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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 832,103 | 11,315 | 722,950 | 133,175 | 17,255,804 | 18,955,347 |
| 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 | 832,103 | 11,315 | 722,950 | 133,175 | 17,255,804 | 18,955,347 |
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 18,955,347 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 832,103 | 11,315 | 722,950 | 133,175 | 17,255,804 | 18,955,347 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 533,180 | 520,621 | 283,750 | 553,030 | 538,453 | 2,429,034 |
| 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 | 21,384,381 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT(REFUGE) OF THE USFWS, INCLUDING ACQUISITION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LAND FOR THE REFUGE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF REFUGE OPERATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | IN KEEPING WITH ITS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2019 - 2023, THE MINNESOTA VALLEY TRUST (MVT) HAD THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2020: 1.MVT INVESTED IN STRATEGIC LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX. MVT COMPLETED ON ONE ACQUISITION IN 2020, ADDING THE 87-ACRE BELTER PARCEL TO THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIT OF THE REFUGE. IT CONTINUED WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS ON ACQUISITION OF PARCELS TO EXPAND AND COMPLETE SEVERAL OTHER REFUGE UNITS. 2.MVT INVESTED IN STRATEGIC HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT ON THE REFUGE COMPLEX. IN 2020, MVT: -EMPLOYED A FULL-TIME HABITAT BIOLOGIST TO DESIGN, PLAN AND MANAGE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS ON MVT LANDS, COORDINATE THE CONSERVATION CORPS MN-IA (CCMI) CREW, AND ASSIST WITH REFUGE PROJECTS. -CONTRACTED WITH CCMI FOR A CREW THAT COMPLETED HABITAT ENHANCEMENT WORK OVER 243 ACRES, INCLUDING REMOVAL AND TREATMENT OF INVASIVE WOODY SPECIES AND SEEDING. -INITIATED THE RAPIDS LAKE PHASE 2 OAK SAVANNA AND PRAIRIE RESTORATION PROJECT OVER 150 ACRES, INCLUDING INVASIVE WOODY REMOVAL, HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS, RAKING OF PRAIRIE REMNANTS, MOWING, DISCING AND ROTOTILLING. -INITIATED THE RAPIDS LAKE PHASE 3 OAK SAVANNA AND PRAIRIE RESTORATION OVER 77 ACRES, INCLUDING INVASIVE WOODY REMOVAL IN THE OAK SAVANNA, DECONSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE AND DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING SITE. -INITIATED PRAIRIE ENHANCEMENT OVER 44 ACRES KNOWN AS RAPIDS LAKE UNIT WEST. 3.MVT SUPPORTED SPECIAL PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE, INSPIRING EXPERIENCE ON THE REFUGE FOR A DIVERSITY OF VISITORS. IN 2020, MVT: -FUNDED THE OPERATIONS OF THE RAPIDS LAKE EDUCATION AND VISITOR CENTER (EVC), INTERN BUNKHOUSE, PUBLIC WIFI AT BLOOMINGTON EVC AND THE DISCOVER NATURE APP. -FUNDED ONE REFUGE MAINTENANCE POSITION. -REPLACED CONCRETE AT THE RAPIDS LAKE EVC TO ENSURE VISITOR SAFETY. -EMPLOYED A GIS SPECIALIST & SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER WHO PRODUCED HIGH- QUALITY REFUGE MAPS FOR VISITOR AND STAFF USE, DEVELOPED A MODEL THAT REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE 2020 FLOODING OF IMPACTS TO REFUGE UNITS AND TRAILS, MANAGED SEVERAL RFP PROCESSES FOR MVT AND MANAGED IT FOR THE REFUGE. 4.THE MINNESOTA VALLEY TRUST INVESTED IN CONNECTING MORE PEOPLE AND A DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE WITH THE REFUGE. IN 2020, MVT: -PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MINNESOTA VALLEY REFUGE FRIENDS FOR ITS FIRST-EVER STAFF POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO THE FRIENDS IN THE AREAS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, FUNDRAISING, AND MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. -FUNDED THREE PARK RANGER POSITIONS IN VISITOR SERVICES ON THE REFUGE AND FOUR TEACHING INTERNS FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR. -EMPLOYED TWO TEACHING INTERNS FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR WHO ADAPTED THE REFUGE'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM TO VIRTUAL PLATFORM AND DELIVERED IT TO STUDENTS IN 14 SCHOOLS IN MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL AND SUBURBS ADJACENT TO THE REFUGE. -EMPLOYED AN URBAN COMMUNITY OUTREACH APPRENTICE WHO DESIGNED AND DELIVERED CREATIVE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO CONNECT NEW COMMUNITIES WITH THE REFUGE. -FUNDED THE URBAN SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH ENGAGED AND INTERN COORDINATOR AND 8 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH THROUGH MINNEAPOLIS ACHIEVE IN PAID CAREER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIPS ON THE REFUGE (VIRTUAL IN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19). 5.MVT LEVERAGED ITS ASSETS. IN 2020, MVT WAS AWARDED MULTIPLE GRANTS FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: -METRO BIG RIVERS PHASE 10 WAS APPROPRIATED BY THE MN LEGISLATURE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LSOHC = 801,000 FOR LAND ACQUISITION ON THE REFUGE. -CONSERVATION PARTNERS LEGACY GRANT = 352,000 TO CONTINUE THE CCMI CREW 2021-23. -EXPEDITED CONSERVATION PROJECT, CONSERVATION PARTNERS LEGACY GRANT = 50,000 FOR 37-ACRE AGRICULTURAL FIELD RESTORATION TO PRAIRIE ON THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIT. -EXPEDITED CONSERVATION PROJECT, CONSERVATION PARTNERS LEGACY GRANT = 50,000 FOR 40-ACRE AGRICULTURAL FIELD RESTORATION TO WETLAND AND UPLAND ON THE KAUL WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B | THE ORGANIZAION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WHICH HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING REVIEW BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT IS FILED AFTER APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY FILE STATEMENT COMMITTING TO DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REMINDED AT EACH BOARD MEETING OF THE POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | WILL BE PROVIDED BY MAIL OR EMAIL UPON REQUEST. |
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