Montana · Public charity
Western Organization of Resource Councils
To advance the vision of the democratic, sustainable, and just society through community action. Worc is committed to building sustainable environmental and economic communities that balance economic growth with the health of people and stewardship of their land, water, and air resources.
- $797k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $28,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $460,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Western Organization of Resource Councils funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 12 | $782k | 92% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $78k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $158k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $50k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $290k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Big Sky | $460,000 | 1 | 6% |
| MT Rural Voters Action Fund | $233,300 | 3 | n/a |
| Black Progressive Action Coalition | $120,000 | 1 | 37% |
| Western Native Voice Education Project | $105,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Alaska Progressive Donor Table | $70,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Western Colorado Alliance | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Native Peoples Action Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Dakota Rural Action | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Wild Montana Action Fund | $28,500 | 1 | 5% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Big Sky | $460,000 | 1 | 6% |
| MT Rural Voters Action Fund | $233,300 | 3 | n/a |
| Black Progressive Action Coalition | $120,000 | 1 | 37% |
| Western Native Voice Education Project | $105,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Alaska Progressive Donor Table | $70,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Western Colorado Alliance | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Native Peoples Action Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Dakota Rural Action | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Wild Montana Action Fund | $28,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Appalachian Voices | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| BlueGreen Alliance Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Renew Missouri Action | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Montana Federation of Public Employees Foundation | $16,000 | 1 | 76% |
| Forward Mt Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Intermountain Planned Parenthood | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Native Voic Action Fd | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Sky Fifty Five Plus | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dakota Resource Council | $6,250 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Western Organization of Resource Councils supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project · Sixteen Thirty Fund · All Hands on Deck Network Inc · Tides Foundation · New Venture Fund · America Votes · Resources Legacy Fund · Patagoniaorg · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Western Organization of Resource Councils
- How much does Western Organization of Resource Councils give?
- Western Organization of Resource Councils reported 12 grants totaling $797,251 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Western Organization of Resource Councils fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (39%), Public Benefit (33%), Civil Rights (14%).
- Who are Western Organization of Resource Councils's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: A Better Big Sky ($460k), MT Rural Voters Action Fund ($233k), Black Progressive Action Coalition ($120k).
- Does Western Organization of Resource Councils fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Western Organization of Resource Councils?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project, Sixteen Thirty Fund, All Hands on Deck Network Inc.
- Where is Western Organization of Resource Councils based?
- Western Organization of Resource Councils is based in MT.
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