Research finding · Research date 2026-09-15
Western Futures FY2024 filing separates board governance from outsourced operations and reports $2.67M in PAC payments
Recorded status: PRIMARY IRS VERIFIED. Formal board and outsourced day-to-day management are both documented; individual decision authority remains unresolved.
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Western Futures Fund's FY2024 public filing reports three independent voting board members: Michael Hennesy (president), Jeremy Krones (treasurer), and Christopher Hirsch (secretary), each with $0 reportable compensation. The filing reports no salary/wage expense. Separately, Schedule O states Blue Moon Strategies is responsible for day-to-day operations as management consultant. Schedule C reports $2.67M paid from WFF funds to four PACs in 2024: Your Community PAC $1.5M, Retire Career Politicians $970K, Way Back PAC $100K, and Wyoming Way PAC $100K. The filing describes these as donations to PACs supporting civil society and responsible leadership in the western United States. These records establish a formal board layer and an outsourced day-to-day operations layer; they do not identify who made each individual grant or PAC-selection decision.
Source references
- Western Futures Fund FY2024 Form 990 Schedule C — Part I-A and Part IV
- Western Futures Fund FY2024 filing profile — Governance, officers, program services