2022-02-18T16:05:12-06:00 2021-08-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2020-09-01 392006475 MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES MIDW 6082515047 612 WEST MAIN STREET NO 302 MADISON WI 53703 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082515047 2022-02-17 1 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART 999009999 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART 612 WEST MAIN STREET NO 302 MADISON WI 53703 707573 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 11 30 0 0 876031 691827 24583 14389 3563 424 0 933 904177 707573 0 0 0 0 569325 574574 0 0 72291 163172 126352 732497 700926 171680 6647 757560 776118 26048 33702 731512 742416 X 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 147716 15322 MEA PROVIDES LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION PERMITS ISSUED BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN'S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ADEQUACY AND COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL CLEAN AIR AND WATER LAWS. TIMELY REVIEW AND LEGAL ACTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT THE ISSUANCE OF DEFICIENT PERMITS THAT WILL FURTHER DEGRADE THE WATERS OF WISCONSIN, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. MEA'S GOAL IS TO WORK WITH CITIZENS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS TO ENDURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS PROTECT THE LIFE, HEALTH, AND PROPERTY OF COMMUNITIES IN THESE WATERSHEDS. 52725 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. 390725 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. 800 FRAC SAND MINING 800 591966 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 11 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 GORDON STEVENSON VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALANA MCKEEVER SECRETARY 2.00 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 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM GOODMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL LYNCH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA SCANLAN FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPH TAI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE WERNECKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY LAWTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 88269 0 5789 88269 0 5789 0 0 0 0 0 X 19351 111407 561069 17229 691827 CONSULTING AND LEGAL F 541100 14389 14389 14389 424 424 OTHER REVENUE 900099 933 933 933 707573 15322 0 424 90590 71116 6197 13277 395129 343843 13523 37763 22394 19537 756 2101 30896 26392 1240 3264 35565 30481 1424 3660 77 77 15004 12768 556 1680 5169 821 4225 123 11126 8062 1530 1534 10161 8071 1050 1040 5404 4608 185 611 44759 38242 1586 4931 426 426 6158 5343 198 617 1140 1140 6700 5934 766 10968 8719 1554 695 DUES, FEES, & SUBSCRIPT 7310 5874 608 828 OTHER 1950 1729 54 167 700926 591966 36669 72291 128051 68326 438122 446792 137578 211407 5894 7251 10790 7659 60537 49540 17696 10997 19429 23686 757560 776118 14651 24689 11397 9013 26048 33702 X 515512 552416 216000 190000 731512 742416 757560 776118 6647 4257 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 591576 867651 756417 876030 691827 3783501 591576 867651 756417 876030 691827 3783501 1345389 2438112 8048 753 1224 3563 424 14012 3797513 172331 0.64200 0.56330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4510 4510 696416 700926 130139 32535 0 0 136758 134875 130139 401772 602658 220 13652 4510 18382 34190 33719 32535 100444 150666 19429 4543 286 23686 18427 1214 212 19429 17790 834 197 18427 16214 1768 192 17790 14305 2066 157 16214 1.00000 1 0 8500 8500 0 52037 41040 10997 10997 X 711830 4257 4257 707573 0 707573 700926 0 700926 0 700926 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 2017. 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: $2,500 FOR A MEMO ON POSSIBLE REGULATORY STRATEGIES TO REDUCE MERCURY POLLUTION AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY; $1,990 FOR ADVISING RESIDENTS ON STRATEGIES TO LIMIT POLLUTION FROM A PROPOSED CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, $6,975.79 FOR ADVISING AND REPRESENTING LOCAL RESIDENTS TO DEFEND FROM CHALLENGE A LOCAL ZONING DECISION THAT PROTECTED WATER QUANTITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; $3,044.80 FOR REPRESENTING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO FILE AN AMICUS BRIEF IN A CASE THAT WILL DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WISCONSIN'S TOXIC SPILLS LAW TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND $121.82 TO COVER COSTS FOR AN PRO-BONO AMICUS BRIEF FILED ON BEHALF OF A CITIZEN GROUP TO DEFEND THE POWER OF WISCONSIN TO PRESERVE WATER QUANTITY AND PROTECT PUBLIC TRUST RESOURCES.