2024-06-13T07:37:26-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8390 EAST CRESCENT PARKWAY SUITE 300 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 990 2023-01-01 411718834 ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE ENVI 6123343388 807 BROADWAY ST NE 230 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 KATIE SWOR TREASURER 6123343388 2024-06-12 1 KATIE SWOR 999009999 0 SARAH HINTZ P00492291 3037795710 2024-06-06 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KATIE SWOR 807 BROADWAY ST NE 230 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 4633107 0 X WWW.ENVIRONMENTAL-INITIATIVE.ORG X 1992 MN CATALYZE COLLABORATION ACROSS PERSPECTIVES, POWER, AND SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENVR. HEALTH. 16 16 24 20 0 0 2886625 4486997 4440 100517 5686 43429 3121 2164 2899872 4633107 0 0 0 0 1686910 1851661 0 0 208087 2594750 3311482 4281660 5163143 -1381788 -530036 3417413 3114968 961452 1189043 2455961 1925925 X CATALYZE COLLABORATION ACROSS PERSPECTIVES, POWER, AND SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 0 0 2223141 0 9550 CLEAN AIR MINNESOTA: CLEAN AIR MINNESOTA IS A DIVERSE COALITION OF AIR QUALITY LEADERS CONVENED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM MOBILE SOURCES, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WOOD SMOKE. PARTNERS FORM TEAMS THAT COORDINATE, COLLABORATE, AND DEVELOP SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM MINNESOTA'S SMALLER, WIDESPREAD AND LESS REGULATED SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION WHICH CONTRIBUTE NEARLY 75 PERCENT OF AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS IN THE STATE.THE ORGANIZATION'S CLEAN AIR WORK INCLUDES: PROJECT GREEN FLEET WHICH REDUCES DIESEL EMISSIONS, PROJECT CAR WHICH PROVIDES AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PROJECT STOVE SWAP THAT REDUCES EMISSIONS FROM WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES, AND CLEAN AIR ASSISTANCE PROJECT WHICH WORKS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION. 1117621 0 0 MIDWEST ROW CROP COLLABORATIVE: ADMINISTERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE, THE MIDWEST ROW CROP COLLABORATIVE EXPLORES AND IMPLEMENTS NEW APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGES. THE COLLABORATIVE'S MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY WHILE ENSURING SOIL HEALTH, PROTECTING WATER, ADDRESSING THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SUPPORTING FARM FAMILIES IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. 387496 0 90967 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND COMMUNITY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT- ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AND RAINBOW RESEARCH CONVENE A WORKING GROUP OF BIPOC AND RURAL LEADERS AND MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CREATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY $25 MILLION PER YEAR COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND. THE WORKING GROUP COLLABORATES WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO DESIGN THE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM AND COORDINATES OUTREACH TO THE BIPOC AND RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM ONCE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. THROUGH OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE IS WORKING WITHIN ITSELF AND ACROSS DIFFERENCE TO FACILITATE OPENNESS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES BETWEEN DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS AND WORKING TOWARDS SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL. 709425 0 0 SUSTAINABLE GROWTH COALITION: A BUSINESS-LED PARTNERSHIP WITH NEARLY 20 BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE HARNESSING MEMBER EXPERTISE TO ADVANCE THE NEXT FRONTIER OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY - THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. DETERMINING PROJECTS THAT MOVE TOWARD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY, THE COALITION MEMBERS EVALUATE OPTIONS THROUGH STAKEHOLDER, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL WELLNESS, AND LIFE-CYCLE LENSES. COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, CONVERT ORGANIC WASTE INTO VALUABLE RESOURCES, AND PROTECT OR RESTORE THE NATURAL WATER CYCLE WITH AN EVER-GROWING EQUITY FRAMEWORK.HEADWATERS AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS A UNIQUE COLLABORATION OF PARTNERS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FARMER-LED SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF FARMERS, AND VITALITY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES. CONVENED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE, THE PARTNERSHIP OFFERS INNOVATIONS TO ACCELERATE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR WATER QUALITY, SOIL HEALTH, HABITAT, AND CLIMATE PROTECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE MANAGES OTHER PARTNERSHIPS ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. SOURCE WATER PROTECTION COLLABORATIVE - A MINNESOTA-BASED STATEWIDE INITIATIVE, THE SOURCE WATER PROTECTION COLLABORATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN SOURCE WATER, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, OR PUBLIC HEALTH TO DEVELOP WAYS TO PROMOTE LAND USE WHICH PROTECTS DRINKING WATER SOURCES. ONE ACTIVITY OF THE COLLABORATIVE HAS BEEN A CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT PILOT THAT HAS WORKED WITH AN ARTIST TO EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA.NORTHSIDE SAFETY NET - THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP WITH NORTHSIDE SAFETY NET (NEIGHBORHOODS EMPOWERING TEENS) IS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH. THE PROGRAM IS LED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS. THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAM MODEL PLACES INTERNS AT THE CENTER OF A ROBUST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CONSISTENT, LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND BETWEEN YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS. ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AWARDS THIS IS OUR ANNUAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM CELEBRATING PEOPLE AND PROJECTS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP AT THE NEXUS OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, A PROSPEROUS ECONOMY, AND AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY. WE BRING TOGETHER PARTNERS FROM ACROSS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY AND OUR ORGANIZATIONAL WORK TO HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS DURING AN INSPIRING EVENT OF CELEBRATION AND NETWORKING. 709425 0 0 4437683 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 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 1 39 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X X X BILL LEMIEUX 6124254929 807 BROADWAY ST NE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 CHRIS NELSON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HALSTON SLEETS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE SWOR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE SMENTEK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BRYANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SENTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA URVINA DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB BLAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SANNERUD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL CEDERBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES TRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEY VOSSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN HEUTMAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEVI BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICIO LEON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA STADE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STOCKNESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAJ RAJAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAGAR SUNKAVALLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIELA UGARGOL KEEFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY TERRILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HARLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 155768 0 12300 WILLIAM LEMIEUX FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100256 0 1500 ELLEN GIBSON EXECUTIVE LEAD 40.00 X 137176 0 1500 SACHA SEYMOUR-ANDERSON EXECUTIVE LEAD 40.00 X 116117 0 1500 WILLIAM DROESSLER EXECUTIVE LEAD 40.00 X 109759 0 1500 619076 0 18300 5 0 1 0 TRUST IN FOOD 8725 ROSEHILL RD STE 200 LENEXA KS 66215 RESEARCH AND MEDIA CAMPAIGN 374380 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY - VA 101 E CESAR E CHAVEZ AVE LANSING MI 48906 RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION 150000 2 308209 1709110 2469678 4486997 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 110000 90967 90967 CONFERENCES & PROJECTS 110000 9550 9550 100517 43429 43429 OTHER INCOME 900099 2164 2164 2164 4633107 100517 0 45593 X 269824 163941 47059 58824 1226868 777699 345412 103757 29478 21163 6367 1948 205189 147411 44547 13231 120302 86369 25984 7949 23967 23677 222 68 5562 5494 52 16 1071625 1058660 9928 3037 15970 15851 91 28 3021 2247 593 181 24010 19074 3666 1270 80673 57918 17425 5330 41813 37429 3047 1337 20667 18934 1327 406 20658 14831 4462 1365 EQUIPMENT 1940791 1938143 2534 114 TELECOMMUNICATION 13911 9987 3005 919 BANK FEES 5954 5882 55 17 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES 2519 2519 40341 32973 1597 5771 5163143 4437683 517373 208087 68601 86043 1868352 1067552 1234998 1482884 185 45168 25413 129736 102173 42838 27563 157456 425328 3417413 3114968 194280 727790 608773 34982 158399 426271 961452 1189043 X 487464 325719 1968497 1600206 2455961 1925925 3417413 3114968 -530036 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4066679 4400793 7295028 2886625 4486997 23136122 4066679 4400793 7295028 2886625 4486997 23136122 2585123 20550999 21685 6207 1870 5686 43429 78877 3121 2164 5285 23220284 173272 0.88500 0.87520 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15800 15800 0 59061 44117 14944 54875 42256 12619 27563 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 425328 425328 LEASE LIABILITY 426271 426271 X 4633107 0 4633107 0 4633107 5163143 0 5163143 0 5163143 PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT EI IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. EI IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, ANY UNRELATED INCOME MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIKE HARLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 155768 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 10800 0 168068 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AND VOTE ON MOTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OS THE BOARD'S CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER, SECRETARY AND UP TO THREE AT LARGE MEMBERS; ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE VOTED INTO THEIR SEATS BY THE BOARD EACH FEBRUARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL FIRST REVIEW THE AUDIT FINDINGS AND 990 IN DETAIL, AND UPON THEIR AGREEMENT WILL RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE REPORTS WILL THEN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW PRIOR TO THE NEXT FULL BOARD MEETING, AT WHICH TIME HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY ELEMENTS OF THE AUDIT WILL BE SHARED. THE AUDIT WILL THEN BE THE TOPIC OF OPEN DISCUSSION FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS, UNTIL A MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT AND FINALIZE THE REPORT, AT WHICH TIME A VOTE WILL BE CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS RECORDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EI PROVIDES COPIES OF THE POLICY TO ALL INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWS THE POLICY WITH THEM. EI ALSO MONITORS ALL SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST USING THE POLICY AS A GUIDE IF THERE IS A SITUATION WHICH MIGHT CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OR MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING AT WHICH THE TRANSACTION WILL BE DISCUSSED, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, HE OR SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT RESULTS IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL NOT OTHERWISE ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER POTENTIAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER, EITHER AT OR OUTSIDE THE MEETING. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE, AND SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND PROVIDES THE POSITION'S REVIEW. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR PREPARES CURRENT COMPARABILITY DATA AND REVIEWS THE RESULTS WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR. THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR THEN CONDUCT THE REVIEW WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST DONE IN 2023. ANY RESULTING CHANGE IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS THEN INCORPORATED AS A PART OF THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATION BUDGET CALCULATIONS. ONCE THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL BUDGET IS COMPLETED, IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EI CURRENTLY PLACES COPIES OF THE CURRENT AUDIT ON THEIR WEBSITE AND ON CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL'S SITE. EI'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,057,901. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,921. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,035. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,070,857. PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 759. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2. TOTAL EXPENSES 768. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.