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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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Total |
0 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 333,142 | 620,531 | 400,059 | 654,541 | 557,544 | 2,565,817 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 333,142 | 620,531 | 400,059 | 654,541 | 557,544 | 2,565,817 |
| 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) .. | 1,014,837 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,550,980 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 333,142 | 620,531 | 400,059 | 654,541 | 557,544 | 2,565,817 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 427 | 3,147 | 4,035 | 19,475 | 6,650 | 33,734 |
| 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.).. | 517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 517 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,600,068 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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.) | 0 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 2022 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-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Pt II Ln 10 | Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Misc. 2018: 517. 2019: 0. 2020: 0. 2021: 0. 2022: 0. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Pt VI, Line 11b | The 990 draft was emailed to all board members for review. Each was requested to respond within the comment period with either an approval or with additions/revisions. Responses were then summarized and any changes forwarded to the tax return preparer for inclusion in the final version of the return. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | Each board member and member of a committee with governing board-delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms that the person: a. Has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; b. Has read and understands the policy; c. Has agreed to comply with the policy; and d. Understands the Organization is a charitable one and, in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. In addition, every time the board discusses whether or not to accept a new case,the board members must disclose any interests that might give rise to a conflict. |
| Pt VI, Line 15a | During 2022 there were five attorneys who worked for Great Rivers. Bruce Morrison was the President. The other four were staff attorneys. The board members compare the salaries of the attorneys annually to similar positions in the St. Louis area and confirm that the attorneys chose to have lower salaries than the going rate for attorneys with their experience in small firms and with a specialized practice of environmental protection so more funds can be used for the program. |
| Pt VII, Col (F) | Great Rivers makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, audited financial statements, and 990's available to the public upon request. The audited statements and 990's are on its website. The 990's and other information can also be found on the Candid (formerly Guidestar) website. |
| Other | Pt.VII - line 1 - Officer of the Organization - Bruce Morrison, the President, was an officer of the Organization and also an employee. Missouri law allows employees to be officers of a not-for-profit organization. He is not paid for his officer duties nor is he a board member. |
| Pt VI, Line 15b | See the description above for Pt. VI, Line 15a |
| Other | Pt. XII, line 2a and 2c - The executive committee is responsible for monitoring the accounting processes and selecting who provides the accounting and auditing for the organization. The organization obtains an audit every other year. In the off years our CPA provides "preparation" engagement statements which are comparable to "compiled" statements. She completes a thorough review of the accounting transactions each year and consults with staff during the year about accounting and other business issues. She prepares our 990's. |
| Other | Part III,4a - I. CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM - Great Rivers works to address climate change by decreasing carbon emissions and encouraging cleaner energy. Missouri's electricity is among the most coal-intensive in the country at 80%. Almost no coal is mined(or oil or gas drilled) in Missouri and we have good wind and solar potential. Our utilities' coal-burning power plants are old and lack up-to-date pollution controls, which keeps them relatively cheap at the expense of the public's health and a stable climate. Great Rivers appears regularly before the Missouri Public Service Commission, the state's utility regulator. Where environmental voices were never heard before, we represent traditional environmental advocates like Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council along with front-line social justice organizations like the Missouri NAACP, Dutchtown South Community Corporation, and Metropolitan Congregations United. Together, we advocate for more energy efficient programs, more wind and solar generation, and for electrification of transportation. In 2022, we were before the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) on a variety of matters, pressing Missouri's investor-owned utilities for a change. These matters included: Seeing that Ameren considers energy market prices if it decides to continue to operate its coal-powered facilities (PSC File No. EO-2022-0236); Advocating for fossil fuel generation retirement and clean energy expansion in Evergy rate cases (PSC File Nos. ER-2022-0129 and 0130); Advocating for earlier retirement of Evergy's coal-fired power plants and increased reliance on solar and wind sources of energy generation in Evergy's annual IRP update (PSC File Nos. EO-2022-0201 and 0202); Opposing Ameren's efforts to extend the life of its fossil fuel energy generating facilities on Ameren Missouri's proposed change to its 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (PSC File No. EO-2022-0362); Supporting new solar energy generation on Ameren's proposal to construct a large-scale solar facility (PSC File No. EA-2022-0245); and Advocating for wind energy transmission in Missouri in the Grain Belt Express matter (PSC File No. EA-2023-0017). II. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM - Great Rivers is committed to monitoring permitting actions that will unfairly burden minority, low-income communities. On behalf of clients across the State, Great Rivers evaluates proposed pollution sources to determine whether government authorities have unfairly targeted disadvantaged populations. Matters include those involving air pollution, solid and hazardous waste, safe drinking water, energy, and lead poisoning. In 2022: FOOD SCARCITY - We began providing legal services to North Saint Louis urban black farming organizations. HYDE PARK - For Hyde Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA) we continued to represent the Association in a nuisance lawsuit brought to rectify the environmental nuisance brought to the neighborhood by 11 industrial properties affiliated with Shreves Automotive Plant. LEAD - For the St. Louic County NAACP and Dutchtown South Community Corporation, we engaged with U.S. EPA on its Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. communities, pointing to ways in which US EPA could better serve impacted communities. We also continued our work with community partners over elevated lead levels in drinking water inside the City of Saint Louis Juvenile Detention Center. Statewide, Great Rivers succeeded in getting legislation passed to test and remediate lead in drinking water in Missouri's schools. COLDWATER CREEK - We continued to help the St. Louis County NAACP execute its advocacy plan concerning radiation surrounding Coldwater Creek in north Saint Louis County. We also began assisting the Jana Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association with its information gathering and advocacy concerning radioactive contaminants on and near the school grounds. NAACP COLLABORATION - Great Rivers continued to collaborate with the Mo. State Conference of the NAACP, the NAACP's national office, and Missouri NAACP local branches on environmental justice matters, and Bruce continued in his role as the Environmental and Climate Justice Committee Chair for the Missouri State Conference and the St. Louis County branch. III - SUSTAINABLE LANDS PROGRAM - Our sustainable lands program consists of assisting individuals, citizens' groups and environmental organizations in their efforts to preserve and protect parks, open space, forests and wilderness areas. In 2022, regarding the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) and the lawsuit brought by Shannon County against the National Park Service and L-A-D Foundation about roads and trails within the ONSR, we continued to defend scenic easements on L-A-D and Park Service lands. We also continued to help a community in Howell County, Missouri, to organize and advocate over its concerns about water qualtiy impacts to the Wild and Scenic Eleven Point River. IV - AIR QUALITY PROGRAM - Our Air Quality Program protects the regions' air quality and reduces exposure to toxic pollutants. Ultimately we seek a region where our children are healthy and free of asthma and other pollution-related ailments. In May 2022, for Dutchtown South Community Corporation, we began advocating (through formal notice and comment rulemaking) for EPA to impose more stringent manufacturing and idling requirements for heavy-duty engines through the recently proposed Heavy Duty Engine Rule. This rule has a particular importance for communities such as Dutchtown because heavy-duty engines are a significant source of harmful air pollution and are more often operated near low-income communities of color. The stakes are particularly high in Missouri, where our work demonstates a pattern and practice of regulatory officials of failing to enforce anti-idling ordinances and regulations. In June 2022, for Missouri Coalition for the Environment and several other community groups around the state, we began advocating to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) in response to its draft statewide air monitoring plan. We called out MDNR for failing to adequately involve the public in its regulatory process. We asked MDNR to increase its ozone and particulate matter monitoring in low-income communities of color. These communities suffer from increased asthma and other respiratory diseases. We also advocated for air monitoring near large factory farms, and for MDNR to address air pollution associated with mining operations and coal-related facilites around the state. Regarding U.S. EPA's investigation of our environmental justice complaint against MDNR, and regarding the preliminary findings EPA made against MDNR last year, EPA informed us that they have entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with MDNR regarding MDNR's violations of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) requirements. These will require MDNR to meaningfully engage communities made up of non-English speaking members. On the second prong of our environmental justice complaint (community engagement and cumulative air pollution impacts), we worked with EPA so it may hear first-hand from impacted community members. In June 2022, with Missouri Coalition for the Environment, we began advocating (through formal notice and communt rulemaking) in response to EPA's proposed Federal Implementation Plan to address regional ozone transport in Missouri and other states (the so-called Good Neighbor Rule). We supported EPA's proposal to include Missouri in a revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to address NOx emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. We focused on the ramifications the proposed rule would have on communities experiencing environmental injustices throughout Missouri, particularly in the eastern portion of the State, where ozone pollution is a significant problem, and in Sikeston, where black residents live near a coal-fired power plant. In 2022, we continued discussions with community partners interested in joining us in a community air monitoring effort, and we collaborated with two others regarding their community air monitoring projects. We engaged MDNR on a number of draft air pollution permits. V. WATER QUALITY PROGRAM - On behalf of our clients, Great Rivers seeks to protect and preserve the waters of Missouri and surrounding states. Our water quality program begins with monitoring proposed federal, state and local actions that will adversely affect water quality. Great Rivers is frequently involved in matters that adversely impact water quality. This includes assisting environmentsl groups, citizens' organizations and individuals in their legal challenges designed to protect the quality of the waters. In 2022, we continued to assist Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper (MCW) regarding water qualtiy and coal ash. We submitted comments to EPA on an Ameren-requested extension to accept coal combustion on-site at its Sioux facility in an unlined pond. O |
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