Western Conservation Action is an organization formed in 2007 that works to support the political power and effectiveness of the Western Conservation Movement.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses Year Total Assets Total Revenue Total Expenses Filing 2024 $4,130,713 $5,192,032 $4,114,809 View 2023 $3,047,052 $4,373,855 $3,009,878 View 2022 $1,832,327 $1,691,268 $3,700,736 View 2021 $3,753,019 $5,555,123 $3,548,061 View 2020 $1,975,137 $4,152,465 $3,075,129 View
Prior year filings: 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail Employee Compensation Highest Earning Employees Employee Title Total Compensation Brendon Cechovic BOARD MEMBER $314,956 Shara Kaplin CHIEF OF STA $264,418 Leah Wieneke CHIEF OPS OF $248,619 Aaron Browning DIR FRD PUBL $243,878 Monica Piergrossi PROGRAM DIRE $213,111
Grant Activity Grants Received Grants Given
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $14,889,161 Number of Grants: 29 Number of Funders: 8 Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $4,225,000 2024 Sixteen Thirty Fund ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS $3,350,000 2023 Sixteen Thirty Fund ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS $736,000 2020 Western Conservation Foundation Conservation Advocacy $400,000 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND $400,000 2022 Environmental Defense Action Fund STATE CLIMATE POLICY $375,000 2021 Energy Action Fund TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES. $370,000 2021 Western Conservation Foundation Conservation Education $350,000 2022 Western Conservation Foundation CONSERVATION EDU. $345,000 2023 Western Conservation Foundation CONSERVATION EDUCATI $330,000 2024 Energy Action Fund TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES. $310,000 2024 Western Conservation Foundation CONSERVATION EDUCATI $290,000 2022 Energy Action Fund TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES. $275,000 2021 Sixteen Thirty Fund ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS $237,500 2023 Energy Action Fund TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES. $160,000 2021 Environmental Defense Action Fund Climate $100,000 2020 Green Advocacy Project TO EDUCATE VOTERS AND OTHERS $90,000 2023 Environmental Defense Action Fund DECARB. US POWER, $25,000 2024 Environmental Defense Action Fund $20,000 2020 Energy Action Fund TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES.
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Total Grant Value: $14,350,922 Number of Grants: 237 Number of Recipients: 130 Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $500,000 2020 League of Conservation Voters Inc Conservation Advocacy $420,000 2022 League of Conservation Voters Inc GENERAL SUPPORT $335,000 2020 Montana Conservation Voters Inc Conservation Advocacy $250,000 2024 Stewardship Utah GENERAL SUPPORT $250,000 2023 Rup Inc GENERAL SUPPORT $240,000 2024 Western Way Action GENERAL SUPPORT $220,000 2024 Arizonans for a Clean Economy GENERAL SUPPORT $201,000 2024 New Mexico Wild Action Fund GENERAL SUPPORT $187,725 2020 Votevets Action Fund Inc Conservation Advocacy $165,000 2022 350 Colorado Action CLEAN ENERGY SUPPORT $162,000 2023 Progressnow New Mexico CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCAC $162,000 2020 BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS AND ANGLERS Conservation Advocacy $155,000 2021 Progressnow New Mexico Clean Energy Advocacy $132,000 2021 Vet Voice Foundation Inc Clean Energy Advocacy $125,000 2022 Western Way Action CLEAN ENERGY SUPPORT $125,000 2020 Logic Action Clean Energy Advocacy $118,000 2023 Western Way Action CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCAC $115,000 2022 Center for Civic Action GENERAL SUPPORT $110,000 2024 Mormon Women for Ethical Government CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCAC $101,600 2021 350 Colorado Action Clean Energy Advocacy $100,000 2024 WildEarth Guardians CONSERVATION ADVOCAC $100,000 2023 CoPIRG CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCAC $100,000 2023 Make the Road Nevada CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCAC $100,000 2022 National Wildlife Federation Action Fund CONSERVATION SUPPORT $100,000 2021 Public Citizen, Inc. General Support
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