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INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES (EIN 52-2073018)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-04-05
IRS object ID
201140959349300214
Schema version
2010v3.2
Source
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26550MENTORING - 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.
25464ENERGY COUNTRY '11 - ALBUQUERQUE WILL SERVE AS THE HUB CITY FOR THIS JOURNEY THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. STOPS EN ROUTE WILL PROBABLY INCLUDE AN ALGAE-TO-FUEL FACILITY, WIND-POWER AND SOLAR-ENERGY SITES, A FULL-DAY BRIEFING BY SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY, GOVERNMENT-OPERATED WATER AND ENERGY PROJECTS, VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, AND AN AMERICAN INDIAN PUEBLO NEAR SANTA FE. JOURNALISTS MAY SHARE DINNER AS GUESTS IN A PUEBLO HOME AND MAY VISIT A NAVAJO FAMILY WHOSE REMOTE HOME THAT RECENTLY GAINED RUNNING WATER AND ELECTRICITY BY INSTALLING A WIND TURBINE AND A SOLAR PANEL. THEMES TO BE EXAMINED DURING THIS PROGRAM ARE LIKELY TO INCLUDE:- 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
44652OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - THESE EXPENSES REPRESENT MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF PLANNING, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 2011 INSTITUTES: PUGET SOUND, GREAT WATERS INSTITUTE, AND ASIAN CARP.
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

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Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

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FRANK EDWARD ALLEN INC
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WIFE OF FRANK ALLEN86663MANAGEMENT THRU FEA, INC.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENTPART III, 4A, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSGREAT WATERS INSTITUTE 2010 - THIS JOURNEY IN THE LAKE ONTARIO BASIN EXPLORED THE EXTENSIVE LAKESHORE OF BOTH ONTARIO AND NEW YORK. FOURTEEN JOURNALISTS WERE COMPETITIVELY SELECTED TO BE GREAT WATERS FELLOWS. DUE TO ILLNESS, ONE JOURNALIST WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRIP, LEAVING A GROUP OF THIRTEEN TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE LAKE. THE GROUP EXAMINED TIMELY ISSUES OF WATER USE, ENERGY PRODUCTION, CLIMATE, FISHERIES, SHIPPING, SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT, AND POLLUTION THAT APPLY THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES REGION: - COMEBACK OF A CHARISMATIC NATIVE: RESTORING THE ATLANTIC SALMON TO LAKE ONTARIO - MANAGING STORM RUNOFF AND NON-POINT POLLUTION IN MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS - ENERGY PROS & CONS: COAL, HYDRO, HYDROKINETIC, GEOTHERMAL & WIND (INCLUDING OFF-SHORE FACILITIES) - THREATENED SPECIES CASE STUDY: THE AMERICAN EEL - TOXIC HOT SPOTS: A REPORT CARD ON THE PACE OF REMEDIATION IN GREAT LAKES "AREAS OF CONCERN" - BALLAST WATER TECHNOLOGY AND SALT WATER SHIPPING IN THE GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY - WATER-LEVEL REGULATION AND WETLAND HABITAT - EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON SHALLOW-WATER ECOSYSTEMS IN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN FELLOWS TOURED TORONTO'S UNIQUE ENWAVE FACILITY, WHICH PUMPS COLD WATER FROM THE FLOOR OF LAKE ONTARIO INTO A COOLING SYSTEM THAT SERVES DOWNTOWN TORONTO BUILDINGS. THEY WERE ALSO TAKEN AROUND THE CITY TO SEE HOW OFFICIALS DEAL WITH STORM-WATER RUN-OFF AND POLLUTION ISSUES, CULMINATING IN A TRIP INTO THE DEPTHS OF A GIANT UNDERGROUND STORM-WATER STORAGE SILO. THE GROUP MET SHIPPING OFFICIALS, SCIENTISTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS ALONG THE WELLAND CANAL TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF BALLAST-WATER MANAGEMENT AND EXOTIC INVASIVE SPECIES. THEY ALSO MET WITH INDUSTRY REPS AND CITIZEN ACTIVISTS TO TALK ABOUT THE REMEDIATION PROCESS IN THE SEVERELY POLLUTED HAMILTON HARBOR. LATER IN THE TRIP, FELLOWS GATHERED ON WOLFE ISLAND, ONTARIO, TO DISCUSS THE CONTROVERSIAL 86-TURBINE WIND FARM SITED THERE. THEY ALSO MET WITH CONSERVATION OFFICIALS AND FISHERMEN TO TALK ABOUT THE ONCE ABUNDANT AND NOW RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING AMERICAN EEL. BEFORE WRAPPING UP THE TRIP, FELLOWS EVEN GOT TO STRAP ON HIP WADERS AND ACCOMPANY FISH BIOLOGISTS AS THEY WADED INTO LAKE ONTARIO TRIBUTARIES AND RELEASED JUVENILE ATLANTIC SALMON AS PART OF A MULTI-YEAR RESTORATION EFFORT.
PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENTPART III, 4B, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSOUTREACH 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.
PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENTPART III, 4C, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSGREAT WATERS REUNION - THIS "REFRESHER" EXPEDITION WAS CREATED FOR IJNR ALUMNI AND TOOK PLACE IN LAKE MICHIGAN, WHERE IT EXPLORED THE ROLE OF ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS IN GREAT LAKES ECOLOGY. TWELVE JOURNALISTS, WHO WERE ALUMNI OF PREVIOUS IJNR INSTITUTES, GATHERED IN TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN BEFORE TAKING THE FERRY OUT TO BEAVER ISLAND IN NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. THE GROUP LEARNED ABOUT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, INVASIVE SPECIES, DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE UNIQUE ROLE THAT THE GREAT LAKES' 30,000 ISLANDS PLAY IN THE OVERALL ECOSYSTEM. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED: - THE ROLE OF OFFSHORE ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS AS SPAWNING GROUNDS AND NURSERIES FOR GREAT LAKES FISHERIES - THE UNIQUE VULNERABILITIES OF ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS TO EXOTIC SPECIES - LOCAL SUCCESSES IN THE CONTROL OF TERRESTRIAL EXOTIC INVASIVES - GIGANTISM, AND OTHER QUIRKS OF ISLAND EVOLUTION - THE BALANCE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION IN TOURISM-BASED ISLAND ECONOMIES - LESSONS LEARNED FROM CORMORANT MANAGEMENT IN THE BEAVER ISLAND ARCHIPELAGO - THE ROLE OF GREAT LAKES ISLANDS IN AVIAN MIGRATION AND REPRODUCTION FELLOWS STAYED AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY'S BEAVER ISLAND RESEARCH STATION AND EXTENSIVELY TOURED BEAVER ISLAND. THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE UNIQUE CONFLICTS THAT ARISE FROM THE PRESSURES OF TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT ON ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS. FELLOWS VISITED THE SITE OF A CONTROVERSIAL CLEAR CUT AND MET WITH RESIDENTS WITH DIFFERING OPINIONS ON HOW BEAVER ISLAND SHOULD BE MANAGED - FROM VACATION HOME OPTIMIZATION, TO LOGGING, TO DEER HUNTING, TO ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION. THE GROUP GOT TO HEAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, SCIENTISTS AND CITIZENS DISCUSS THE BURGEONING CORMORANT POPULATION AND THEIR PERCEIVED EFFECT ON GAME FISH POPULATIONS. FELLOWS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE ENDANGERED YELLOW MONKEY FLOWER AND WERE TREATED TO A PRESENTATION ON ASIAN CARP BY THE COUNTRY'S LEADING EXPERT ON THE ISSUE. THE GROUP TOURED THE SITES OF SUCCESSFUL ERADICATION PROGRAMS FOR THE INVASIVE COMMON REED. AND, TO CAP THE TRIP OFF, THE GROUP GOT AN UP-CLOSE INTRODUCTION TO SNAKES, TOADS AND TURTLES EXHIBITING SIGNS OF GIGANTISM, AN EVOLUTIONARY QUIRK IN ISLAND SPECIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3FEA, INC., IS CONTRACTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT DUTIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
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