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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 A PROPOSED GOLD MINE, SECURING NEW PROTECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE MIGRATION ROUTES, AND SAFEGUARDING CORE GRIZZLY BEAR HABITAT. GYC ALSO PLAYS A LEAD ROLE IN PROTECTING 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. 531947 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 325 MILES OF RIVERS IN MONTANA THROUGH FEDERAL LEGISLATION, AND PARTNERING WITH SCIENTISTS, GOVERNMENT, TRIBES, AND LANDOWNERS ACROSS THE REGION TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND POLICIES THAT BUILD RESILIENCY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, WITH A FOCUS ON RIVERS. 477668 TRIBAL CONSERVATION PRIORITIES & PARTNERSHIPS GYC RECOGNIZES THE WESTERN CONSERVATION MOVEMENT HAS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AND IGNORED DIVERSE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. 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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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IN MARCH 2024, THE ORGANIZATION RELINQUISHED MINING RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH 1,033 ACRES TO THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. THE RESULT OF THE RELINQUISHMENT OF THESE MINING RIGHTS PROTECTS THE SURFACE AND MINERALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAND FROM BEING MINED IN THE FUTURE. THE BOOK VALUE OF THE MINING RIGHTS AND ASSETS BASED ON THE ACREAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE ACRES RELINQUISHED WAS $4,042,460. X X X X false false false false false false false false false SCOTT CHRISTENSEN Executive Dir. 176534 25000 10637 19446 231617 16 197080 FMV false true false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990. 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. THE MEMO INCLUDES SEVERAL QUESTIONS TO PROVIDE ANSWERS NEEDED FOR THE IRS FORM 990, AND SPACE IS PROVIDED ON THE MEMO FORM TO DISCLOSE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS.UPON HIRE ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PRACTICE DOCUMENT. THEY SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEM. WHEN ANY CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PRACTICES DOCUMENT (WHICH IS REVIEWED PERIODICALY). ALL EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THESE DOCUMENTS AND THE CHANGES ARE REVIEWED WITH THEM. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS AT LEAST ANNUALLY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, SALARY AND BENEFITS, AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR APPROVAL IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IN DOING SO, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS DATA FROM CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS, AND DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITH OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. 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. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 MINING ASSET VALUATION ADJUSTMENT = -$2213762