Northern Rockies Environmental Nonprofits

181organizations
$270.2 millioncombined annual revenue (81 reporting)
1968oldest founding year on record

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Two Wolf Foundation

Hamilton, MT

Two Wolf Foundation exists to serve members of the warrior tribe on their healing journey. At the root of our mission is a passion…

Upper Amazon Conservancy

Jackson, WY

Protecting the Heart of the Amazon We are responding to the conservation and human rights crisis in the Amazon headwaters with a combination of…

Upper Missouri Waterkeeper

Bozeman, MT

Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is a nonprofit, grassroots-based organization that serves as a public advocate for healthy waterways and communities in Southwest and West-Central Montana’s…

Vilicus Institute

Havre, MT

Enabling Farmer Resilience through Economic Transformation

Western Organization of Resource Councils

Billings, MT

To advance the vision of the democratic, sustainable, and just society through community action. Worc is committed to building sustainable environmental and economic communities…

Wild Montana

Helena, MT

Our mission is to unite and mobilize communities to keep Montana wild. We envision a Montana where people and wildlife flourish because public lands…

Wilderness Science Education

McCall, ID

We are a non-profit organization that takes teenagers, including lower income teens, on 3-5 day science education trips down the Lower Salmon River and…

Working Dogs for Conservation

Missoula, MT

We train rescued, rehomed and career-change dogs into conservation canines, using their noses to protect wildlife and wild places around the world.

WYldlife for Tomorrow

Jackson, WY

We’re tackling the challenge of evolving Wyoming’s historic conservation funding model to include broader user groups to give back to wildlife conservation.

Wyoming Wilderness Association

Sheridan, WY

The Wyoming Wilderness Association works to protect Wyoming's public wild lands to ensure a future of wild places for people and wildlife.

Wyoming Wildlife Federation

Lander, WY

Conservation, advocacy, policy, education and habitat

Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities

Jackson, WY

As the sole regional designee of the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program, Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities (YTCC) functions as Department of Energy’s on-the-ground advocate…

ZooMontana

Billings, MT

ZooMontana is a zoological/botanical garden. educational facility and accredited arboretum dedicated to the conservation of wildlife throughout Montana and the 45th parallel of earth.…

Environmental nonprofits in the Northern Rockies bioregion: key facts

How many environmental nonprofits work in the Northern Rockies bioregion?

Ideal Location lists 181 environmental and conservation nonprofits in the Northern Rockies bioregion. The 81 that report revenue bring in a combined $270.2 million a year.

What is the largest environmental nonprofit in the Northern Rockies bioregion?

By reported annual revenue, the largest in the directory is National Forest Foundation (Missoula, MT), at $77.9 million. Next are Yellowstone Forever, Teton Science Schools, Jackson Hole Land Trust and Flathead Land Trust.

What do these environmental nonprofits focus on?

The most common focus areas are Land Conservation (83), Wildlife Biodiversity (67), Climate Energy (50) and Water Rivers (40).

Which states have the most organizations in the Northern Rockies bioregion?

By number of organizations: Montana (106), Wyoming (40) and Idaho (28).

What is the oldest environmental nonprofit in the Northern Rockies bioregion?

Idaho Wildlife Federation, founded in 1968, is the oldest with a founding year on record.

Counts and revenue come from the organizations listed in the Ideal Location directory and their most recent reported filings.

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