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INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES (EIN 52-2073018)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-11
IRS object ID
201201329349302685
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Timestamp2012-05-11T15:12:48-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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StateMTState
ZIP Code59808ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
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EIN522073018EIN

Name Name

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Officer Officer

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NameFRANK ALLENName
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Preparer Preparer

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NameRON RAMSBACHERName
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Activity Other ActivityOther (4 entries)

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11757MENTORING - MORE THAN 30 IJNR FELLOWS CURRENTLY SERVE AS VOLUNTEER MENTORS IN THE PROGRAM. ALL ARE HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED VETERANS WHO EXPRESS A SINCERE INTEREST IN HELPING OTHER JOURNALISTS TO IMPROVE. THE STAFF CAREFULLY PAIRS EACH MENTOR WITH ANOTHER IJNR FELLOW WHO HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BECOME A PROTEGE IN THE PROGRAM. EACH PAIR DEVELOPS ITS OWN DESCRIPTIVE GOALS AND PLANS. MOST PAIRS COMMUNICATE FREQUENTLY BY PHONE AND EMAIL. IJNR ALSO ENCOURAGES FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS WHEN PRACTICAL. AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR, THE PAIRS ARE ASKED TO REVISIT AND UPDATE THE GOALS AND TO ASSESS HOW MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. MENTORS EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF THEIR PROTEGE'S WORK BASED ON ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, RELEVANCE, CONTEXT, DEPTH, EFFECTIVENESS, AND SUBSTANCE.
47372ENERGY COUNTRY '11 - SANTA FE SERVED AS THE HUB CITY FOR THIS JOURNEY THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. STOPS EN ROUTE INCLUDED COLORADO'S SAN LUIS VALLEY, WHICH FACES SEVERE WATER-CONSERVATION CHALLENGES AS WELL AS SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS OF SOLAR-POWER DEVELOPMENT. ON THE SOUTHERN UTE RESERVATION NEAR DURANGO, THE GROUP LEARNED ABOUT AN ALGAE-TO-FUEL FACILITY AND A PROJECT TO CONTAIN METHANE LEAKS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE. LATER IN THE TRIP, THE GROUP OF 14 JOURNALISTS MET WITH SCIENTISTS IN THE VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE TO EXPLORE RESEARCH SITES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRE. IN ADDITION, THE JOURNALISTS VISITED JEMEZ PUEBLO TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL-SCALE GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT ON RESERVATION LANDS. THE GROUP SHARED DINNER AS GUESTS IN A PUEBLO HOME. SEPARATELY, THEY VISITED A NAVAJO FAMILY SOUTH OF FARMINGTON WHOSE REMOTE HOME RECENTLY GAINED RUNNING WATER AND ELECTRICITY BY INSTALLING A WIND TURBINE AND A SET OF SOLAR PANELS. THEMES EXAMINED DURING THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED:-ENERGY FOR AMERICA: MARKETS, FUELS, TECHNOLOGIES AND POLITICS-FOSSIL-FUELS PRODUCTION IN ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE PLACES-RENEWABLE AND "GREEN" SOURCES OF ENERGY: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE OBSTACLES-CONNECTING CLIMATE AND ENERGY: SCIENCE, ECONOMICS AND ADAPTATIONS-FUNDAMENTALS AND CONSEQUENCES OF WESTERN WATER LAW-ENERGY PERSPECTIVES FROM INDIAN COUNTRY
3126OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - THESE EXPENSES REPRESENT MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF PLANNING FOR 2012.
22933OUTREACH PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES RESEARCH EFFORTS AND IN-PERSON MEETINGS REGARDING PROGRAMS THAT IJNR MIGHT HOST TWO-TO-FOUR YEARS IN THE FUTURE. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES COSTS TO RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WEBSITE, E-NEWSLETTERS SENT TO FELLOWS, AND OTHER GENERAL PROGRAM-RELATED COMMUNICATIONS.
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

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ELLEN BOOZER
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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years797CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
FRANK EDWARD ALLEN INC
ENTITY 100% OWNED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SPOUSE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.127000MANAGEMENT FEES PAID TO FEA, INC. AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR0
(no name)
0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

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PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENTFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AGREAT WATERS INSTITUTE (APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 7) LAKE ONTARIO BASIN THIRTEEN JOURNALISTS TOOK PART IN THIS LEARNING EXPEDITION. THEY TRAVELED TOGETHER FOR ABOUT A WEEK, MAKING A LAP AROUND LAKE ONTARIO. THE TRIP STARTED AND ENDED IN TORONTO, WHERE THE JOURNALISTS EXPLORED AN UNDERGROUND FACILITY THAT HELPS CANADA'S LARGEST CITY MANAGE STORM-WATER RUNOFF. DURING THE TRIP, THEY ALSO VISITED AN AQUATIC-BIOLOGY RESEARCH STATION, MARSHLANDS AND A WIND-TURBINE FARM. THESE SITES AND ACTIVITIES ILLUSTRATED THE PROBLEMS OF WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS, WETLANDS PROTECTION AND FOOD-WEB DISRUPTION IN THE LAKE AND ITS BASIN. THE GROUP TOURED AN ATLANTIC-SALMON HATCHERY AND RELEASED FINGERLINGS INTO A STREAM TO HELP REESTABLISH WILD POPULATIONS OF THIS FORMERLY ABUNDANT NATIVE SPECIES. THEMES EXAMINED DURING THE PROGRAM INCLUDED: - ENERGY SOURCES FOR THE GREAT LAKES BASIN: COAL, HYDRO, WIND AND NUCLEAR - TOXIC HOT SPOTS: PROTECTING VULNERABLE FRESHWATER SUPPLIES - DENSELY POPULATED SHORELINES: RECOVERY AND RESTORATION - EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: LAKE LEVELS, SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND ADAPTATIONS - GREAT LAKES FISHERIES: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A TROUBLED FOOD WEB - AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES: SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENTFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BPUGET SOUND INSTITUTE (JULY 8-16) WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE THIS JOURNEY ENABLED 16 COMPETITIVELY SELECTED REPORTERS AND EDITORS TO EXPLORE THE PUGET SOUND ESTUARY AND ITS SURROUNDING SHORES AND UPLANDS. THE GROUP VISITED HOOD CANAL AND THE DUWAMISH WATERWAY, AS WELL AS FISHERIES, WETLANDS AND FARMS ALONG THE SKAGIT RIVER DELTA. JOURNALISTS GAINED EXPOSURE TO TIDAL AND WAVE-ENERGY RESEARCH PROJECTS, TO NOAA OIL-SPILL RECOVERY UNITS, AND TO STORM-WATER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN UPLAND SUBDIVISIONS AND TO CONSERVATION ISSUES THAT CONFRONT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FORESTLANDS. AT LOW TIDE, THEY DONNED RUBBER BOOTS AND WADED THROUGH MUDFLATS TO RAKE THE MUCK FOR CLAMS AND OYSTERS WITH OFFICIAL FROM TAYLOR SHELLFISH FARMS. LATER THE GROUP VISITED TAYLORS BROOD-STOCK FACILITY AND ALGAE-GROWING LABORATORY. THEMES EXAMINED DURING THE PROGRAM INCLUDED THESE, AMONG OTHERS: - SNOWPACKS, HEADWATERS AND FORESTS: SOURCES OF SUSTENANCE FOR AN ESTUARY - THE SHELLFISH OF PUGET SOUND BASIN: CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE - EVER-RISING PRESSURES: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS OF LAND-USE CONVERSION - CHALLENGES OF MANAGING GROWTH: WHERE SHOULD ALL THE NEWCOMERS LIVE? - RECONCILING RIVALRIES: FOOD CROPS AND SALMON HABITAT IN A RIVER DELTA - HOUSES, JOBS AND COMMUTES: REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS OF TRAFFIC
PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENTFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4CASIAN CARP (SEPTEMBER 21-24) METROPOLITAN CHICAGO THIS EXPERIMENTAL SHORT-FORMAT PROGRAM SERVED 13 JOURNALISTS WHO WORK IN ILLINOIS, OHIO AND MICHIGAN. THE CITY OF CHICAGO SERVED AS THE HUB FOR THE EXPEDITION. JOURNALISTS RODE IN VESSELS ON THE ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO RIVERS AND IN SOUTHWESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN AS THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE INVASIVE SPECIES KNOWN A ASIAN CARP. PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL SESSIONS AT CHICAGO'S SHEDD AQUARIUM COVERED THESE TOPICS: - HISTORY OF THE ASIAN CARP PROBLEM/CRISIS/MENACE IN NORTH AMERICA - BIOLOGY OF THE TWO ASIAN CARP SPECIES AND THEIR RELATIVES - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THREAT: ITS NATURE, RANGE, EXTENT AND EFFECTS - SKEPTICS ABOUT THE THREAT'S NATURE, EXTENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACT - REBUTTALS, REFUTATION AND CLARIFICATIONS: WHAT THE RESEARCH SHOWS - WHO'S ON FIRST: A PANORAMA OF THE POLITICS AND PLAYERS THE JOURNALISTS ALSO TOURED ASIAN CARP BATTLEGROUND'S EPICENTER, THE CHICAGO CANAL, IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND ITS GEOGRAPHY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE COPE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SHIPPING ON THE CANAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3FEA, INC., IS CONTRACTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT DUTIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE SENT AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -891.