Izaak Walton League of America
“Conserve outdoor America for future generations.”
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.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “ASSIST THE IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE IN ALL ITS ENTITIES WITH COMPETITIVE GRANTS IN ITS QUEST TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN, PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SOIL, FOREST, WATER AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER LANDS; TO PROMOTE MEANS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH RESPECT TO SUCH RESOURCES AND THEIR ENJOYMENT AND WHOLESOME UTILIZATION.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Bringing people into the fight
$120KTHE 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, most of it $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 work as filed
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.
Backed on the record by Walton Family Foundation, latest filing FY22.
$120,241 programs, $66,635 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at 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. The 2024 peak of $498K reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
Their ground
The places they defend
See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
Ways in
How to help
64 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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104 years on the ground, 64 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.