Izaak Walton League of America
“Conserve outdoor America for future generations.”
1 funder on the record, 2 comments to the agencies.
The work
What they do
Grassroots conservation advocacy through local chapters. Clean water, public lands access, habitat conservation. Save Our Streams program for water quality monitoring.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The organization makes grants and loans to groups and individuals that are solely for the purpose of conservation projects and public education about our natural resources.
Including $120,241 granted onward, the largest share ($39,750) to Izaak Walton League of America Inc.
Read it as they filed it
THE ORGANIZATION MAKES GRANTS AND LOANS TO GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. THERE WERE 19 RECIPIENTS OF 24 GRANTS DURING THE YEAR.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
The organization makes annual awards up to 500 to chapters of the Izaak Walton League of America for outstanding conservation efforts in the past year. There were two recipients of one awards of 250 each during the year.
Read it as they filed it
THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ANNUAL AWARDS UP TO 500 TO CHAPTERS OF THE IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA FOR OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE PAST YEAR. THERE WERE TWO RECIPIENTS OF ONE AWARDS OF 250 EACH DURING THE YEAR.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
64 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$120,241 programs, $66,635 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The backers
Backed on the record by Walton Family Foundation, latest filing FY22.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at IWLA? Claim this page.
The filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $155,001 |
| 2013 | $140,604 |
| 2014 | $107,971 |
| 2015 | $292,310 |
| 2016 | $132,610 |
| 2017 | $322,657 |
| 2018 | $126,653 |
| 2019 | $138,421 |
| 2020 | $150,091 |
| 2021 | $125,993 |
| 2022 | $261,719 |
| 2023 | $155,555 |
| 2024 | $497,691 |
| 2025 | $202,968 |
From $155K in 2012 to $203K in FY25, with no missed filing in 14 years. 2024, at $498K, stands well above the other years on file.
The record
On the record with the agencies
2 comments on federal decisions since 2023, each filed under the group’s own name on regulations.gov. The latest on decisions we track:
Year by year
The record, in order
- 1922Izaak Walton League of America is formed.the directory; the return’s own formation year is 1943
- 2022First appears in Walton Family Foundation’s grants.the funder’s return
- 20251 comment to the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
- 20261 comment to the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
Green, a funder’s return. Hollow, a filing. Every row is a record we hold: 2 comments filed under its own name, 1 funder whose returns name it. Nothing here is written from memory.
Their ground
The places they defend
See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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The mission is theirs. The backing is yours.