WESTERN LANDS PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $138,469
    From this org
    $132,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,129
    Hours/week
    40

  • NANCY KELLY

    SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR, CLEAN ENERGY

    Total calculated
    $140,401
    From this org
    $125,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,677
    Hours/week
    40

  • JORO WALKER

    SENIOR ATTORNEY, WESTERN LANDS

    Total calculated
    $134,682
    From this org
    $120,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,271
    Hours/week
    40

  • GWEN FARNSWORTH

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF STATE ADVOCACY, CLEAN ENERGY

    Total calculated
    $134,623
    From this org
    $120,291
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,332
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349326224

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