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INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES (EIN 52-2073018)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-06-27
IRS object ID
202211789349301051
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-06-27T10:22:41-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN810348775PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 16237AddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59808ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522073018EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISMBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2& NATURAL RESOURCESBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6086305738PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12453 ATWOOD AVE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53704ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID SPRATTPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6086305738PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

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Person LastSPRATTPersonLastNm
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDREW RIEKER CPAABVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01372762PTIN
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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDAVID SPRATTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12453 ATWOOD AVE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53704ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$748,939GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$9,042CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Expenses$70,152CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$440,787CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$289,023PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$308,152CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$303,500TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$615,388TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$22,952TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$26,688TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$280,548NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$588,700NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$291,938ExpenseAmt
Grant$38,700GrantAmt
DescALL PROGRAMS WERE HELD VITUALLY DUE TO COVID-19.PFAS WORKSHOP (JANUARY 27-28)PFAS ARE A GROUP OF THOUSANDS OF MAN-MADE CHEMICALS USED IN EVERYTHING FROM COATINGS ON COOKING WEAR, TO FIRE RETARDANT CLOTHING, TO NON-STICK FOOD PACKAGING. THEY ARE ALSO NEARLY INDESTRUCTIBLE AND MOVE EASILY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. MANUFACTURED AND USED IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE SINCE THE 1940S, PFAS HAVE EMERGED AS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCERN IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO THEIR NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS ON HUMANS AND ANIMALS. IN JANUARY 2021, THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES HELD AN ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS THAT EXPLORED THE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPACT OF THE CLASS OF CHEMICALS KNOWN AS PFAS.OVER THE COURSE OF THIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP, JOURNALISTS HEARD FROM EXPERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE WORKED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THESE "FOREVER CHEMICALS," TRACK THEIR MOVEMENT THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN BODIES, AND REIN IN THEIR USE. PARTICIPANTS ALSO HEARD FROM PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, SCIENTISTS AND RESOURCE MANAGERS TASKED WITH TACKLING THIS PROBLEM, AND FROM COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY CHEMICAL TOXICITY DIRECTLY. WE DOVE INTO THE MANY WAYS THAT PFAS CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN USED AND HOW THOSE USES HAVE LED TO THEIR PROLIFERATION IN COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER AND FOOD. STUDIES ESTIMATE THAT 99 PERCENT OF AMERICANS HAVE MEASURABLE LEVELS OF PFAS IN THEIR BLOOD. PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKSHOP ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH EXPERTS, CITIZENS, BUSINESS LEADERS, SCIENTISTS AND VETERAN REPORTERS OF THE PFAS "BEAT" TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THIS COMPLEX ISSUE.COVERING ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM: A WORKSHOP FOR EDITORS (MARCH 3)AMERICA'S RACIAL RECKONING HAS NOT OVERLOOKED LEGACY MEDIA: NEWSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE RE-EVALUATING HOW THEIR COVERAGE HAS HISTORICALLY IGNORED OR EVEN EXACERBATED RACIST POLICIES AND PRACTICES. SOME, LIKE THE KANSAS CITY STAR, HAVE TAKEN THE EXTRAORDINARY STEP OF APOLOGIZING TO THAT CITY'S BLACK COMMUNITY FOR YEARS OF OVERSIGHT AND NEGLECT.YET EVEN AS NEWS OUTLETS HAVE STRUGGLED TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY WITHIN, NEWSROOM LEADERSHIP TO THIS DAY IS PREDOMINANTLY WHITE, CREATING GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING THAT LEAVE MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS - PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR - ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. INEQUITIES ABOUND IN JUSTICE AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO PREVALENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT, WHERE STORIES OF RACISM ARE ALSO STORIES OF POVERTY, PUBLIC HEALTH, POLICY, BUSINESS AND MORE.TO RISE TO THE MOMENT, NEWSROOM LEADERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS GONE WRONG, AND HOW TO FIX IT. TO THAT END, THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES HELD A FIVE-HOUR WORKSHOP FOR EDITORS ON MARCH 3, 2021, TO EXPLORE QUESTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, SOCIAL EQUITY AND THE PROBLEMATIC LENSES THROUGH WHICH THESE STORIES GET TOLD. EDITORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO:-TALK WITH RESEARCHERS AND ACTIVISTS ABOUT THE WAYS EDITORIAL DECISIONS, WORD CHOICES AND STORY FRAMING HAVE EXACERBATED INEQUITIES.-LEARN HOW HISTORIC RACE-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION SHAPED U.S. CITIES AND LED TO MANY OF OUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES.-EXPLORE WHAT COVERAGE OF THE FLINT WATER CRISIS REVEALED ABOUT JOURNALISM'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.-HEAR FROM THE EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE KANSAS CITY STAR THE GENESIS OF THE PAPER'S UNPRECEDENTED APOLOGY TO THE CITY'S BLACK CITIZENS, AND HOW THAT APOLOGY HAS INFORMED CHANGES IN THE NEWSROOM.-MEET CITIZEN ACTIVISTS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR DECADES TO PUSH FOR EQUITY AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.-EXPLORE JOURNALISM'S ROLE IN PERPETUATING STEREOTYPES ABOUT AND MINIMIZING THE VOICES OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR - AND HOW TO CHANGE.OCEAN WORKSHOP SERIES: SOUTHEASTERN U.S. (MARCH 31-APRIL 1)FROM VIRGINIA TO FLORIDA, WARMING WATERS, RISING SEAS AND INTENSIFYING STORMS ARE MAKING IT HARDER TO WORK AND LIVE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE.INCREASINGLY INTENSE RAIN EVENTS BRING WATER QUALITY CONCERNS LIKE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AND RED TIDES. DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANES ARE A PERPETUAL THREAT, BUT MUNICIPALITIES STRUGGLE DAILY WITH THE MORE MUNDANE THREAT OF "SUNNY DAY" FLOODS. TOURIST HAVENS ARE STUCK IN CYCLES OF REPLENISHING ERODING BEACHES WHILE CITIES CONTEMPLATE SEAWALLS AND THE LOADED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE QUESTIONS OF WHO GETS MOVED OUT OF HARM'S WAY.BUT THE SOUTHEAST ISN'T ONLY A PLACE OF CLIMATE IMPACTS - IT IS ALSO FULL OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. PROPONENTS OF "BLUE CARBON" TOUT THE UNAPPRECIATED ROLE COASTAL WETLANDS COULD PLAY IN CARBON CAPTURE. POLITICAL OPPOSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGIES EBBS AS THE UNTAPPED RESOURCE OF OFFSHORE WIND BECOMES TOO PROMISING TO IGNORE. COASTAL FISHERIES COMMIT TO FINDING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES. IN THIS TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP, PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS HEARD FROM SCIENTISTS, LOCAL RESIDENTS, FISHERMEN, ELECTED OFFICIALS, STATE AGENCIES, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AND MORE, AS WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES.TOPICS INCLUDED:-CLIMATE CHANGE: HOW WARMING WATERS AND MELTING ICE CAPS ARE RESHAPING THE U.S. COAST, TINKERING WITH THE ATLANTIC CURRENT AND CHANGING OCEAN CHEMISTRY.-SEA LEVEL RISE: CHARLESTON, S.C., PLANS FOR A $2 BILLION DOLLAR SEAWALL, WHILE NORFOLK, VA., RAISES THE ELEVATION OF NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION AND NAGS HEAD, N.C. FINDS ITSELF IN AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF BEACH "RENOURISHMENT."-OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY: SOUTHEASTERN STATES HAVE BEEN SLOW TO ADOPT RENEWABLE ENERGY BUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S FOCUS ON CURBING GREENHOUSE GASES, COMBINED WITH THE COMPETITIVENESS OF WIND AND SOLAR, MAY MEAN A NEW ENERGY PORTFOLIO IS ON THE HORIZON.-ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: RISING WATERS WILL DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT ALREADY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND DECISIONS ABOUT PROTECTING FLOOD-PRONE COMMUNITIES OR RELOCATING WATER-LOGGED NEIGHBORHOODS BRING UP TROUBLESOME SOCIAL EQUITY ISSUES.WILDFIRE IN THE WEST WORKSHOP (APRIL 22-23)IN 2020, MORE THAN 4 MILLION ACRES BURNED IN CALIFORNIA, NEARLY DOUBLING THE PREVIOUS RECORD. WASHINGTON STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RESPONDED TO NEARLY 2,000 INDIVIDUAL FIRES. IN OREGON, MORE THAN 4,000 HOMES BURNED, COMPARED TO JUST 93 IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS COMBINED.THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WILDFIRES ARE BREAKING RECORDS WITH EACH PASSING YEAR, AND THE ACCOMPANYING HEADLINES TRAFFIC HEAVILY IN SUPERLATIVES - WITH GOOD REASON, AS MANY FIRES ARE BURNING HOTTER, FASTER, BIGGER, AND EXACTING A HIGHER FINANCIAL AND HUMAN COST THAN EVER BEFORE. BUT WHILE THE NUMBERS THEMSELVES ARE STRIKING, DO THEY TELL THE WHOLE STORY? HOW CAN HISTORY, CULTURE, AND SCIENCE HELP INTERPRET THESE NUMBERS, AND PROVIDE NECESSARY CONTEXT TO UNDERSTAND THE BIGGER PICTURE OF FIRE - AND THE FUTURE OF FIRE - IN THE AMERICAN WEST?THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES HOSTED A TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP TO ADDRESS THOSE VERY QUESTIONS, AND HEAR FROM SOME OF THE LEADING VOICES IN THE FIELD ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO SHIFT OUR THINKING ABOUT FIRE IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO LEARN TO LIVE ALONGSIDE IT.PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS HEARD ABOUT TOPICS INCLUDING:-HOW A CENTURY OF FIRE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES GOT US TO WHERE WE ARE NOW, AND WHY THOSE PRACTICES WON'T SOLVE OUR CURRENT PROBLEMS.-BUILDING IGNITION, ZONING, AND HOW INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES CAN PLAN AHEAD FOR THE EVENTUALITY OF FIRE.-IMPACTS OF FIRE ON AIR AND WATER QUALITY, AND THE ACCOMPANYING CONSEQUENCES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH.-INDIGENOUS RELATIONSHIPS WITH FIRE, AND WHAT EUROCENTRIC FIRE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES CAN LEARN FROM THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE.-THE NEED TO BRING FIRE BACK TO THE LANDSCAPE, AND HOW PRESCRIBED BURNING CAN HELP MORE THAN JUST THE LAND ITSELF.-ON-THE-GROUND REALITIES OF FIGHTING FIRE, AND THE CHALLENGES CREWS FACE AS FIRE SEASONS GET LONGER AND MORE TAXING.-FIRE-ADAPTED ECOSYSTEMS, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO INCLUDE FIRE AS A NECESSARY DISTURBANCE FOR HEALTHY FORESTS OR GRASSLANDS.OCEAN + CLIMATE WORKSHOP SERIES: NORTHEASTERN U.S. (JULY 7-8)MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE ALONG THE HIGHLY URBANIZED CORRIDOR THAT LIES ROUGHLY BETWEEN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MAINE - AND WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, WHERE WARMING WATERS AND RISING SEAS ARE PRESENTING NEW CHALLENGES TO MUNICIPAL LEADERS, RESIDENTS, RESOURCE USERS AND LAWMAKERS. BUT WHILE THE OCEAN DISPLAYS SOME OF THE MOST ACUTE SYMPTOMS OF HUMAN-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE, IT ALSO HOLDS THE KEYS TO CLIMATE MITIGATION, ADAPTATION, AND A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6086305738PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KAREN SCANLON
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ANNIN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS SIEGLER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM ROCKLAND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE WATKINSON
TRUSTEE1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON WAKIMOTO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAVI HORNE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE K BROWN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK TRAHANT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA YARBOUGH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE DOLBERG
FORMER TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK ALLEN
FORMER TRUSTEE0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SPRATT
CEO40.00Yes (X)$119,183$0$9,534
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$119,183TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$9,534TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$73,034GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$666,863AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$739,897TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,042TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,042ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$748,939TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$9,042ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,700TotalAmt
Program Services$38,700ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,183TotalAmt
Program Services$82,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,231FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,692TotalAmt
Program Services$110,406ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,292FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,779TotalAmt
Program Services$5,393ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$638FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,252TotalAmt
Management And General$24,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,029TotalAmt
Program Services$15,546ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,655FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,056TotalAmt
Program Services$24,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,247TotalAmt
Program Services$1,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$903ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,237TotalAmt
Program Services$2,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL EX$27,431$534$26,492$405
FACULTY HONORARIA$7,800$7,800
PROGRAM AND MEETINGS$2,429$2,429
PROGRAM MATERIALS$1,952$1,952

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:IJNR HAS ADOPTED A SPENDING POLICY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATIONS EACH YEAR BASED UPON THE APPRECIATION OF THE ASSETS HELD IN THE PORTFOLIO. THE INTENT OF THE BOARD IS TO RETAIN 100% OF DONATED ASSETS WITHIN THE FUND PORTFOLIO AS WORKING CAPITAL. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH IJNR'S OBJECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS HELD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A SPECIFIED TERM AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REAL GROWTH THROUGH NEW GIFTS AND INVESTMENT RETURN. ADDITIONALLY, IN RECOGNITION OF IJNR'S VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE, IJNR PRIORITIZES INVESTING IN COMPANIES THAT SUBSCRIBE TO AND EXHIBIT ESG (ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND GOVERNANCE) PRINCIPLES WHEN INVESTING THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS.
PART V, LINE 1FDURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, THE ORGANIZATION DISCOVERED THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR THE 'PRIOR YEAR' WERE ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED IN SCHEDULE D AS AN ADDITION TO THE BALANCE WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEDUCTION, THEREFORE CAUSING THE ENDOWMENT BALANCE PER SCHEDULE D TO BE INCORRECT. THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND ENDOWMENT BALANCES REPORTED ON SCHEDULE D HAVE BEEN CORRECTED APPROPRIATELY.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANTS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEM TO REPORT ON IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO COVER.GrantTypeTxt
Recipient44RecipientCnt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:OCEAN + CLIMATE WORKSHOP SERIES: NORTHESTERN U.S. (JULY 7-8) (CONTINUED) ON JULY 7-8, THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES HELD A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON THE OCEAN AND CLIMATE IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, DESIGNED TO HELP JOURNALISTS EXPLORE OCEAN ISSUES THAT ARE UNDERREPORTED IN POPULAR MEDIA. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH A RANGE OF EXPERTS, THIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP EXPLORED REGIONAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE OCEAN, THE OCEAN'S POTENTIAL TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THE OCEAN'S PLACE IN HUMAN FOOD SYSTEMS, AND THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE ISSUESSCIENTIFIC, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE ISSUES. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO: -SPEAK LIVE WITH RESEARCHERS ABOARD THE NOAA VESSEL OKEANOS EXPLORER, AS THEY MAP THE OCEAN FLOOR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THE DEEP SEA PLAYS IN MARINE SYSTEMS. -DISCUSS LAND LOSS WITH SCIENTISTS, MUNICIPAL LEADERS AND RESIDENTS, EXPLORING THE WAYS CLIMATE CHANGE IS RESHAPING U.S. COASTS - AND THE CHALLENGES OF PROTECTING HIGHLY POPULATED SHORELINES. -HEAR FROM RESEARCHERS AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT RENEWED EFFORTS TO LET NATURE, IN THE FORM OF RESTORED WETLANDS AND MARSHES, ABSORB MORE FREQUENT AND POWERFUL STORMS SUCH AS SUPERSTORM SANDY. -MEET (VIRTUALLY) WITH RESIDENTS AND ADVOCATES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHO WINS AND WHO LOSES WHEN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT CLEANING UP AFTER STORMS AND PREPARING FOR THE NEXT ONE. -HEAR ABOUT THE SCOURGE OF OCEAN PLASTICS - A PROBLEM MADE WORSE BY THE PRODUCTION AND DISPOSAL OF COVID-RELATED PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. -LEARN WHY THE NORTHEAST LEADS THE U.S. IN BOTH EXISTING WIND POWER AND PLANNED PROJECTS - AND WHY NOT ALL RESIDENTS OF THE REGION ARE CLAMORING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. -DISCUSS THE REGION'S LONG HISTORY OF COMMERCIAL FISHING AND LEARN HOW THINGS CAN GO WRONG - BUT ALSO EXPLORE WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD SUSTAINABLY IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. OCEAN + CLIMATE WORKSHOP SERIES: CALIFORNIA COAST (AUGUST 24-25) FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, CALIFORNIA HAS DRAWN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH ITS NATURAL BEAUTY, ABUNDANT RESOURCES AND THE PROMISE OF FORTUNES TO BE MADE. AS THE CROW FLIES, ITS ICONIC COAST STRETCHES MORE THAN 1,100 MILES, AND CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL COUNTIES - WHICH INCLUDE THE MEGAPLEXES OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO - ARE NOW HOME TO NEARLY 27 MILLION PEOPLE. THE FORTUNES OF AMERICA'S MOST POPULOUS STATE ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO ITS VAST NEIGHBOR, THE PACIFIC OCEAN: THE STATE BOASTS 11 BUSTLING SEAPORTS, A ROBUST COMMERCIAL FISHERY AND A TOURISM INDUSTRY THAT GENERATED $140 BILLION ANNUALLY PRE-COVID. BUT THAT CLOSE RELATIONSHIP IS BECOMING FRAUGHT, AS WARMING AND RISING WATERS DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ARE CHANGING COASTAL DYNAMICS AND IMPACTING BOTH ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES. THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES CONDUCTED A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON THE OCEAN AND CLIMATE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST, DESIGNED TO HELP JOURNALISTS EXPLORE OCEAN ISSUES THAT ARE UNDERREPORTED IN POPULAR MEDIA. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH A RANGE OF EXPERTS, THIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP EXPLORED REGIONAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE OCEAN, THE OCEAN'S POTENTIAL TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THE OCEAN'S PLACE IN HUMAN FOOD SYSTEMS, AND THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE ISSUES. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS: -JOINED AN ONLINE DEMONSTRATION OF HOW TO COOK UNDER-UTILIZED FISH PARTS AND SPECIES AND USE THE OCEAN'S BOUNTY MORE SUSTAINABLY (YES, WE SENT JOURNALISTS FISH TO COOK!). -HEARD WHY A CHANGING CLIMATE HAS ALTERED FISH MIGRATIONS AND MAY SEND CALIFORNIA'S SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY NORTH. -LEARNED HOW SCIENTISTS ARE USING MUCH MORE PRECISE POPULATION MODELS TO INFORM "DYNAMIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT" THAT ALLOWS FOR COMMERCIAL CATCHES THAT ARE BOTH MORE PRODUCTIVE AND MORE SUSTAINABLE. -EXPLORED THE OCEAN'S ROLE IN COMPOUNDING DROUGHT, WHICH AFFECTS SALMON MIGRATIONS UPON WHICH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE DEPENDED FOR CENTURIES. -HEARD HOW MARINE HEAT WAVES (AKA THE WARM BLOB) IMPACT OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS AND TERRESTRIAL WEATHER PATTERNS. -EXPLORED THE ISSUE OF SEA-LEVEL RISE AND HOW RISING WATERS COULD EXACERBATE POLLUTION PROBLEMS AROUND CALIFORNIA'S SUPERFUND SITES - AND IMPACT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. -HEARD HOW A RECENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO FOSTER AN OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND NORTH COASTS THAT COULD EVENTUALLY POWER MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION HOMES AND MEET THE STATE'S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS. -LEARNED HOW PLASTIC POLLUTION IS IMPACTING NATURAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS. OCEAN + CLIMATE WORKSHOP SERIES: GULF COAST (OCTOBER 6-7) DEADLY HURRICANES. INLAND FLOODING. TOXIC AIR AND OIL SPILLS. RED TIDES. YEAR AFTER YEAR, CATASTROPHES GRAB HEADLINES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND YET THE REGION MANAGES TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEARLY 16 MILLION PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONG ITS COAST. COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEETS PLY THE WATERS FOR SHRIMP AND SNAPPER. THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY MAINTAINS OFFSHORE PLATFORMS AND ONSHORE TERMINALS. TOURISTS FLOCK TO THE BEACHES. INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO LIVE OFF OF THE BOUNTY OF THE BAYOUS. THIS JUXTAPOSITION OF CATASTROPHE AND ABUNDANCE HIGHLIGHTS THE COMPLEX NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES THAT IMPACT PEOPLE, ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES ALONG THE GULF COAST EVERY DAY. THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES HOSTED AN ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS AIMED AT INTRODUCING THEM TO IMPORTANT AND EMERGING STORIES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ALONG THE U.S. GULF COAST. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS TWO-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP, PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS EXPLORED HOW THIS VIBRANT, OFTEN UNAPPRECIATED, ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTS AND IS SHAPED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY. PARTICIPANTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, FISHERMEN, MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, STATE AGENCIES, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, ACTIVISTS AND MORE, AS WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES ALONG THE GULF COAST. ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM + INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WORKSHOP (NOVEMBER 17-18) INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES HAVE POPULATED THE AMERICAS FOR MORE THAN 20,000 YEARS. AS THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT NATIVE KNOWLEDGE OF AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN BOTH TIME AND PLACE. BUT TOO OFTEN, INDIGENOUS VOICES ARE IGNORED OR SILENCED DURING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CONTEMPORARY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. DECISION-MAKERS REGULARLY DISREGARD TREATY RIGHTS, SCIENTISTS OFTEN DIMINISH TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND NEWS OUTLETS HAVE TOO OFTEN EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM BY OVERLOOKING IMPORTANT VOICES, OR WORSE, IGNORING NATIVE PERSPECTIVES ENTIRELY. BUT REPORTING IN AND ABOUT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES REQUIRES CARE AND PREPARATION. THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES PRESENTED A TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS HEARD FROM SEVERAL EXPERT SPEAKERS ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING: -THE HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN NATIVE NATIONS: HOW HAVE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES BEEN UNIQUELY IMPACTED BY BIASED PRACTICES AND DECISION MAKING, AND HOW ARE THESE COMMUNITIES FIGHTING BACK? -MEDIA TREATMENT OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES: WHAT MISSTEPS DO JOURNALISTS OFTEN MAKE, AND HOW CAN WE REPORT FROM THESE COMMUNITIES ACCURATELY AND FAIRLY? -THE IMPORTANCE OF TREATY RIGHTS: WHAT THEY ARE, WHO HAS THEM, AND HOW DO QUESTIONS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SOVEREIGNTY GO HAND-IN-HAND? -PIPELINES AND WATER PROTECTORS: HOW ARE TRIBAL MEMBERS WORKING TO PROTECT THIS VITAL RESOURCE, WHAT STEPS ARE LEGISLATORS TAKING IN RESPONSE, AND HOW CAN JOURNALISTIC WORD CHOICES SKEW THE NARRATIVE? -TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE: WHAT IS "FIRSTING," HOW CAN WESTERN SCIENCE LEARN FROM TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND HOW CAN JOURNALISTS MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION? -LISTENING IN INDIAN COUNTRY: WHAT CAN JOURNALISTS LEARN FROM EXAMPLES ON THE GROUND TO HELP US REPORT MORE ACCURATELY ON HUNTING AND FISHING RIGHTS, FIRE MANAGEMENT AND USE, MINING, OR IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE? BIG CHANGES ON THE GREAT LAKES: A VIRTUAL IJNR INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISTS (MAY 13, MAY 20, JUNE 3 AND JUNE 10) AT THE END OF THE LAST ICE AGE, RETREATING GLACIERS LEFT BEHIND A TRUE NATURAL WONDER: A GIANT RESERVOIR HOLDING NEARLY ONE-FIFTH OF ALL OF THE AVAILABLE FRESH SURFACE WATER IN THE WORLD. TODAY, EIGHT U.S. STATES AND TWO CANADIAN PROVINCES BORDER THESE GREAT LAKES. SOME 40 MILLION PEOPLE DEPEND ON THEM FOR DRINKING WATER. SPORT AND COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS BRING IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR AND MILLIONS OF TOURISTS FLOCK ANNUALLY TO THEIR SHORES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:BIG CHANGES ON THE GREAT LAKES: A VIRTUAL IJNR INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISTS (MAY 13, MAY 20, JUNE 3 AND JUNE 10) (CONTINUED) WHILE GREAT LAKES CITIES HAVE BEEN BRANDED THE RUST BELT - SEEN AS SHADOWS OF THEIR HALCYON DAYS - THEIR UNEQUALED ACCESS TO WATER AND PROJECTIONS FOR RELATIVELY MILD IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE MANY WONDERING IF THE RUST BELT IS DUE FOR A RENEWAL, OR EVEN POTENTIAL WAVE OF CLIMATE MIGRATION. OF COURSE, THE GREAT LAKES WILL SEE THEIR SHARE OF PROBLEMS IN A WARMING WORLD: THEY ARE SOME OF THE FASTEST WARMING WATER BODIES ON THE PLANET. POTENTIALLY TOXIC ALGAL BLOOMS ARE A RITE OF SUMMER FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND THREATEN SOME PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES. INCREASINGLY EXTREME SUMMER RAINSTORMS OVERWHELM AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAUSE DEVASTATING FLOODS. IN MAY AND JUNE OF 2021, THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES HELD ITS FIRST-EVER "VIRTUAL INSTITUTE," A SERIES OF FOUR HALF-DAY, INTERRELATED WORKSHOPS THAT EXPLORED CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS IN THE GREAT LAKES AND WHAT THOSE CHANGES MEAN FOR BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS TOOK A VIRTUAL TRIP ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES BASIN AND ENJOYED EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH CITIZENS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, LEADING EXPERTS, TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AND MORE. TOPICS INCLUDED: -THE ROLE THIS WATER-RICH REGION COULD POTENTIALLY PLAY IN A FUTURE OF WATER SCARCITY. -THE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE GREAT LAKES. -HOW GREAT LAKES FISHERIES MANAGERS NAVIGATE CHANGING STOCKS, INDIGENOUS TREATY RIGHTS AND INVASIVE SPECIES. -TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND COASTAL RESILIENCE. -EFFORTS TO SLOW AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF AND KEEP HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS AT BAY. -INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, TOXIC AREAS OF CONCERN AND CLEAN-UP EFFORTS. -LESSONS LEARNED FROM A DECADE OF PROJECTS - AND $2.2 BILLION IN FUNDING - FOR THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE. -THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPACT IN GREAT LAKES COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE SENT AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE MADE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THEY ARE TO NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION AND REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.