Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 357,493 | 327,107 | 297,036 | 280,292 | 307,655 | 1,569,583 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 357,493 | 327,107 | 297,036 | 280,292 | 307,655 | 1,569,583 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 465,017 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,104,566 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 357,493 | 327,107 | 297,036 | 280,292 | 307,655 | 1,569,583 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 3,429 | 7,278 | 4,082 | 14,789 | ||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,584,388 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 123,030, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 see Schedule O descriptions on the following pages. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 3 | - The organization had previously been the host organization to the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project and had accounted for it as one of its programs. As of August 1, 2014, this program has become its own 501c3 organization. At that time, approximately 21,300 in retained earnings was transferred to the new organization. |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 15 | - Capitalized River Guide Costs Other Assets - Represents costs capitalized to the balance sheet during 2013, including costs incurred to research, write, edit and design the organizations primary educational publication, The Colorado River in Grand Canyon. The copyright to the publication, which had not been updated or republished in 30 years, was donated to the organization in 2013 by former board member and current Science Director staff, Dr. Lawrence Stevens. The long-term costs associated with updating the publication were capitalized as intellectual property and are being amortized over a 10-year life. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | - Fees for Services Other - Represents payments to outside professional contractors for largely program-related services, including GIS mapping services, field photography, field support services transportation, catering, restoration field work, data compilation, graphic design, scientific writing/editing and scientific consulting services. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | - A draft of the Form 990 is completed by the outside accountant, then reviewed in detail by the staff accountant and Executive Director who takes a direct role in the annual closing of the books. An updated draft 990 is then electronically sent to each Board member and officer for their review before the 990 is finalized and filed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12 | - Directors and officers are given a copy of the conflict of interest policy annually and asked to review it at a board meeting, they are specifically asked if there are any potential conflicts, which are then discussed and documented in the minutes. If conflicts of interest arise, those persons do not participate in the discussion or voting on related matters. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | - The Board of Directors reviews and approves the compensation for every employee, including the Executive Director, on an annual basis, after first comparing that compensation to similar positions at similar organizations and agencies. Officers and directors serve in those capacities as volunteers, without compensation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | - The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements of the organization are made available to the public upon request. The Form 990 is also available online at Guidestar.org. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | - As an outside contractor, Kurt Menke President performed services for and was supervised by Kim Vacariu Secretary/Treasurer of Wildlands Network, an unrelated organization. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a | - Compensation to board members - Kurt Menke Board President was compensated as an independent contractor providing GIS mapping services for the Grand Canyon Wildlands Network Design program. Ed George Director was compensated as an independent contractor providing cinematography services for production on a film about the TrekWest Born to Rewild journey and North Rim Notes about the Grand Canyon watershed region. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | - Other changes in net assets - The organization had previously been the host organization to the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project and had accounted for it as one of its programs. As of August 1, 2014, this program has become its own 501c3 organization. At that time, approximately 21,300 in retained earnings was transferred to the new organization. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 22 | - Amortization see note above for Part X, Line 15 describing Capitalized River Guide Costs. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | COLORADO RIVER PROGRAMS - GCWC continued to participate in the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental Plan EIS NEPA process, in which we started by contributing science-based scoping comments in 2012. In 2014, six alternatives were presented at an Adaptive Management Work Group AMWG meeting where GCWC holds a stakeholder seat. We joined a follow-up discussion in detail with the EIS team conservation partners for the development of a hybrid alternative. We voiced objections to a swing weighting approach that inappropriately asks us to choose between valuable natural resources, and suggested alternative names to the EIS name, which currently fails to elucidate the importance of this 20-year plan to the public and the Grand Canyon ecosystem. We updated river stewardship recommendations in our Colorado River Guide second printing as talking points for the river running public. It reaches 20,000 people per year who raft the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Our AMWG representative, Dr. Larry Stevens, is Chair of an ad hoc committee for Species of Management Concern in the Colorado River ecosystem. In the context of implementing the plan developed through this leadership, we continued to work with the BOR and the Hualapai Tribe to ensure monitoring of translocated zebra-tailed lizards, one of these species. Results in 2014 showed 15 new individuals, almost all recruits, now occupying habitat in the dunes at Diamond Creek from which they were extirpated during the high flows of the early 1980s by shuttle traffic. Dr. Stevens co-led the Grand Canyon River Guides Training seminar river trip 30 participants in Grand Canyon, providing Colorado River springs ecology education to river guides as well as a talk at the land-based seminar on hymenoptera of the Grand Canyon ecoregion titled Bee All You Can Bee 200 attendees. We described the Hualapai springsnail, a species new to science, for publication, as well as the Grand Canyon dragonfly, also a new subspecies, including genetic analysis behavioral observations in partnership with the Museum of N. Arizona. GCWC published Caterpillar Hunters of Grand Canyon as an article in the Western North American Naturalist. These are the smartest insects on the planet surprisingly diverse in the Grand Canyon ecoregion. Together with our agency partners 35 student volunteers from Prescott College Vanderbilt U, we completed construction of a pond at Hidden Slough one at Leopard Frog Marsh for potential leopard frog translocation in Glen Canyon, and conducted monitoring at both sites. We maintained protective beaver fencing of planted native willows cottonwoods, and during the 2014 planned high flow from Glen Canyon Dam, our staff painted willow tree stems with sand impregnated latex paint in a successful experiment to protect them from beaver herbivory. In previous years, the beaver were able to swim above the fencing to cut off the willows at that height, damaging those plants. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | - OUTREACH PROGRAMS - Events during 2014 included the Guides Training Seminar PaseoWILD 20 wildlife corridor trek and Fall for the Kaibab campout on the North Rim of Grand Canyon South Rim Earth Day presentations tabling many 100s, and Salt Lake City Black Diamond Equipment reception 35 tabling Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival Environmental Night 100, tabling at Colorado River Days events 50, panel discussions at film showings of Wrenched about Edward Abbey in Albuquerque during the Wilderness 50 conference, and at Act Wild events in Zion National Park. Our Conservation Director and former Navy Seal, Kim Crumbo joined a veterans panel discussing the importance of protected public lands to returning combat veterans. Presentations on Pakoon Springs restoration were made to Sky Islands Alliance supporters. Additionally, GCWC published two peer-reviewed articles on riparian restoration Glen Canyon Pakoon in Colorado Plateau Biennial Conference proceedings book. We launched a new, fully redesigned, responsive website, grandcanyonwildlands.org and created small websites for the sale of the river guidebook, coloradoriverguide.info, and also the story of Echo the Wolf at echograndcanyon.com. GCWC launched an Instagram site increased activity on social media platforms as well as Wild on Wednesday email updates and alerts. We discussed the Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument proposal with business owners, sportsmen, veterans, Grand Canyon associated tribes, numerous groups, organizations, agencies and individuals. We continued editing and production of a film about the TrekWest conservation journey called Born to Rewild a short film for the proposed monument called North Rim Notes. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | - SPRINGS PROGRAMS - During 2014 we completed the springs inventory, assessment and prioritization for over 200 springs on the Coconino Kaibab National Forests through Northern AZ University Springs Steward Institute partnership. We compiled GIS maps springs database information, assisted with a springs workshop for volunteers, assisted the development of a prioritization system, data entry and presentations, final report and manuscript prep. We participated on the North Rim for restoration at Castle Springs Big Springs with the US Forest Service, Hopi tribe and Kaibab Band of the Southern Paiute tribe. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - GRAND CANYON WILDLANDS NETWORK PROGRAM - We continued working to facilitate the show of broad public support for Grand Canyon watershed permanent protection and working in a broad coalition of organizations and individuals on the outreach and events detailed above. In 2014, 20 editorials, op-eds and earned media pieces were gained. Congressional representatives from Arizona - Ann Kirkpatrick, Raul Grijalva and Ruben Gallegos sent a letter to President Obama asking for the monument designation to protect the Grand Canyon watershed and its wildlife corridors via executive order. We supported local author ecologist Dr. Gwen Waring for the writing of a new book on the natural history of the San Francisco Peaks - a core habitat area that includes designated wilderness and was part of Merriams life zone story. For the BLM Cedar City Field Office, we conducted a photography expedition and completed a wildlife corridor report relating to Areas of Critical Concern. The report was submitted to the BLM as part of the planning process. We performed outreach to BLM staff, community contacts and partners. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - FOCAL SPECIES PROGRAM - GCWC has actively engaged and promoted wolf recovery and especially for the endangered Mexican gray wolf since our inception in the mid-1990s with a focus on the Grand Canyon ecoregion, essentially the southern Colorado Plateau of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. In 2014, the focus of our efforts was on outreach and comments on the 10J rule revision for Mexican wolves and the national gray wolf delisting proposal. We assisted with organizing efforts to raise public awareness attendance at USFWS 10J rule meetings, to submit comments as well as letters to the editor and opeds. Our Conservation Director participated in a local radio interview and other media regarding Mexican wolf recovery, gray wolf delisting, and the return of Echo - the first gray wolf to arrive at Grand Canyon in 70 years - and her subsequent shooting in Utah by a coyote hunter. |
| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |