Rocky Mountain Wild
“To protect, connect, and restore wildlands and wildlife.”
The work
What they do
Protects, connects, and restores wildlands and wildlife in the Southern Rocky Mountain region.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD WORKS TO PROTECT, CONNECT, AND RESTORE WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. WE WORK TO SECURE THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE MOUNTAINS, PLAINS, AND DESERT ECOSYSTEMS OF COLORADO, WYOMING, UTAH, AND NEW MEXICO.”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Keeping the wild alive
$202KOUR REGION IS HOME TO MORE THAN 500 RARE AND IMPERILED NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES. WE WORK TO PROTECT KEYSTONE AND UMBRELLA SPECIES THAT WILL RESULT IN THE PRESERVATION OF ENTIRE ECOSYSTEMS.
Read it as they filed it
KEY SPECIES - OUR REGION IS HOME TO MORE THAN 500 RARE AND IMPERILED NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES. WE WORK TO PROTECT KEYSTONE AND UMBRELLA SPECIES THAT WILL RESULT IN THE PRESERVATION OF ENTIRE ECOSYSTEMS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$147KSUMMIT COUNTY SAFE PASSAGES, SAN MIGUEL BASIS GUNNISON SAFE-GROUSE WORKING GROUP, IF/THEN SCIENCE FOR YOUNG READERS PROJECT, AND IF/THEN ENGAGEMENT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT.
Read it as they filed it
FISCAL SPONSOR - SUMMIT COUNTY SAFE PASSAGES, SAN MIGUEL BASIS GUNNISON SAFE-GROUSE WORKING GROUP, IF/THEN SCIENCE FOR YOUNG READERS PROJECT, AND IF/THEN ENGAGEMENT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping the wild alive
$113KWE WORK TO IDENTIFY, PROTECT, AND RESTORE FUNCTIONING AND RESILIENT HABITATS, AND TO ADDRESS HABITAT FRAGMENTATION BY PROTECTING LINKAGES BETWEEN KEY HABITAT AREAS.
Read it as they filed it
HEALTHY HABITATS AND CONNECTED LANDSCAPES - WE WORK TO IDENTIFY, PROTECT, AND RESTORE FUNCTIONING AND RESILIENT HABITATS, AND TO ADDRESS HABITAT FRAGMENTATION BY PROTECTING LINKAGES BETWEEN KEY HABITAT AREAS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Reading every lease sale
$76KWE WORK TO FIND BALANCED SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT THE BIODIVERSITY OF OUR REGION WHILE ALLOWING FOR RESPONSIBLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
Read it as they filed it
RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT - WE WORK TO FIND BALANCED SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT THE BIODIVERSITY OF OUR REGION WHILE ALLOWING FOR RESPONSIBLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. WE USE THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE TO MONITOR AND ANALYZE ALL OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES IN A FIVE STATE AREA.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
81 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 Rocky Mountain Wild is nowhere near one.
Backed on the record by Resources Legacy Fund, Western Conservation Foundation, Wilderness Society and 1 other, latest filing FY25.
$538,703 programs, $94,116 management, $32,678 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The people
Who does the work
Those 100 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If RMW is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 101The filings
15 years of filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $585,944 |
| 2011 | $787,098 |
| 2012 | $403,730 |
| 2013 | $428,055 |
| 2014 | $351,499 |
| 2015 | $460,868 |
| 2016 | $415,400 |
| 2017 | $383,813 |
| 2018 | $316,710 |
| 2019 | $359,953 |
| 2020 | $355,342 |
| 2021 | $364,683 |
| 2022 | $557,112 |
| 2023 | $579,635 |
| 2024 | $774,335 |
From $586K in 2010 to $774K in FY24, with no missed filing in 15 years.
Fights alongside The Wilderness Society (2 shared cases), Earthjustice (1 shared case), Grand Canyon Trust (1 shared case), Great Old Broads for Wilderness (1 shared case) and National Parks Conservation Association (1 shared case) and 8 more. Same case, same side, on the federal docket.
Their ground
The places they defend
See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
The Colorado congressional delegation averages 60 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
81 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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19 years on the ground, 100 volunteers, 81 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.