2024-03-27T09:46:33-07:00 2023-09-30 463057681 Amatics CPA Group 45 Discovery Drive Bozeman MT 59718 990 2022-10-01 810414042 GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION GREA 4065861593 215 SOUTH WALLACE AVE BOZEMAN MT 59715 SCOTT CHRISTENSEN Executive Dir. 2024-03-27 true SCOTT CHRISTENSEN 999009999 true JUSTIN GERBER P01522824 4064041925 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SCOTT CHRISTENSEN 215 SOUTH WALLACE AVE BOZEMAN MT 59715 13430232 false X GREATERYELLOWSTONE.ORG X 1983 MT GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION WORKS WITH ALL PEOPLE, BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERSE INTERESTS, TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT THE LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 21 21 33 50 0 6596282 12810356 0 274211 530615 36918 27163 6907411 13368134 108716 233500 0 2479435 2841206 0 233041 1242988 1218824 3831139 4293530 3076272 9074604 17103607 27291108 1273888 1595478 15829719 25695630 GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION WORKS WITH ALL PEOPLE, BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERSE INTERESTS, TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT THE LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. false false 2361421 212000 LAND & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GREATER YELLOWSTONE'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS STITCH TOGETHER A STUNNING TAPESTRY OF HABITAT FOR THE REGIONS CELEBRATED WILDLIFE. GYC CONSERVES THE MOST CRITICAL PARTS OF THIS LANDSCAPE THROUGH ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS AND BUILDING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT KEY LANDS. CURRENT PRIORITIES INCLUDE PROTECTING LANDS FROM PROPOSED GOLD MINES, SECURING NEW PROTECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE MIGRATION ROUTES, AND SAFEGUARDING CORE GRIZZLY BEAR HABITAT. GYC ALSO PLAYS A LEAD ROLE IN CONSERVING THE REGIONS ICONIC WILDLIFE, WITH A FOCUS ON GRIZZLY BEARS, BISON, AND MIGRATING UNGULATES LIKE ELK, MULE DEER, AND PRONGHORN. GYC SECURES FUNDING FOR NEW WILDLIFE HIGHWAY CROSSINGS, PREVENTS CONFLICTS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE, ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE-BASED WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, AND RESTORES BISON TO THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS ON TRIBAL AND SELECT PUBLIC LANDS. 626326 21500 TRIBAL CONSERVATION PRIORITIES & PARTNERSHIPS GYC RECOGNIZES THE WESTERN CONSERVATION MOVEMENT HAS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AND IGNORED DIVERSE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. GYC SEEKS TO CHANGE THIS PARADIGM BY WORKING WITHIN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND TRIBAL-CENTERED PROGRAMS TO HONOR INDIGENOUS CONSERVATION PRIORITIES, ADVANCE TRIBAL RIGHTS, AND RETURN INDIGENOUS ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO THE LANDSCAPE. THIS INCLUDES REVITALIZING THE BIG WIND RIVER, BUILDING CAPACITY WITHIN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES BY INVESTING IN INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP, AND EXPANDING THE CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF BUFFALO. GYCS INDIGENOUS STAFF MEMBERS LEAD THIS WORK FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE ON THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION IN WESTERN WYOMING. 492312 CLIMATE CHANGE & WATER PROTECTION AS THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACCELERATE ACROSS THE REGION, THE COLD CLEAN WATER THAT BRINGS LIFE TO GREATER YELLOWSTONE ARE UNDER THREAT. TO BUILD REGIONAL RESILIENCY AND PROTECT WILDLIFE AND HABITAT FROM THE MOUNTING CHALLENGES OF A RAPIDLY CHANGING CLIMATE, GYC FOCUSES ON ADVANCING POLICIES AND PROJECTS THAT PROTECT AND RESTORE KEY WATERWAYS AROUND THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. CURRENT PRIORITIES INCLUDING PROTECTING 384 MILES OF RIVERS IN MONTANA THROUGH FEDERAL LEGISLATION, AND PARTNERING WITH SCIENTISTS, AGENCIES, TRIBES, AND LANDOWNERS ACROSS THE REGION TO DEVELOP CUTTING EDGE CLIMATE SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND POLICIES THAT BUILD GREATER RESILIENCY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, WITH A FOCUS ON RIVERS, FORESTS, AND SENSITIVE WILDLIFE HABITATS. 3480059 true true false true false false false true false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 74 0 true 33 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X JEANA HENLEY 4065861593 215 SOUTH WALLACE AVE BOZEMAN MT 59715 SCOTT CHRISTENSEN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 144355 0 25648 DARCIE WARDEN CONSERV. 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THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A CONTRIBUTION OF A PAINTING DURING FY2021 AND ARE ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE ARTWORK. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. EARNINGS ON THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS MAY BE ALLOCATED TO FACILITATE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED IN GYC'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, WHICH INCLUDE: TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE AREA CONSTITUTES AN INTACT ECOSYSTEM OF IMMEASURABLE IMPORTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES; TO EDUCATE THE NATIONAL PUBLIC ABOUT THREATS TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE ECOSYSTEM; TO COORDINATE SUPPORT FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE UNIQUE NATURAL, SCENIC AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN THE AREA; TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE NATIONAL FOREST AND NATIONAL PARK LANDS; TO OPPOSE EXPLOITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WILDLIFE, WILD LAND, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL VALUES PRESENT ECOSYSTEM; AND TO PROVIDE A MEANS WHEREBY PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS CAN COORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE PURPOSES BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER, RAISING FUNDS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE PURPOSES, EDUCATING AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC, PETITIONING FOR LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR REVIEW OF ACTION, AND SEEKING JUDICIAL REDRESS IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES. 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THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR THEN REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION AND FILED WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES INCLUDE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SPECIFIC POLICIES FOR BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS DURING A BOARD ORIENTATION SESSION. IN ADDITION, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNUALLY PROVIDED WITH A MEMO EXPLAINING THE ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ALONG WITH A FORM WHICH THEY SIGN ACKNOWLEDGING THEY HAVE READ THE PROVISIONS, THAT THEY HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO DISCLOSE TO THE APPROPRIATE GYC BOARD AND/OR STAFF SHOULD THEY BECOME AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITY OR INTEREST WHICH REPRESENTS A MATERIAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THEIR ROLE WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND TO LIST THEIR KNOWN CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OR TO STATE THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT AT THE TIME. 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COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE PERFORMED EVERY 2 OR 3 YEARS. THE BOARD'S DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN GENERAL IN MINUTES OF THEIR MEETING, AND IN DETAIL IN A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERSONNEL FILE, WHICH IS GIVEN TO THE FINANCE MANAGER FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND FILING. INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTATION ARE THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; THE DATE APPROVED, THE NAMES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION AND WHO VOTED ON IT, AND THE DATA RELIED UPON IN MAKING THE DECISION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST IN THE FORM OF ELECTRONIC PDF COPIES OR HARD COPY. IN ADDITION, THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORMS 990 ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB SITE.