2024-11-13T11:23:47-06:00 2023-12-31 851379064 LEWIS & MOUNT LLC 5151 EDINA INDUSTRIAL BLVD STE 250 EDINA MN 55439 990 2023-01-01 200079065 FRIENDS OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE INC FRIE 7154496900 PO BOX 1574 BAYFIELD WI 54814 RICK CHARBONEAU TREASURER 7154496900 2024-11-11 1 0 CHRIS LEWIS CPA P01402886 9528546262 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RICK CHARBONEAU PO BOX 1574 BAYFIELD WI 54814 414421 0 X WWW.FRIENDSOFTHEAPOSTLEISLANDS.ORG X 2003 WI A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKERSHORE. 13 13 3 20 0 0 174167 403352 0 0 366 5936 3725 1716 178258 411004 41039 47095 0 0 73482 84810 0 0 19181 46991 38201 161512 170106 16746 240898 405030 647247 1362 2681 403668 644566 X A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF TE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. 0 0 106462 47095 3751 ACCESSIBILITY: FRIENDS OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS REACHED A MILESTONE IN 2023 WHEN WE REACHED OUR GOAL OF $325,000 RAISED IN OUR ACCESS FOR ALL CAMPAIGN. THIS REPRESENTED BY FAR THE LARGEST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY, INVOLVED HUNDREDS OF DONORS, MAJOR CORPORATE SPONSORS, AND WIDESPREAD PUBLIC OUTREACH INCLUDING A MAJORNATIONWIDE WEBINAR SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. THE EFFORT RESULTED NOT ONLY IN THE RAISING OF SIGNIFICANT FUNDS BUT ALSO IN THE RAISING OF AWARENESS OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES FACING NATIONAL PARKS INCLUDING THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, WE CONVENED AN ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRED BY GREG LAIS (FOUNDER AND FORMER E.D. OF WILDERNESS INQUIRY, THE NATION'S LEADING WILDERNESS OUTFITTER FOR SPECIAL NEEDS TRIPS) AND MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFITS, ACCESSIBILITY ADVOCATES, AND MORE. A SERIES OF PROGRAMS WAS UNDERTAKEN TO RAISE FUNDS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CORE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THIS PILLAR OF OUR ORGANIZATION: THE IDEA THAT NATIONAL PARKS BELONG TO ALL OF US.EDUCATION: RAISING AWARENESS OF THE HUMAN AND NATURAL HISTORY, ISSUES, AND MORE ABOUT THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE REMAINS A PRIORITY FOR FRIENDS. THROUGH OUR REDESIGNED AND ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE, NEWSLETTERS, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS AT MAJOR USER GROUP GATHERINGS, FRIENDS CONTINUES TO OFFER THE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ISLANDS. REPRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES SUCH AS CANOECOPIA (THE NATION'S LARGEST PADDLING EXPO), THE AURORA SUMMIT 2023, AND THROUGH OUR SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SPEAKING IN CLASSROOMS AND MORE, FRIENDS FOCUSED STRONGLY ON HELPING THE PUBLIC LEARN ABOUT THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. FRIENDS ALSO RETURNED IN 2023 TO ITS LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO HELP FUND "ISLAND SCHOOL," A PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHLAND COLLEGE AND LOCAL SCHOOLS TO HELP INTRODUCE SCHOOL KIDS TO THE PARK.SERVICE: THE ABILITY TO HELP THOSE WHO LOVE THESE ISLANDS GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO THEMIN THE FORM OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS IS AN IMPORTANT PILLAR OF FRIENDS. WE ORGANIZE BANDS OF VOLUNTEERS FOR EVERYTHING FROM EARTH DAY BEACH CLEAN UPS TO TENDING THE HISTORICGARDENS AT THE MICHIGAN ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE. OUR VOLUNTEERS PLANT BEACH GRASS TO STABILIZE FRAGILE ISLAND SANDSCAPES AND HELP CLEAR TRAILS FOR HIKERS. WE LEAD NATURE HIKES AND PLANT TREES WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GIVING OUR MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GIVE BACK TO THE PLACE THEY LOVE. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTED FRIENDS AND THE PARK AT A VARIETY OF VENUES INCLUDING CANOECOPIA, EARTH DAY, BIRD COUNTS, AND MORE.STEWARDSHIP: TO HELP PROTECT THE FUTURE OF THESE ISLANDS, FRIENDS BEGAN TWO NEW MAJOR INITIATIVES IN 2023. FIRST, OUR STARRY SKIES INITIATIVE WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARK, LOCAL BUSINESS, AND HOMEOWNERS TO REDUCE THE LIGHT POLLUTION WHICH ENDANGERS WILDLIFE AS WELL AS DAMPENS THE BEAUTY OF THE NIGHT SKY OVER THE PARK. OUR STARRY SKIES INITIATIVE HAS A GOAL TO SEEK PROTECTION FROM LIGHT POLLUTION AND SECURE AN INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY DESIGNATION FOR THE PARK. SECONDLY, FRIENDS PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OFWISCONSIN-MADISON AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO DEPLOY A SERIES OF WAVE BUOYS WHICH WILL TRANSMIT IMPORTANT WAVE HEIGHT, WAVE PERIOD, DIRECTION, EVEN WATER TEMPERATURE TO BOATS EVERY THIRTY MINUTES GIVING MARINERS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO STAY SAFE ON LAKE SUPERIOR. 106462 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WI X X RUTH OPPEDAHL 7152923872 PO BOX 323 WASHBURN WI 54891 KELLY LINEHAN BAORD CHAIR 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK WELLER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK CHARBONEAU TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BOYLE RECORDING SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN WILCZEK CORPORATE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN GRAFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL HOWK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB JAUCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE JENKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA NUUTINEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON OKERSTROM DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA PETERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PETERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF RENNICKE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 24.00 X 43740 0 0 JILL RENNICKE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 X 29164 0 0 72904 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 403352 403352 5936 5936 5133 3417 1716 1716 411004 1716 0 5936 47095 47095 72904 51033 14581 7290 5879 4115 1176 588 6027 4219 1205 603 18 18 14952 14952 8552 8082 470 2269 1928 341 1432 1432 9889 9889 1089 1089 170106 106462 44463 19181 3479 151951 369942 451336 51 4832 1483 26726 42477 405030 647247 1362 2681 1362 2681 X 403668 375261 269305 403668 644566 405030 647247 240898 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 135533 277293 166119 174142 403352 1156439 135533 277293 166119 174142 403352 1156439 268524 887915 13 24 784 366 5936 7123 1163562 36830 0.76310 0.67960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 APOSTLE ISLANDS CRUISES INC 2 FRONT ST BAYFIELD WI 54814 7000 0 TRANSPORTATION FOR TWO GROUPS TO ISLAND SCHOOL APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE 415 WASHINGTON AVE BAYFIELD WI 54814 20000 0 CONNECTOR TRAIL DONATION PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS ON THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESORE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JEFF RENNICKE AND JILL RENNICKE ARE MARRIED. DIRECTOR'S ERICA PETERSON AND MARK PETERSON ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD FOLLOWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OR RECUSAL ON BOARD DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, 990 FORMS, COI POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMETNS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.