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 (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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 327,107 | 297,036 | 280,292 | 307,655 | 142,606 | 1,354,696 |
| 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 | 327,107 | 297,036 | 280,292 | 307,655 | 142,606 | 1,354,696 |
| 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).. | 472,430 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 882,266 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 327,107 | 297,036 | 280,292 | 307,655 | 142,606 | 1,354,696 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 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.).. | 7,278 | 4,082 | 11,360 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,366,066 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 2015 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-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 15000290 |
| Software Version: | 15.3.0.0 |
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 5,248, 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. Also, as of January 1, 2015, the organizations Conservation Director position is now hosted by the Wildlands Network, an unrelated 501c3 organization based in Seattle, WA. Funds to pay this salary are transferred from the organization to Wildlands Network who retains the Conservation Director as an employee. |
| 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 the Conservation Director position see note above, field photography cinematography, field support services guides, transportation, catering, restoration field work, data compilation, graphic design, media consulting, 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 - 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. Board members and officers are not compensated for those roles and serve as volunteers to the organization in those positions. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 22 | - Amortization see note above for Part X, Line 15 describing Capitalized River Guide Costs. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 8 | - Prior period adjustment - This represents a reduction in two trade receivables and the offsetting income accounts at 12/31/14 that were found to be entries that had already been recorded. Errors were found and corrected during 2015. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | COLORADO RIVER PROGRAMS - During 2015, Senior Ecogolist Dr. Larry Stevens attended all Glen Canyon Dam adaptive management workgroup technical workgroup meetings, as well as led the Species of Management Concern ad hoc committee, participating in budgeting and the effort to build a history of the program and Glen Canyon Dam for better incorporation of past learning. We continued participation around the Long Term Experimental Management Plan LTEMP including meetings with stakeholders and lead agencies regarding swing weighting, a hybrid alternative, and promoting GCWC stewardship recommendations. We coordinated and collaborated with the AMWG environmental resources representatives from the National Park Conservation Association, the Grand Canyon River Guides, and several outside groups Sierra Club, Center for Biodiversity to discuss LTEMP campaign strategies. We continued to distribute our River Map Guide book including the Glen Canyon Dam chapter and stewardship recommendations, which were revised and updated in late 2014. We developed and presented a Colorado River Days talk on Glen Canyon Dam history and effects, in September 2015, to provide background and to highlight important issues for the LTEMP. Dr. Stevens continued to support expanding river management to discussions along the upper, lower and Mexican reach to integrate stewardship of the entire Colorado River, as well as planned floods with higher flows. In a project that Dr. Stevens coordinated between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Hualapai Tribe, Zebra-tailed Lizards were reintroduced into Grand Canyon at the mouth of Diamond Creek after extirpation 20 years ago. Monitoring shows continued recruitment of young lizards. Articles in the Colorado Biennial Conference Proceedings volume about riparian restoration in Glen and Grand Canyons were published and released in book form in May 2015. Dr. Stevens joined the AMWG river trip in 2015 and also supported the tribal ecological knowledge project. The first tiger salamander was documented along the Colorado River in Glen/Grand Canyons in one of our constructed ponds at Leopard Frog Marsh, possibly another species of management concern but nonnative versus native species determination was not confirmed. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAMS - During 2015, events included the Grand Canyon River Guides Guides Training Seminar approx. 200 attendees, PaseoWILD Cougar Canyon Crossing wildlife corridor trek and Fall for the Kaibab campout on the North Rim of Grand Canyon 35 attendees, the Salt Lake City Black Diamond Equipment reception 35 attendees, tabling at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival Environmental Night over 100 attendees and tabling at the Colorado River Days events over 50 attendees. We published two articles on riparian restoration Glen Canyon and Pakoon in the Colorado Plateau Biennial Conference proceedings book. We continued to support the research and 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. Our social media presence on GCWC Facebook page and Twitter became more consistent and effective. It focused on national monument campaigns with our photography partner, Kristen M Caldon, Photographic Explorer. We discussed monument proposals with business owners, sportsmen, veterans, Grand Canyon-area tribes, and other groups, organizations, agencies and individuals. We continued production and editing of a film about the TrekWest conservation journey called Born to Rewild, and the short film for the Grand Canyon watershed called North Rim Notes. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | GRAND CANYON WILDLANDS NETWORK PROGRAMS - This past year marked a major surge in the momentum toward the designation of a national monument - the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument - to permanently protect the Grand Canyons watershed, both via our coalition efforts and a comprehensive effort by regional Tribes and U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva. Together with partner groups, we launched social media and website platforms and produced new materials early in 2015 with an emphasis on the importance of the watershed and its wildlife to outdoor recreation and local economies. We increased outreach in Flagstaff, Phoenix, Prescott and Tucson to businesses for a sign-on letter. Key opinion pieces and earned media, including a cover and full spread feature article in Flagstaff LIVE highlighted regional and local support for the monument designation. We collected hundreds of post cards at numerous outreach events such as Colorado River Days and the Grand Canyon River Guides training seminar, and presented them to U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick at her public meeting in Flagstaff. GCWC partner and photographic explorer Kristen M. Caldon built a portfolio of exceptional photographs for the campaign and produced a show during a Colorado River Days First Friday Artwalk in Flagstaff. We are contributing to a Science Report on the Grand Canyon Watershed area that includes four online GIS-based Story Maps. The PaseoWILD 2015 Grand Canyon NM outreach event roughly paralleled a Cougar Canyon Crossing - see blogs and video at wildlandsconnections.wordpress.com. Regarding the Southern Utah Corridors, the draft plan release for the Cedar City Field office of the BLM continued to be delayed. Coordination with the springs restoration prioritization project with Northern Arizona University and the Museum of Northern Arizona was successfully concluded. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | OTHER PROGRAMS - FOCAL SPECIES 4661 in Program Service expenses - GCWC has actively engaged and promoted wolf recovery, 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. The focus of our efforts in 2015 was on outreach about the need for populations north of Interstate 40 and the urgent need for wolf releases and a science-driven recovery plan. On behalf of the California condor, we continued to partner with the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club on a campaign to ban the use of lead ammunition on the Kaibab Plateau through public outreach, litigation and forest plan comments. Other pograms included the Springs Research/Restoration program 587 in Program Service expenses. |
| Software ID: | 15000290 |
| Software Version: | 15.3.0.0 |