Public Charity

Western Resource Advocates

Based in Boulder, CO, Western Resource Advocates operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $12.4M in revenue, $15.3M in expenses, $16.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 147 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $24.3M.

EIN: 841113831 Boulder, CO Public Interest Law NTEE: I83 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.4M
Total Expenses$15.3M
Total Assets$16.1M
Grant Records147
Funding Total$24.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Western Resource Advocates

How Western Resource Advocates divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$48
Clean Energy
60% of program spending
$19
Healthy Rivers
23% of program spending
$14
Western Lands
17% of program spending
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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

2025
DONOR-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING
$15,000
2024
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$1,562,500
2024
TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
$1,207,138
2024
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$728,425
2024
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
$250,000

Showing up to 5 of 147 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Healthy Rivers Director Bart Miller
Director Benilda Samuels
Director Carla Donelson
VP of Campaigns and Political Strategy Carrie Curtiss
Director Carrie Doyle
Director Chas Robles

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$6,448,425 9 grants
Environment & Conservation
$4,602,245 32 grants
Animal Welfare
$3,251,870 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$2,728,000 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$2,617,311 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.4M $15.3M $16.1M
2024 $10.8M $13.5M $18.4M
2023 $18.5M $12.5M $21.1M
2022 $10.2M $10.4M $14.6M
2020 $9.4M $8.7M $13.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.4M to $12.4M (+31%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.1M.

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