Western Landowners Alliance

Analysis

Western Landowners Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Western Landowners Alliance reported income of $3.7m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $3.7m (+261%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western Landowners Alliance sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Accountability Counsel ($3.7m), Texas Land Conservancy ($3.7m) and Saratoga P L a N Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $368k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $845k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 24 employees.