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.") .... | 134,578 | 122,259 | 122,704 | 126,785 | 173,618 | 679,944 |
| 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 | 134,578 | 122,259 | 122,704 | 126,785 | 173,618 | 679,944 |
| 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).. | 74,119 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 605,825 | |||||
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.. | 134,578 | 122,259 | 122,704 | 126,785 | 173,618 | 679,944 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 484 | 294 | 187 | 209 | 217 | 1,391 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 681,335 | |||||
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: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| 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 29,819, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 6,240 see remaining Program Service Accomplishments in Schedule O |
| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 | - GENERAL NOTE The organization has only one permanent, part-time staff member, the Executive Director, who generally works 30 hours/week. As is common with many smaller nonprofit organizations, the Executive Director fills many roles, including membership management and development, program and office adminstration, bookkeeping, etc. GCRG relies heavily on its members and volunteers to manage its programs and achieve its mission. For example, its keynote publication, the Boatmans Quarterly Review and its Adopt-a-Beach research program would not exist without the significant contribution of dozens of volunteers. The value of such services and contributions is not reflected in the financial statements. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 | - The Form 990 and related schedules are prepared by an outside accountant and are reviewed in detail by the Executive Director and the Treasurer. After the Form 990 draft is completed, it is forwarded to the President and entire Board of Directors for review, questions and comments before it is finalized and filed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12 | - The conflict of interest policy is given to each new board member as their term begins. Additionally, an annual review of the policy is done by each sitting board member. Each is asked to review the policy and complete a form disclosing any potential conflicts and sign the form, which is kept on file by the Executive Director. Also, as conflicts arise throughout the year, they are addressed at regularly scheduled board meetings. Board members with conflicts or potential conflicts are excused from discussions and from voting on related issues. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | - The Board of Directors reviews and approves compensation for the Executive Director the only permanent employee on an annual basis, after first comparing salaries and compensation packages with similar positions at other local nonprofit organizations of a similar size. The Executive Director who in FY 2015 celebrated her 20th year with the organization was paid 41,259 during calendar year 2014. Note Board members/officers are not compensated for this service to the organization. There were no qualifying key employees in FY 2015 or any other year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | - The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. The annual Form 990 is also available online at www.guidestar.org. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | - OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES NON-EMPLOYEE This represents honorariums for the Guides Training Seminar 1150, commercial river outfitters services for Guides Training Seminar 7416, and professional design/scientific analysis/educational/editing services 33,466 related to the Boatmans Quarterly Review publication, Adopt-a-Beach monitoring program, AMWG LTEMP meetings, first aid courses and Adopt-a-Boatman interviews. See Program Service Accomplishments in Part III for more information. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | continued from p.2 of Form 990 the new hybrid alternative that may emerge as the preferred alternative for the EIS. Regular articles about the LTEMP have been published in GCRGs Boatmans Quarterly Review in order to inform its members and spur their interest and future involvement. GCRG representatives have also presented about the LTEMP at the annual Guides Training Seminar and worked to keep the internal LTEMP Action Group abreast of the latest developments so that the organizaiton can be prepared when the Draft EIS is released for public comment. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM AAB Expenses 14,116 - This photo-matching, beach monitoring effort utilizes volunteer guides to document changes in sand deposition on approximately 44 camping beaches along the Colorado River over the long term. Photographs datasheets are analyzed, compiled and disseminated in a report to the Grand Canyon Monitoring Research Center GCMRC and subsequently posted on the AAB photo gallery and the GIS Campsite Atlas. The AAB principal investigator served as a speaker at the spring 2015 Guides Training Seminar land and river sessions to discuss beach change and provide program oversight/dataset assessment. GCRG also published an Adopt-a-Beach article in Volume 28 1 spring 2015 of the Boatmans Quarterly Review. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - FIRST AID PROGRAMS Expenses 5581 - Grand Canyon River Guides sponsored a Wilderness First Responder recertification course February 20 - 22, 2015 to meet river guides needs for safety/training courses in compliance with the regulations of the Grand Canyon National Park and best practices in the industry. The course specifically addressed the emergency situations that arise within the challenging desert and remote environment in Grand Canyon. Twenty-six guides participated and received their certifications. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - FALL RENDEZVOUS PROGRAM Expenses 4330 - GCRGs Fall Rendezvous is a small, community-building event held at a different location each year. In FY 2015, 36 people attended the event held October 11 - 12, 2014 which consisted of an educational tour of Glen Canyon Dam, a float trip through Marble Canyon, an evening at Into the Grand Canyon in Page, AZ, and a hike to the geologically-fascinating Thousand Pockets area. Articles about the Fall Rendezvous were published in the fall 2014 and winter 2014/15 issues of the Boatmans Quarterly Review. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - LITTLE COLORADO RIVER LCR CONFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Expenses 3534 - The organization continues to work in strong opposition to a proposed development called the Grand Canyon Escalade on the east rim of the Grand Canyon near the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers. GCRG believes that the proposed development which would include a massive development on the rim, as well as a tramway down to river level with an amphitheater, a restaurant and a raised river walk raises serious questions about the impact of up to 3 million visitors a year to an area that is remote, ecologically sensitive and sacred to numerous tribes, as well as a direct threat to the wilderness qualities of Grand Canyon itself. GCRGs efforts in FY 2015 included sending regular updates to members and disseminating the latest press covereage by email and through social meda hosting a Save the Confluence event as part of the Colorado River Days/Flagstaff event in fall 2014 researching ethnographic documentation of the Confluence as a sacred site communicating/strategizing with other nonprofits including the Grand Canyon Trust and Save the Confluence the Navajo families who would be directly affected by this development publishing articles about the campaign to Save the Confluence in the Boatmans Quarterly Review coordinating presentations by Navajo Zuni tribal representatives at the annual Guides Training Seminar to highlight the Confluence as a sacred landscape and designing/promoting a Save the Confluence t-shirt to help raise awareness. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - COLORADO RIVER RUNNERS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT/ADOPT-A-BOATMAN PROGRAM Expenses 1122 - This oral history project is a collaborative effort with the Cline Library/Special Collections at Northern Arizona University, capturing in-depth interviews featuring key figures crucial to understanding the rich human history of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Interviews serve as the centerpiece for the Boatmans Quarterly Review, and transcripts are archived at NAU Cline Library/Special Collections. In FY 2015, GCRG published 3 interviews in the Boatmans Quarterly Review. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - OTHER PROGRAMS Expenses 1136 - Other programs with minor activity during FY 2015 included the Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition, Uranium Mining monitoring and Grand Canyon Overflights monitoring. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | - Four board members serving at some point during FY 2015 were river guide employees of Arizona Raft Adventures, a commercial river outfitter that is owned by the organizations Secretary/Treasurer, Fred Thevenin and his spouse. Two other board members were both river guide employees of another commercial river outfitter. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | - The guide members of the organization river guides who pay annual dues to the organization determine by mail-in vote annually who will serve on the Board of Directors and in the position of officers. Board members serve a volunteer two-year term. The Vice President serves a one-year term, then becomes the President for a one-year term. The Secretary/Treasurer has no set term limit. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | - Guide members, in addition to voting for the governing body members, can also vote to remove a director at any time with or without cause and vote to make a change to the by-laws of the organization. |
| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |