2021-11-04T10:40:30-07:00 2020-12-31 920143182 ALTMAN ROGERS & CO 3000 C Street Suite 201 Anchorage AK 99503 990 2020-01-01 920162546 Copper River Watershed Project COPP 9074243334 PO Box 1560 Cordova AK 99574 Lisa Docken Executive Director 2021-11-04 true Lisa Docken 999009999 Tom J Domagala CPA P00122688 9072742992 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Nicholas Merlino PO Box 93044 Anchorage AK 99509 2554614 false X www.copperriver.org X 1998 AK The Copper River Watershed Project promotes a salmon-rich, intact watershed to support culturally diverse communities by forming partnerships for watershed-scale planning and projects. 6 6 14 6 0 538686 2500677 40418 1782 1772 15392 6517 555860 2549384 86745 83998 0 255181 262416 0 5687 195227 2065367 537153 2411781 18707 137603 249471 507546 42631 152551 206840 354995 X The Copper River Watershed Project promotes a salmon-rich, intact watershed to support culturally diverse communities by forming partnerships for watershed-scale planning and projects. false false 2029188 36440 Fish Habitat: The Organization works to identify, monitor and restore salmon habitat throughout the Copper River drainage. By convening state and federal agency and community partners, we form planning teams and partnerships to identify salmon habitat data gaps, and key salmon habitat locations in need of restoration 119915 83998 2153 Invasive Plant Management: The Organization is working to facilitate partnerships among public and private land managers and land owners in both the Copper River basin and the Copper River delta area to identify and treat invasive plants. Invasive plants are particularly aggressive and threaten fish and wildlife habitat by cording out native plants, reducing the foraging opportunities for native fish and wildlife. 84536 1518 Community Tourism: As part of The Organizations mission, they work with local government and business partners to attract small scale independent travelers to the region to help build a sustainable tourism economy. The Organization develops story-telling resources for The Alaska App, a smart phone app, to enrich the visitor experience in the Copper Basin. 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Although the Organization is exempt from federal income taxes, any income derived from unrelated business activities is subject to the requirement of filing Federal Income Tax Form 990-T and a tax liability may be determined on these activities. The Organization had no income derived from unrelated business activities as of December 31, 2020. The Organization classifies all interest and penalties related to tax contingencies as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2020, there are no accrued interest or penalties. As of December 31, 2020 there were no uncertain tax positions or unrecognized tax benefits for which management believes it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of tax contingencies will significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date. The Organization files tax returns in the US Federal Jurisdiction and the State of Alaska. As of 2020, the tax years that remain subject to examination begins with 2017. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Net assets released from restrictions $5290 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Fundraising exp reported on Part VIII $4185 Cost of Sales reported on Part VIII $1045 Net assets released from restrictions $5290 true Kodiak Soil and Water Conserv 301 Research Court Room 245 Kodiak AK 99615 800512909 11073 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Kenai Watershed Forum 44129 Sterling Hwy Soldotna AK 99669 911829284 12688 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Homer Soil and Water Conserva 432 E Pioneer Ave Ste 2 Homer AK 99603 412033815 22119 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Citizens Against Noxious Weed PO Box 231201 Anchorage AK 99523 260835058 9450 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Tyonek Tribal Conservation Di 1686 C St Room 219 Anchorage AK 99501 270671847 10995 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant CRWP PO Box 1560 Cordova AK 99574 920162546 16673 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant 6 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Organization requires project and financial reports for any reimbursement request for the grants. Financial reports breakdown staff time, supplies, travel, and other approved charges. The reports must reflect expenditures that were approved by the Mini-Grant Committee in the original proposal. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Community Tourism: As part of The Organizations mission, they work with local government and business partners to attract small scale independent travelers to the region to help build a sustainable tourism economy. The Organization develops story-telling resources for The Alaska App, a smart phone app, to enrich the visitor experience in the Copper Basin. The Organization also facilitates organizing the Salmon Jam Festival, a destination weekend event that draws visitors to Cordova from Anchorage and Fairbanks. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Recycling: As part of The Organizations mission, they work to promote recycling throughout the Copper River area. The Organization strives to maintain sustainable practices within its own operations and encourages community members to do the same. The Organization has a focus on fish net recycling within the community. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder Copper River Watershed Project has 300 voting members and other non-voting members. Voting members are entitled to vote at regular and special meetings; serve on the Board, if elected; and serve on a Board Committee, if appointed by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing Address Nicholas Merlino, President: PO Box 93044, Anchorage, AK 99509Pete Mickelson, Vice President: PO Box 325, Cordova, AK 99574Matt Piche, Treasurer: PO Box 1436, Cordova, AK 99574Caitlin McKinstry, Secretary: PO Box 1723, Cordova, AK 99574David Saiget, Director: PO Box 1093, Cordova, AK 99574Katherine Wilson, Director: PO Box 346, Copper Center, AK 99573 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process CRWP Executive Director includes a draft copy of Form 990 in a regular monthly Board packet for governing Board review before submitting Form 990 to the IRS Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts At its annual Board retreat, Board members review the CRWP conflict of interest policy and sign a statement declaring any conflicts of interest Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Executive Director is evaluated annually by the CRWP Board of Directors. Salary compensation is decided on by comparison to nonprofit organization comparable salaries as presented annually in the Foraker Group Salary and Benefit Survey. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Executive Director evaluates the performance of the other officers/key employees on an annual basis and makes compensation recommendations to the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Organization makes its Forms 1023 and 990 Available to the public upon request. The governing documents, its operations handbook which includes the conflict of interest policy, document retention and destruction policy, the whistleblower policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 8, Prior period adjustments There were some inconsistencies discovered in fixed assets when the audit was performed. This entry is to correct the net assets for those corrections.