Stand · Find your defenders

Who’s standing up for elk?

Wildlife · 5 groups work for them; these 3 lead

1 group has them in their care

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

One group is on the record for elk, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 2 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

Also in the fight

Advocacy · Missoula, MT

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Founded in 1984 by four Montanans to ensure the future of elk

168 staff + 8,400 volunteers74¢ to the workFounded 1984

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Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight

Wildlife · Salt Lake City, UT

Mule Deer Foundation

Ensure the conservation of mule deer, black-tailed deer, and their habitat.

60 staff + 500 volunteers$1.5M revenue in 2022Founded 1988

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Friends Group · Jackson, WY

Friends of the National Elk Refuge

Support and enhance the National Elk Refuge.

Founded 2007

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2 more work on elk

Also standing for them

Wyoming Stock Growers Land TrustElk are in their missionLand Trust Wilderness WatchElk are in their missionLegal

Your move

How to stand for elk

GiveGive to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

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Elk have defenders. They need more.

1 group on the record, 2 more likely to care, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation with 168 staff + 8,400 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.

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Sources and method

Group crews and program ratios: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, latest filed year, EINs on each group’s profile. Which groups are on the record for elk: MTJP editors tie a group to a fight only with a source link they have read, one link at a time. A group without one is shown as likely to care, a guess from the federal court record and the group’s own mission and footprint. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.