EIN 94-3202140

Western Watersheds Project (WWP)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
18
City
Hailey
State
Year formed
1993
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The mission of Western Watersheds Project is to protect and restore western watersheds and wildlife through education, public policy initiatives and legal advocacy.
Total revenues
$1,526,916
2022
Total expenses
$1,555,276
2022
Total assets
$624,850
2022
Num. employees
18
2022

Program areas at WWP

Monitoring -- identify damaged Watersheds and document abusive land management practices. Report the following: livestock numbers on grazing allotments, turnout times, abusive grazing, degradation of streams and stream banks, destruction of riparian and upland habitat, degradation of cultural, historic, archaeological and scenic resources, illegal diversions of water, negative impacts to wilderness values, roadless areas, wilderness study areas and designated wilderness.
Litigation -- protect imperiled wildlife, public lands, and Western Watersheds through vigorous litigation under the endangered species act, clean water act, federal land policy management act, and other statutes that protect the environment. The organization holds over 4,000 acres of school endowment land leaseholds obtained through competitive bidding that are being managed for wildlife habitat and conservation purposes.
Restoration and education -- Western Watersheds Project successfully brings the organizations conservation campaign to the attention of national press and policymakers. In the last five years more than 450 news stories have appeared about the work of wwp.

Who funds Western Watersheds Project (WWP)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Sagebrush Habitat Conservation FundTo Support the Mission of the Supported Organization and Its Beneficiaries.$561,707
Schwab Charitable FundEnvironmental and Animals$224,850
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$65,550
...and 21 more grants received totalling $1,073,757

Personnel at WWP

NameTitleCompensation
Erik MolvarExecutive Director$91,258
Nancy LinscottOperations Director
Josh OsherPublic Policy Director
Kelly FullerEnergy and Mining Campaign Director
Adam BronsteinDirector for Nevada and Oregon
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for WWP

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,416,601
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$718
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$109,597
Total revenues$1,526,916

Form 990s for WWP

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-08990View PDF
2021-122022-10-06990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-03-01990View PDF
2018-122020-01-14990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like WWP

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Wisconsin Wetlands AssociationMadison, WI$878,330
Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA)Boston, MA$1,674,449
Tip of the Mitt Watershed CouncilPetoskey, MI$1,640,465
The Potomac ConservancySilver Spring, MD$2,406,622
Save the Sound (CFE)New Haven, CT$5,943,488
West Virginia Rivers CoalitionCharleston, WV$870,917
Friends of the Mississippi RiverSt Paul, MN$3,311,677
Billion Oyster ProjectNew York, NY$4,973,727
Prairie Rivers NetworkChampaign, IL$1,080,104
Cook InletkeeperHomer, AK$1,119,732
Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,000 from The Jones Family Charitable Foundation
June 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $561,707 from Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Fund
June 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1770
Hailey, ID 83333
County
Blaine County, ID
Website URL
westernwatersheds.org/ 
Phone
(208) 788-2290
Facebook page
westernwatersheds 
Twitter profile
@wildadvocate 
IRS details
EIN
94-3202140
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1993
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C32: Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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