2017-11-15T08:22:53-06:00 2016-12-31 043077056 MOODY FAMIGLIETTI & ANDRONICO LLP 1 HIGHWOOD DRIVE TEWKSBURY MA 01876 990 2016-01-01 100008105 ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC ALLI 5087759767 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT & CEO 5087759767 2017-11-10 1 JOYCE RIPIANZI CPA P00548581 9785575300 64.27.39.203 2017-11-10 10:46:42 ES P 317E8747876FC67392754136350CB4FA072B998C 0EB5133F41FDFBE80A9C2996836CAFE7DD289EA1 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z AUDRA PARKER 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 1935964 0 X WWW.SAVEOURSOUND.ORG X 2002 MA SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE'S DETAILED MISSION STATEMENT AND POSITION. 15 14 9 0 0 0 2112274 1873590 0 0 1709 2595 475 0 2114458 1876185 34087 12471 0 0 588676 624220 0 0 382178 1314638 1255535 1937401 1892226 177057 -16041 868294 913690 510457 571894 357837 341796 X SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE'S DETAILED MISSION STATEMENT AND POSITION. 0 0 1381787 12471 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE'S DETAILED PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.ALLIANCE 2016 ACTIVITIESGRASSROOTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH-PRESENTED THREATS OF CAPE WIND TO LOCAL GROUPS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.-HOSTED STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING UPDATES.-PROVIDED INTERVIEWS TO MEDIA.-DISTRIBUTED COLLATERAL MATERIALS TO HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS DESCRIBING THE THREATS AND STATUS OF CAPE WIND.-AUTHORED LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND OP-EDS FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.-RESPONDED TO STUDENT AND OTHER INQUIRIES REGARDING CAPE WIND.REGULATORY-PARTICIPATED IN THE REVIEW BY THE MASSACHUSETTS ENERGY FACILITIES SITING BOARD (EFSB) OF CAPE WIND'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THEIR PERMITS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED TO BRING POWER ASHORE. THE EFSB VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO DENY CAPE WIND'S EXTENSION REQUEST. CAPE WIND SUBSEQUENTLY APPEALED THE DENIAL BUT LATER DROPPED THE APPEAL.-FILED FOIA REQUESTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE REVIEW OF CAPE WIND AND REVIEWED NUMEROUS FOIA DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY THESE AGENCIES.LEGAL-WON A LAWSUIT IN THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS IN WASHINGTON DC. THE COURT FOUND THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VIOLATED THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. THE COURT VACATED THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND THE INCIDENTAL TAKE STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.-PARTICIPATED IN STATUS CONFERENCES BEFORE THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN DC PURSUANT TO THE APPEALS COURT VICTORY. POLITICAL-PARTICIPATED IN DISCUSSIONS REGARDING MASSACHUSETTS ENERGY REQUIREMENTS. THE 2016 BILL CALLS FOR UP TO 1600 MW OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER TO BE PURCHASED BY MASSACHUSETTS UTILITIES, BUT EXCLUDES CAPE WIND AS PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST 10 MILES FROM SHORE AND HAVE A COMPETITIVELY ACQUIRED LEASE. DEVELOPMENT-UPDATED SUPPORTERS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH LETTERS, NEWSLETTERS, PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, AND PERSONAL MEETINGS.-HELD NUMEROUS FUNDRAISING EVENTS TO UPDATE SUPPORTERS. 1381787 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X THE ORGANIZATION 5087759767 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 JACI BARTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BIRDSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON BORJESON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG EGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE EGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN GRANBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT R JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN OSMOND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISAAC ROSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED FLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTY MIHOS CO-CHAIR (THROUGH MARCH 2017) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID CRAWFORD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM KOCH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETE LOWELL CLERK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WAYNE KURKER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X X 202545 0 53379 202545 0 53379 1 0 1 0 PERKINS COIE LLP 1201 THIRD AVE SUITE 4800 SEATTLE WA 98101 LEGAL 637802 1 169843 1703747 1873590 2595 2595 59779 169843 59779 0 1876185 0 0 2595 12471 12471 255923 147608 38802 69513 312637 129096 43025 140516 11725 4395 1580 5750 7633 285 363 6985 36302 17375 5173 13754 844306 844306 33801 11986 12326 9489 107077 107077 35566 31807 1296 2463 46842 20492 4744 21606 72465 15018 9918 47529 26148 12562 3661 9925 62934 18785 405 43744 1159 1159 5881 2823 823 2235 TELEPHONE 15075 5553 960 8562 OTHER EXPENSES 4281 148 4026 107 1892226 1381787 128261 382178 155939 148840 704448 762787 7508 1083 47961 46981 399 980 868294 913690 510457 571894 510457 571894 X 357837 341796 357837 341796 868294 913690 -16041 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2053697 2147809 2533191 2112274 1873590 10720561 2053697 2147809 2533191 2112274 1873590 10720561 3218170 7502391 2 1709 2595 4306 1050 20461 475 21986 10746853 0.69810 0.66730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1862226 1862226 243111 60778 0 0 246870 243111 489981 734972 21922 21922 61718 60778 122496 183744 21922 21922 9071 9071 0 37857 36877 980 1033 1033 0 980 X 1994875 118690 118690 1876185 0 1876185 2010916 118690 118690 1892226 0 1892226 PART X, LINE 2: THE ALLIANCE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ALLIANCE HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON TRADE OR BUSINESS PROFITS GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES FOR PROFITS GENERATED FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT GENERATED ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, IF ANY, IN ITS COMBINED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. JULY EVENT 45180 40105 5075 5075 AUGUST EVENT 34225 21595 12630 12630 8 150217 108143 42074 42074 229622 169843 59779 59779 59779 0 MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOWN OF BARNSTABLE 367 MAIN STREET HYANNIS MA 02601 12471 TO HELP SUPPORT THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE'S INTERESTS IN OPPOSING THE CAPE WIND PROJECT VIA LITIGATION 1 PART I, LINE 2: USE OF FUNDS ARE REVIEWED BY SUBJECT MATTER, TIME EXPENDED, AND COSTS INCURRED X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT AND CEO 202545 0 0 0 0 0 12000 0 41379 0 255924 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008. MEMBERS WILL REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOLLOWS THE POLICY STATED IN THE COMPENSATION POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 12/31/08. THE PERSON/POSITION IS REVIEWED FOR PERFORMANCE, THE COMPARABLE POSITION SALARIES ARE RESEARCHED, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE AND THEN APPROVED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ARE MADE AVAILABLE. IF REQUESTED IN PERSON, A COPY IS PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY. IF THE REQUEST IS IN WRITING (LETTER OR EMAIL) A COPY IS PROVIDED WITHIN 30 DAYS. FORM 990,PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED A COMMITTEE THAT HAS RESPONSIBLITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. FORM 990,PART I, LINE 1: MISSION THE ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING OVER 30,000 SUPPORTERS DEDICATED TO THE LONG TERM PRESERVATION OF NANTUCKET SOUND. THE ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN 2002 IN OPPOSITION TO THE CAPE WIND PROPOSAL TO BUILD A 25 SQUARE-MILE WIND ENERGY GENERATION PLANT IN NANTUCKET SOUND. THE PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT VENTURE WOULD CONSIST OF 130 WIND TURBINES, EACH 440 FEET TALL, SPANNING 25 SQUARE MILES OF NANTUCKET SOUND, AN AREA THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN. IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT ELECTRICAL SERVICE PLATFORM HOLDING 30,000 GALLONS OF OIL ON HORSESHOE SHOAL IN THE CENTER OF NANTUCKET SOUND. THE ALLIANCE OPPOSES THE PLANNED WIND ENERGY PLANT IN NANTUCKET SOUND DUE TO ADVERSE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS, AS WELL AS THE ABSENCE OF AN OCEAN ZONING PROCESS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AT THE TIME CAPE WIND WAS PROPOSED. THE RESULTING DEVELOPER-DRIVEN SITE POSES ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE PUBLIC. THE GOAL OF THE ALLIANCE IS TO STOP THE PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PLANT FROM BEING CONSTRUCTED IN NANTUCKET SOUND AND TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND IN PERPETUITY. CAPE WIND THREATS THE ALLIANCE OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSED CAPE WIND PROJECT BECAUSE IT WOULD: -INCREASE ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR BUSINESSES, TOWNS, AND HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS MA; -CAUSE JOB LOSSES DUE TO INCREASED ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR BUSINESSES IN MA; -NEGATIVELY AFFECT TOURISM AND RELATED JOBS, AND DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES; -POSE SIGNIFICANT NAVIGATIONAL HAZARDS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL VESSELS; -POSE UNACCEPTABLE HAZARDS TO AVIATION SAFETY; -DESECRATE A NATIONAL TREASURE, SACRED TRIBAL LANDS, AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES; -INTRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL VISUAL, NOISE, AND LIGHT POLLUTION; -VIOLATE THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH USE OF PUBLIC LAND FOR PRIVATE GAIN; -THREATEN THE ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF ENDANGERED AVIAN AND MARINE SPECIES; -INTRODUCE THE CHANCE OF AN OIL SPILL FROM THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE PLATFORM; AND -DEVASTATE COMMERCIAL FISHING IN NANTUCKET SOUND. NANTUCKET SOUND NANTUCKET SOUND IS THE BODY OF WATER BETWEEN CAPE COD, VINEYARD SOUND, AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET, EXTENDING SEAWARD BEYOND MONOMOY AND NANTUCKET ISLANDS. NANTUCKET SOUND POSSESSES SIGNIFICANT MARINE HABITAT FOR A DIVERSITY OF ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES. THE SOUND HAS PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE FOR SEVERAL FEDERALLY-PROTECTED SPECIES OF WILDLIFE AND A VARIETY OF COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY VALUABLE FISHERIES. THE SOUND IS SITUATED AT A CONFLUENCE OF THE COLD LABRADOR CURRENTS AND THE WARM GULF STREAM. THIS CREATES A UNIQUE COASTAL HABITAT, REPRESENTING THE SOUTHERN RANGE FOR NORTHERN ATLANTIC SPECIES AND THE NORTHERN RANGE FOR MID-ATLANTIC SPECIES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXTREME RICHNESS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, CONTAINING HABITATS THAT RANGE FROM OPEN SEA TO SALT MARSHES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS MORE THAN A BODY OF WATER. IT IS A SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR MANY LOCAL FISHERMEN, AN INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS, AND A SOURCE OF SOLACE, RELAXATION, AND RECREATION FOR THE MILLIONS THAT FLOCK TO ITS SHORES. THE LOCAL FERRY OPERATORS ALONE TRANSPORT OVER THREE MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR THROUGH NANTUCKET SOUND, AND 400,000 FLIGHTS PER YEAR TRAVERSE THE AIRSPACE OVER THE SOUND. IT IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND A NATURAL TREASURE THAT MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. NANTUCKET SOUND HAS LONG BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR SANCTUARY DESIGNATION. PAST STUDIES SHOW IT POSSESSES THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WOULD JUSTIFY SUCH A DESIGNATION. -IN 1971, NANTUCKET SOUND STATE WATERS (OUT TO 3 MILES) WERE DESIGNATED AS THE MA CAPE AND ISLAND OCEAN SANCTUARY UNDER MA LAW (MOSA). HOWEVER, FEDERAL WATERS, THE "HOLE IN THE DOUGHNUT," REMAINED UNPROTECTED. -IN 1980, THE COMMONWEALTH NOMINATED THE SOUND FOR DESIGNATION UNDER THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT. -IN 1983, THE FEDERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY NOAA'S SANCTUARY PROGRAM, DETERMINED NANTUCKET SOUND WAS WORTHY OF DESIGNATION. THE SOUND WAS LISTED ON THE SITE EVALUATION LIST (SEL) IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AS ONE OF 28 AREAS "FROM WHICH NOAA WILL SELECT SITES TO EVALUATE AS CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES." -IN JANUARY 2010, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECOGNIZED THE UNIQUE HISTORIC AND TRIBAL VALUES OF THE SOUND AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY (TCP). ADVOCATES FOR NANTUCKET SOUND C/O ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET S HYANNIS MA 02601 205135379 LOBBYING MA 501(C)(4) ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0