2023-03-03T08:49:35-06:00 2022-08-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2021-09-01 392006475 MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES MIDW 6082515047 612 WEST MAIN STREET 302 MADISON WI 53703 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082515047 2023-02-22 1 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART 999009999 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART 612 WEST MAIN STREET 302 MADISON WI 53703 1088867 0 X HTTPS://MIDWESTADVOCATES.ORG/ X 2001 WI MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES IS A NONPROFIT LAW CENTER THAT COMBINES THE POWER OF LAW WITH THE RESOLVE OF COMMUNITIES FACING ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE TO SECURE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO HEALTHY WATER, LAND, AND AIR. 14 14 14 27 0 0 691827 1060616 14389 26206 424 2045 933 0 707573 1088867 0 10000 0 0 574574 575605 0 0 77836 126352 140831 700926 726436 6647 362431 776118 1134802 33702 31466 742416 1103336 MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES IS A NONPROFIT LAW CENTER THAT COMBINES THE POWER OF LAW WITH THE RESOLVE OF COMMUNITIES FACING ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE TO SECURE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO HEALTHY WATER, LAND, AND AIR. 0 0 76805 MEA PROVIDES LAW STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PRACTICE AND NONPROFIT LEGAL WORK, ALL WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO MEA'S MISSION. CLERKS ARE SUPERVISED BY MEA STAFF ATTORNEYS. 71432 10000 MEA EDUCATES GRASSROOTS GROUPS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, AND HOW TO BUILD THEIR OWN CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN AIR AND WATER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE SEEK TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE LAW FOR ALL CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, WHO WORK TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES THAT WE ALL HOLD IN COMMON. 470508 26206 MEA WORKS TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND WETLANDS, AND PROMOTE COORDINATION OF THE PUBLIC AGENCIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND LAKE MICHIGAN BASINS BY PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO PROTECT THE BASINS ECOLOGY. IN SO DOING WE ASSIST RESIDENT AND LANDOWNERS WHOSE GOAL IS ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS THAT PROTECT THE HEALTH AND ECOLOGY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT MEA WORKS TO IMPLEMENT THE GREAT LAKES COMPACT BY REVIEWING PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPACT'S STANDARDS. 618745 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X RY CARPENTER 6082515047 612 W MAIN STREET SUITE 302 MADISON WI 53703 SUSAN DAVIDSON PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN GENTRY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE CLAUSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN COLLINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM DAWSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN FREEDLAND VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA SCANLAN FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY LAWTON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMIE FERSCHINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAFAEL SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAINA STUEBNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WHEAT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ZORN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRICIA ZUNKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 85000 0 5923 85000 0 5923 0 0 0 0 0 X 18218 1042398 69858 1060616 CONSULTING AND LEGAL F 541100 26206 26206 26206 2045 2045 1088867 26206 0 2045 10000 10000 96425 78127 9078 9220 396813 344300 11288 41225 20976 18209 573 2194 24978 20175 2337 2466 36413 31178 1499 3736 2539 2498 41 15001 12807 570 1624 21253 21253 12061 3192 103 8766 11019 9294 550 1175 1596 1235 244 117 45955 39372 1768 4815 3292 2991 91 210 3402 3072 85 245 901 780 31 90 4786 4153 633 10967 9381 464 1122 DUES, FEES, & SUBSCRIPT 8059 6728 500 831 726436 618745 29855 77836 68326 88959 446792 735546 211407 264799 7251 9851 7659 7261 60537 54326 10997 6211 23686 22175 776118 1134802 24689 25076 9013 6390 33702 31466 X 552416 783282 190000 320054 742416 1103336 776118 1134802 362431 -1511 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 867651 756417 876030 691827 1060616 4252541 867651 756417 876030 691827 1060616 4252541 1257874 2994667 753 1224 3563 424 2045 8009 4260550 175094 0.70290 0.64200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 393 393 726043 726436 133965 33491 0 0 136758 134875 130139 133965 535737 803606 220 13652 4510 393 18775 34190 33719 32535 33491 133935 200903 23686 -1253 258 22175 19429 4543 286 23686 18427 1214 212 19429 17790 834 197 18427 16214 1768 192 17790 1.00000 1 0 8500 8500 0 52037 45826 6211 6211 X 1087356 -1511 -1511 1088867 0 1088867 726436 0 726436 0 726436 PART X, LINE 2: MEA ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MEA FOLLOWS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INCOME TAX ACCOUNTING AND GENERALLY AVOIDS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC TAX POSITIONS THAT MAY BE CHALLENGED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM TAXING AUTHORITIES IMPOSING ADDITIONAL INCOME TAXES FROM ACTIVITIES DEEMED TO BE UNRELATED TO MEA'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WOULD NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MEA'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, MEA IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS BEFORE 2018. 1 CHRIST CHURCH 1711 THIERER RD MADISON WI 53704 391267427 10000 0 GENERAL OPERATIONS FOR THE COALITION ON LEAD EMERGENCY (COLE) ACTIVITIES AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR COLE. 1 X 3 69858 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MEA'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS FROM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE FORM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLLECTS AND REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND COMMUNICATES TO APPLICABLE BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE EXPECTED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATION IN DELIBERATION AND DECISION MAKING ABOUT MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BASED PARTLY ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM INFORMALLY SURVEYING COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, MOST RECENTLY IN 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MEA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 2A-2E: MEA RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING FEES FOR LEGAL WORK: $9,890 FOR PREPARING COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LINE 5, ANALYZING WATER QUALITY IMPACTS AND CARBON EMISSIONS. $3,793 FOR AMICUS BRIEFING AND PARTICIPATION FOR A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN A CASE THAT WILL DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WISCONSIN'S TOXIC SPILLS LAW TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. $2,980 FOR LEGAL ADVICE TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-METALLIC MINING ORDINANCE TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. $2,851 FOR REPRESENTATION TO DEFEND THE DENIAL OF A WETLANDS FILL PERMIT, WHICH, IF ISSUED, WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS OF EXTRAORDINARY ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.