Rocky Mountain Wild
“To protect, connect, and restore wildlands and wildlife.”
1 live lawsuit, 1 comment to the agencies, 81 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Protects, connects, and restores wildlands and wildlife in the Southern Rocky Mountain region.
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Key Species
$202K, 30% of spendingOur 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.
Fiscal Sponsor
$147K, 22% of spendingSummit 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.
Healthy Habitats and Connected Landscapes
$113K, 17% of spendingWe 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.
Responsible Development
$76K, 11% of spendingWe 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
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$538,703 programs, $94,116 management, $32,678 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The backers
Backed on the record by Resources Legacy Fund, Western Conservation Foundation, Wilderness Society and Pew Charitable Trusts, latest filing FY25.
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 Rocky Mountain Wild? Claim this page.
Those 100 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Rocky Mountain Wild is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe record
The court record
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 7 more. Same case, same side, on the federal docket.
The filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap 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.
The record
On the record with the agencies
1 comment on federal decisions since 2023, each filed under the group’s own name on regulations.gov, none yet on a decision we track. Read them on regulations.gov.
Year by year
The record, in order
- 2007Rocky Mountain Wild is formed.the directory; the return’s own formation year is 1999
- 2017S. Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Burke: plaintiff, closed.the docket
- 2022First appears in the grants of Resources Legacy Fund, Western Conservation Foundation and Wilderness Society.the funders’ returns
- 2023Wilderness Workshop v. Harrell: plaintiff, still in court.the docket
- 20241 comment to the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
- First appears in Pew Charitable Trusts’ grants.the funder’s return
Rust, a case still in court. Green, a funder’s return. Hollow, a filing. Every row is a record we hold: 2 federal cases with the group on the docket, 1 comment filed under its own name, 4 funders 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.
The Colorado congressional delegation averages 60 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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