Public Charity

Western Liberty Network

Based in Tigard, OR, Western Liberty Network operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $215K in revenue, $224K in expenses, $28K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $129K.

EIN: 452749921 Tigard, OR Citizen Participation NTEE: W24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$215K
Total Expenses$224K
Total Assets$28K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$129K
Filing Years2025

Mission

WLN trains grassroots activist and marginalized people in skills which help them to advocate for themselves successfully the civic lives of their community at the local level. Typically this takes the forms of training them how to become citizen lobbyists skilled volunteers or local nonpartisan public office holders. WLN training is open to everyone regardless of their political affiliations or lack thereof.

Where $100 goes at Western Liberty Network

How Western Liberty Network divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings.

$57 Programs the work itself
$43 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $57 for programs

$19
Live on-site live online and on-demand online training on how to run for and serve in nonpartisan local elective office i.e
34% of program spending
$19
Live on-site field training in leadership skills coalition building holding public officials accountable ethics laws and participating in local budget processes
33% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,750 units
$19
Annual leadership and training conferences featuring breakout training sessions leadership and activist training inspirational and informative featured speakers and social events
33% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 500 people
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2022
for general operations
$49,000
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
2020
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Gregory Burnett
Secretary Mitch Shults
Director Wayne Root

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$129,000 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $215K $224K $28K

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