Committee registry · traced from Way Back PAC and Western Futures Fund · 29 Aug 2026

Where the money actually goes

Every entity reachable from the two Sheridan, Wyoming organisations — what kind of thing it is, when it was created, where its mail goes, who runs it, what it received, and the public database that holds its own spending records. Search filters every field on every card at once.

64
entities traced
$11.2M
Western Futures Fund grants, 2022–24
$4.83M
Way Back PAC Schedule B, 2025–26
1
recipient with an FEC ID
$1.68M
sitting unspent at Montana Freedom PAC
50
WFF grants, all “general purpose”
The two Wyoming entities · 3 entities
WAY BACK PAC
Federal HYBRID PAC (Carey)FEC C00824342
Address
30 N Gould St, Suite 4205, Sheridan WY 82801 — registered-agent mail drop
Formed
Form 1 signed 20 Sep 2022 · multicandidate status 11 Dec 2025 · connected organization declared 14 Jan 2026, one day after a $1,000,000 wire
People
RYAN LANCE — treasurer AND custodian of records; signs every filing · JONAH MEYERS — assistant treasurer since 20 Sep 2022; principal of Blue Moon Strategies
Money in
2026 WY report as amended: $6,142,823.26. Organizations $4,260,000 — Western Futures Fund $2,075,000 · Civitech $1,000,000 · Toolbox $850,000 · North Fund $300,000 · Global Impact Social Welfare Fund $25,000 · The Durst Organization $10,000. Individuals $1,877,232.06. Unite America PAC $5,000.
Money out
2026 WY report as amended: $6,430,160.86 — $43,000 to 13 Wyoming candidates (0.67%), $6,387,160.86 as two lines reading NON-WY EXPENDITURES (99.33%). FEC Schedule B 2025–26: 309 rows, $4,825,230.22, every one on Line 29.
Where it is filed
FEC docquery C00824342 (Schedule A and B) · Wyoming SOS Election Division campaign finance
Two accounts. The contribution account caps at $5,000 a person; the non-contribution account is unlimited and funds every state race on this page. Nine donors whose Wyoming-reported gifts total $738,000 appear on the federal individual schedule for exactly $5,000 each.
WESTERN FUTURES FUND
501(c)(4)EIN 87-3907363
Address
30 N Gould St #23616, Sheridan WY 82801 — same building as Way Back PAC, different suite
Formed
Tax-exempt since July 2022
People
Michael Hennesy (President) · Christopher Hirsch (Secretary) · Jeremy Krones (Treasurer) — ALL at 1.00 hour per week and $0 compensation, every filed year. Accountant: Wegner CPAs LLP, Madison WI (EIN 39-0974031). Day-to-day operations run by BLUE MOON STRATEGIES per the fund's own Form 990.
Money in
Sixteen Thirty Fund $2.75M (2024) · New Venture Fund $2.2M — $120k (2021), $300k (2023), $1.78M (2024). Revenue: $3,427,856 (2022) · $3,260,000 (2023) · $8,735,000 (2024).
Money out
50 grants, $11,229,750 across 2022–24. EVERY purpose line reads GENERAL PURPOSE. 2022: 14 grants $2,972,750 · 2023: 14 grants $1,487,000 · 2024: 22 grants $6,770,000.
Where it is filed
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer EIN 87-3907363 — full 990s for 2022, 2023, 2024 with Schedule I
A fourth program category appears on the 2024 return that is absent from 2022 and 2023: ELECTORAL — leadership development programs related to potential candidates for public office and grants to political organizations.
WYOMING WAY PAC
Wyoming state PAC · 527EIN 88-3465340
Address
P.O. Box 42, Lingle WY 82223 — but WFF's 2022 Form 990 gives PO BOX 4202, JACKSON WY 83001, the published mailbox of Sinclair Communications
Formed
Active 2022 and 2024 cycles
People
Not disclosed on the reports read
Money in
Western Futures Fund $110,000 (2 Aug 2022) and $100,000 (30 Jul 2024). NOTHING ELSE, EVER — both cycles, one funder.
Money out
2022: $103,568.73. 2024: $97,805 documented. Yellow Tree Strategy $29,500 · Mountain Movement Strategies $47,805 · Empirical Media $50,000 · First Impression Print $40,298.62 · Meta $20,230.25 · Winning Connections $7,999.72 · Godfrey & Kahn $4,474 · Reverbal Communications $3,637.50 · Sharp Eye Deer $1,550 · Bank of Jackson Hole $70.
Where it is filed
Wyoming SOS — Primary and General reports for 2022 and 2024 PLUS every amendment; the amendments are separate PDFs and hold the consultants
The 2022 consultant payments are not in the base report. Yellow Tree's $15,000 is in Amendment 2; its other $14,500 is in the General Report. 2022 Primary Amendment 1, which removes exactly $4,191.36, has still not been read.
Federal committees · 3 entities
MONTANA FREEDOM PAC
Federal SUPER PAC · independent-expenditure onlyFEC C00943910WAY BACK PAC → $900,000
Address
1319 F St NW, Suite 301, PMB 432, Washington DC 20004 — a private mailbox
Formed
REGISTERED 17 MARCH 2026 — six weeks before its first Way Back PAC cheque
People
Jorge Badillo, treasurer
Money in
1 Jan – 30 Jun 2026: total receipts $2,091,500 — $900,000 from other committees (Way Back PAC, to the dollar) · $1,025,000 Other Receipts · $166,500 individuals.
From WBP
$900,000 — $150,000 on 5 May 2026 and $750,000 on 29 June 2026
Money out
$412,545.03 — independent expenditures $352,096.48, operating $49,448.55. CASH ON HAND 30 JUNE: $1,678,954.97.
Where it is filed
FEC docquery C00943910 — Schedule B is public NOW and names every vendor
The only recipient on Way Back PAC's entire schedule that carries an FEC committee ID. Not a Montana committee, which is why it does not appear in Montana's records. A separate committee from the terminated C00818534 (treasurer Thomas Datwyler, PO Box 183 Hudson WI, $0 since 2024).
WHEEL DOG PAC
Unresolved — no FEC ID on the filing rowWAY BACK PAC → $100,000
Address
Washington DC 20004 — the same ZIP as Montana Freedom PAC's mailbox
Money in
Way Back PAC $100,000
From WBP
$100,000 — 27 March 2026
Where it is filed
FEC committee name search; DC campaign finance; state portals if it is not federal
Shares a ZIP with Montana Freedom PAC on the same schedule and carries no committee ID. Unidentified.
BLUE MAJORITY PROJECT
UnresolvedWAY BACK PAC → $25,000
Address
Washington DC
Money in
Way Back PAC $25,000
From WBP
$25,000 — 26 September 2025
Where it is filed
FEC committee name search
Unidentified.
Montana · 12 entities
CONSERVATIVES 4 MONTANA
Montana state committeeWAY BACK PAC → $500,000
Address
Helena MT 59604
Money in
Way Back PAC $500,000
From WBP
$500,000 — $250,000 (27 Mar 2026) · $150,000 (30 Apr) · $100,000 (26 May)
Money out
not yet reported
Where it is filed
MONTANA COPP — camptrackext.mt.gov/CampaignTracker. NOT the Secretary of State; Montana campaign finance lives at the Commissioner of Political Practices.
Three payments in nine weeks. Reports for this money are not due until October 2026.
MONTANANS FOR RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP
Montana state committeeWAY BACK PAC → $100,000
Address
Helena MT 59604 — same ZIP as Conservatives 4 Montana
Money in
Way Back PAC $100,000
From WBP
$100,000 — 24 April 2026
Money out
not yet reported
Where it is filed
Montana COPP · mtforresponsiblestewardship.org
Has a public website. Same Helena ZIP as Conservatives 4 Montana.
WORKING MONTANANS
501(c)(4)EIN 93-3520430WAY BACK PAC → $100,000
Address
1925 Grand Avenue, Suite 125, Billings MT 59102
Money in
Western Futures Fund $300,000 (2024) · Way Back PAC $100,000 (2026) = $400,000 from the two Wyoming entities
From WBP
$100,000 — 27 March 2026
Money out
not yet reported
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 93-3520430 · Montana COPP if it also registers as a committee
Funded by BOTH Wyoming entities — one of the few that is.
BIG SKY VOTERS PAC
527EIN 85-0843384
Address
PO Box 8853, Missoula MT 59807
Money in
Western Futures Fund $250,000 (2022)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
Montana COPP · IRS 527 search (EIN 85-0843384)
A 527 political organization; files with the IRS as well as the state.
MONTANA VALUES ACTION FUND
527EIN 85-0933240
Address
PO Box 8512, Missoula MT 59807 — same town, adjacent box number to Big Sky Voters
Money in
Western Futures Fund $100,000 (2022)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
Montana COPP · IRS 527 search
PO Box 8512 and PO Box 8853, both Missoula, both funded by WFF in the same year.
A BETTER BIG SKY
501(c)(4)EIN 82-5313159
Address
PO Box 7134, Missoula MT 59807
Money in
Western Futures Fund $50,000 (2022) + $50,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 82-5313159
A third Missoula PO box in the same portfolio.
MONTANA STATE AFL-CIO
501(c)(5) laborEIN 81-0171147
Address
2711 Airport Road, Helena MT 59601
Formed
established union federation
People
published officers
Money in
Western Futures Fund $75,000 (2023) + $95,000 (2024)
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 81-0171147 · DOL LM-2
A real labour federation, not a shell. Included for completeness.
MONTANA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
501(c)(6) trade associationEIN 81-0385019
Address
32 S Ewing St, Suite 306, Helena MT 59601
Formed
established
People
published officers
Money in
Western Futures Fund $130,000 (2022)
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 81-0385019
An established trade association.
MONTANANS FOR ELECTION REFORM ACTION FUND
501(c)(4)EIN 93-2615711
Address
PO Box 315, Helena MT 59624
Money in
Western Futures Fund $100,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 93-2615711 · Montana COPP
SECURE ELECTIONS PROJECT
501(c)(4)EIN 83-3296530
Address
120 Neil Avenue, Suite H, Helena MT 59601
Money in
Western Futures Fund $50,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 83-3296530
WILD MONTANA ACTION FUND
501(c)(4)EIN 84-3554059
Address
Montana
Money in
Western Futures Fund $30,000 (2022)
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 84-3554059
The advocacy arm of an established conservation group.
MONTANA DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
State party campaign committeeWAY BACK PAC → $57,500
Address
Helena MT
Formed
established
People
party officers
Money in
Way Back PAC $57,500 across four payments
From WBP
$57,500 — four payments, 26 Mar 2025 · 19 Aug 2025 · two on 30 Mar 2026
Where it is filed
Montana COPP
One of the few recipients that is an ordinary, long-established party committee.
Nebraska · 6 entities
FIGHT FOR NEBRASKA PAC
Nebraska state committeeWAY BACK PAC → $755,000
Address
Omaha NE 68139
Money in
Way Back PAC $755,000 — the second-largest recipient on the whole schedule
From WBP
$755,000 — $500,000 (12 Mar 2026) · $100,000 (27 Mar) · $155,000 (24 Apr)
Money out
not yet reported
Where it is filed
Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission (nadc.nebraska.gov)
Three payments in six weeks, starting with $500,000 in a single cheque.
LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA
Candidate committee — GovernorWAY BACK PAC → $300,000
Address
Omaha NE
People
Lynne Walz, candidate
Money in
Way Back PAC $300,000 cash, plus a $75,000 in-kind research contribution from Western Futures Fund earmarked to her, and a $73,000 in-kind poll from Global Strategy Group
From WBP
$300,000 — $100,000 (23 Jun 2026) · $200,000 (30 Jun 2026)
Where it is filed
Nebraska ADC
THE EARMARK. On 22 May 2026 Western Futures Fund gave Way Back PAC $75,000 in kind, memo: EARMARKED FOR LYNNE WALZ (NE-GOV). Way Back PAC then sent her $300,000 in cash. The 501(c)(4) named the destination; the PAC executed it.
JOHN EWING FOR OMAHA
Candidate committee — Mayor of OmahaWAY BACK PAC → $125,000
Address
Omaha NE
People
John Ewing, candidate
Money in
Way Back PAC $125,000
From WBP
$125,000 — $50,000 (21 Apr 2025) · $75,000 (29 Apr 2025)
Money out
race complete — full expenditure reports on file
Where it is filed
Nebraska ADC — THE BEST FIRST LOOK. A finished 2025 race with itemised expenditures already filed.
If a consultant of the Mountain Movement type appears anywhere in this network, a completed race with closed books is where the whole vendor list is visible.
NMM
501(c)(4)EIN 87-2460887
Address
3637 Holdrege Street, Lincoln NE 68503
Money in
Western Futures Fund $200,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 87-2460887
A two-letter-and-a-letter name with no expansion given on the return.
YOUR NEBRASKA
501(c)(4)EIN 99-0749161
Address
7601 Pacific Street, Omaha NE 68114
Money in
Western Futures Fund $100,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 99-0749161
Name pattern matches Your Community PAC, also a WFF grantee.
ONWARD LINCOLN
Local committeeWAY BACK PAC → $25,000
Address
Lincoln NE
Money in
Way Back PAC $25,000
From WBP
$25,000 — 12 March 2025
Money out
2025 reports filed
Where it is filed
Nebraska ADC
Idaho · 6 entities
DEFEND AND PROTECT IDAHO
Idaho state committeeWAY BACK PAC → $375,000
Address
Boise ID 83701
Money in
Way Back PAC $375,000
From WBP
$375,000 — $25,000 (12 Sep 2025) · $100,000 (5 May 2026) · $150,000 (7 May) · $100,000 (15 May)
Money out
partially reported
Where it is filed
Idaho SOS Sunshine portal (sunshine.sos.idaho.gov)
Previously reported $350,000 of Wyoming-derived money as in-state across five filings; corrections moved its disclosed in-state share from 95% to 45%. That correction history is itself part of the public record.
HOMETOWN HEROES PAC
Idaho state committeeWAY BACK PAC → $175,000
Address
Boise ID
Money in
Way Back PAC $175,000
From WBP
$175,000 — $50,000 (20 Feb 2025) · $25,000 (12 Mar 2025) · $100,000 (30 Apr 2026)
Money out
2025 payments already reported
Where it is filed
Idaho SOS Sunshine
The 2025 money — $75,000 of it — is already on file. Available now.
IDAHO FIRST
Idaho state committeeWAY BACK PAC → $100,000
Address
Boise ID
Money in
Way Back PAC $100,000
From WBP
$100,000 — 4 May 2026
Money out
not yet reported
Where it is filed
Idaho SOS Sunshine
VOTES IDAHO / VOTES IDAHO COMPANY
501(c)(4)EIN 46-5415188
Address
PO Box 876, Boise ID 83701
Money in
Western Futures Fund $486,750 (2022) + $55,000 (2023) + $20,000 (2024) = $561,750 across all three years
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 46-5415188 · Idaho SOS
The only entity WFF funded in every one of the three filed years. Its largest single 2022 grant.
IDAHOANS UNITED FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES
501(c)(4)EIN 99-0984191
Address
PO Box 6902, Boise ID 83707
Money in
Western Futures Fund $60,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 99-0984191
CONSERVATION VOTERS OF IDAHO
501(c)(4)EIN 72-1599019
Address
Idaho
Formed
established
People
published
Money in
Western Futures Fund $145,000 (2023)
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 72-1599019
An established conservation-vote organisation.
Alaska · 7 entities
907 INITIATIVE
501(c)(4)EIN 88-3854599
Address
645 G St, Suite 100 PMB 1082, Anchorage AK 99501 — a private mailbox
Money in
Western Futures Fund $250,000 (2022) + $275,000 (2023) + $100,000 (2024) = $625,000
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 88-3854599 · Alaska APOC
WFF's largest cumulative grantee after the PACs. Funded in all three filed years.
ALASKA JOBS COALITION
501(c)(4)EIN 99-1532524
Address
3333 Denali Street, Suite 125, Anchorage AK 99503
Money in
Western Futures Fund $400,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 99-1532524 · Alaska APOC
SHARES ITS EXACT ADDRESS with Anchorage School Bond Yes, another WFF grantee in the same year.
ANCHORAGE SCHOOL BOND YES
501(c)(4)EIN 99-1784987
Address
3333 Denali Street, Suite 125, Anchorage AK 99503 — identical to Alaska Jobs Coalition
Money in
Western Futures Fund $50,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 99-1784987 · Alaska APOC
Same suite as Alaska Jobs Coalition. Two separate EINs, one address, one funder, one year.
ALASKANS FOR POSTERITY
501(c)(4)EIN 85-2279710
Address
Alaska
Money in
Western Futures Fund $150,000 (2023)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 85-2279710
ALASKANS FOR FAIR COURTS
501(c)(4)EIN 85-3481746
Address
Alaska
Money in
Western Futures Fund $100,000 (2023)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 85-3481746
ALASKANS FOR BETTER ELECTIONS
501(c)(4)EIN 84-2283567
Address
Alaska
Money in
Western Futures Fund $80,000 (2023)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 84-2283567
ANCHORAGE CARE FOR…
501(c)(4)EIN 92-2004228
Address
Anchorage AK
Money in
Western Futures Fund $100,000 (2023)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 92-2004228
Name truncated on the return as filed.
Utah, the Dakotas, Iowa · 8 entities
UTAH LEADS
501(c)(4)EIN 88-2648962
Address
201 S Main Street, Suite 2300, Salt Lake City UT 84111
Money in
Western Futures Fund $370,000 (2022)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 88-2648962 · disclosures.utah.gov
UTAH WOMEN & POLITICS PAC
527EIN 82-3257579
Address
29 S State Street, Suite 404, Salt Lake City UT 84111
Money in
Western Futures Fund $20,000 (2023)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
IRS 527 search · disclosures.utah.gov
O2 UT
501(c)(4)EIN 84-3940283
Address
68 E 2700 S, South Salt Lake UT 84115
Money in
Western Futures Fund $10,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 84-3940283
PEOPLE FOR BETTER UTAH PAC
Utah state PACWAY BACK PAC → $30,000
Address
Salt Lake City UT
Money in
Way Back PAC $30,000
From WBP
$30,000 — 8 June 2026
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
disclosures.utah.gov
GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS PAC
South Dakota state committeeWAY BACK PAC → $235,000
Address
Sioux Falls SD 57101
Money in
Way Back PAC $235,000
From WBP
$235,000 — $75,000 (5 May 2026) · $60,000 (22 Jun) · $100,000 (26 Jun)
Money out
not yet reported
Where it is filed
South Dakota SOS campaign finance
Three payments in seven weeks.
GRASSROOTS DAKOTA
South Dakota committeeWAY BACK PAC → $50,000
Address
Sioux Falls SD
Money in
Way Back PAC $50,000
From WBP
$50,000 — 11 June 2026
Money out
not yet reported
Where it is filed
South Dakota SOS
FRIENDS OF JOSHUA BOSCHEE
Candidate committee — Mayor of FargoWAY BACK PAC → $50,000
Address
Fargo ND
People
Joshua Boschee, candidate
Money in
Way Back PAC $50,000
From WBP
$50,000 — $10,000 (11 Dec 2025) · $40,000 (11 Jun 2026)
Where it is filed
North Dakota SOS
ROB SAND FOR IOWA
Candidate committee — GovernorWAY BACK PAC → $50,000
Address
Des Moines IA
People
Rob Sand, candidate
Money in
Way Back PAC $50,000
From WBP
$50,000 — $25,000 (29 Oct 2025) · $25,000 (8 Jun 2026)
Where it is filed
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
The October 2025 payment is already reported.
The national layer · 8 entities
INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT ACTION INC
501(c)(4)EIN 92-2365543
Address
1440 W Taylor Street, Suite 950, Chicago IL 60607
Money in
Western Futures Fund $1,950,000 (2024) — WFF's LARGEST SINGLE GRANT
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 92-2365543
Also a donor to Your Community PAC. Two WFF grantees funding each other.
YOUR COMMUNITY PAC INC
527EIN 93-4865071
Address
2810 N Church Street, Box 35422, Wilmington DE 19802 — a registered-agent box
Money in
Western Futures Fund $1,500,000 (2024) · Sixteen Thirty Fund $2,300,000 + $600,000 (2024), $500,000 (28 Apr 2026), $1,800,000 (28 May 2026) · North Fund $1,000,000 + $3,800,000 (2024), $700,000 (27 Jan 2025) · Institute for Responsive Government Action $500,000 · Way Back PAC · American Opportunity Action · Glen Tullman
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
IRS 527 search (EIN 93-4865071) · FEC if it also registers federally
The largest single node in the whole network by money received, and it takes from Sixteen Thirty, North Fund AND Western Futures Fund — three separate Arabella-adjacent c4s.
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS INC
527EIN 99-2545096
Address
PO Box 15845, Washington DC 20003
Money in
Western Futures Fund $970,000 (2024)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
IRS 527 search (EIN 99-2545096)
KEEP COUNTRY FIRST POLICY ACTION INC
501(c)(4)EIN 86-2932695
Address
PO Box 34688, Washington DC 20043
Money in
Western Futures Fund $1,100,000 (2022) — its largest 2022 grant
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 86-2932695
OPEN DEMOCRACY PAC
527EIN 86-2772049
Address
611 Pennsylvania Avenue SE #192, Washington DC 20003 — a private mailbox
Money in
Western Futures Fund $55,000 (2023)
Money out
not yet examined
Where it is filed
IRS 527 search (EIN 86-2772049)
CLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA EDUCATION FUND
501(c)(3)EIN 93-2263138
Address
PO Box 21961, Seattle WA 98111
Money in
Western Futures Fund $500,000 (2024)
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 93-2263138
THE ONLY 501(c)(3) in WFF's entire 2024 grantee list — the return's own count line says so.
SHE'S ELECTABLE
501(c)(4)EIN 87-3488523
Address
6035 Binney Street
Money in
Western Futures Fund $12,500 (2022)
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 87-3488523
WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE COUNCILS
501(c)(4)EIN 45-0356819
Address
Billings MT
Formed
established 1979
People
published
Money in
Western Futures Fund $60,000 (2023)
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 45-0356819
A long-established regional network.
The consultant layer · 11 entities
MIDDLE FORK STRATEGIES
501(c)(4)EIN 92-2040834
Money in
Western Futures Fund $252,000 (2023) — its second-largest 2023 grant
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 92-2040834 · state business registries
. A consulting firm's name attached to a 501(c)(4) receiving a quarter of a million dollars. The closest structural analogue to Mountain Movement Strategies anywhere in this network.
WESTERN STATES STRATEGIES
501(c)(4)EIN 93-1316666
Address
3519 NE 15th Avenue #117, Portland OR 97212
Money in
Western Futures Fund $13,500 (2022) + $10,000 (2024) = $23,500
Where it is filed
ProPublica EIN 93-1316666 · Oregon SOS business registry
AND IT SURFACES IN WYOMING. It appears as a $0.01 amend-add entry in the Wyoming Way PAC filings — somebody corrected something to the penny.
MOUNTAIN MOVEMENT STRATEGIES
Consulting firm
Address
Cheyenne WY 82001
Formed
Founded January 2023
People
SKYE SCHELL and KARYN CHIN. Schell: JH Conservation Alliance voter-engagement 2014–17, executive director 2017–21, ShelterJH co-founder. Chin: 2026 Teton County Commission winner.
Money in
Wyoming Way PAC $47,805 (2024) · all three winning 2026 Teton candidates, roughly $17,064 combined
Where it is filed
Wyoming SOS business registry · Teton County Clerk handwritten candidate reports
The template for what to look for everywhere else. Paid by the state PAC to run independent expenditures against named legislators in 2024; paid by the candidates themselves in 2026. Appears in NONE of Way Back PAC's 309 Schedule B rows.
YELLOW TREE STRATEGY
Consulting firm
Address
Jackson WY 83001
Formed
Founded early 2022
People
Skye Schell
Money in
Wyoming Way PAC $29,500 — $15,000 (15 Aug 2022, in Amendment 2) and $14,500 (17 Aug 2022, in the General Report)
Where it is filed
Wyoming SOS business registry · yellowtreestrategy.com
28.5% of everything Wyoming Way PAC spent in 2022, and neither payment is in the base Primary Report.
BLUE MOON STRATEGIES
Consulting firm
Address
Bethesda MD (previously Silver Spring MD)
Formed
Founded September 2021
People
JONAH MEYERS — at Arabella Advisors 2016–2021, rising to Director, Managed Organizations. Assistant treasurer of Way Back PAC since 20 Sep 2022.
Money in
Way Back PAC $56,156.70 across 20 rows, 2025–26. Retainer tripled from $1,000 to $3,000 a month in July 2025.
Where it is filed
FEC Schedule B C00824342 · Maryland business registry
Western Futures Fund's own Form 990 states that Blue Moon Strategies is responsible for its day-to-day operations. Meyers runs the c4 and is assistant treasurer of the PAC the c4 funds.
EMPIRICAL MEDIA
Vendor
Address
Milwaukie OR
Money in
Wyoming Way PAC $50,000 (1 Aug 2024)
Where it is filed
Oregon SOS business registry
Same purpose line as the Mountain Movement payments: independent expenditure opposing candidates in fifteen named districts.
GODFREY & KAHN S.C.
Law firm
Address
Milwaukee WI
Formed
established
People
firm partners
Money in
Wyoming Way PAC $4,474 (2022) · Way Back PAC $1,581 across four rows (2025–26)
Where it is filed
FEC Schedule B · Wyoming SOS filings
THE ONLY COMMON VENDOR between the two Wyoming committees that is independent of Western Futures Fund. Its $506 administrative-cost entry was disclosed by an amendment filed 355 days after the expenditure.
BEE COMPLIANCE
Compliance consultancy
Address
Washington DC
Money in
Way Back PAC $72,302.42 across 18 rows
Where it is filed
FEC Schedule B C00824342
The committee's largest non-contribution payee.
BLUEPRINT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Consulting firm
Address
Salt Lake City UT
Money in
Way Back PAC $65,269.69 across 15 rows
Where it is filed
FEC Schedule B · Utah business registry
Fundraising and strategic consulting.
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
Polling firm
Address
New York NY
Formed
established
People
published
Money in
Way Back PAC $73,000 — one in-kind polling contribution, 26 Sep 2025, memo NE-HD15; LYNNE WALZ
Where it is filed
FEC Schedule B C00824342
One of only two entries on the whole schedule where the committee named its counterparty AND its beneficiary.
WINNING CONNECTIONS · REVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS · FIREWEED CAMPAIGNS · TAVERN RESEARCH · COYOTE CONSULTING · HAYLEY RUMBACK
Smaller vendors
Address
Washington DC · Madison WI · Helena MT · Chicago IL · Conrad MT · South Portland ME
Money in
Winning Connections $7,999.72 (Wyoming Way 2022) · Reverbal $3,637.50 (Wyoming Way 2022) · Fireweed $20,000 · Tavern Research $15,000 · Coyote $6,000 · Rumback $7,000 (all Way Back PAC)
Where it is filed
FEC Schedule B · state business registries
Unexamined. Each is a name to run.