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TOWARD THAT END, MSI COMPLETED AND FACILITATED RESEARCH WHICH EXPLORES SOLUTIONS TO NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR REGION AND BEYOND. THESE INCLUDE: - ENHANCE AND PROTECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY - UNDERSTAND CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE - TRACK CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND FOREST HEALTH - ASSIST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION FROM EXTRACTION ECONOMIES IN 2019 MSI WORKED ON 64 PROJECTS, INCLUDING 30 RESEARCH AND MONITORING INITIATIVES. OTHER WORK INCLUDED FACILITATING APPLIED RESTORATION AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. MSI COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 200 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE MOUNTAIN SCIENCE AND TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE SAN JUAN REGION. 331762 44060 COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP: MSI SPONSORS COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS ANNUALLY FOR A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES AND AGES, INCLUDING K-12 EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, CITIZEN SCIENCE, FIELD TOURS, CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, COLLEGE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS. MSI PROGRAMS COVER AN ARRAY OF TOPICS INCLUDING CLIMATE ADAPTATION, FOREST HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY, AND WATER QUALITY. THESE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AGES FROM STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MSI SEEKS TO SHARE CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION FOR NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE AND TO GET ALL AGES OUTSIDE IN NATURE BENEFITING THEIR COMMUNITY. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL SERIES ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, MSI GUIDED 485 YOUTH AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS IN STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES TO RESTORE OUR NATURAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASSETS, THEIR VOLUNTEER VALUE EQUALING 28,939 IN SERVICE TO OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. MSI OFFERED 6 FIELD TOURS, 8 PRESENTATIONS, 2 CONFERENCES, 7 WORKSHOPS, 1 TEACHER TRAINING, 37 YOUTH EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, AND 7 COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS. THESE PROGRAMS BROUGHT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES OUT INTO THE MOUNTAINS, LEARNING AND GIVING BACK TO THE AREA THEY LOVE. IN SUMMARY, MSI REACHED OVER 2,605 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 6,210 CONTACT HOURS. MSI PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY REMOVED 200 POUNDS OF INVASIVE WEEDS FROM ICONIC TRAILS, TREATED OR MONITORED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 ACRES OF FORESTS AND RESTORED 2 WETLANDS PLANTING OVER 500 GRASSES, SEDGES, AND CAREX. 1140665 true true false false false false false false true false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 29 0 true 27 true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X X X THE ORGANIZATION 9702477071 PO BOX 426 SILVERTON CO 81433 MARCIE D BIDWELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 82500 0 0 DR SAM FOSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR TIM HAARMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIK KENDZIORSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MCKEEVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR ROBERT MILOFSKY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE MORRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA RANCATTI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS RAPP VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BEVERLY RICH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK STILES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 82500 false false false 689369 321953 1011322 RESEARCH, EDUC AND OUTREACH 548214 548214 548214 5473 5473 MISCELLANEOUS 80 80 80 1565089 553767 X 82501 63608 12623 6270 675936 454344 176808 44784 72948 58132 10648 4168 51754 39901 7920 3933 41 41 86721 6797 79562 362 352265 350601 1614 50 2017 1209 808 72951 57912 5099 9940 49850 40742 6045 3063 47978 42220 4418 1340 2401 1847 554 6709 4479 2230 4999 3854 765 380 MISCELLANEOUS 13710 8886 3347 1477 TELEPHONE 7218 5093 1645 480 BANK CHARGES 1610 1040 570 1531609 1140665 314127 76817 261471 105189 114481 84334 95144 201502 3292 2044 62685 23969 19138 38716 67332 77264 560858 509049 106454 150587 164560 30874 10933 3536 11661 281947 196658 X 130060 140013 148851 172378 278911 312391 560858 509049 33480 X true X false true false X 397388 498196 650382 665910 1011322 3223198 397388 498196 650382 665910 1011322 3223198 3223198 336 1060 2455 4432 5473 13756 3236954 1518262 0.99580 0.99740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true X 62685 23969 38716 38716 BENEFICAL INT HELD BY OTHERS 68151 ACCRUED REVENUE 5343 RENT DEPOSIT 3770 77264 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR A GOVERNMENTAL GRANT AND HOLDS FUNDS FOR OTHER AGENCIES IN THIS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY. AS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET, THE ORGANIZATION RELEASES THESE FUNDS PER INSTRUCTION FROM THE GRANTOR. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT ON NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS THAT PRESCRIBE WHEN TO RECOGNIZE AND HOW TO MEASURE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON ITS INCOME TAX RETURNS, INCLUDING THE POSITION THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO QUALIFY TO BE TREATED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THESE RULES REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT, UPON EXAMINATION BY RELEVANT TAXING JURISDICTIONS, THOSE INCOME TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED. BASED ON THAT EVALUATION, IF IT WERE MORE THAN 50% PROBABLE THAT A MATERIAL AMOUNT OF INCOME TAX WOULD BE IMPOSED AT THE ENTITY LEVEL UPON EXAMINATION BY THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITIES, A LIABILITY WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEET ALONG WITH ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THAT ASSESSMENT. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF MANAGEMENTS EVALUATION, THE REQUIREMENTS DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CONSEQUENTLY, NO LIABILITY IS RECOGNIZED IN THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEET FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURNS (FORM 990) ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. SHOULD ANY PENALTIES AND INTEREST BE INCURRED, THEY WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RESEARCH: MOUNTAIN STUDIES INSTITUTE (MSI) CONNECTS SCIENTISTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION TO APPLY THE RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TOWARD THAT END, MSI COMPLETED AND FACILITATED RESEARCH WHICH EXPLORES SOLUTIONS TO NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR REGION AND BEYOND. THESE INCLUDE: - ENHANCE AND PROTECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY - UNDERSTAND CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE - TRACK CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND FOREST HEALTH - ASSIST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION FROM EXTRACTION ECONOMIES IN 2019 MSI WORKED ON 64 PROJECTS, INCLUDING 30 RESEARCH AND MONITORING INITIATIVES. OTHER WORK INCLUDED FACILITATING APPLIED RESTORATION AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. MSI COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 200 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE MOUNTAIN SCIENCE AND TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE SAN JUAN REGION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP: MSI SPONSORS COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS ANNUALLY FOR A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES AND AGES, INCLUDING K-12 EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, CITIZEN SCIENCE, FIELD TOURS, CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, COLLEGE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS. MSI PROGRAMS COVER AN ARRAY OF TOPICS INCLUDING CLIMATE ADAPTATION, FOREST HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY, AND WATER QUALITY. THESE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AGES FROM STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MSI SEEKS TO SHARE CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION FOR NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE AND TO GET ALL AGES OUTSIDE IN NATURE BENEFITING THEIR COMMUNITY. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL SERIES ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, MSI GUIDED 485 YOUTH AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS IN STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES TO RESTORE OUR NATURAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASSETS, THEIR VOLUNTEER VALUE EQUALING 28,939 IN SERVICE TO OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. MSI OFFERED 6 FIELD TOURS, 8 PRESENTATIONS, 2 CONFERENCES, 7 WORKSHOPS, 1 TEACHER TRAINING, 37 YOUTH EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, AND 7 COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS. THESE PROGRAMS BROUGHT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES OUT INTO THE MOUNTAINS, LEARNING AND GIVING BACK TO THE AREA THEY LOVE. IN SUMMARY, MSI REACHED OVER 2,605 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 6,210 CONTACT HOURS. MSI PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY REMOVED 200 POUNDS OF INVASIVE WEEDS FROM ICONIC TRAILS, TREATED OR MONITORED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 ACRES OF FORESTS AND RESTORED 2 WETLANDS PLANTING OVER 500 GRASSES, SEDGES, AND CAREX. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT AND/OR TREASURER OF THE BOARD PERFORMS A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER WHEN THE BOARD MEMBER INITIALLY JOINS THE BOARD AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - OTHER 0 0 50 PROFESSIONAL SUBCONTRACTORS 274,316 0 0 PROFESSIONAL SUBCONTRACTORS 76,131 0 0 COMPUTER SERVICES 154 1,614 0 TOTAL 350,601 1,614 50