Western Resource Advocates
According to Influence Watch, Western Resource Advocates is an environmental advocacy organization that has a focus in the American Rocky Mountain states. A major initiative of the organization is bringing legal cases to restrict industrial activity to stop climate change. The organization is a major critic of traditional sources of energy such as conventional fuels. Instead, it advocates for the adoption of weather-dependent and intermittent sources of energy such as wind and solar.
OVERVIEW
Western Resource Advocates is a dark money group that does not disclose its donors. Through publicly available data retrieved from other organizations’ 990 filings, we are able to see some of the group’s largest donors, including the National Philanthropic Trust and the U.S. Energy Foundation.
FUNDING
ADVOCACY
Anti Fossil Fuel
Pro Renewable Mandates
Pro EV
Western Resource Advocates has full time staff based in Arizona advocating for their green agenda at the Arizona Corporation Commission and Arizona Legislature. Much of their advocacy is centered on transportation electrification, preserving renewable mandates and subsidies and opposing fossil fuels with a particular focus on shuttering coal power plants.
Western Resource Advocates’ President Jon Goldin-Dubois made over $250,000 in 2023. The leaders listed below all made between $100,000 and $200,000:
Richard Trilsch, VP of Finance and Admin
Theresa Bushman, VP of Development and Communications
John Nielsen, VP of Policy and Programs
Kathryne Grove
VP of Equity and Culture
Bart Miller, Healthy Rivers Director
Jeremy Vesbach, Western Lands Director
Gwen Farnsworth, Clean Energy Deputy Director of State Advocacy
Nancy Kelly, Senior Policy Advisor, Clean Energy
Jennifer Walker, Senior Attorney, Western Lands
Board of Directors
Carla Donelson, Chair
Yadira Sanchez
Reuben Munger
Jamie Starr
Loreta Pineda
Kim Miller
Portia Prescott
Michelle Campbell
Eric Laufer
Carrie Doyle
Carla Johnson
Martha Records
Moroni Benally
Eli Feldman
Chris Robinson
Chas Robles
Heather Tanana
Felipe Vieyra