2023-11-07T14:34:06-06:00 2022-12-31 203985546 JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP 101 EDGEWATER DRIVE SUITE 210 WAKEFIELD MA 01880 990 2022-01-01 100008105 ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC ALLI 5087759767 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT & CEO 5087759767 2023-11-03 1 AUDRA PARKER 100008105 0 JOSEPH M GISO P00030126 7819143400 2023-11-03 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AUDRA PARKER 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 1518605 0 X WWW.SAVEOURSOUND.ORG X 2002 MA TO SECURE PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR NANTUCKET SOUND (SEE 990, PART III) 10 9 5 12 0 0 1080415 1294552 0 0 553 4287 38293 -18296 1119261 1280543 0 0 0 0 638929 633270 0 0 284354 442323 541131 1081252 1174401 38009 106142 1586755 1717533 490047 514683 1096708 1202850 X THE ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF NANTUCKET SOUND, THE HISTORIC BODY OF WATER THAT LIES BETWEEN CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. THE ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN 2002 IN RESPONSE TO CAPE WIND'S PROPOSAL TO BUILD A 25-SQUARE-MILE WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN THE SOUND DUE TO ITS ADVERSE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS. THE GOAL OF THE ALLIANCE IS TO ESTABLISH NANTUCKET SOUND AS A PROTECTED AREA TO PRESERVE ITS RICH ECOLOGY, PROTECT EXISTING USES SUCH AS FISHING AND RECREATION, SAFEGUARD THE SOUND AGAINST FUTURE INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT, AND BE THE LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARD FOR THE SOUND. 0 0 789821 NANTUCKET SOUNDNANTUCKET SOUND INCLUDES 163 SQUARE NAUTICAL MILES OF WATER AND SEABED BETWEEN CAPE COD, VINEYARD SOUND, AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET, EXTENDING SEAWARD BEYOND MONOMOY AND NANTUCKET ISLANDS. NANTUCKET SOUND POSSESSES SIGNIFICANT MARINE HABITAT FOR A DIVERSITY OF ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES. THE SOUND IS SIGNIFICANT FOR SEVERAL FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES OF WILDLIFE AND A VARIETY OF COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY VALUABLE FISHERIES.THE SOUND IS SITUATED AT A CONFLUENCE OF THE COLD LABRADOR CURRENTS AND THE WARM GULF STREAM. THIS CREATES A UNIQUE COASTAL HABITAT, REPRESENTING THE SOUTHERN RANGE FOR NORTHERN ATLANTIC SPECIES AND THE NORTHERN RANGE FOR MID-ATLANTIC SPECIES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXTREME RICHNESS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, CONTAINING HABITATS THAT RANGE FROM OPEN SEA TO SALT MARSHES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS MORE THAN A BODY OF WATER. IT IS A SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR MANY LOCAL FISHERMEN, AN INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS, AND A SOURCE OF SOLACE, RELAXATION, AND RECREATION FOR THE MILLIONS THAT FLOCK TO ITS SHORES. THE SOUND IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE LOCAL FERRY OPERATORS ALONE TRANSPORT OVER THREE MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR THROUGH NANTUCKET SOUND, AND 400,000 FLIGHTS PER YEAR TRAVERSE THE AIRSPACE OVER THE SOUND. THE SOUND IS AN IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT NATURAL TREASURE THAT MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED.NANTUCKET SOUND IS UNIQUE FOR MANY REASONS:* THE SOUND IS ONE OF ONLY TWO AREAS IN THE COUNTRY WHERE FEDERAL WATERS ARE SURROUNDED BY STATE WATERS AND IS THE ONLY LOCATION WHERE THESE STATE WATERS ARE DESIGNATED AS A SANCTUARY UNDER STATE LAW.* THE SOUND IS THE ONLY OCEAN-BASED TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS SUCH FOR ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO THE AREA'S WAMPANOAG TRIBES.* THE SOUND IS BORDERED BY ONSHORE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS, INCLUDING THE KENNEDY COMPOUND ON CAPE COD, WESLEYAN GROVE AND THE FLYING HORSES CAROUSEL ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET.* NO OTHER OCEAN AREA SUITABLE FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT SHARES THE SOUND'S UNIQUE GEOGRAPHY AND COMPLEX HISTORIC, TRIBAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC ATTRIBUTES. THE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC INTEREST VALUES OF THE SOUND ARE CLEARLY WORTHY OF NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION.NANTUCKET SOUND HAS LONG BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR PROTECTED STATUS. * IN 1971, NANTUCKET SOUND STATE WATERS, OUT TO THREE MILES FROM THE SHORELINES OF CAPE COD, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET, WERE DESIGNATED AS THE MASSACHUSETTS CAPE AND ISLANDS OCEAN SANCTUARY UNDER STATE LAW. HOWEVER, THE FEDERAL WATERS IN THE CENTER OF THE SOUND REMAINED UNPROTECTED.* IN 1980, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS NOMINATED THE SOUND FOR DESIGNATION UNDER THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT. * IN 1983, THE FEDERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA'S) SANCTUARY PROGRAM, DETERMINED NANTUCKET SOUND WAS WORTHY OF DESIGNATION. THE SOUND WAS LISTED ON THE SITE EVALUATION LIST IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AS ONE OF 28 AREAS "FROM WHICH NOAA WILL SELECT SITES TO EVALUATE AS CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES."* IN JANUARY 2010, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECOGNIZED THE UNIQUE HISTORIC AND TRIBAL VALUES OF THE SOUND AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY. ALLIANCE 2022 ACTIVITIESLEGISLATIVE ACTION* THE ALLIANCE DEVELOPED FEDERAL LEGISLATION - THE NANTUCKET SOUND NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ACT - TO ACCOMPLISH THREE IMPORTANT GOALS. O FIRST, THE BILL WILL FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THE SOUND'S RICH MARITIME AND TRIBAL HISTORY. IT WILL IMPART THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HISTORIC PROTECTION POSSIBLE BY DESIGNATING THE SOUND AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, THE SAME DESIGNATION ENJOYED TODAY BY THE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET, THE KENNEDY COMPOUND IN HYANNIS PORT, AND WESLEYAN GROVE ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD.O SECOND, THE BILL WILL PROHIBIT FEDERAL APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT INCONSISTENT WITH EXISTING SAFEGUARDS UNDER STATE LAW. WHILE THE WATERS WHICH EXTEND THREE MILES FROM THE SHORELINES OF CAPE COD, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET ARE PROTECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE WATERS IN THE CENTER OF THE SOUND ARE UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND OPEN TO DEVELOPMENT. ENACTMENT OF THE NANTUCKET SOUND NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ACT WILL PROVIDE LONG-TERM PROTECTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF NANTUCKET SOUND.O FINALLY, THE BILL WILL PRESERVE THE SOUND BY ADDRESSING THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, COASTAL EROSION, AND HABITAT DEGRADATION. THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION REQUIRES A FORMAL EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL CLIMATE IMPACTS AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE NANTUCKET SOUND'S HEALTH AND RESILIENCE TO THESE IMPACTS.ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION* WE ARE SEEKING NHL DESIGNATION THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO LEVERAGE THE ADMINISTRATION'S FOCUS ON PRESERVING SACRED TRIBAL LANDS AND INTERIOR'S 2010 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING THE SOUND ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PLACE. ADVOCACY* THE ALLIANCE MET WITH AND HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR THE FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. WE REACHED OUT TO LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SIGN-ON TO A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTING NANTUCKET SOUND. WE BUILT A STRONG COALITION OF 80 STAKEHOLDER GROUPS , INCLUDING MUNICIPAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION GROUPS, COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, BUSINESSES, SHIPPING AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES, OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPERS, AND OTHERS. * THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS (NCAI) PASSED A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE "PERMANENT PROTECTION OF NANTUCKET SOUND AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE SACRED SITES OF IMPORTANCE TO TRIBAL NATIONS." NCAI SUPPORTS THE "PERMANENT PROTECTION OF NANTUCKET SOUND AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE SACRED SITES OF IMPORTANCE TO TRIBAL NATIONS". GRASSROOTS AND EDUCATION* THE ALLIANCE CONDUCTED QUARTERLY DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS AND FREQUENT EMAIL UPDATES FOR EDUCATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS.* WE PROVIDED INTERVIEWS TO MEDIA AND RESPONDED TO STUDENT AND OTHER INQUIRIES.* THE ALLIANCE RAN A COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM - "A CELEBRATION OF NANTUCKET SOUND OR ACONS - TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF NANTUCKET SOUND, SUPPORT OUR PRESERVATION EFFORT, AND ENCOURAGE CONTINUED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. ACONS IS A FREE MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES WHICH CONNECTS CONTENT EXPERTS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE NANTUCKET SOUND'S HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE, AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. EACH WEBINAR PRESENTS VIEWERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE VALUES THAT MAKE THIS NATIONAL TREASURE WORTHY OF PROTECTION. * THE ALLIANCE LAUNCHED THE "NANTUCKET SOUND AMBASSADORS" PROGRAM TO MOBILIZE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND ADVOCATE FOR PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR NANTUCKET SOUND. MASHPEE HIGH SCHOOL LAUNCHED THIS PROGRAM IN THE SPRING WITH A NANTUCKET SOUND BEACH CLEAN-UP COMPETITION. WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH AND REACH OUT TO OTHER LOCAL SCHOOLS TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM.DEVELOPMENT* THE ALLIANCE UPDATED SUPPORTERS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH LETTERS, NEWSLETTERS, PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, PERSONAL MEETINGS, AND QUARTERLY DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS.* THE ALLIANCE HOSTED FUNDRAISING EVENTS ON CAPE COD IN THE SUMMER. 789821 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT & CEO 5087759767 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X X 250040 0 63698 BARBARA BIRDSEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WAYNE KURKER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT R JONES CLERK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACI BARTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON BORJESON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG EGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN GRANBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN OSMOND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLIS MCLOUGHLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PUFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 250040 0 63698 1 0 1 0 PERKINS COIE LLP 700 13TH STREET SUITE 600 WASHINGTON DC 20005 LEGAL/LOBBYING 253955 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP DEPT 7247-6827 PHILADELPHIA PA 191706827 LEGAL/LOBBYING 132000 2 25578 1268974 204962 1294552 803 803 208446 204962 3484 3484 3484 14804 25578 33100 -18296 -18296 1280543 0 0 -14009 250040 187530 12502 50008 261966 99547 44534 117885 30222 17227 3324 9671 58766 33497 6464 18805 32276 18397 3551 10328 247728 247728 26228 5724 13349 7155 125298 125298 18461 15508 138 2815 15259 1889 13370 18742 2911 2249 13582 19873 6577 1374 11922 35857 14275 3569 18013 27014 11401 6304 9309 354 354 4347 2212 644 1491 OTHER EXPENSES 1970 100 1870 1174401 789821 100226 284354 100254 354701 1428026 1091277 250000 52009 6466 17664 52160 48269 0 3891 1586755 1717533 490047 514683 490047 514683 X 1096708 952850 250000 1096708 1202850 1586755 1717533 106142 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1228703 1297414 1147962 1080415 1268974 6023468 1228703 1297414 1147962 1080415 1268974 6023468 1663769 4359699 3894 3535 1745 553 4287 14014 400000 66656 40382 507038 6544520 0.66620 0.69180 X PART II, LINE 10: COLUMN C - LEGAL SETTLEMENT COLUMN D AND E - GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 125298 125298 1049103 1174401 192440 48110 0 0 181241 176461 183125 192440 733267 1099901 97210 81844 104874 125298 409226 45310 44115 45781 48110 183316 274974 9071 9071 0 42056 38165 3891 1033 1033 0 3891 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON TRADE OR BUSINESS PROFITS GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES FOR PROFITS GENERATED FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT GENERATED ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, IF ANY, IN ITS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FEDERAL AND MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION RETURNS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THESE JURISDICTIONS IS GENERALLY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022. AUGUST EVENT #1 5280 3344 1936 4771 AUGUST EVENT #2 23600 16972 6628 20504 1 11502 5262 6240 7825 40382 25578 14804 33100 33100 -18296 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT AND CEO 250040 0 0 0 0 0 13500 0 50198 0 313738 0 0 0 X 1 204962 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008. MEMBERS WILL REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOLLOWS THE POLICY STATED IN THE COMPENSATION POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 12/31/08. THE PERSON/POSITION IS REVIEWED FOR PERFORMANCE, THE COMPARABLE POSITION SALARIES ARE RESEARCHED, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE AND THEN APPROVED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE UPON REQUEST; IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG, MASS. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.CHARITIES.AGO.STATE.MA.US/CHARITIES/) AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023 AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ARE MADE AVAILABLE. IF REQUESTED IN PERSON, A COPY IS PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY. IF THE REQUEST IS IN WRITING (LETTER OR EMAIL), A COPY IS PROVIDED WITHIN 30 DAYS. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. ADVOCATES FOR NANTUCKET SOUND C/O APNS 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 205135379 ADVOCACY MA 501(C)(4) ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0