INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES (EIN 52-2073018)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-05-24
IRS object ID: 201741449349300129
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-24T11:10:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	810348775	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 16237	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59808	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522073018	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	& NATURAL RESOURCES	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6086305738	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	114 WEST PINE NO 1	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	598024222	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID SPRATT	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6086305738	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DREW RIEKER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01372762	PTIN
Phone	4065494148	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	208.123.198.253	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-05-24	IPDt
IP Tm	07:53:48	IPTm
IP Timezone	MD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DEFAFEB78F744E4366F5F74350E5C148BF18949D	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID SPRATT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	114 WEST PINE NO 1	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	598024222	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$247,161	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.IJNR.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	156	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$435,663	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$246,833	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$328	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$435,663	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$247,161	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$154,325	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$148,290	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$24,184	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$173,111	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$116,046	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$327,436	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$264,336	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$108,227	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$17,175	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$219,651	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$204,599	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,685	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$9,085	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$211,966	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$195,514	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$53,574	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PRAIRIE POTHOLE INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$49,906	ExpenseAmt
Desc	GREAT LAKES ENERGY INSTITUTE - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$23,351	ExpenseAmt
Desc	URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE WORKSHOP - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$58,566	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - THESE EXPENSES REPRESENT RESIDUAL EXPENSE FROM PAST INSTITUTES AS WELL AS PROGRAMS IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF PLANNING FOR 2017.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$58,566	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$185,397	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6086305738	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	114 WEST PINE NO 1	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	598024222	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
FRANK EDWARD ALLEN
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY G HAGER
TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRIS SIEGLER
CHAIRMAN	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEVE DOLBERG
SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JEFF FALL
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVE SPRATT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	24.00	Yes (X)	$47,033	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SARA SHIPLEY HILES
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER ANNIN
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$47,033	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$246,833	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$246,833	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$328	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$328	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$247,161	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$328	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,033	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,820	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,702	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,511	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,462	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,621	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,497	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$251	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,674	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,645	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$63	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,589	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,089	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,769	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,769	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,427	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,427	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$744	TotalAmt
Program Services	$511	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$198	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,773	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,589	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,531	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,495	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$364	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$749	TotalAmt
Management And General	$749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,709	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM MATERIALS	$3,383	$3,324	$59
MISCELLANEOUS	$175	$12	$163
FACULTY HONORARIA	$50	$50

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$264,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$185,397	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,755	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,184	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,872	BOYAmt
EOY	$153,188	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,038	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,373	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$219,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$204,599	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,685	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,085	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,685	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,085	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,841	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,425	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$153,089	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$211,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,514	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$219,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$204,599	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$17,175	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$723	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$356,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$258,545	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$115,783	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$435,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$246,833	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,413,117	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$356,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$258,545	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$115,783	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$435,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$246,833	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,413,117	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$781,505	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$631,612	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$225	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$265	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$328	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,826	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,414,943	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$50	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.44640	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.42080	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$18,925	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,008	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$19,933	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$16,672	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,253	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$18,925	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$16,328	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$344	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,672	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.17730	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.77960	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.04310	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	UNDEPOSITED FUNDS	Desc
Book Value	$20,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$20,000	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$247,884	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$723	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$723	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$247,161	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$247,161	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$264,336	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$264,336	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$264,336	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990 PART II LINE 4B	PRAIRIE POTHOLE INSTITUTE - NORTH DAKOTA - JUNE 5-11, 2016 FROM OIL AND ETHANOL TO DUCKS AND BEES, THE PRODUCTS OF NORTH DAKOTA'S PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS AMERICA, PLAYING A LARGE ROLE IN EVERYTHING FROM OUR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO OUR AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS TO OUR OUTDOOR ECONOMIES. FROM JUNE 5TH THROUGH THE 11TH, IJNR LED A SELECT GROUP OF JOURNALISTS ON A WEEK-LONG TOUR OF THIS REGION AS WE EXPLORED THE STORIES THAT ARISE WHEN ENVIRONMENTS AND ECONOMICS INTERSECT. IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET OUT INTO A LANDSCAPE LIKE NO OTHER. THE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION, A REMNANT OF THE LAST ICE AGE, IS A MIXTURE OF GRASSLANDS, WETLANDS AND REMNANT PRAIRIE STRETCHING FROM WESTERN IOWA AND MINNESOTA, THROUGH THE DAKOTAS, AND UP INTO CANADA. AFFECTIONATELY CALLED THE "DUCK FACTORY" OF NORTH AMERICA, IT IS WHERE MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE CONTINENT'S MIGRATING DUCKS RAISE THEIR YOUNG EACH YEAR. IT IS ALSO CRUCIAL BREEDING AND MIGRATORY HABITAT FOR OTHER WATERFOWL - SNOW GEESE, CANADA GEESE AND TUNDRA SWANS, AS WELL AS SONG BIRDS LIKE BAIRD'S SPARROW AND THE SEDGE WREN. BUT THIS BEAUTIFUL REGION ISN'T JUST FOR THE BIRDS. IT IS ALSO THE SCENE OF CHANGE ON A DECIDEDLY HUMAN SCALE. AND THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO SEE THIS IN ACTION THAN NORTH DAKOTA. THERE, THE MASSIVE BAKKEN SHALE FORMATION, BEATING HEART OF THE NATURAL GAS BOOM, OVERLAPS THE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION ON THE WEST. TO THE EAST, GRASSLANDS AND WETLANDS ARE BEING PLOWED UNDER FOR CORN AS FARMERS CHASE HIGH PRICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISE OF ETHANOL AS A BIOFUEL. RESISTING THESE CHANGES, OTHER GROUPS ARE DIGGING IN THEIR HEELS, HOPING TO KEEP SOME OF THIS GLACIAL GIFT OFF-LIMITS TO DEVELOPMENT. JOURNALISTS ON IJNR'S PRAIRIE POTHOLE INSTITUTE MET THE PEOPLE AND SAW THE PLACES INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE STORIES CURRENTLY UNFOLDING IN NORTH DAKOTA. AMONG OTHER THINGS, PARTICIPANTS: -HEADED OUT INTO THE FIELD WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO DO BIRD COUNTS AND NEST CHECKS AS THEY TAKE A CENSUS OF BREEDING WATERFOWL. -TOURED AN ETHANOL PLANT AND MET WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND FARMERS EMBRACING THE RISE OF THIS CORN-BASED BIOFUEL IN OUR ENERGY ECONOMY. -EXPLORED CHASE LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, WHERE RESOURCE MANAGERS SCRAMBLE TO CONSERVE PRAIRIE AND GRASSLAND AMID THE RISING SEA OF CORN AND SOYBEANS. -VISITED DUCKS UNLIMITED'S 2,500-ACRE COTEAU RANCH TO DISCUSS WATERFOWL CONSERVATION, CATTLE GRAZING AND LAND CONSERVATION IN NORTH DAKOTA. -HEADED TO THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE BAKKEN SHALE FORMATION, TO SEE HOW FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES ARE WORKING WITH OIL AND GAS COMPANIES TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH WAYS TO MITIGATE THEM. -SPENT TIME AT WOODLAND RESORT ON DEVILS LAKE, WHERE LOCAL GUIDES, BUSINESS OWNERS AND OFFICIALS DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR PURSUITS IN RURAL ECONOMIES. -PEEKED INSIDE A BEEHIVE AND TOURED A "HONEY HOUSE" TO DISCUSS HOW THE RISE OF CORN AND SOYBEANS DIMINISHED THE DIVERSITY OF FLOWERING PLANTS ON THE PRAIRIE, IMPACTING BEE HEALTH AND THE SYSTEM BY WHICH MOST FOOD CROPS IN AMERICA ARE POLLINATED. GREAT LAKES ENERGY INSTITUTE - WISCONSIN & MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 2-8, 2016 OVER THE PAST CENTURY, THREE FOSSIL FUELS - PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS AND COAL -HAVE DOMINATED U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION. IN 2015, THESE FOSSIL FUELS MADE UP 81.5% OF TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE COUNTRY. WHILE FOSSIL FUELS HAVE HELD WELL ABOVE AN 80% SHARE FOR THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, THAT 2015 NUMBER MARKS A NEW LOW. AND IT MAY BE A SIGN OF BIG CHANGES TO COME. THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION IS PROJECTING THAT, BY 2040, RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATED BY WIND AND SOLAR WILL ECLIPSE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BIOFUELS AND NUCLEAR POWER AND EVEN RIVAL COAL IN OUR NATIONAL ENERGY MAKE UP. NATURAL GAS, MEANWHILE, WILL VIE WITH PETROLEUM FOR TOP BILLING. IJNR'S GREAT LAKES ENERGY INSTITUTE INVESTIGATED HOW THESE CHANGES ARE PLAYING OUT ON THE GROUND. FELLOWS SPENT A WEEK EXPLORING EVERYTHING FROM GAS AND OIL PIPELINES AND TRAINS CARRYING CRUDE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION, TO A POTENTIAL NEW SHALE GAS PLAY IN MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN'S LARGEST SOLAR ARRAY - BUILT ON THE REMAINS OF A DECOMMISSIONED COAL OPERATION. FELLOWS MET WITH SCIENTISTS, BUSINESS PEOPLE, LAWMAKERS, ACTIVISTS AND LOCAL CITIZENS AS THEY TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO THE STORIES THAT ARISE WHEN ECONOMY, ENERGY AND OUR ENVIRONMENT INTERSECT. URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE: A WORKSHOP ON WATER, ENERGY & EMISSIONS IN DETROIT - APRIL 4 & 5, 2016 THIS TWO-DAY EVENT FOCUSED ON WATER QUALITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. TOPICS INCLUDED: -UNCOVERING FLINT. THE FLINT WATER CRISIS EXPOSED ISSUES OF LEAD CONTAMINATION, POVERTY POLITICS, AND BUREAUCRATIC COMPLEXITY, DUE IN LARGE MEASURE TO THE DETERMINATION AND SKILL OF JOURNALISTS WHO CONTINUE TO WORK THE STORY. THE GROUP WAS JOINED BY IJNR ALUMS FROM MICHIGAN RADIO AND OTHER OUTLETS WHO HAVE BEEN KEEPING FLINT IN THE NEWS, TO TALK ABOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE FLINT STORY, HOW TO KEEP DIGGING, AND WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW. -WHAT'S IN YOUR PIPES? THE GROUP VISITED A DRINKING WATER DEMONSTRATION SITE TO LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF PRODUCING DRINKING WATER, FROM THE CHEMISTRY TO THE PHYSICS, AND LOOKED AT HOW CITIES ACROSS THE REGION MANAGE TO KEEP CLEAN, SAFE WATER FLOWING TO THEIR RESIDENTS. -GRAY VS. GREEN. CITIES SUCH AS DETROIT HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT LETTING RAIN WATER PERCOLATE THROUGH SOIL IS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN BUILDING BILLION-DOLLAR PIPE SYSTEMS - ESPECIALLY AS CLIMATE CHANGE BRINGS INCREASED RAIN EVENTS THAT OVERWHELM SYSTEMS. DETROIT EXPERIENCED AN EPIC FLOOD IN 2014, AND NOW COMMUNITIES ARE SCRAMBLING FOR A BETTER WAY. -INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS, CLEAN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. FROM THE MARATHON REFINERY TO THE U.S. STEEL PLANT TO A GARBAGE INCINERATOR CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN, DETROIT HAS ITS SHARE OF HEALTH-COMPROMISING EMISSIONS. A NON-EXISTENT CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM MEANS EVEN MORE TRASH TO BURN. AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH COSTS OF THE RESULTING EMISSIONS PILE UP, RESIDENTS ARE FINDING NEW ALLIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIR POLLUTION - ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE TAKEN RECYCLING INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE ADDED CLEAN ENERGY TO THEIR PORTFOLIO, AND, PERHAPS MOST SURPRISINGLY, A MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT HAS TAKEN A RECENT STAND AGAINST INCREASED EMISSIONS.
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.