2025-07-18T09:37:04-05:00 2024-12-31 810348775 JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC 321 W BROADWAY 4TH FLOOR MISSOULA MT 59802 990 2024-01-01 522073018 INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES INST 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 DAVID SPRATT CEO 6086305738 2025-07-08 1 1 DREW RIEKER CPAABV P01372762 4065494148 2025-07-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID SPRATT 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 767481 0 X WWW.IJNR.ORG X 1997 MT THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT. 10 10 5 214 0 0 782288 723489 0 0 3726 43992 0 0 786014 767481 9005 118271 0 0 344205 374738 0 0 45889 161059 205798 514269 698807 271745 68674 1292803 1406526 35743 38937 1257060 1367589 X THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT. 0 0 526963 118271 GREAT LAKES ENERGY FUTURE: A 4-PART WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS FEBRUARY-MARCH, 2024 OVER THE NEXT THREE DECADES, DEADLINES FOR STATE AND FEDERAL CARBON NEUTRALITY PLEDGES WILL COME DUE. MINNESOTA HAS COMMITTED TO 100 PERCENT CARBON-FREE ENERGY BY 2040. ILLINOIS BY 2045. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS STRIVING FOR NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050. MEETING THESE AMBITIOUS GOALS WILL REQUIRE DRAMATIC CHANGES TO OUR ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME, BUT TIME ISN'T THE ONLY CHALLENGE. TRANSITIONING FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLES WILL COST BILLIONS, REQUIRE NEW SOURCES OF CRITICAL MINERALS AND NEED SKEPTICAL CITIZENS TO ADJUST TO SOLAR FARMS IN THEIR BACKYARDS AND WIND FARMS IN THEIR VIEWSHEDS. IJNR'S GREAT LAKES ENERGY FUTURE PROGRAM FEATURED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL ONE-DAY WEBINARS CAPPED OFF WITH A MULTI-DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP IN CHICAGO TO INTRODUCE A GROUP OF UP TO 20 JOURNALISTS TO THE CURRENT WORK BEING DONE TO CHART A GREENER COURSE IN AMERICA'S RUST BELT AND WHAT THESE EFFORTS MEAN FOR THE REGION AND THE COUNTRY. THE WORKSHOP EXPLORED THE POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF THIS TRANSITION THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORS, UTILITY REPRESENTATIVES, RESEARCHERS, LOCAL CITIZENS, EQUITY ADVOCATES AND MORE. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKSHOP AUGUST 11-14, 2024 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GRAPPLING WITH AGING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS A SAFE, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY CAN NO LONGER BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED. FROM BOIL-WATER ADVISORIES TO LEAD SERVICE LINES TO RUPTURED WATER MAINS, UTILITIES STRUGGLE TO PATCH FRAGILE SYSTEMS TOGETHER. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS STEPPED IN TO HELP, WITH FUNDS FROM THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FLOWING INTO STATES TO TRY TO FIX SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. MONEY HELPS, BUT SOME ISSUES ARE SYMPTOMS OF LARGER SYSTEMIC FLAWS, AND MANY STAKEHOLDERS SAY IT IS TIME TO RETHINK HOW WE MOVE, TREAT AND PRICE OUR MOST VITAL RESOURCE. IN AUGUST, THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS THAT EXPLORED SOME OF THESE STORIES IN CHICAGOLAND, NORTHWESTERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN. JOURNALISTS MET WITH POLICYMAKERS, WATER UTILITIES, ENGINEERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS WHO ARE ALL WORKING TO KEEP THE TAPS FLOWING. LAND BACK: A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS DECEMBER 11-12, 2024 LAND BACK HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN EFFORT BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND NATIONS TO RECLAIM LAND TAKEN FROM THEM DURING THE COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA. BUT #LANDBACK IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN LAND: IT'S ABOUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE REASSERTING SOVEREIGNTY OVER HOMELANDS, RESOURCES, SACRED SPACES, AND STEWARDSHIP CHOICES. AND LAND BACK IS GAINING MOMENTUM. FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO MAINE AND POINTS BETWEEN, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE USING A WIDE ARRAY OF TOOLS TO RESTORE THEIR HERITAGE. SOME TRIBES HAVE ESTABLISHED LAND TRUSTS TO ACCEPT TRANSFER OF PUBLIC LAND. OTHERS ARE USING LAND LEASES AND SIMILAR AGREEMENTS TO GAIN CO-MANAGEMENT STATUS OVER RESOURCES. STILL OTHERS BUY LAND OUTRIGHT. AS THE LAND BACK MOVEMENT GROWS, EACH NEW ADVANCEMENT RAISES A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND JURISDICTIONAL QUESTIONS THAT JOURNALISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY MUST UNDERSTAND TO ACCURATELY REPORT ON THEM. TO PROPERLY PREPARE JOURNALISTS TO COVER THIS TOPIC, THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIGENOUS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (IJA) AND THE SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS (SEJ), PRESENTED A TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP. TOPICS INCLUDED: - WHAT IS LAND BACK? - THE HISTORY OF U.S. LAND APPROPRIATION - THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE - SOVEREIGNTY, REPATRIATION/REMATRIATION AND GOVERNANCE - SACRED SPACES - LAND BACK AND ANCIENT FOODWAYS - FIRE FOR ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESTORATION - REPORTING IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WESTERN WILDFIRE INSTITUTE MAY 5-11, 2024 IN SEPTEMBER 2023, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RELEASED A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REPORT FULL OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MITIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND MANAGEMENT OF WILDLAND FIRES IN THE UNITED STATES. NOW, POLICYMAKERS, SCIENTISTS, RESOURCE MANAGERS AND INDIGENOUS STEWARDS OF FIRE-ADAPTED LANDSCAPES ARE EXPLORING HOW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE USEFUL - EVEN AS THEY ARE OVERRUN BY WILDFIRE SEASONS THAT START EARLIER, LAST LONGER AND CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN EVER BEFORE. IN OREGON, WILDFIRE HAS ADDED YET ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE DISCUSSION. THE LABOR DAY FIRES OF 2020 BURNED LARGE SWATHS OF TEMPERATE RAINFOREST - THE LUSH, WET LANDSCAPE THAT LONG SEEMED RESISTANT TO MAJOR WILDFIRE CONCERNS. FACED WITH THIS NEW REALITY, OREGON POLICYMAKERS, FORESTERS, TRIBES, SCIENTISTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS ARE RETHINKING HOW FIRE IS FOUGHT, PREVENTED AND - IN SOME CASES - USED TO ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES, WHILE BIGGER, HOTTER FIRES KEEP COMING. THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES CONDUCTED A WEEKLONG INSTITUTE TO PREPARE JOURNALISTS TO COVER THIS INTENSIFYING ISSUE WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF ITS COMPLEXITIES AND NUANCES. THE GROUP SPENT TIME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN OREGON TO LEARN ABOUT: - THE IMPACTS OF FIRE ON FOREST AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS - EFFORTS TO MAP OREGON'S WILDFIRE RISK AND UNDERSTAND DEVELOPMENT IN FIRE-PRONE AREAS - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SMOKE EXPOSURE - THE FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL COSTS OF EXTREME FIRES AND THEIR AFTERMATH - FIREFIGHTER WELL-BEING AND SAFETY - CULTURAL BURNING ON INDIGENOUS LANDS. CRITICAL MINERALS INSTITUTE OCTOBER 6-12, 2024 THE GLOBAL SHIFT TOWARD RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRIFIED TRANSPORTATION COULD INCREASE DEMAND FOR MINERALS AS MUCH AS 600 PERCENT IN THE COMING YEARS, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS, AND THE RUSH IS ON TO FIND - AND MINE - THOSE MATERIALS. ADDING TO THE URGENCY, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS PLACED A HIGH PRIORITY ON SECURING DOMESTIC SUPPLIES - HENCE THE TERM "CRITICAL OR "STRATEGIC" MINERALS - AND HAS BACKED THOSE EFFORTS WITH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. BUT THESE EFFORTS TO STAVE OFF THE WORST IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WILL NOT COME WITHOUT COSTS, AND IT WILL BE CRUCIAL THAT JOURNALISTS ACCURATELY REPORT ON THE IMPACTS OF THIS INCREASE IN DOMESTIC MINERAL PRODUCTION. TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THOSE TRADEOFFS, THE INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES CONDUCTED A CRITICAL MINERALS INSTITUTE, A FIVE-DAY, SIX-NIGHT PROGRAM BASED IN PHOENIX. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS MET WITH TRIBAL AUTHORITIES, POLICYMAKERS, SCIENTISTS, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS AS THEY TRAVELED TO PARTS OF ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA TO SEE CURRENT AND PROPOSED PROJECTS. THEY VISITED IMPORTANT INDIGENOUS SITES, WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND FENCELINE COMMUNITIES ALREADY DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES - AND SAW PLACES WHERE PROPOSED MINES OFFER RARE ECONOMIC AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND ARE VIEWED AS NEW SOURCES OF MUNICIPAL REVENUE. 526963 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 WA WI OH MI IL CA AR X X THE ORGANIZATION 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 KAREN SCANLON CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE K BROWN VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 NADIA WHITE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA DWYER TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DONZELL BROWN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN FLESHER TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAVI HORNE TRUSTEE 0.01 X 0 0 0 DAVID ROCKLAND TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK TRAHANT TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SALISBURY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SPRATT CEO 40.00 X 125743 0 13282 125743 0 13282 1 0 0 0 0 723489 723489 43992 43992 767481 0 0 43992 118271 118271 125742 94821 22664 8257 194783 115853 46862 32068 8409 6341 1516 552 18482 13937 3331 1214 27322 20603 4925 1794 3569 2250 1319 2790 1526 1264 140233 134119 4110 2004 OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL EX 39589 2350 37239 PROGRAM AND MEETINGS 18717 15992 2725 FACULTY HONORARIA 900 900 698807 526963 125955 45889 180680 173869 197901 438375 172353 13749 739122 779496 2747 1037 1292803 1406526 32996 37900 2747 1037 35743 38937 X 704471 935696 552589 431893 1257060 1367589 1292803 1406526 68674 41855 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 374302 739897 304987 782288 723489 2924963 374302 739897 304987 782288 723489 2924963 1987794 937169 3269 9042 51 3726 43992 60080 2985043 0.31400 0.41330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 739329 255056 76084 290766 740353 664092 5180 90057 20000 739329 116335 615000 -67243 664092 101299 6000 9360 324 116335 89039 9000 3410 150 101299 0.95000 0.02000 0.03000 0 0 0 LEASE LIABILITY 1037 1037 809336 41855 41855 767481 0 767481 698807 0 698807 0 698807 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. 0 GRANTS 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. 20 118271 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE SENT AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.