New Mexico Wild
“To protect New Mexico’s wild places through citizen action.”
The work
What they do
Protecting New Mexico’s wild places, wildlife, and water through citizen action.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “NEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING POLICIES THAT PROTECT NEW MEXICO'S WILDERNESS, WILDLIFE, AND WATER.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Keeping the wild alive
$435KNEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED (40%) ON EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSERVE NEW MEXICO’S LANDS, WATER, AND WILDLIFE.
Read it as they filed it
NEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED (40%) ON EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSERVE NEW MEXICO'S LANDS, WATER, AND WILDLIFE. PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED BY STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, POLITICAL DIRECTOR, POLICY DIRECTOR, AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE NEWSLETTER ARTICLES, SOCIAL MEDIA, PAID ADVERTISEMENTS IN PRINT MEDIA, AND EVENTS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ADVOCATING FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW MEXICO'S PUBLIC LANDS, WATER AND WILDLIFE BY ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO BE BETTER INFORMED ABOUT THESE CONSERVATION ISSUES.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping the wild alive
$120KNEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND ALSO CONDUCTS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (20%) WHEN NECESSARY TO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGISLATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, RELATED TO CONSERVATION OF PUBLIC LANDS, W...
Read it as they filed it
NEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND ALSO CONDUCTS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (20%) WHEN NECESSARY TO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGISLATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, RELATED TO CONSERVATION OF PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE. LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED BY STAFF, PRIMARILY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, POLITICAL DIRECTOR, POLICY DIRECTOR, AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR. LOBBYING FURTHERS OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ADVOCATING FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW MEXICO'S PUBLIC LANDS, WATER AND WILDLIFE BY ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OF CONSERVATION LEGISLATION.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
The work as filed
DURING ELECTION YEARS, NEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND WILL SPEND NO MORE THAN 40% OF ITS BUDGET ON ELECTORAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COORDINATED AND INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES WORK, VIA STAFF AND/OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
Read it as they filed it
DURING ELECTION YEARS, NEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND WILL SPEND NO MORE THAN 40% OF ITS BUDGET ON ELECTORAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COORDINATED AND INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES WORK, VIA STAFF AND/OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
97 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and New Mexico Wild is nowhere near one.
$554,532 programs, $13,298 management, $3,137 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at NMW? Claim this page.
The filings
4 years of filings
4 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $569,819 |
| 2022 | $413,281 |
| 2023 | $416,825 |
| 2025 | $540,150 |
From $570K in 2021 to $540K in FY25, across 4 public filings.
Their ground
The places they defend
Led the community campaign for the 2014 designation and executive director Mark Allison spoke at the June 2025 Las Cruces rally against monument reductions and the Senate public land sell-off provisions.
Who’s defending it On the groundRio Grande del Norte National MonumentWorked for permanent protection of the area since 2007 and in October 2024 filed a formal protest of the BLM plan amendment for protecting only 5,120 of 12,236 acres identified with wilderness characteristics.
Who’s defending itSee every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
New Mexico Wild files one related organization on its return: New Mexico Wilderness Alliance (501C3). A related organization shares people or purpose; it does not share the books.
The New Mexico congressional delegation averages 92 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
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Ways in
How to help
97 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
Give on their site ↗Show upVolunteer with themFind their volunteer door on their own site.
Find it on their site ↗SpeakComment and callOpen comment windows and call scripts for fights like these, ready to send.
Public Lands Action NetworkFollowWatch the mapEvery threatened place in the country, tracked, with who stands for each.
Threatened Lands MapStand with New Mexico Wild
29 years on the ground, 97 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.