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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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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.") .. | 161,990 | 146,051 | 166,504 | 189,429 | 173,677 | 837,651 |
| 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 | 161,990 | 146,051 | 166,504 | 189,429 | 173,677 | 837,651 |
| 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).. | 87,962 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 749,689 | |||||
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.. | 161,990 | 146,051 | 166,504 | 189,429 | 173,677 | 837,651 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,490 | 2,170 | 2,018 | 10,513 | 38,300 | 54,491 |
| 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.).. | 134 | 134 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 892,276 | |||||
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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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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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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 20011406 |
| Software Version: | 20.0.2.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 32,509, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 3,564 detail included in Schedule O below |
| Form 990, Part III, Line general | - ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE - Grand Canyon River Guides GCRG is an educational environmental nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect the Grand Canyon, set the highest standards for the river guiding profession, celebrate the unique spirit of the river community provide the best possible river experience to the public. GCRG celebrated its 33rd year in FY 2021. Please visit gcrg.org for more information. |
| Form 990, Part I, Line general | GENERAL NOTE The organization has only one permanent, part-time staff member, the Executive Director, who generally works 30 hours/week and celebrated her 26th year in that role in FY 2021. 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 at least 108 volunteers in FY 2021 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 III, Line 4b | Guides Training Seminar continued from 990, page 2 affiliated tribes and the science community. The focus of both annual seminars is interpretive training in the cultural, natural and human history of Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, as well as relevant safety, resource management and river/canyon protection issues. The V-GTS had 126 registrations, and the GTS river trip had 12 guides and 10 speakers participating. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | Adaptive Management/LTEMP EIS continued from 990, p2 The article, entitled Spring Disturbance Flow 2021, discussed the planned low flow for scheduled maintenance to Glen Canyon Dam, followed by a pulse of higher flows to provide scientists an opportunity to study effects of the disturbance to the food base and bug population. Throughout FY 2021, GCRG disseminated monthly dam flow reports from the Bureau of Reclamation as well as Colorado River related articles of interest to our river running constituency through e-newsletters and social media. Our GCDAMP representatives continue to advocate for the health of the recreational resource in Grand Canyon. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM AAB Expenses 13,632 - GCRG developed our Adopt-a-Beach program in 1996 to document change attributable to the first Beach Habitat Building Flow from Glen Canyon Dam. Since that time, our long-term photo-matching, beach monitoring effort has utilized volunteer guides to document the continuing evolution of sand deposition on approximately 44 camping beaches along the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park.The AAB photographs datasheets are analyzed, compiled and disseminated in a report to the U.S. Geological Surveys Grand Canyon Monitoring Research Center GCMRC. The AAB photos are subsequently included in the GIS Campsite Atlas managed jointly by the National Park Service and GCMRC for access by researchers and scientists. Highlights in FY 2021 included an upgrade to the AAB datasheet developed in cooperation with GCRGs Technical Work Group representative see above and scientists from GCMRC. The primary investigator for AAB also published a four-page article with photographic examples in the Winter 2020/2021 issue of the Boatmans Quarterly Review, entitled Adopt-a-Beach Repeat Photography Project Expanding into Our 25th Year. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - COLORADO RIVER RUNNERS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT/ADOPT-A-BOATMAN PROGRAM Expenses 2803 - This oral history project is a longstanding collaborative effort between GCRG and the Cline Library/Special Collections at Northern Arizona University NAU, 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 each issue of the Boatmans Quarterly Review BQR, and transcripts are archived at the NAU Cline Library/Special Collections. The process of interviewing, reviewing, editing and transcribing the oral histories is ongoing. In FY 2021, GCRG conducted 4 in-depth interviews, transcribed one,and edited and published four oral history interviews in the BQR. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - FIRST AID PROGRAMS Expenses 4165 Program Service Revenue 3,564 - Grand Canyon River Guides sponsored a Wilderness First Responder WFR Recertification course February 12 - 14, 2021 to meet river guides needs for safety/training courses in compliance with the Commercial Operating Requirements for 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. In FY 2021, GCRG limited participant numbers in order to ensure social distance amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Eleven river guides participated and received their WFR recertifications, including CPR and seven additional participants received CPR-only certification. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - GRAND CANYON RIVER HERITAGE COALITION Expenses 1564 - GCRG has been a member of the Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition GCRHC since 2011, advocating for the development of a river heritage museum at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. In FY 2021, a Memorandum of Understanding was finalized and executed with the Grand Canyon Conservancy, the parks official private sector friends group and authorized fundraising partner, as part of the Coalitions plan of dissolution. GCRG representatives will continue to work directly with the Grand Canyon Conservancy and Grand Canyon National Park to support a positive interpretive future for the historic boats of Grand Canyon. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - COVID-19 PROJECTS Expenses 1500 - The Grand Canyon Relief Coalition, an informal collaboration of three nonprofit organizations GCRG, the Whale Foundation and Grand Canyon Youth, was formed in early 2020 specifically to offer much needed support to our river community during the Covid-19 pandemic health and financial crisis. The fund administered financial assistance to river guides who lost a third or more of their wages when the Colorado River shut down for months due to Covid health concerns via Coalition partner, the Whale Foundation, dedicated to health and wellness of the river guiding community. In some cases, GCRG served as a pass-through organization for donors contributing to this fund in the prior fiscal year. In FY 2021 the Coalition paused its work to take time to reflect and regroup, amid changing needs of its constituency. Coalition members continued to discuss how best to support the river community, eventually pivoting to anti-racism work and efforts geared towards fostering a more diverse and equitable future for our river community. see JEDI project below |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - JUSTICE/EQUITY/DIVERSITY/INCLUSION JEDI PROJECT Expenses 6954 In FY 2021, GCRG developed and implemented two new programs geared toward diversifying the guide pool in Grand Canyon by eliminating some of the initial hurdles, specifically for individuals who identify as a member of one of the affiliated tribes of Grand Canyon. The first program is an Indigenous Wilderness First Responder Scholarship which covers the significant cost of an intensive 80-hour medical training curriculum as required by Grand Canyon National Park for all guides two scholarships awarded in FY 2021. The second program is an Indigenous Gear Stipend program to provide gift certificates with pro-deal pricing to individuals beginning a career in river guiding 1 awarded in FY 2021. Also new for FY 2021, GCRG is collaborating with Grand Canyon Youth, the Whale Foundation and other interested inviduals in a newly formed Grand Canyon Equitable Access and Inclusion Coalition GCEAIC to work together toward a more just, inclusive and sustainable future for the Grand Canyon river community. Lastly, GCRG and the Whale Foundation co-sponsored Point Positive workshop series in November 2020 and March 2021 for river guides and outfitter leadership/management, providing tools to provide a safe, inclusive and respectful work environment for all. The workshops were offered at no cost to the river community. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | - OTHER PROGRAMS Expenses 1891 Revenue 0 - Other programs with limited activity expenses during FY 2021 included the biennial Fall Rendezvous community-building event, ongoing monitoring Little Colorado River hydro-pump dam proposals, and ongoing monitoring of uranium mining threats to Grand Canyon National Park. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12 | - The CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY is provided to all GCRG directors and officers each year. They are asked to review the policy and complete the form disclosing any potential conflicts. The completed and signed forms are kept on file at the GCRG office. If any potential conflicts arise throughout the year, they are addressed at regularly scheduled board meetings. Directors or officers with conflicts or potential conflicts are excused from discussions and from voting on related issues in accordance with the Conflict of Interest Policy guidelines. |
| 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, Vice President and entire Board of Directors for review, questions and comments before it is finalized and filed. |
| 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 when approving the budget, and applying an automatic 2 cost-of-living increase. Ocassionally an additional merit increase is approved 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 2021 celebrated her 26th year with the organization, was paid 48,514 during calendar year 2020. She elected not to take the automatic 2 cost-of-living increase in FY 2021. Note Board members/officers are not compensated for this service to the organization. There were no qualifying key employees in FY 2021 or any other year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | - PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - 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 and by request. A summary of the financial statements is published annually in an issue of the Boatmans Quarterly Review. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Line 28 | All officers and directors of GCRG who serve as volunteers are working river guides who are employed by a variety of commercial river outfitters in Grand Canyon National Park. During FY 2021, which spans two board cycles, the President of GCRG was an nonexclusive employee of Arizona Raft Adventures, a commercial river outfitter that is owned by the organizations Secretary/Treasurer, Fred Thevenin retired from office 12/30/2019 and his spouse. One board member was an employee of Canyon Explorations/Expeditions, a commercial river outfitter that is managed by GCRG director, Justin Salamon. Another board member was a non-exclusive employee of OARS, a commercial river outfitter that is managed by GCRG director, Lars Haarr. The GCRG Vice-President whose term ended 8/31/2020, the President who took office 9/1/2020, and five other directors were river guide employees of other commercial river outfitters or worked for other entities in Grand Canyon. Note each year the Vice President/President-Elect and three new directors are voted into office by the guide members of GCRG in an anonymous mail-in ballot see more below. See Schedule L, Part IV for a list of related party transactions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line all | - BOARD OF DIRECTORS - The guide members of the organization river guides who pay annual dues to the organization determine by an anonymous 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. 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. At the beginning of the new board term on September 1, 2021, the longtime Executive Director was chosen to fill the vacancy in the Secretary/Treasurer position. The board is currently reviewing candidates for the position and hopes to fill it before the calendar year end. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | - PROFESSIONAL FEES OTHER PAYMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS This represents professional graphic design/desktop publishing/scientific analysis/educational/editing services related to the Boatmans Quarterly Review publication Adopt-a-Beach monitoring program including data management and analysis AMWG LTEMP meetings and reports first aid course instruction oral history interviews, editing and transcription services, and workshop implementation services. See Program Service Accomplishments in Part III for more information. |
| Software ID: | 20011406 |
| Software Version: | 20.0.2.0 |