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.") .... | 454,317 | 323,214 | 393,775 | 161,531 | 244,921 | 1,577,758 |
| 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 | 454,317 | 323,214 | 393,775 | 161,531 | 244,921 | 1,577,758 |
| 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).. | 564,465 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,013,293 | |||||
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.. | 454,317 | 323,214 | 393,775 | 161,531 | 244,921 | 1,577,758 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 79 | 36 | 20 | 27 | 43 | 205 |
| 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.).. | 3,258 | 1,050 | 1,350 | 5,658 | ||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,583,621 | |||||
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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2
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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8
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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2
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 4,502, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 POLICY PLANNING This program addresses diverse public lands natural resource issues facing Arizona, seeking to expand preservation of wilderness areas through revision of major Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management plans, and improve management of existing wilderness and other conservation lands. During the year, AWC participated in multiple conservation collaborations and authored individual comments submitted to agencies on topics including the revision of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Resource Management Plan the Harquahala Wilderness Management Plan agency action for the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness and a number of additional actions that may affect Arizona wilderness. AWC also worked to counter efforts aimed at transferring federal public lands to state or certain local control, through organizing citizen comments and authoring an editorial published in a newspaper in northwestern Arizona. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 30,703, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 CITIZEN WILDERNESS INVENTORY In this fiscal year, AWC began an extensive effort to survey public lands in Arizona for wilderness resources. Major citizen inventories occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, leading to Arizonas two landmark wilderness acts of 1984 and 1990. Since that time, public lands have seen significant change, and current inventories of wilderness-quality lands are critical to informing agencies of wilderness-quality lands that need protection as agencies revise land management plans and propose actions that affect these lands. During the fiscal year, over 300,000 acres of new wilderness-quality lands were identified in northwestern Arizona through the efforts of AWC representatives. The detailed surveys resulting from this work will be submitted formally to land management agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 41,640, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 OUTREACH EDUCATION AWC engaged in various outreach and educational efforts over the year to inspire, inform and activate Arizona citizens regarding wilderness issues, this year building extensive focus on the 2014 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act W50. AWC implemented the Views of the Wild program series including author talks, lectures, workshops and Chautauqua performances, designed to illuminate perspectives on wilderness across time and culture. The series included activities in Tucson, Flagstaff, Phoenix and Prescott, Arizona. Workshops in Phoenix and Tucson focused on multicultural perspectives on wilderness. AWC also was a significant partner in conducting a wilderness experience for the second biennial National Student Congress, held in Phoenix in September 2014. AWC hosted an interactive and fun educational booth for children at the Wild for Wilderness celebration at Sabino Canyon in Tucson, and participated in multiple additional community fairs and festivals. In January 2015, AWC provided a day of wilderness awareness continued below, Schedule O, p2 |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM continued from 990, page 2 Sycamore Canyon, Hellsgate, Sierra Ancha, White Canyon, Superstition, Four Peaks, Red Rock-Secret Mountain and Salome Wilderness areas. Stewardship projects removed 400 pounds of trash, improved or maintained 152 miles of trail, and restored or maintained 175 acres of remote backcountry resources on public lands. During the fiscal year, AWC implemented a long-desired expansion of the program to begin working with the Bureau of Land Management in addition to our extensive work with the Forest Service. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | continued from OUTREACH EDUCATION above education for Hopi High School on the Hopi Nation. AWC continued highlighting relevant conservation issues through our monthly Enews and social media. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | FEES FOR SERVICES - OTHER The total expense of 74,358 for this item represents the following Communication Consultants 7535 Program 6597, Fundraising 938 Event Management/Speakers 2842 Program 2842 Fieldwork Services 25,330 Program 25,330 Program Management/Interns 33,761 Program 33,761 Information Technology Service/Support 2476 Program 1184, General/Admin 1292 Office Support 2414 Program 890, General/Admin 1174, Fundraising 350 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | - Kelly Burke AWC Treasurer and Kim Crumbo AWC Director were employed by the same nonprofit organization in Flagstaff, Arizona during a portion of FY 2015. Burke is the Executive Director and Crumbo was the Conservation Director at Grand Canyon Wildlands Council GCWC. AWC and GCWC did not have any financial transactions or contractual arrangements with each other during FY 2015. Joel Barnes AWC Secretary and Doug Hulmes AWC Vice President are employed by Prescott College. AWC maintains an annual contract with Prescott College to provide office space for AWCs Wilderness Stewardship program, discussed in Program Service Accomplishments Form 990, p2. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | - Review of Form 990 Once the draft of Form 990 is completed, it is reviewed in detail by the Executive Director, staff bookkeeper and the Treasurer who is the Executive Director of another Arizona-based nonprofit organization, along with a copy of the preparers detailed workpapers. An electronic copy of the updated draft 990 is then sent to all board members and officers for their review before it is finalized and filed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | - Conflict of Interest Policy COI AWC maintains a Conflict of Interest policy. Directors are asked about their potential conflicts on an annual basis which are then documented in the meeting minutes and with the Directors signatures on a statement confirming their receipt and understanding of the policy. Any member with a potential conflict abstains from voting on any related matters. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Compensation Review The Executive Directors compensation is reviewed and approved annually by the Board of Directors during the fiscal budgeting process. In 2013, the Board of Directors consulted with a TREC Training Resources for the Environmental Community salary survey to determine the annual compensation for the Executive Director, also considering the limitations of AWCs budget. The Board has approved small salary increases the past two years for the Executive Director that have been at or below the national rate of inflation. All staff compensation is reviewed by the Board as part of the annual budgeting process. Officers and directors serve in those capacities as volunteers and are not compensated. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | - Public Records The annual Form 990 and the application for tax-exempt status under IRS Section 501c3 are made available to the public upon request. The 990 is also available at www.guidestar.org. The organizations Articles of Incorporation and annual report to the Arizona Corporations Commission are available to the public at azcc.gov. A summary of the annual financial report is made publicly available through AWCs annual report on its website at azwild.org. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 1 | GENERAL NOTE During the fiscal year, AWC consolidated staff positions to align organizational structure with projected funding and with an increased focus on a smaller number of core programs. AWC eliminated the part-time Conservation Associate position, and we are continuing communications activities on a contract basis. As a result of changing funding from major foundations, AWC has significantly revised its program priorities during the past two years. AWC now places great priority on our Wilderness Stewardship program described above, which is supported by multiple foundation grantors. This program has grown both geographically to encompass the entire state, and to address Bureau of Land Management lands in additon to Forest Service lands. This program expansion increased organizational expenses for travel, field supplies and contracted field services. Additionally, with new restricted foundation funding, AWC saw significant expansion to undertake citizen wilderness inventory projects, increasing our expenses for contract services to implement the field surveys. AWC continues an emphasis on pursuing wilderness preservation through working with agencies to seek administrative protections, a practical and tangible strategy for achieving greater conservation on public lands. As a result of significantly changed foundation funding, AWC has reduced our emphasis on legislative campaigns, while we remain active in a small number of carefully selected legislative campaigns to preserve wilderness. |
| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |