Annual Report 2023
WRA is a growing community of engaged staff, advocates, supporters, voters, and more. As we grow, so does our ability to create change. We have more staff in more places to drive policies to address climate change and its impacts across the region. We have more people looking to us to learn how they can make a difference. We have more donors giving more than ever to support our work. And we have more decision makers relying on reports, information we prepare and policies we craft to help them take effective action for Western communities. Each layer brings us all closer to a bright climate future.
Financials
Revenue
- Grants: $4,397,678
- Contributions and Family Foundations: $13,409,221
- Professional Fees: $349,048
- Miscellaneous Revenue: $243,335
- Net Investment/Interest Income: $183,651
- In-Kind Contributions: $52,621
Total Revenues $18,635,5
Assets
Change in Net Assets: $6,151,761
Net Assets at Beginning of Year: $14,068,291
Net Assets at End of Year: $20,220,052
Expenses
Program Services
Clean Energy: $5,977,584
Healthy Rivers: $2,532,009
Western Lands: $1,594,702
Total Program: $10,104,295
Supporting Services
Development: $1,791,477
Administration: $588,021
Total Supporting Services: $2,379,498
Total Expenses: $12,483,793
Employee Engagement
- Onboarded 27 new staff members
- 84 staff at the end of 2023
- Equity and Culture team tripled in size and all staff completed a 4-month comprehensive training on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles to support and drive equitable conservation and environmental outcomes in our work.
Donor Engagement
- 247 new donors in 2023
- $18 million raised – our biggest fundraising year yet
- 21% of 2022 donors increased their giving in 2023
Without swift, meaningful and sustained action these rivers and the Great Salt Lake are headed for catastrophe. Some might use the excuse of precipitation from recent storms as a reason for inaction. But it would take years of these storms to offset 22 years of drought, overuse of water from our rivers and an increasingly warmer and drier climate.
Digital Engagement
- Website: 153,736 visitors
- Social: 3,365,422 impressions
- 5,127 report downloads
Media Engagement
- 938 media stories featuring WRA
- Standout headlines/publications
Brand Engagement
- Launched a new visual brand identity and rebuilt website
- 17 marketing and communications industry awards for our branding, website, and publications
Around the country, we need organizations fighting for landscape-level designations that protect areas from development and extraction working side-by-side with the folks who actively restore areas that already enjoy some level of protection.
