2023-04-12T18:48:41-05:00 2022-12-31 810348775 JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC 321 W BROADWAY 4TH FLOOR MISSOULA MT 59802 990 2022-01-01 522073018 INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES INST 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 DAVID SPRATT CEO 6086305738 2023-04-11 1 DAVID SPRATT 999009999 0 DREW RIEKER CPAABV P01372762 4065494148 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DAVID SPRATT 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 965038 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. 12 12 5 103 0 0 739897 964987 0 0 9042 51 0 0 748939 965038 38700 98800 0 0 331935 365093 0 0 38622 70152 126342 440787 590235 308152 374803 615388 919874 26688 23615 588700 896259 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 413481 98800 IJNR RETURNED TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING IN 2022 AFTER TWO YEARS OF COVID-DRIVEN HIATUS. WE KEPT OUR FOUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS SHORTER, MINDFUL THAT THE PANDEMIC WAS STILL WITH US, AND WE CONTINUED TO OFFER VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. OVERALL WE CONDUCTED SEVEN PROGRAMS.PROGRAMMING REFLECTED OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR PROGRAM DESIGN, RECRUITMENT OF JOURNALISTS AND RECRUITMENT OF SPEAKERS: OUR SOUTH TEXAS AND WATER QUALITY WORKSHOPS WERE BOTH OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE UPROOT PROJECT, A THIRD WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS IN THE GREAT LAKES, AND A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON CLIMATE JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.IN PERSON PROGRAMMING:SEJ POST-CONFERENCE TOUR: SOUTH TEXAS COAST 2022IJNR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS, PRESENTED THE 2022 SEJ POST-CONFERENCE TOUR ON THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST FROM APRIL 3-5. THE GROUP SPENT TWO AND A HALF DAYS IN AND AROUND CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, EXPLORING A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING GULF ECOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, FISHERIES, PETROCHEMICAL IMPACTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.WILDFIRE ON THE RANGE 2022IN MAY, WE HOSTED A TWO-DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP IN BOISE, FOCUSED ON WILDFIRE IN RANGELAND. FIFTEEN JOURNALISTS HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH EXPERTS, TRAVEL INTO THE FIELD, AND HEAR FIRST-HAND FROM THOSE TASKED WITH MANAGING FIRE AND MITIGATING ITS IMPACTS.TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE 2022IJNR HOSTED A TWO-DAY, THREE-NIGHT WORKSHOP ON TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GREAT LAKES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, FROM JUNE 26-28 IN DULUTH, MINN., WITH EXCURSIONS TO VISIT WITH AND LEARN FROM TRIBAL RESOURCE MANAGERS AND THEIR FEDERAL, STATE AND ACADEMIC COUNTERPARTS. THE WORKSHOP OFFERED PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW BOTH ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE AND NEW RESEARCH ARE SHAPING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GREAT LAKES AND THE LANDS AROUND THEM.REPORTING ON WATER 2022IJNR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UPROOT PROJECT, HOSTED A TWO-DAY, THREE-NIGHT PROGRAM AUGUST 21-23 FOR 14 JOURNALISTS OF COLOR INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT COVERING THE ENVIRONMENT. PRIORITY WAS GIVEN TO EARLY CAREER JOURNALISTS, AS WELL AS VETERAN JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE RECENTLY SWITCHED TO THE ENVIRONMENT BEAT. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS STAYED AT STONE LABORATORY, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY'S ISLAND CAMPUS ON LAKE ERIE, WHILE THEY LEARNED ABOUT REPORTING ON WATER FROM LEADING FRESHWATER SCIENTISTS AND VETERAN ENVIRONMENT JOURNALISTS.VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING:GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVEA TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP JAN. 26-27 THAT INTRODUCED JOURNALISTS TO THE INS AND OUTS OF THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE, A MULTI-AGENCY PROGRAM CHARGED WITH CONSERVING AND RESTORING THE SYSTEM THAT HOLDS 84 PERCENT OF ALL THE FRESH SURFACE WATER IN NORTH AMERICA. BOLSTERED BY BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, THE INITIATIVE WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN $2 BILLION IN SUPPORT OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS - BEGGING THE QUESTION OF HOW AND WHERE THAT MONEY SHOULD BE ALLOCATED. THE GROUP HEARD FROM SCIENTISTS, TRIBAL LEADERS, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, CITIZENS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT SOME POSSIBILITIES - TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND AREAS OF CONCERN, INVASIVE SPECIES, NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION'S IMPACT ON HEALTH, AND HOW TO PLAN FOR THE RESTORATION OF HABITATS AND SPECIES. TWENTY-FIVE JOURNALISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES BASIN PARTICIPATED, AND HEARD FROM 14 EXPERT SPEAKERS.OCEAN + CLIMATE IN ALASKA - FEBRUARY 23-24A TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FEB. 23-24 CONTINUED AND COMPLETED THE SERIES OF OCEAN AND CLIMATE-RELATED PROGRAMS WE HELD IN 2021, FOCUSING ON THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ALASKA'S OCEAN, WHERE WARMING WATERS AND DECREASING SEA ICE ARE HAVING A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE ANIMALS THAT CALL THE PLACE HOME, THE FISHERY THAT PRODUCES HALF OF THE FISH CAUGHT IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR, AND THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT CONTINUE TO RELY ON THESE FOOD SOURCES. THE GROUP LEARNED ABOUT THE LOSS OF BERING SEA ICE, SHIFTING FISH DISTRIBUTION, THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING A RAPIDLY CHANGING FISHERY, EFFORTS TO INCLUDE INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATION IN STATE AND FEDERAL DECISION MAKING, THE SCIENCE BEHIND ALASKA'S ERRATIC SALMON RUNS, ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS BY-CATCH, AND AND THE INDIGENOUS-LED PRIBILOF ISLANDS MARINE ECOSYSTEM INITIATIVE. TWENTY-SEVEN JOURNALISTS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. PARTICIPATED, AND HEARD FROM 15 EXPERT SPEAKERS.CLIMATE JUSTICE + ENVIRONMENTAL RACISMA TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 17-18 FOCUSED ON THE WAYS A CHANGING CLIMATE EXACERBATES HISTORIC INJUSTICES, AS EXTREME STORMS, EXTENDED DROUGHTS AND RISING SEAS LEAVE DISENFRANCHISED AND NEGLECTED COMMUNITIES SCRAMBLING TO ADAPT. WHILE HIGHLIGHTING LONGSTANDING PROBLEMS, THE WORKSHOP ALSO PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES WORKING TOWARD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE FUTURE. THE GROUP LEARNED ABOUT FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS INEQUALITIES AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE, THE IMPACTS OF EXTREME PRECIPITATION ON CITIES WITH INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW SOME COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING TO ACCESS CLEAN DRINKING WATER, HOW HEAT WAVES ARE BECOMING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, CLIMATE IMPACTS ON FOOD SYSTEMS, AND HOW TO EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SEA LEVEL RISE. TWENTY-FIVE JOURNALISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND CANADA PARTICIPATED, AND HEARD FROM THIRTEEN EXPERT SPEAKERS. AS THIS WORKSHOP ONLY JUST HAPPENED LAST MONTH, WE HAVE YET TO SEE ANY POST-PROGRAM STORIES. 413481 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 0 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 12 12 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 THE ORGANIZATION 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 DAVID SPRATT CEO 40.00 X 116360 0 27623 KAREN SCANLON CHAIR 0.60 X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE K BROWN VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RON WAKIMOTO SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS SIEGLER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER ANNIN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAM ROCKLAND TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WAYNE WATKINSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAVI HORNE TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK TRAHANT TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIA YARBOUGH TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA DWYER TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 116360 0 27623 1 0 0 0 0 964987 964987 51 51 965038 0 0 51 98800 98800 116360 69816 33744 12800 193420 116166 57915 19339 7776 4666 2255 855 31362 18817 9095 3450 16175 9705 4691 1779 10360 8800 1560 2754 715 1640 399 77658 77583 75 OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL EX 27319 332 26987 FACULTY HONORARIA 4814 4814 PROGRAM AND MEETINGS 3437 3267 170 590235 413481 138132 38622 352124 177582 30150 130999 47000 116335 664092 15930 1050 615388 919874 11638 17565 15050 6050 26688 23615 X 276411 638465 312289 257794 588700 896259 615388 919874 374803 -67244 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 313385 795000 374302 739897 304987 2527571 313385 795000 374302 739897 304987 2527571 1393825 1133746 1142 1028 3269 9042 51 14532 2542103 0.44600 0.39530 X SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS: DESCRIPTION: ESTATE ASSET DISPOSITION PROCEEDS DATE: 06/30/22 AMOUNT: 660000. SCHEDULE A IDENTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL GRANTS THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING FACTORS OUTLINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(6)(II) IN ITS DECISION TO CLASSIFY THE CONTRIBUTIONS IDENTIFIED AS UNUSUAL GRANTS: -THE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE ATTRACTED DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NATURE; -THE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED DUE TO THE AMOUNT; -THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO ENDANGER THE ORGANIZATION'S STATUS AS NORMALLY MEETING THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST. ADDITIONALLY THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING FACTORS OUTLINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.509(A)-3(C)(4): -THE CONTRIBUTION WAS NOT MADE BY A PERSON WHO CREATED THE ORGANIZATION, HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTED A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT OR ENDOWMENT, STOOD IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE ORGANIZATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY EXERCISED CONTROL OVER THE ORGANIZATION, OR WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 4946(A)(1)(C) THROUGH 4946(A)(1)(G) WITH SOMEONE LISTED IN THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED POINTS; -THE CONTRIBUTION WAS A POSTHUMOUS BEQUEST FROM AN ESTATE; -PROCEEDS FROM THE DISPOSTION OF THE ASSETS OF THE ESTATE WERE RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FORM OF CASH WHICH FURTHERS THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION; -PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CARRIED ON AN ACTUAL PROGRAM OF PUBLIC SOLICITATION AND EXEMPT ACTIVITIES AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT; -THE ORGANIZATION REASONABLY EXPECTS TO ATTRACT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS; -PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MET THE ONE-THIRD SUPPORT TEST DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1.509(A)-3(A)(2) WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ANY EXCLUSIONS OF UNUSUAL GRANTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.509-3(C)(3); -THE ORGANIZATION HAS A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY COMPRISED OF PERSONS HAVING A SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE PARTICULAR FIELD IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS OPERATING AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1.509(A)-3(D)(3)(I). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 116335 615000 -67243 664092 101299 6000 9360 324 116335 89039 9000 3410 150 101299 74315 8105 6769 150 89039 75146 3000 -3831 74315 0.95000 0.04000 0.01000 0 0 0 AWARDS PAYABLE 5000 LEASE LIABILITY 1050 6050 897794 -67244 -67244 965038 0 965038 590235 0 590235 0 590235 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. 38 98800 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 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.