Nonprofit · EIN 84-1113831
WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES
Tax-exempt · BOULDER, CO 80302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $12,367,892 | $15,321,126 | -$2,953,234 | $16,093,614 | $1,469,347 | $14,624,267 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,807,287 | $13,539,554 | -$2,732,267 | $18,361,301 | $882,488 | $17,478,813 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,491,649 | $12,462,042 | $6,029,607 | $21,124,209 | $904,157 | $20,220,052 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,680,494
- of which government grants
- $1,102,275
- Program service revenue
- $214,487
- Investment income
- $362,041
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$15,640
- Other revenue
- $110,870
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $154,284
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $600,762
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,419,438
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,719,965
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $103,464
- Accounting fees
- $34,500
- Occupancy
- $314,565
- Travel
- $193,035
- Depreciation
- $52,389
- Program services (functional)
- $12,350,862
- Management and general (functional)
- $916,863
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,053,401
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,361,301
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,093,614
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,469,347
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,624,267
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $84,336
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,471,936
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,299,506
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,324,761
- Gross receipts
- $12,406,992
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Goldin-Dubois | President Officer | 40 | $328,083 | $39,205 |
| Theresa Bushman | Executive Vice President Key employee | 40 | $231,660 | $24,632 |
| Richard Trilsch | VP of Finance and Administration Officer | 40 | $209,976 | $23,496 |
| Kathryne Grove | VP of People, Equity, and Culture Key employee | 40 | $200,447 | $23,052 |
| Carrie Curtiss | VP of Campaigns and Political Strategy Key employee | 40 | $187,349 | $27,321 |
| John Nielsen | Senior Fellow/VP of Policy and Programs Key employee | 40 | $182,854 | $25,747 |
| Erin Overturf | Clean Energy Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,179 | $21,986 |
| Bart Miller | Healthy Rivers Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,846 | $27,004 |
| Maria Najera | Government Affairs Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,244 | $20,699 |
| Jeremy Vesbach | Western Lands Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,118 | $20,329 |
| Christina Silverstein | Marketing and Communicatons Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,005 | $28,717 |
| Jamie Starr | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Miller | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martha Records | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Hunt | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Tanana | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Moroni Benally | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carla Donelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Doyle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Lappe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Loewy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Reuben Munger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Loreta Pineda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Robinson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chas Robles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Benilda Samuels | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Yadira Sanchez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pilar Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Felipe Vieyra | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lee White | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Laufer | Director (thru November) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Portia Prescott | Director (thru May) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Goldin-Dubois | President Officer | 40 | $301,947 | $34,118 |
| Theresa Bushman | Executive Vice President Key employee | 40 | $215,138 | $20,993 |
| Richard Trilsch | VP of Finance and Administration Officer | 40 | $212,837 | $22,435 |
| John Nielsen | VP of Policy and Programs Key employee | 40 | $194,648 | $28,647 |
| Kathryne Grove | VP of People, Equity, and Culture Key employee | 40 | $201,235 | $21,854 |
| Erin Overturf | Clean Energy Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,479 | $20,336 |
| Bart Miller | Healthy Rivers Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,796 | $21,751 |
| Maria Najera | Government Affairs Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,730 | $19,196 |
| Jeremy Vesbach | Western Lands Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,228 | $18,880 |
| Christina Silverstein | Marketing and Communicatons Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,930 | $19,477 |
| Carla Donelson | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Moroni Benally | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Miller | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Hunt | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Starr | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Doyle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eli Feldman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carla Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Lappe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Laufer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Reuben Munger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Loreta Pineda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Portia Prescott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martha Records | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Robinson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chas Robles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yadira Sanchez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Tanana | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pilar Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Felipe Vieyra | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee White | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Goldin-Dubois | President Officer | 40 | $254,994 | $25,105 |
| Richard Trilsch | VP of Finance and Admin Officer | 40 | $175,294 | $19,716 |
| John Nielsen | VP of Policy and Programs Key employee | 40 | $171,368 | $18,225 |
| Theresa Bushman | VP of Development and Communications Key employee | 40 | $168,161 | $19,787 |
| Kathryne Grove | VP of Equity and Culture Key employee | 40 | $166,464 | $18,921 |
| Jennifer Walker | Senior Attorney, Western Lands Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,421 | $16,356 |
| Jeremy Vesbach | Western Lands Program Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,888 | $17,711 |
| Nancy Kelly | Senior Policy Advisor, Clean Energy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,984 | $16,711 |
| Bart Miller | Healthy Rivers Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,674 | $17,181 |
| Gwen Farnsworth | Clean Energy Deputy Director of State Advocacy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,149 | $15,589 |
| Carla Donelson | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Moroni Benally | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Miller | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Hunt | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Starr | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Doyle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eli Feldman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carla Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Laufer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Reuben Munger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Loreta Pineda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Portia Prescott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martha Records | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Robinson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chas Robles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yadira Sanchez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Tanana | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Felipe Vieyra | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1401 WALNUT ST STE 200, BOULDER, CO 80302-5330
- In care of
- % WEST
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Richard Trilsch, 1401 Walnut Street 200, Boulder, CO 80302
- Signed the 990
- Richard Trilsch, VP of Finance and Administrati
- Phone
- (303) 444-1188
- Return prepared by
- BiggsKofford Advisors LLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- Clean Energy - The vision of our clean energy work is that our homes, buildings and transportation systems will be powered by clean energy and the West is prospering in a zero-carbon economy. WRA uses public policy to align the financial interests of electricity producers and consumers with decarbonizing electricity production and electrifying other sectors of the economy. By working to retire coal, replace generation with clean energy and transportation, advance clean energy markets, and modernize the grid, WRA is transforming the region.Expenses $7,407,337 · grants $52,000 · revenue $110,870
- Healthy Rivers - The vision of our healthy rivers work is that Western rivers are thriving even in the face of climate change and these critical waterways are protected to support ecosystems, local communities, and world-class recreation. Water is conserved and key river reaches are revitalized and managed to support healthy river ecology, sustainable water use, and resilience to a changing climate. WRA develops, advocates for, and implements policies, programs and river management that saves water and protects rivers through improving stream flow, reducing water use, and improved water planning.Expenses $2,842,093 · grants $52,284 · revenue $214,487
- Western Lands - The vision of our Western lands work is that at least half of the land in each major ecoregion are legally protected in order to conserve biodiversity in the face of rapid habitat loss and climate change. Public lands need to be shielded from new development, restored, and managed sustainably for ecological health. Layers of protections ensure diverse wildlife habitat, thriving populations of native species, and enduring cultural values of lands and watersheds.Expenses $2,101,432 · grants $50,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1113831
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I83Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,093,614
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,406,992
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $12,367,892 | $15,321,126 | $16,093,614 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,807,287 | $13,539,554 | $18,361,301 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,491,649 | $12,462,042 | $21,124,209 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $10,188,942 | $10,377,501 | $14,584,072 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-1113831).
Questions about WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES
- What is the EIN of WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES is 84-1113831.
- Is WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Richard Trilsch.
- Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 32 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $328,083 (Jon Goldin-Dubois, President).
- How much revenue does WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,367,892, expenses of $15,321,126 and total assets of $16,093,614 at year end.
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