League of Conservation Voters
“To turn environmental values into national, state, and local priorities.”
2 funders on the record, 92 cents of every dollar to the work.
The origin
How they started
The League of Conservation Voters does one thing relentlessly: it holds Congress accountable on the environment, including votes on drilling, mining, and public land protections. Since 1970 it has published the National Environmental Scorecard, which grades every member of Congress on their environmental record and has become the standard reference for green voting histories. LCV also spends heavily in elections to reward or punish lawmakers. It’s based in Washington, DC.
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Educated the public on issues germane to the legislative
$50.9M, 35% of spendingEducated the public on issues germane to the legislative process including conservation, environmental justice and public health; engaged the public and our members in support environmental & democracy agendas; informed…
Including $47,389,679 granted onward, most of it ($36,000,000) to Lcv Victory Fund.
Read it as they filed it
EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES GERMANE TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS INCLUDING CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; ENGAGED THE PUBLIC AND OUR MEMBERS IN SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL & DEMOCRACY AGENDAS; INFORMED PUBLIC ABOUT POSITIONS OF CANDIDATES ON KEY ISSUES.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
The climate and organizing program enlists the entire
$43.5M, 30% of spendingThe climate and organizing program enlists the entire league of conservation movement (state leagues and select partners) to educate the public and media about the importance of addressing climate change.
Including $16,773,420 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
THE CLIMATE AND ORGANIZING PROGRAM ENLISTS THE ENTIRE LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION MOVEMENT (STATE LEAGUES AND SELECT PARTNERS) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO INSIST THAT THE UNITED STATES BECOME A WORLD LEADER IN HELPING TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Educated and lobbied United States Congress
$22.6M, 15% of spendingAnd the executive branch on environmental and public health issues, held public officials accountable for their positions on environmental issues through various efforts including publication of the national…
Including $7,416,274 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
EDUCATED AND LOBBIED UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, HELD PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POSITIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS INCLUDING PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Provided Training, Guidance
$18.0M, 12% of spendingAnd financial assistance to state league conservation organizations for support of their programs, including board development, list enhancement, fundraising, programmatic support such as global warming, and general…
Including $9,808,257 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
PROVIDED TRAINING, GUIDANCE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE LEAGUE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUPPORT OF THEIR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BOARD DEVELOPMENT, LIST ENHANCEMENT, FUNDRAISING, PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT SUCH AS GLOBAL WARMING, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
92 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$135,037,627 programs, $5,751,419 management, $5,796,729 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The backers
Backed on the record by Wilderness Society and Resources Legacy Fund, latest filing FY24.
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 LCV? Claim this page.
Those 14,037 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If LCV is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $11,581,344 |
| 2012 | $37,022,326 |
| 2013 | $19,597,426 |
| 2014 | $38,292,219 |
| 2015 | $20,431,957 |
| 2016 | $38,779,210 |
| 2017 | $32,654,016 |
| 2018 | $65,184,681 |
| 2019 | $33,970,862 |
| 2020 | $78,082,041 |
| 2021 | $114,796,662 |
| 2022 | $68,906,791 |
| 2023 | $67,539,884 |
| 2024 | $159,276,886 |
From $11.6M in 2011 to $159.3M in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years. FY24 is the highest year on file.
In court
Fights alongside Center for Biological Diversity (1 shared case) and Earthjustice (1 shared case). Same case, same side, on the federal docket. Their dockets on CourtListener.
On the Hill
LCV files its own federal lobbying reports: 71 filings from 2019 to 2026, naming 333 bills. The filings, at the Senate.
Most filed on the environment, energy and natural resources.
Under threat right now
The most urgent fights on the record
Open comment windows first, then live federal cases. Each opens the groups defending it.
- Comments close Oct 16 · 9 days leftCumberland Island National SeashoreGeorgia
- Comments close Oct 26Gifford Pinchot National ForestWashington
- Comments close Nov 2Gates of the Arctic (Ambler Road)Alaska
- Comments close Nov 6Grand Canyon National ParkArizona
Every place under threat, the fifty states and the wildlife, each with who’s on the record for it.
League of Conservation Voters files 6 related organizations on its return: League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (527), Lcv Political Engagement Fund (527), Lcv Victory Fund (527), New American Jobs Fund (527), Chispa Arizona PAC (527) and Givegreen United Action (527). A related organization shares people or purpose; it does not share the books.
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.