2020-05-11T11:04:03-05:00 2019-12-31 810348775 JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC PO BOX 16237 MISSOULA MT 59808 990 2019-01-01 522073018 INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES INST 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE NO 202 MADISON WI 53704 DAVID SPRATT CEO 6086305738 2020-05-07 1 DREW RIEKER CPAABV P01372762 4065494148 66.109.142.153 2020-05-07 12:06:49 MD P B63C32581F54494A945B5821EDE452442CD990E4 970B8EDCAC0B130B2272BCCFDD545A8A064E857A 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z X DAVID SPRATT 2453 ATWOOD AVE NO 202 MADISON WI 53704 796028 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 9 4 220 0 0 313385 795000 0 0 1142 1028 0 0 314527 796028 0 0 0 0 320600 320529 0 0 31093 246889 268657 567489 589186 -252962 206842 397589 593059 40450 23488 357139 569571 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 100392 LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE O 71079 WATER QUALITY INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE O 102320 BRISTOL BAY INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE O 183501 183501 457292 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA WI OH MI IL CA AR X THE ORGANIZATION 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE NO 202 MADISON WI 53704 PAM ROCKLAND CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PETER ANNIN VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS SIEGLER TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 FRANK ALLEN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 MARY G HAGER TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 STEVE DOLBERG TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 SARA SHIPLEY HILES TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 WAYNE WATKINSON TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 RON WAKIMOTO TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 DAVID SPRATT CEO 40.00 X 100901 0 0 100901 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 795000 795000 1028 1028 796028 0 0 1028 100901 75676 15135 10090 162525 122548 24628 15349 7516 5649 1092 775 28670 28670 20917 15554 3310 2053 1852 1852 16590 15600 990 3252 2574 678 10343 10343 1338 1338 1800 1800 160899 157309 887 2703 54595 52592 1880 123 8949 8949 FACULTY HONORARIA 7500 7500 PROGRAM MATERIALS 1240 940 300 MISCELLANEOUS 299 12 287 589186 457292 100801 31093 323274 344960 159060 74315 89039 397589 593059 40450 23488 40450 23488 X 68200 238639 288939 330932 357139 569571 397589 593059 206842 5590 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 435663 246833 847861 313385 795000 2638742 435663 246833 847861 313385 795000 2638742 1713907 924835 328 835 1142 1028 3333 2642075 0.35000 0.35230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 74315 8105 6769 -150 89039 75146 3000 -3831 74315 24373 48212 2561 75146 19654 3668 1051 24373 19933 -279 19654 0.64700 0.30560 0.04740 0 0 0 801618 5590 5590 796028 0 796028 589186 0 589186 0 589186 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. FORM 990 PART III LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER INSTITUTE IN LATE APRIL OF 2019, IJNR LED A GROUP OF 18 JOURNALISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON A WEEKLONG, ALL-EXPENSES PAID LEARNING EXPEDITION DOWN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI TO GET A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT MANY OF THE STORIES ALONG ITS SHORES. OUR TRIP TOOK US FROM SMALL RIVER TOWNS TO LARGE GLOBAL PORTS AS WE TRAVELED FROM ST. LOUIS TO NEW ORLEANS AND EXPLORED TOPICS LIKE THE STATE OF OUR CURRENT FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODPLAIN AND AN AMBITIOUS NEW PLAN TO DIVERT SOME OF THE RIVER'S FLOW SO IT CAN HELP REBUILD THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE. TO DATE, THE JOURNALISTS' WORK ABOUT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HAS APPEARED IN TIME MAGAZINE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, THE FOOD & ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK, AND ON PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL'S THE WORLD, NPR'S WEEKEND EDITION, NPR'S MORNING EDITION, AND ON SEVERAL LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO BROADCASTS. WATER QUALITY INSTITUTE THE WATER QUALITY INSTITUTE, HELD IN JUNE 2019, MARKED THE LAUNCH OF IJNR'S PAGE ONE PROJECT, A MULTI-INSTITUTE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE CRUCIAL ENVIRONMENT ISSUES OF OUR TIME. THIS EXPENSES-PAID TRIP TOOK 17 JOURNALISTS ON A TRIP THROUGH PARTS OF OHIO, MICHIGAN, AND INDIANA AS WE USED WATER-QUALITY STORIES IN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN TO HIGHLIGHT SIMILAR WATER-QUALITY ISSUES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE INSTITUTE COVERED THE IMPACT AND STATUS OF U.S. WATER LAWS; AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY, INCLUDING NUTRIENT LOADING AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS; INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEALTH RISKS AND PERVASIVENESS OF PFAS; THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE; THE HEALTH THREATS OF LEAD PIPES IN CITIES ACROSS THE U.S.; MANAGING STORMWATER AND FLOODING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE; THE GROWING PROBLEM OF MICROPLASTICS; THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES; AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS PROJECTED TO IMPACT U.S. WATERWAYS. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS HAVE PUBLISHED FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, PUBLICSOURCE MEDIA, MLIVE, AND GREAT LAKES NOW (DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION). BRISTOL BAY INSTITUTE IN LATE AUGUST AND EARLY SEPTEMBER OF 2019, IJNR BROUGHT 10 COMPETITIVELY SELECTED JOURNALISTS FROM AROUND NORTH AMERICA TO BRISTOL BAY TO LEARN FIRSTHAND ABOUT THE VARIOUS NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES PLAYING OUT IN THE REGION. THIS EXPENSES-PAID FELLOWSHIP EXPLORED NUMEROUS POTENTIAL TOPICS, INCLUDING MINING IN THE BRISTOL BAY WATERSHED, AND ITS POTENTIAL ECONOMIC, ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, AND COMMERCIAL, SUBSISTENCE AND SPORT FISHING; INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SALMON ECOSYSTEMS AND THE INTERCONNECTED WEB OF SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM; CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE BRISTOL BAY REGION; AND LAND USE AND OWNERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT, AND PLANNING. STORIES BY OUR BRISTOL BAY FELLOWS HAVE APPEARED IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, E&E NEWS, HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, AND ON RADIO STATIONS KUOW (SEATTLE PUBLIC RADIO) AND KNBA (ANCHORAGE). 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 C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. 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.