Michael Hennesy

4 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-17

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About Michael Hennesy

The same return identifies Western Futures’ officers as Michael Hennesy (president), Jeremy Krones (treasurer), and Christopher Hirsch (secretary), all reporting $0 compensation, and lists $100,000 paid to Way Back PAC in FY2024.

From Sixteen Thirty Fund and New Venture Fund financed Western Futures before Way Back’s Idaho spending (2026-09-17). Recorded status: Verified multi-stage funding chain; dollar-level tracing, earmarking, and coordination unproven New published findings are added here as sourced excerpts.

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Part VII identifies Michael Hennesy as president, Jeremy Krones as treasurer and Christopher Hirsch as secretary; each reports $0 compensation from Western Futures Fund, and the filing reports no family or business relationships among officers/directors.
Western Futures is governed by a three-person unpaid board while Blue Moon runs day-to-day operations across civil-society, electoral and advocacy programs · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: PRIMARY/IRS-derived governance and program structure verified; Blue Moon day-to-day role separately primary verified. Individual officers’ external identities and donor influence remain unresolved unless uniquely sourced.

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.
Western Futures FY2024 filing separates board governance from outsourced operations and reports $2.67M in PAC payments · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: PRIMARY IRS VERIFIED. Formal board and outsourced day-to-day management are both documented; individual decision authority remains unresolved.

Part VII identifies Michael Hennesy as president, Jeremy Krones as treasurer and Christopher Hirsch as secretary, each with $0 reportable compensation from WFF.
Western Futures formal control is a three-person independent board while Blue Moon handles day-to-day operations · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: PRIMARY/IRS-DERIVED VERIFIED: 3 independent governing members; Hennesy president, Krones treasurer, Hirsch secretary; Blue Moon day-to-day management separately primary verified. Grant-selection and Idaho-target decision rights remain unresolved.

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Organizations

Western Futures Fund

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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.

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Western Futures Fund

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Part VII identifies Michael Hennesy as president, Jeremy Krones as treasurer and Christopher Hirsch as secretary; each reports $0 compensation from Western Futures Fund, and the filing reports no family or business relationships among officers/directors.

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Other names appearing in the same research (16)

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People

Christopher Hirsch · 4 shared records
Jeremy Krones · 4 shared records

PACs

Way Back PAC · 2 shared records
Defend and Protect Idaho · 1 shared record

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Connection research · 2026-09-17Sixteen Thirty Fund and New Venture Fund financed Western Futures before Way Back’s Idaho spending

Recorded status: Verified multi-stage funding chain; dollar-level tracing, earmarking, and coordination unproven

Western Futures Fund’s IRS-derived FY2024 record identifies $5.5 million in grants from five organizations, led by Sixteen Thirty Fund ($2.8 million) and New Venture Fund ($1.8 million), followed by Guardian of Rights Fund ($500,000), Civic Truth Coalition ($450,000), and Sheriff Accountability Action ($30,000). The same return identifies Western Futures’ officers as Michael Hennesy (president), Jeremy Krones (treasurer), and Christopher Hirsch (secretary), all reporting $0 compensation, and lists $100,000 paid to Way Back PAC in FY2024. Separate 2026 FEC/reporting records show Western Futures later supplied at least $1.125 million to Way Back PAC, which then paid $350,000 to Defend and Protect Idaho, $100,000 to Hometown Heroes, and $100,000 to Idaho First. This produces a documented money path from Sixteen Thirty/New Venture into Western Futures, then into Way Back, then into the Idaho PAC network. However, funds are fungible and the records do not permit tracing a particular Sixteen Thirty or New Venture dollar into a particular 2026 Idaho payment. They establish the funding chain and institutional relationships, not earmarking or coordination.

Sources

Western Futures Fund Inc. — IRS Form 990-derived FY2024 record — Officers, Directors & Key Employees; Grants received FY2024; Grants paid FY2024

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