Connection research · Research date 2026-09-15
Way Back PAC formally links to Western Futures Fund
Recorded status: Verified formal FEC connected-organization relationship and IRS-reported grant flows; Idaho earmarking not established.
This is a dated research record. Its qualifications and open questions are part of the account. Association alone does not establish wrongdoing or control.
Way Back PAC's January 2026 FEC Statement of Organization identifies Western Futures Fund as a connected organization. Western Futures Fund's IRS-derived 2024 records show grants received including approximately $2.8 million from Sixteen Thirty Fund and $1.8 million from New Venture Fund, and a $100,000 grant to Way Back PAC in FY2024. Across 2021-2024, IRS-derived grant data show Western Futures Fund received about $5.1 million from Sixteen Thirty Fund and $2.2 million from New Venture Fund. These are verified upstream organizational/funding relationships. They do not establish that Sixteen Thirty Fund or New Venture Fund dollars were earmarked for Idaho political activity.
Source references
- Way Back PAC FEC Statement of Organization — FEC Form 1, page 3
- Western Futures Fund Inc - IRS-derived Form 990 grant data — FY2024 grants received and paid
- Who funds Western Futures Fund Inc? — 2021-2024 aggregate grant table