2019-11-15T17:45:04-08:00 2018-12-31 920143182 ALTMAN ROGERS & CO 3000 C Street Suite 201 Anchorage AK 99503 990 2018-01-01 920162546 Copper River Watershed Project COPP 9074243334 PO Box 1560 Cordova AK 99574 Lisa Docken Executive Director 2019-11-15 true Ryan T Johns CPA P01621818 9072742992 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z Robin Mayo HC 60 Box 112G Copper Center AK 99573 942575 false false X www.copperriver.org X 1998 AK Copper River Watershed programs include watershed education, fish passage and fish habitat restoration, invasive plant control, stormwater mitigation, and sustainable tourism development. 7 7 5 50 0 385111 902230 15367 0 2527 2477 13791 23908 416796 928615 50557 0 205765 209750 0 21115 219324 663293 425089 923600 -8293 5015 169015 187503 21859 40532 147156 146971 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 457517 7700 Fish Habitat Restoration: CRWP 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. 127223 50557 Invasive Plant Management: CRWP 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 crowding out native plants, reducing foraging opportunities for native fish and wildlife. 19930 4397 Community tourism planning: as part of our mission, we are working 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. 18223 622893 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false true true false true true true false true true true true true true true true false X X Kristin S Carpenter 9074243334 PO Box 1560 Cordova AK 995741560 Robin Mayo President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Erica Thompson-Clark Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nik Merlino Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alexis Cooper Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dorne Hawxhurst Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jackie McMahan Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pete Mickelson Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kristin Carpenter Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 68955 0 0 68955 0 false false false Eagle Contracting PO Box 1128 Cordova AK 99574 Contracting 278464 1 8125 284717 609388 35000 902230 0 2477 2477 0 0 0 0 18837 8125 7026 11811 3575 0 11331 6934 4397 4397 Misc. 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The Organization had no income derived from unrelated business activities as of December 31, 2018.The Organization classifies all interest and penalties related to tax contingencies as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2018, there are no accrued interest or penalties. As of December 31, 2018 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 2018, the tax years that remain subject to examination begins with 2015. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Net assets released from restrictions $719356 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Fundraising exp reported on Part VIII $7026 Cost of Sales reported on Part VIII $6934 Net assets released from restrictions $719356 X X X X X X X false AK CRWP Events 13476 13476 7026 CRW Salmon Festival 9911 8125 1786 23387 8125 15262 7026 7026 8236 false Kodiak Soil and Water Conserv 301 Research Court Room 245 Kodiak AK 99615 800512909 12000 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Kenai Watershed Forum 44129 Sterling Hwy Soldotna AK 99669 911829284 6723 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Metlakatla Indian Community PO Box 8 Metlakatla AK 99926 920014579 7873 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Ketchikan Indian Community 429 Deermount St Ketchikan AK 99901 926002696 9143 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Citizens Against Noxious Weed PO Box 231201 Anchorage AK 99523 260835058 8022 0 Invasive Plant Mini-Grant 1 4 X 1 35000 false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Watershed Education Programs: CRWP offers outdoor, curriculum standards-based watershed education for K 12 grade students. We organize and host a leadership building program for high school students. We operate a salmon egg tank in a 4th grade classroom and a spring salmon fry release as part of a wild salmon education curriculum, and hold monthly field trips to Odiak Pond for the 7th grade and high school science classes.Compositing & Recycling: CRWP continues to administer a fishnet recycling program, and is working on building recycling capacity in the community of Cordova. We also recruit volunteers for the month of April to process recyclables at the Roar Transfer Station in Glennallen, Copper Basin.Citizen Oversight for Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS): An aging Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) crosses five major tributaries (76 fish streams altogether) that drain into the Copper River. Residents of the region fear a breach in the pipeline could lead to contamination of public waters and fish habitat in theCopper River watershed. The Organization facilitates a partnership of pipeline corridor stakeholders to expand regional capacity for citizen oversight of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). 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 Robin Mayo, President: HC 60 Box 112G, Copper Center, AK 99573Erica Thompson-Clark, Vice President: P.O. Box 2453, Cordova, AK 99574Nik Merlino, Secretary: P.O. Box 93044, Anchorage, AK 99509Alexis Cooper, Treasurer: P.O. Box 1952, Cordova, AK 99574Dorne Hawxhurst, Board Member: P.O. Box 856, Cordova, AK 99574Pete Mickelson, Board Member: P.O. Box 325, Cordova, AK 99574Jackie McMahon, Board Member: P.O. Box 209, Gakona, AK 99586 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.