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INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES (EIN 52-2073018)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-06-11
IRS object ID
201941629349300219
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-06-11T09:39:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN810348775PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 16237AddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59808ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522073018EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISMBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2& NATURAL RESOURCESBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6086305738PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1996AddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59806ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID SPRATTPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6086305738PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDREW RIEKER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01372762PTIN
Phone4065494148PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address208.123.198.253IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-24IPDt
IP Tm12:29:27IPTm
IP TimezoneMDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID SPRATTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1996AddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59806ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$314,527GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.IJNR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Other Expenses$246,889CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$430,863PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$567,489CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$417,833PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$252,962CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$629,938TotalAssetsBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$14,864TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$105,323ExpenseAmt
DescUPPER MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$86,049ExpenseAmt
DescLOWER COLORADO RIVER INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$80,418ExpenseAmt
DescSAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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Expense$180,296ExpenseAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6086305738PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1996AddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59806ZIPCd

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FRANK ALLEN
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM ROCKLAND
VICE CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY G HAGER
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS SIEGLER
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE DOLBERG
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA SHIPLEY HILES
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ANNIN
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WAYNE WATKINSON
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON WAKIMOTO
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SPRATT
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,142ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,142ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,930TotalAmt
Program Services$84,197ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,833ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,900FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,145TotalAmt
Program Services$126,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,375FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,335TotalAmt
Program Services$2,755ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$293FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,302TotalAmt
Management And General$15,302ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,888TotalAmt
Program Services$16,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,885FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,368TotalAmt
Program Services$17,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$891ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,158TotalAmt
Program Services$4,158ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,700TotalAmt
Management And General$9,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$933TotalAmt
Program Services$609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,800TotalAmt
Management And General$1,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,305TotalAmt
Program Services$168,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$386FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,853TotalAmt
Program Services$30,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$730ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,280TotalAmt
Management And General$9,280ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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FACULTY HONORARIA$700$700
MISCELLANEOUS$434$134$300

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,489TotalAmt
Program Services$452,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,473ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,930FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$404,792BOYAmt
EOY$323,274EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,000BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,146BOYAmt
EOY$74,315EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$629,938BOYAmt
EOY$397,589EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,864BOYAmt
EOY$40,450EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,864BOYAmt
EOY$40,450EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,664BOYAmt
EOY$68,200EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$513,198BOYAmt
EOY$288,939EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,212BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$615,074BOYAmt
EOY$357,139EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$629,938BOYAmt
EOY$397,589EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$252,962ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$4,973NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$435,663CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$246,833CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$847,861CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$313,385CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,959,525TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$435,663CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$246,833CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$847,861CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$313,385CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,959,525TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,267,972SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$691,553PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,008CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$328CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$835CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,142CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,313TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,962,838TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$50GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.35230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.33780PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$75,146BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,831InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$74,315EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,373BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$48,212ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,561InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$75,146EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,654BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,668ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,051InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$24,373EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,933BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$279InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$19,654EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,925BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,008InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$19,933EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.61100BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.36600PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02300TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$309,554TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$4,973NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$4,973RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$314,527RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$314,527TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$567,489TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$567,489ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$567,489TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIJNR 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BUPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER INSTITUTE - MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, IOWA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 16-23, 2018 WITH A WATERSHED THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL OR PART OF 31 U.S. STATES AND TWO CANADIAN PROVINCES, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COULD BE SAID TO REFLECT NORTH AMERICA ITSELF. THE DECISIONS WE MAKE ABOUT HOW WE USE OUR LAND GOVERNS BOTH HOW OUR GREATEST RIVER FLOWS AND WHAT FLOWS THROUGH IT. AND MANY OF THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE FAR UPSTREAM, BEFORE THE MISSISSIPPI BECOMES THE MIGHTY, MUDDY AMERICAN ICON. IN JUNE OF 2018, IJNR TOOK A GROUP OF 18 JOURNALISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON A WEEKLONG LEARNING EXPEDITION DOWN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI TO GET A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ORIGINATE IN AND IMPACT A WATERSHED THAT DRAINS NEARLY 40 PERCENT OF THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. WE TRAVELED FROM THE RIVER'S HEADWATERS NEAR BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA TO ST. LOUIS' FAMOUS ARCH AS WE EXPLORED TOPICS LIKE NUTRIENT RUNOFF, INVASIVE SPECIES, RIVER RESTORATION, FLOOD CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES. WE MET WITH LOCAL CITIZENS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUSINESS OWNERS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, FARMERS AND SCIENTISTS AS WE GOT OUT INTO THE FIELD TO EXPLORE (AMONG OTHER THINGS): - THE 2018 FARM BILL AND HOW ACTIVITIES AND INCENTIVES IT PROMOTES ON LAND WILL SHAPE THE RIVER FROM ITS HEADWATERS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO. - THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DOMESTIC OIL AND GAS, MIDWEST AGRICULTURE AND THE LOSS OF MINNESOTA FORESTS AND WETLANDS. - A NEW VISION FOR THE MISSISSIPPI AND A PUSH TO CONNECT MORE COMMUNITIES TO THE RIVER IN THE TWIN CITIES. - 'SOIL HEALTH,' THE LATEST SCIENCE IN SOIL CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO REDUCE RUNOFF ON MINNESOTA FARMS. - FEDERAL AND STATE EFFORTS TO RESTORE HABITAT, REBUILD ISLANDS AND REINTRODUCE ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSELS BELOW LOCK AND DAM 7. - MINING FOR SAND IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO LOCAL CONTROL OF ZONING AND RESOURCE EXTRACTION. - INDUSTRIAL-SCALE AGRICULTURE, NITRATE POLLUTION AND MOUNTING DIFFICULTIES FOR UTILITIES TRYING TO PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. - EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND EXOTIC PATHOGENS. - THE MISSISSIPPI'S LONG HISTORY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL FLOODS AND KEEP THE RIVER ON AN "ACCEPTABLE" COURSE. - BIG MUDDY'S BIG ECONOMIC IMPACT AS A MAIN ARTERY OF COMMERCIAL SHIPPING. LOWER COLORADO RIVER INSTITUTE - NEVADA, ARIZONE, CALIFORNIA, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 17-24, 2018 THERE'S AN ADAGE IN THE AMERICAN WEST THAT "WHISKEY IS FOR DRINKING, WATER IS FOR FIGHTING OVER, AND PERHAPS NOWHERE DO THOSE WORDS APPEAR TO RING TRUER THAN IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN. THE POSTER CHILD OF AN OVER-ALLOCATED AND EMBATTLED RESOURCE, THE COLORADO PASSES THROUGH SEVEN STATES AND OFFERS SUSTENANCE ON MANY FRONTS: IT PROVIDES WATER FOR MORE THAN 30 MILLION PEOPLE AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY. IT'S HOME TO A HANDFUL OF ENDANGERED FISH AND WILDLIFE SPECIES, AND SUPPORTS A $26 BILLION RECREATIONAL ECONOMY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. AND YET, DEMAND FOR WATER SO OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY THAT THIS MIGHTY RIVER RUNS DRY MORE THAN 100 MILES BEFORE IT REACHES THE COAST AT THE SEA OF CORTEZ. ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY MANAGED RIVERS IN THE WORLD, THE COLORADO BEARS LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE: MORE THAN 100 DAMS HAVE BEEN BUILT BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY, FLOOD CONTROL, AND STORAGE. AQUEDUCTS, PIPELINES, TUNNELS AND CANALS SHUNT WATER AWAY FROM THE RIVER; AGRICULTURE CONSUMES NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF THE COLORADO'S WATER, WHILE MUNICIPAL NEEDS CLAIM THE REMAINING 20 PERCENT. PREDICTIONS SUGGEST THAT THE FUTURE WILL SEE MORE OF THE SAME. POPULATIONS AND WATER DEMAND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE, AND SOME SCIENTIFIC MODELS SUGGEST THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL LEAD TO SHORTER WINTERS, EARLIER SPRING RUNOFF, AND INCREASED EVAPORATION. DROUGHT WILL EXACERBATE AN ALREADY STRESSED RESOURCE. THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST, ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES ALIKE HANG IN THE BALANCE. BECAUSE THE COLORADO STRETCHES ACROSS SUCH AN EXTENSIVE SWATH OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO COVER THE WHOLE RIVER OVER THE SPAN OF ONE INSTITUTE. SO, WE DECIDED TO DO TWO. IN LATE JULY 2017, WE CONDUCTED AN INSTITUTE THAT EXPLORED THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER, FROM ITS HEADWATERS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK TO THE NORTHERNMOST REACHES OF LAKE POWELL. IN EARLY 2018 WE RETURNED TO THE REGION, AND CONTINUED THE JOURNEY DOWNSTREAM ON A SECOND INSTITUTE WITH A SEPARATE GROUP OF FELLOWS. ON OUR LOWER COLORADO RIVER INSTITUTE, JOURNALISTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT: - HOW THE DEMANDS OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN IMPACT THE LOWER AND VICE VERSA; - THE COMPLEX, CONTENTIOUS - AND OFTEN CONFUSING - WORLD OF WATER LAW, AND HOW PENDING POLICIES AND AGREEMENTS WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST; - THE ECOLOGY OF THE COLORADO RIVER, INCLUDING ENDANGERED AND INVASIVE SPECIES, AND HOW HUMAN IMPACTS ARE SHAPING THE NATURE OF THE RIVER - FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE; - HOW AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION HAVE SHAPED THE REGION - SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY - THROUGHOUT HISTORY, AND HOW THE ROLE OF THESE MAJOR PLAYERS MAY ALREADY BE CHANGING; - THE QUESTIONS AND CONUNDRUMS SURROUNDING WATER STORAGE IN THE BASIN'S MAJOR RESERVOIRS - AND THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPORTING WATER FROM ELSEWHERE TO MEET THE REGION'S GROWING DEMAND; - THE HISTORY, FUTURE AND ECOLOGY OF THE SALTON SEA; - TRIBAL WATER RIGHTS AND THE EXPANDING ROLE OF THE REGION'S TRIBES IN COLORADO RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT; - MINUTE 323, U.S.-MEXICO WATER POLITICS, AND THE FUTURE OF THE COLORADO RIVER DELTA - THE DEMAND FOR MUNICIPAL WATER AND THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION IN THE REGION'S MAJOR METROPOLISES, INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, LAS VEGAS, SAN DIEGO, PHOENIX AND TUCSON SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER INSTITUTE - QUEBEC, ONTARIO, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23-29, 2018 THE GREAT LAKES CONTAIN 20 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S FRESH SURFACE WATER, PROVIDE DRINKING WATER FOR MORE THAN 30 MILLION PEOPLE, MOVE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN GRAIN AND IRON, AND PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN ECONOMIES FROM CHICAGO TO TORONTO TO MONTREAL. THE GREAT LAKES, LIKE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ALSO CONNECT NORTH AMERICA'S HEARTLAND TO THE LARGER WORLD - THROUGH THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. AND WHILE THE ST. LAWRENCE HAS UNQUESTIONABLY FACILITATED IMMENSE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THIS MAN-MADE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES AND THE ATLANTIC HAS ALSO INTRODUCED COSTS: INVASIVE SPECIES UPEND ECOSYSTEMS, LEGACY POLLUTION LINGERS, AND COSTLY, SOMETIMES OBSOLETE, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE CHALLENGED BY A CHANGING CLIMATE. FROM SEPTEMBER 23-29, 2018, IJNR CONDUCTED A SIX-DAY PROGRAM FOR 15 JOURNALISTS FROM ACROSS CANADA AND THE U.S. AS WE EXPLORED THIS VITAL - BUT OFTEN UNDER-REPORTED - WATERWAY. USING MONTREAL AS A HUB CITY, THIS PROGRAM INVESTIGATED NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES SURROUNDING THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, INCLUDING: - THE ROLE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER IN THE SHIPPING ECONOMY OF THE GREAT LAKES. - IMPACTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES MOVING THROUGH THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY - THE TOXIC LEGACY OF INDUSTRY ON THE RIVER AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF CLEAN-UP EFFORTS. - ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN NATIVE NATIONS. - HOW THE ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE THREATENS BUSINESS AS USUAL ON THE RIVER, AND POTENTIAL RIPPLE EFFECTS ON SHIPPING AND FISHING. - THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR ECONOMIES TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. - THE INTERSECTION OF EXTREME RAIN EVENTS, AGING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ST. LAWRENCE WATER QUALITY. - HOW THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA COOPERATE TO MANAGE A SHARED RESOURCE IN A TENSE POLITICAL CLIMATE.
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