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Protect Our Winters (POW)

Website:

protectourwinters.org/
Location:

Boulder, CO
Tax ID:

20-8474909
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2021):

Revenue: $4,626,913
Expenses: $3,503,661
Assets: $5,372,282
Type:

Environmental Activist Group
Formation:

2007
Founder and President:

Jeremy Jones
CEO:

Erin Sprague
Budget (2022):

Revenue: $6,599,185

Expenses: $5,972,275

Assets: $6,010,677 1

References

  1. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Protect Our Winters. 2022. Part I. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/208474909/202343199349319114/full

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Protect Our Winters (POW) is a Colorado-based left-leaning climate advocacy group. It conducts political advocacy through an affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit, the Protect Our Winters Action Fund (POW AF). POW supports placing weather dependent wind and solar energy facilities on public lands, stating in an annual report that it desires a future where “we’ll ride our bikes on public lands past wind turbines . . .” 1 POW has international affiliates, at least two of which have signed onto public statements denouncing the use of carbon free nuclear energy. 2 3 POW opposes the use of hydrocarbon fuels and has encouraged its membership to boycott banks that do business with petroleum and natural gas firms. 4 POW was a supporter of the Inflation Reduction Act and promotes spending the program’s $400 billion on wind and solar energy projects, transmission lines for those intermittent power systems, and electric vehicle charging stations. 5

As of 2022, POW received at least $1.3 million in annual funding from donor foundations with a history of giving to left leaning climate advocacy groups. These included the Hopewell Fund, 6 the Tides Foundation, 7 and the Amalgamated Charitable Foundation. 8 Harvard University historian Naomi Oreskes, a strident public opponent of nuclear energy, is a former member of the Protect Our Winters board of directors. 9 10

During the 2018, 2020 and 2022 federal election cycles, POW AF spent a cumulative total of $279,024 on independent political expenditures, 95.7 percent of the total either supporting the election of Democratic candidates or opposing the election of Republicans. 11 12 13

Background

Protect Our Winters (POW) is an environmental activist group that advocates for climate policies in order to protect the “outdoor sports community.” 14 Founded in 2007 by snowboarder Jeremy Jones, POW claims it is made from an alliance of pro sport athletes, outdoor enthusiasts, business leaders, and scientists that push to create more “effective climate advocates.” 15 16

The POW 2021 annual report stated that achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 (carbon neutrality) was the group’s overarching policy goal. 17

Energy Policies

POW has opposed the use of public land for hydrocarbon energy development and supported deployment of weather dependent wind and solar energy systems on public lands. 18 19 POW’s international affiliates and American members have signed on to public statements opposing the use of carbon free nuclear energy. 20 21 22

An April 2021 analysis from Bloomberg News provided a graphic showing that producing electricity from wind energy requires 370 times more land than producing the same amount of power from a natural gas powerplant and 123 times more land than producing comparable electricity from a carbon free nuclear powerplant. The report showed solar energy to be somewhat less of a land consumer than wind, but still needing 47 times more land per unit of electricity produced than nuclear powerplants, and 140 times more than natural gas. 23  24

Public land use for hydrocarbon energy projects

POW has conducted public pressure campaigns against the use of public land for hydrocarbon fuel development.

According to a statement explaining its position: “Our public lands are some of our favorite places to get outside. But they’re under threat from oil and gas development.” 25

POW’s “Willow Project” opposed oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 26 The “Thompson Divide” project opposed energy production on a 225,000-acre land parcel near the Gunnison National Forest. 27 In the “Protect the Ruby Mountains” project, POW claimed to be protecting “Nevada’s beautiful and pristine Ruby Mountains” for outdoor recreation. 28

Support for Weather Dependent Energy on public land

POW’s 2022 annual report states: “In the future we envision, we’ll ride our bikes on public lands past wind turbines instead of oil rigs . . .” 29 In the 2020 annual report, POW states that its “theory of change” is a future where “communities run entirely on clean wind, hydroelectric and solar energy and we no longer strain our public lands with fossil fuel extraction . . .” 30

In the group’s 2020 annual report, POW announced “as part of its events and campaigns” that it would be “joining forces” with BayWa r.e., a developer of weather dependent wind and solar projects in the United States. The BayWa r.e. CEO is quoted with the claim: “The better way to produce energy is with renewables. Full stop.” 31

“Adventures in Energy Transition,” a POW video series promoting the Inflation Reduction Act, opened with a scene of a mountain biker peddling past a wind turbine. All three videos in the series featured sustained images of wind and solar energy facilities covering large tracts of land. A member of the “POW Science Alliance” speaking in the first video explained that a “clean energy economy” was defined as “solar panels, wind turbines, transmission infrastructure, energy storage and electric vehicle charging stations—all of it.” No energy options beyond weather dependent wind and solar were mentioned. 32

Statements against carbon free nuclear energy

Describing its history on the “About POW” page of its website, the group claims to have grown to a “worldwide network of more than 130,000 supporters.” 33 A separate page for “POW International” shows links to affiliates in 15 other nations, including New Zealand and Japan. 34 Both of those international affiliates and an American Protect Our Winters volunteer have cited their POW affiliation in appeals sent to public officials that opposed the use of carbon free nuclear energy.

An April 2021 open letter to U.S. President Joe Biden urged him to “phase out nuclear energy” and called it an “inherently dirty, dangerous and costly energy source.” The letter was co-signed by American opponents of nuclear energy, such as the Center for Biological Diversity, and by the New Zealand chapter of Protect Our Winters. 35

In a January 2022 open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the Japanese affiliate of Protect Our Winters and several pages of additional cosigning groups from Japan urged the EC to reject nuclear energy as an accepted source of electricity within the European Commission’s definition of “sustainable” energy. The letter was circulated by the Japanese affiliate of Friends of the Earth, a longstanding opponent of nuclear power. 36

A May 2021 open letter to U.S. Congressional leaders was circulated by officials from anti-nuclear groups, such as the “Energy Justice Director and Attorney” for Center for Biological Diversity. The letter promoted deployment of weather dependent wind and solar power and denounced nuclear energy as a “significant” source of “pollution” and a “false solution.” The letter was co-signed by Brian Englishman, who titled himself as a “Volunteer” at Protect Our Winters. 37

A 2021 U.S. Department of Energy tutorial on nuclear power production reported that nuclear energy “produces minimal waste” and that all of the spent nuclear fuel “produced by the U.S. nuclear energy industry over the last 60 years could fit on a football field at a depth of less than 10 yards!” The tutorial also noted that nuclear waste “can also be reprocessed and recycled, although the United States does not currently do this” and that “some advanced reactors designs being developed could operate on used fuel.” 38 Nuclear power plants produce no carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions, and as of 2021 accounted for 20 percent of American electricity production—the largest source of zero carbon electricity in the United States. 39

Until at least 2019, Harvard University historian Naomi Oreskes was a member of the Protect Our Winters board of directors. 40 Oreskes has been a radical opponent of expanding nuclear power production and has criticized prominent climate scientists who promote it as a means of cutting carbon emissions. 41 As of March 2024, Oreskes was listed on the POW website as an “emeritus” member of its board. 42

Protect Our Winters Action Fund

The Protect Our Winters Action Fund (POW AF) was created in 2018. The 2018 POW annual report states POW AF was launched to help POW activists “to speak confidently about climate, support specific pieces of legislation, understand ballot measures and elect climate-friendly officials.” 43

Inflation Reduction Act Lobbying

POW was a full supporter of the Inflation Reduction Act. The group claimed the “POW Action Fund hosted 26 meetings with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle” to promote the IRA and that “as a result, POW staff and Alliance members were invited to the White House to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.” In a section claiming the POW AF lobbying had “rocked the house” the group praised the IRA as a measure that would lead to “hundreds of billions of dollars” in additional spending on “clean energy and green technology.” In a video series promoting IRA spending, a POW scientist described clean energy as “solar panels, wind turbines, transmission infrastructure, energy storage and electric vehicle charging stations—all of it.” 44 45

POW executive director Mario Molino also claimed that POW AF lobbying influenced the IRA vote of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): “In the final heated hour of the bill’s negotiations, we worked closely with the leadership team at Snowshoe Mountain ski area, a top employer in West Virginia, to personally deliver a letter to West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin—who was teetering in his support of the bill—about how the transition to green energy will save our economy (and our snow); two days later, Manchin agreed to support the legislation.” 46

According to IRS records, POW AF spent a total of $260,731 in 2022, with $78,613 spent on “Lobby Days,” $11,965 on “Events” and $70,557 for independent contractors to assist with program services. 47

Election Activity

According to the 2021 POW annual report, the POW AF agenda is to “Elect Climate Champions” through voter engagement, education, and get-out-the-vote programs. 48

The 2020 POW annual report included a section titled “We’ve Got Congress on Speed Dial” and claimed that “in 2020 we focused on six presidential battleground states—Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire—where congressional districts have been won or lost in the margins.” 49

The 2022 POW annual report claimed the group had “focused our outreach efforts on tapping and educating unlikely voters in five key states, where we reached 2.3 million mid-to low-propensity voters” with “734,058 unlikely voters” reached in Nevada alone. The report claimed credit for winning an election for a Democratic U.S. Senator: “We helped drive voter turnout amongst the Outdoor State that helped put climate champions, including Nevada’s Senator Cortez Mastro who won by just 7,928 votes, into office further proving that change is made in the margins.” 50

U.S. Sen. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) is also quoted in the 2022 annual report praising POW’s assistance in the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “This bill would not have been possible without climate champions in office, who didn’t give up,” wrote POW founder Jeremey Jones of the IRA’s passage. “And that is why POW is so focused on turning out the vote.” 51

2022 Election Spending

During the 2022 election, POW AF spent $3,845 to support the reelection of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and $11,896 promoting the unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign of Evan McMullin. McMullin was an independent challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) in a race where there was no Democratic challenger. 52

2020 Election Spending

During the 2020 federal election cycle POW AF spent $136,519 to promote the election of Democratic candidates and an additional $56,039 against the election of Republican candidates. This included $46,391 to oppose the reelection of former President Donald Trump (R), $19,460 to support the election of President Joe Biden (D), and $43,509 in an unsuccessful effort to promote the reelection for former U.S. Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush (D-CO). 53

2018 Election Spending

In 2018 POW AF spent $1,930 to promote the election of Democrats to Congress and $68,795 to oppose the election of Republicans. Nearly all of this total ($61,510) was spent in an unsuccessful effort to oppose the reelection of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA). 54

Funding

The IRS tax filing from POW covering 2022 reported $6,599,185 total revenue. 55

The POW 2023 annual report lists $6,275,831 in total revenue. Of that total revenue, the report shows $2,877,231 (46 percent) contributed by individual donors, $2,444,161 (39 percent) contributed by corporations, $779,000 (12 percent) from grants, and $175,439 (3 percent) from merchandise sales. 56

Note: the 2023 annual report does not clarify whether the revenue list applies solely to the educational nonprofit, or if it covers funding to both the educational and advocacy groups. 57

Brand Partners

As of March 2024, dozens of firms were credited as “Brand Partners” on the POW website and thanked for donations at six different giving levels. 58

Two firms were listed in the top ($150,000 and above) giving category: 11th Hour Racing and Burton (a manufacturer of snowboards). 59

Three sports equipment and apparel firms were listed in the $100,000 and above category: Bemis, goodr and Jones. 60 Jones is a snowboard manufacturer founded by POW founder Jeremy Jones. 61

Ten firms were credited in the $50,000 and above category, including The North Face, Fat Tire (The New Belgium Brewery), and the High West Distillery. 62

Several dozen firms were listed in the $25,000 and above category. Most of these brands were affiliated with outdoor resorts and products, such as Rossignol, Salomon, Yeti, Camelbak, Patagonia, Smartwool, Black Tie Ski Rental Delivery, Ski Butlers, Mountain Collective, BOA, Merino Ridge, POWDR, Outdoor Prolink, Black Diamond, Arcade, Ruffwear, Whitefish Mountain Resort, the Aspen Snowmass resort, Ignik, Public Lands, Buff, and Christy Sports. 63

More than 60 brands were listed in the $5,000 and $10,000 categories. These were similar in type to the larger corporate donors, including consumer products (e.g.: Founders Brewing), outdoor apparel manufacturers (Osprey), and ski resorts (Jackson Hole). 64

Foundation Grants

IRS reports covering 2022 show POW received at least $1.3 million during that year from donor foundations with a history of giving to left leaning climate advocacy or left-center policy advocacy nonprofits.

These donors included the Hopewell Fund ($500,000), 65 the Tides Foundation ($150,000), 66 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation ($150,000), 67 the Catena Foundation ($75,000), 68 the David Rockefeller Fund ($50,000), 69 the Mental Insight Foundation ($50,000), 70 the United States Energy Foundation ($50,000), 71 the ZG Foundation ($50,000), 72 the Chrest Foundation ($50,000), 73 the Tortuga Foundation ($30,000), 74 the Arie And Ida Crown Memorial ($25,000), 75 the Wy’East Foundation ($25,000), 76 the Chrysopolae Foundation ($20,000), 77 the Swaha Foundation ($20,000), 78  the  Krehbiel Family Foundation ($20,000), 79 the Dudley Foundation ($16,500), 80 the Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation ($10,000), 81 and the Reissa Foundation ($10,000). 82

Prior to 2022, and since 2009, other donor nonprofits with a history of giving to left-leaning climate advocacy groups have given cumulative donations exceeding $50,000 to POW. According to the charitable recordkeeping service FoundationSearch, these donors included Network for Good (at least $500,000 since 2009), Mertz Gilmore Foundation ($450,000 since 2009), the Manitou Fund ($225,000), Wend II ($140,000), Patagonia Org ($85,000), Energy Foundation China ($63,000), and ImpactAssets Inc. ($53,000). 83

Additionally, the following nonprofits with a history of giving to or supporting left leaning climate and energy policy were credited as “partners” in the 2019 POW annual report: the Marty & Dorothy Silverman Foundation,  Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI), and the Social Good Fund. 84

Other cumulative six-figure donors to POW since 2009, according to FoundationSearch, include the Mill Foundation (at least $500,000 since 2009) and the VF Foundation (at least $150,000). 85

References

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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: November 1, 2007

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2021 Dec Form 990 $4,626,913 $3,503,661 $5,372,282 $294,805 N $4,398,890 $0 $796 $160,001
    2020 Dec Form 990 $5,781,468 $3,720,148 $4,158,702 $205,303 N $5,695,918 $0 $688 $174,000
    2019 Dec Form 990 $3,045,531 $2,259,208 $1,961,319 $68,746 N $2,926,710 $0 $0 $161,250 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $1,608,214 $1,419,252 $1,136,931 $30,642 N $1,538,170 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $693,734 $474,930 $943,373 $26,046 N $635,873 $0 $0 $20,833 PDF
    2017 Jun Form 990 $876,164 $890,340 $707,629 $9,106 N $891,881 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2016 Jun Form 990 $950,140 $621,335 $725,068 $12,369 N $894,451 $3,845 $0 $142,393 PDF
    2015 Jun Form 990 $676,481 $515,004 $391,737 $7,689 N $642,539 $2,252 $0 $130,468 PDF
    2014 Jun Form 990 $578,571 $478,811 $237,792 $15,221 N $547,666 $370 $2 $151,294 PDF
    2013 Jun Form 990 $253,213 $209,235 $126,952 $2,637 N $220,661 $0 $0 $83,417 PDF
    2012 Jun Form 990 $188,447 $159,120 $78,132 $1,248 N $207,163 $1,701 $0 $71,291 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    Protect Our Winters (POW)

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