2026-04-20T12:24:06-05:00 2025-12-31 810348775 JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC 321 W BROADWAY 4TH FLOOR MISSOULA MT 59802 990 2025-01-01 522073018 INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES INST 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 DAVID SPRATT CEO 6086305738 2026-04-14 1 GREGORY PECK P00668992 4065494148 2026-04-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID SPRATT 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 475615 0 X WWW.IJNR.ORG X 1997 MT THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT. 10 10 5 153 0 0 723489 445247 0 0 43992 30368 0 0 767481 475615 118271 29360 0 0 374738 418492 0 0 35663 205798 208931 698807 656783 68674 -181168 1406526 1381916 38937 106942 1367589 1274974 X THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT. 0 0 481800 29360 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE INSTITUTE:IJNR HELD A FIVE-DAY, SIX-NIGHT INSTITUTE FOR 15 JOURNALISTS, HELD MARCH 2-8, THAT EXPLORED THE ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S WILDFIRES. EXTENDED DROUGHT, OVERABUNDANT FUEL, AND AN INFLUX OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE HAVE LED TO MORE DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE TRYING OUT NEW WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER AND PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM A RELENTLESS FIRE CYCLE THAT CONTINUES TO CONSUME PROPERTY AND THREATEN HUMAN LIFE. MEANWHILE, FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES CONTEND WITH A CRISIS IN FIREFIGHTER MENTAL HEALTH, A DWINDLING WORKFORCE AND COMPLICATED RESOURCE-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS. THE END RESULT IS A COMPLEX BEAT, RICH WITH STORIES FOR JOURNALISTS COVERING FIRE. THE PROGRAM BEGAN AND ENDED IN SAN DIEGO, AND TRAVELED TO LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS MET WITH FIRE CHIEFS, SCIENTISTS, HOMEOWNERS, TRIBAL OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS AND MORE AS WE EXPLORED EFFORTS TO MITIGATE THE WORST IMPACTS OF FIRE AND CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. REPORTING ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP:FROM JULY 10-12, IJNR BROUGHT 15 JOURNALISTS TO CHICAGO TO EXPLORE ISSUES LIKE LEGACY POLLUTION, URBAN WATERWAYS AND PUBLIC HEALTH. CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UPROOT PROJECT, THIS WORKSHOP WAS FOR JOURNALISTS OF COLOR INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT COVERING THE ENVIRONMENT. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS MET WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, URBAN PLANNERS, AND CITY OFFICIALS AS THEY TRAVELED AROUND THE CITY AND LEARNED ABOUT EFFORTS TO CHART A MORE SUSTAINABLE - AND JUST - FUTURE FOR CHICAGO'S 2.7 MILLION RESIDENTS, AND HOW THOSE EFFORTS TRANSLATE TO URBAN AREAS AROUND THE COUNTRY. PARTICIPANTS ALSO HEARD FROM EDUCATORS AND EDITORS ABOUT HOW TO GET STARTED IN THE ENVIRONMENT BEAT, BEST PRACTICES FOR COVERING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND MORE.CROWN OF THE CONTINENT INSTITUTE:NORTHWESTERN MONTANA IS KNOWN FOR ITS RUGGED LANDSCAPE PUNCTUATED BY THE REMOTE, CRAGGY PEAKS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. BUT THE REGION IS ALSO HOME TO VAST TRACTS OF PUBLIC LAND WHERE SOME OF NORTH AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC CREATURES ROAM, INCLUDING GRIZZLY BEARS, WOLVES, BISON, ELK, WOLVERINES AND MOUNTAIN LIONS. WITHIN AND AROUND ALL THAT WILDERNESS IS A WORKING LANDSCAPE WHERE HUMANS NAVIGATE A WIDE RANGE OF COMPLEX ISSUES CENTRAL TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSERVATIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. IJNR BROUGHT 16 JOURNALISTS TO MONTANA IN OCTOBER, AND INTRODUCED THEM TO A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS INCLUDING TRIBAL MEMBERS, ECOLOGISTS, WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS, RANCHERS, LAND MANAGERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WHOSE LIFE OR LIVELIHOOD IS BASED ON THE LANDSCAPE. RECRUITMENT FOR THE PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INDIGENOUS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, AND THREE INDIGENOUS IJA MEMBERS JOINED THE COHORT. TROUBLED WATERS: THE FATE OF THE GREAT LAKES IN A SHIFTING FEDERAL LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP:THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION EARMARKED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MITIGATE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND BOOST RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES BASIN. EXISTING PROGRAMS, ADMINISTERED BY THE EPA, NOAA, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE, AND STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES, HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR DECADES, MONITORING AIR AND WATER QUALITY, RESTORING HABITAT, AND COLLECTING DATA TO PROTECT FRESHWATER RESOURCES AND THE POPULATIONS THAT DEPEND ON THEM. NOW, HUNDREDS OF ONGOING PROJECTS WITHIN THE BASIN ARE IMPERILED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO SHRINK GOVERNMENT SPENDING, JEOPARDIZING THE HEALTH OF AN ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM AND THE 30 MILLION PEOPLE WHO CALL THE GREAT LAKES HOME. IT'S A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SITUATION THAT COULD IMPACT 10 PERCENT OF AMERICANS - AND 30 PERCENT OF CANADIANS. IJNR CONDUCTED A MULTI-DAY WORKSHOP DESIGNED TO GET JOURNALISTS OUT TO THE BASIN'S MOST POPULOUS LAKE - ERIE - TO MEET WITH SCIENTISTS, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND OTHERS WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN DISRUPTED BY THE SUDDEN AND SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN FEDERAL FUNDING. THE PROGRAM EXPLORED THE IMPACTS THESE CHANGES ARE HAVING ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR INTERESTS ACROSS THE BASIN, FROM AGRICULTURE, TO ENERGY, TO FISHERIES AND MORE. CHESAPEAKE BAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP:THE FOURTH CHESAPEAKE BAY AGREEMENT WAS PENNED IN 2014, AND WAS DESIGNED TO GUIDE THE RESTORATION OF THE BAY AND ITS WATERSHED. IT BECAME CLEAR THAT ITS INTENDED TARGETS WOULD NOT BE MET BY THE STATED 2025 DEADLINE, AND NOW THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED. IT'S A FAMILAR REFRAIN: MULTI-STATE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE BAY'S WATER QUALITY AND FISHERIES BEGAN MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AGO, AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE STILL HAMMERING OUT WHAT COMES NEXT. THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IS NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST ESTUARY. IT SITS IN A SIX-STATE WATERSHED THAT'S HOME TO LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND UNRELENTING DEVELOPMENT. BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE BAY, INVASIVE SPECIES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT, EXACTLY, CAN EVEN BE RESTORED. MEANWHILE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPUNGED KEY FEATURES OF THE ORIGINAL BAY AGREEMENT, INCLUDING REFERENCES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND ANY SUGGESTIONS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IJNR CONDUCTED A ONE-SESSION VIRTUAL WORKSHOP TO HELP JOURNALITS GET UP TO SPEED ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IMPACTING THE BAY. FIELD REPORTING GRANT: IJNR'S FIELD REPORTING GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND REPORTING PROJECTS BY INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS, AND COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS TRAVEL, LODGING, RESEARCH, AND SOME COMPENSATION. SPECIFIC GRANT CATEGORIES INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL GRANTS NAMED AFTER IJNR BOARD MEMBERS OR PAST ASSOCIATES, FOCUSED ON MARINE ISSUES, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, EARLY-CAREER JOURNALISTS, AND OTHER TOPICS. IN 2025 IJNR AWARDED GRANTS TO 33 INDIVIDUALS, AND PROJECT TOPICS RANGED WIDELY: RIVER RESTORATION, CLIMATE ANXIETY, NUCLEAR WASTE/INVASIVE PYTHONS, GROUNDWATER RIGHTS, CLAMS, WILDFIRE, THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF MINING, ZOMBIE DEER AND MANY OTHERS. 481800 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 WA WI OH MI IL CA AR X X THE ORGANIZATION 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 KAREN SCANLON CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE K BROWN VICE CHAIR 0.75 X X 0 0 0 NADIA WHITE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA DWYER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DONZELL BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FLESHER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAVI HORNE TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 DAVID ROCKLAND TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 MARK TRAHANT TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SALISBURY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID SPRATT CEO 40.00 X 136513 0 15476 136513 0 15476 1 0 1 0 0 445247 445247 30368 30368 475615 0 0 30368 29360 29360 136513 100142 28958 7413 224192 140870 58280 25042 9481 6955 2011 515 21062 15450 4468 1144 27244 19986 5779 1479 18377 16309 2068 3035 2558 477 132184 131661 471 52 OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL EX 40335 6164 34171 FACULTY HONORARIA 9257 9257 PROGRAM AND MEETINGS 5743 3088 2637 18 656783 481800 139320 35663 173869 50000 438375 60857 13749 176749 779496 1091352 1037 2958 1406526 1381916 37900 53984 50000 1037 2958 38937 106942 X 935696 904876 431893 370098 1367589 1274974 1406526 1381916 -181168 88553 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 739897 304987 782288 723489 445247 2995908 739897 304987 782288 723489 445247 2995908 2110028 885880 9042 51 3726 43992 30368 87179 3083087 0.28730 0.31400 X THIS ORGANIZATION IS DESCRIBED IN IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND QUALIFIES UNDER THE 10% FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST IN REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3). FOR THE 5-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 2025, THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE, COMPUTED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II USING THE RULES OF REG. 1.170A-9(F)(2) AND (6), IS 28.73%, WHICH EXCEEDS THE 10% MINIMUM. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DIRECTED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL AND CHARITABLE FUNDERS, INCLUDING WEBSITE APPEALS AND GRANT PROPOSALS. ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES, AND ITS PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC RATHER THAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY LIMITED GROUP OF DONORS OR INSIDERS. BASED ON THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ORGANIZATION IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED WITHIN THE MEANING OF REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 740353 110040 44083 802104 739329 255056 76084 290766 740353 664092 5180 90057 20000 739329 116335 615000 -67243 664092 101299 6000 9360 324 116335 0 0 0 LEASE LIABILITY 2958 2958 564168 88553 88553 475615 0 475615 656783 0 656783 0 656783 PART V, LINE 4: 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. ADDITIONALLY, IN RECOGNITION OF IJNR'S VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE, IJNR PRIORITIZES INVESTING IN COMPANIES THAT SUBSCRIBE TO AND EXHIBIT ESG (ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND GOVERNANCE) PRINCIPLES WHEN INVESTING THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS. 0 GRANTS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEM TO REPORT ON IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO COVER. 33 29360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAVID SPRATT CEO 136513 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15476 0 151989 0 0 0 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 B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE MADE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THEY ARE TO NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION AND REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 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.