What Washington Wild does

Washington Wild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation advocacy organization founded in September 1979 in Seattle as the Washington Wilderness Coalition. The organization's mission is to protect and restore wild lands and waters across Washington State. It is the only statewide organization exclusively focused on this mandate and has been instrumental in protecting nearly 3 million acres of Wilderness through landmark legislative achievements including the 1984 Washington Wilderness Act, the 1988 Washington Parks Wilderness Act, the 2008 Wild Sky Wilderness Act, and the 2014 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Act.

The organization delivers its mission through four operational pillars: Protect (advancing Wilderness and Outstanding Resource Waters designations, including Wild Olympics and Alpine Lakes campaigns), Defend (countering threats to Roadless Areas, the Tongass, Skagit Headwaters, and public lands), Restore (watershed restoration and sustainable road systems), and Access (recreational access programs). Washington Wild operates the Washington Brewshed® Alliance, a registered trademark program connecting nearly 90 brewing industry partners to watershed health advocacy. The organization serves individual conservation-minded donors and volunteers, brewing industry partners, tribal governments including the Upper Skagit, Swinomish, Samish, Yakama Nation, Cowlitz, and Snoqualmie, federal and state elected officials, and a broad coalition of conservation and recreation organizations.

Revenue is generated entirely through four channels: individual donations, grants from foundations, the Brewshed Alliance partnership program, and event-based fundraising (notably the annual Wild Night Out gala at Woodland Park Zoo and the Lagerhead beer festival). No products or services are sold; pricing is not applicable. The organization maintains a small staff of 1-10 employees based at its Seattle headquarters, supported by board governance and an extensive volunteer and stakeholder network.

Name

Washington Wild

Legal name

Washington Wild

Website

https://wawild.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Washington Wild is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1979 that protects and restores wild lands and waters across Washington State, serving individual donors, 90+ brewing industry partners, tribal governments, and conservation coalitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB), Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

Keywords

• Conservation advocacy services
• Wilderness protection
• Watershed restoration
• Environmental nonprofit
• Wild lands preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Washington Wild generates revenue primarily through donations from individuals who support wild lands and waters protection in Washington State. The organization runs donation campaigns and has a donate button on their website.
2. Grants and Foundations: The organization receives funding through grants from foundations as part of their support structure, with a dedicated page for Grants and Foundations on their website.
3. Brewshed Alliance Partnerships: Partnerships with nearly 90 brewing industry partners across Washington State who support watershed health initiatives, with breweries hosting events and creating specialty beers in support of Washington Wild's conservation work.
4. Event Revenue: Revenue generated from events such as Wild Night Out (annual fundraiser at Woodland Park Zoo) and Lagerhead beer festival.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Washington Wild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization that protects and restores wild lands and waters in Washington State through advocacy campaigns, coalition building, and grassroots organizing. The organization runs conservation programs such as Wild Olympics, Wild Sky, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions, and Outstanding Resource Waters, manages the Washington Brewshed® Alliance partnership program with nearly 90 breweries, and conducts direct legislative advocacy with elected officials and tribal governments. Revenue is generated through individual donations, foundation grants, corporate partnerships, and ticketed fundraising events.

Product overview

Washington Wild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization, not a technology company offering software products. The organization provides advocacy programs, coalition building, and community engagement to protect wild lands and waters in Washington State. Their primary offerings include conservation campaigns (such as Wild Olympics, Wild Sky, and Alpine Lakes), the Brewshed® Alliance partnership program with breweries, educational events like Wild Night Out, newsletters, and volunteer coordination. These are organizational programs and advocacy initiatives rather than technology products or platforms.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wild Night Out Annual Fundraiser

Quantifiable outcome

• Protected nearly 3 million acres of Wilderness since 1979
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Old Schoolhouse BrewingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOld Schoolhouse Brewing created a beer in support of the Roadless Rule: the Roadless Warrior IPA. The design highlights the values of roadless area—clean rivers, forests, and intact ecosystems for wildlife.
• No Boat Brewing CompanycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWashington Wild teamed up with No Boat Brewing Company to host the Lagerhead beer festival for the third year in a row in 2026. The event raises funds and awareness for watershed health.
• Icicle Brewing CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIcicle Brewing in Leavenworth released a Napeequa Pilsner and hosted a taproom event to support ORW designations. Beer is over 90% water, making water quality critical to their business.
• Chuckanut BreweryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChuckanut Brewery hosted a gathering to celebrate the Cascade River as one of Washington's first Outstanding Resource Waters, organized by the Protect Washington Waters Coalition.
• Pew TrustscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington Wild leads coalition with Pew Trusts, Trout Unlimited, American Rivers, American Whitewater, Wild Salmon Center, and Cascade Forest Conservancy to advance Outstanding Resource Waters designations.
• Trout UnlimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington Wild partners with Trout Unlimited on ORW campaigns and salmon habitat protection from suction dredge mining impacts. Trout Unlimited led the legislative fight for years before Washington Wild joined the coalition.
• American RiverscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the coalition working on Outstanding Resource Waters designation for Cascade, Green, and Napeequa Rivers. American Rivers is a national river conservation organization.
• PatagoniaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPatagonia's Environmental Coordinator Denis Tuzinovic works with Washington Wild. Patagonia Action Works platform connected Washington Wild with 48 events and 5 petitions resulting in 10,000 event RSVPs and other actions.
• REI Co-OpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerREI Co-Op, represented by Marc Berejka, supports Washington Wild's work protecting outdoor places, recognizing the need to give back to the land.
• The Wilderness SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wilderness Society, represented by State Director Megan Birzell, works with Washington Wild combining national relationships and expertise with local leadership and organizing capacity.

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Conservation Northwest: Washington-state focused conservation nonprofit working on the same wildlands, connectivity, and public-lands policy issues, overlapping in North Cascades, BLM, and forest-management campaigns with Washington Wild.
• American Rivers: National river-conservation nonprofit and ORW coalition partner with Washington Wild, working on the same Cascade/Green/Napeequa designations and a comparable grant-supported, advocacy-driven model.
• Idaho Conservation League: Idaho's analogous state-level conservation advocacy organization, pursuing comparable Wilderness designations, river protection, and forest-management advocacy through a similar donation + grant funding model.
• Trout Unlimited: National coldwater fisheries and river conservation nonprofit that is a core coaltion partner on WA Wild's ORW and salmon-habitat campaigns, sharing advocacy, coalition, and legislative-designation playbooks in Washington State.
• Oregon Wild: Oregon's state-focused wilderness and wildlands advocacy nonprofit, the closest mission-analog in a neighboring state with an identical focus on protecting Wilderness, opposing logging/mining threats, and legislative designations.

Broad incumbents

• The Wilderness Society: National wilderness advocacy organization that is also a strategic partner of Washington Wild, operating statewide on Wilderness and public-lands campaigns with similar mission, stakeholder coalition model, and legislative advocacy approach.
• National Parks Conservation Association: Large national park-protection nonprofit with parallel advocacy, congressional, and grassroots campaign mechanisms, often joining Washington Wild on Olympic, Mount Rainier, and North Cascades protection issues.

Emerging players

• Sierra Club (Washington Chapter): The Washington chapter of Sierra Club runs overlapping wildlands, public-lands, and outings programming, sharing donor audiences and policy priorities with Washington Wild at the state level.
• Wild Salmon Center: Pacific salmon and watershed conservation nonprofit that is a core coalition partner of Washington Wild on ORW designations and salmon-habitat work, sharing science-driven, advocacy-oriented wild-river protection approaches.

Others

• Pew Charitable Trusts (U.S. Conservation Program): Major national foundation funder and strategic coalition partner on Washington Wild's ORW campaigns, comparable in that it funds, convenes, and shapes outcomes in the same policy advocacy arena.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WA_Wild
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJG3gYyJPG-m9jc5Q7Av_Cg
• Facebookfacebook.com/WashingtonWild
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/washington-wild
• Instagraminstagram.com/wa_wild

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