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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
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 24,368 | 27,989 | 38,153 | 36,779 | 37,196 | 164,485 |
| 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 | 250 | 27,662 | 9,798 | 13,189 | 2,715 | 53,614 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 24,618 | 55,651 | 47,951 | 49,968 | 39,911 | 218,099 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 218,099 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 24,618 | 55,651 | 47,951 | 49,968 | 39,911 | 218,099 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,032 | 504 | 637 | 2,750 | 3,866 | 8,789 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,032 | 504 | 637 | 2,750 | 3,866 | 8,789 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 25,650 | 56,155 | 48,588 | 52,718 | 43,777 | 226,888 |
| 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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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 | 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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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 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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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Remaining underdistributions for 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| Software ID: | 24020490 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.2 |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Information to complete Form 990 is provided to the Paid Return Prepared by the Treasurer. After the Treasurers preliminary review of the draft of Form 990, the current is distributed to the Chairman and other Executive Committee members. Once the draft is reviewed and approved, Form 990 is electronically signed by the Chairman and Treasurer and is filed with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a | All members of the Executive Committee are non-compensated volunteers, NYSCTU has no compensated employees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b | All members of the Executive Committee are non-compensated volunteers, NYSCTU has no compensated employees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | NYSCTU is not required by New York State law to have audited financial reports based on revenues less than the statutory thresholds. Form 990 is a required submission as part of the State Charity Registration Renewal process.NYSCTU is listed on the Guidestar (https://guidestar.com) website. Interested people should refer to Guidestar to view the most current and historical Forms 990. TUNs Conflict of Interest Policy and Whistleblower Policy is available on TUNs website (https://tu.org). NYSCTUs By-Laws are available upon written request to: New York State Council of Trout Unlimited, Inc.185 West John St.Hicksville, NY 11802-8049 |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4a, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | During the sixty years since its founding, conservation has been one of the cornerstones of NYSCTUs program and activities. These conservation initiatives focus on ensuring vibrant habitats to sustain cold-water fisheries. The building blocks for conserving, protecting, restoring, and sustaining cold water fisheries include:Stream and Habitat Restoration: Eroded, widened, with infilled pools and deficient habitats -- all this is attributable to past actions and land uses that disrupted natural stream processes and left many streams too shallow, warm and with decimated habitats essential to sustain all aquatic life. Consequently, many streams and rivers now require both active and passive restoration measures to recover natural conditions that in turn enable natural stream processes to regain lost resiliency that normally provides healthy conditions required for trout and all other aquatic life cycles. With good recovery of natural stream functions, natural processes can maintain: deep pools, sediment free riffles and sediment free spawning areas as well as helping to retaining the in-stream woody habitat that provides feeding areas and refuge from adverse flows and predation.Riparian Buffers: Planting trees and shrubs along ample stream and river floodplain corridors is a seemingly simple yet very impactful aspect of passive stream restoration. Plant roots: protect against excessive erosion, retain cool groundwater that returns to the stream in dry summers, and filters out polluted runoff. Shading canopy cools the water and protects trout from predators. And finally, some mature trees are eventually recruited into the stream boosting natural habitat complexity while contributing directly to important channel processes.Dam and Culvert Removal: These structures inhibit the free migration and movement of trout and salmon. Removing dams and culverts, often installed many decades ago, restores rivers and streams to their original state. Reconnecting rivers and streams is one of the most important strategies to secure a future for cold, healthy rivers under current climate change predictions.TUN Chapters and their members provide on-the-ground labor and resources for completing these projects with guidance from NYSCTUs Conservation Committee and help from TUN staff assigned to the Northeast. In some cases, NYSCTU also provides supplementary funding. The Conservation Committee also oversees implementing TUNs strategic Priority Waters program. The purpose of the science-based Priority Waters program is to ensure that projects are identified and undertaken on waterbodies with the best chance of increasing wild and native fish populations.Besides conservation, NYSCTUs programs and activities include building community through outreach and education. These are some examples of Conservation Programmatic Services: Wiscoy Creek Project: Restored 375 feet of eroded bank, Constructed 12 Lunker structures and installed them, Installed 10 root wads, Tons of Stone used , Grade Control also installed, 100 trees were planted along with live willow stakes, $4500 from the FEF fund were applied toward materials used on the project.Camden Valley Creek 2024 stream restoration: This site was initially recognized as a major source of active bank erosion impacting trout and invertebrate habitats & populations both locally and downstream. Detailed studies (23) revealed two sources of excess sediment inputs: widespread moderate channel incision ramping up stream-energy (eroding both bed and banks) as well as a 200 length of a bank eroding at 15/yr to add an additional 20 tons/yr of sands & gravels per year to the stream. Restoration targeted both problems -- rebalancing stream-energy to meet natural sediment transport requirements and improving limited habitats. The first was achieved by: reconnecting the stream to its bankfull riparian floodplain, reactivating existing natural flood-relief channels, and removing a large in-channel pipe located at the start of the project that directly exacerbated channel incision. The second goal (improving habitats) was achieved with strategic large wood additions, and along the eroding bend by: adding toe-wood to the relocated bend to regain bank erosion rates under 1/yr, adding two J hook pools and a rock riffle to restore bed and bank roughness & improve habitat diversity. Riparian buffers were revegetated and replanted with wetland trees & shrubs on newly formed floodplains and the adjacent low terrace. Outcomes: Overall substantial improvements are seen from pre project incision throughout the 1150 reach. Good to excellent results are noted for: use of the flood relief channels, strategic large wood additions, the geomorphic restoration of the eroding bend (toe wood & rock riffle) that continue to provide added roughness, habitat diversity & access to a new wide bankfull floodplain. The J hook structures remain structurally intact, yet infilled by the residual large sediment loads. The revegetated riparian buffer is excellent.In partnership with Rivers of Recovery and the Hungry Trout Fly Shop and Lodge, NYSCTU hosted 4 combat veterans for therapeutic outdoor recreation and fellowship in the form of fly -fishing in the Adirondacks on the storied Ausable River. This was the 4th year in a row of conducting this event. Keith Tidball, NYSCTU'S Vice President for Service Partnerships once again planned, coordinated, and executed the event.The NY State Council helps develop and support local chapter Headwaters Youth Education programs across NY State. For the Stream Explorers programs we offer Trout in the Classroom (Salmon in the Classroom) here in NY.We engage youth in approximately 281 schools and have 24,676 students actively involved in the program. The State Council also helps chapters work with teens through the Girl Scout STREAM Girls program ( 2 programs ran this past year) & Scouts USA Fly Fishing programs through some of the chapters.We help chapters with Stream Explorers Events and engage communities with Family fishing days & TU Teen fishing days to involve our youth in fly fishing, fly tying, casting, ecology stream engagement and watershed education. TU is also a big supporter of The Mayfly Project, which helps foster care children learn about fly fishing. There are two locations in NY that run The Mayfly project, Rochester & Millbrook NY in which the TU State Council supports. NY TU State Council is also actively involved in 8 college clubs here in NY State. We are also supporting our youth in participation with the Expeditions activities out west. TU has approximately 140 youth members, 90 of them are Stream Explorers while another 50 are TU Teens. The council supports our chapters in recognizing them by offering a NYS TU Youth Education Volunteer Excellence Award each year.This year the Youth Excellence award goes to Mike Linse, from the Canandaigua Chapter.Trout Waters Youth Camp 2024: This camp introduces young men and women between the ages of 14-17 to the sport of fly fishing for trout. The camp places a large emphasis on the conservation and protection of our cold water fishery . Campers learn about the many organisms prevalent in a trout stream and the importance of enhancing and maintaining a clean, cold, and stable water environment for trout and the organisms they live with. Three healthy meals and snacks are provided each day starting with Sunday evening dinner and concluding with a family lunch on Friday. Lessons are presented on fly tying, fly fishing, entomology, ecology, and conservation. All equipment, lodging and meals are provided. The camp is fully insured by the National Trout Unlimited organization. Each evening campers have one-on-one stream experiences with veteran Delaware River anglers. Presenters include some of the top professional guides, fly tiers, and authors from the Catskill area. All camp personnel have been background checked and vetted by TU national. Campers get to experience fly fishing for wild trout in the Catskills, birthplace of American fly fishing. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, Line 8b , Governing Body and Management: | There are no Committees having authority to act on behalf of the Governing body. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, Line 12a, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: | Members of the Executive Committee are bound to comply with TUNs Conflict of Interest Policy. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, Line 13, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY: | TUN has established protocols for all TU members to report violations of TUNs policies or illegal actions to TUNs Legal Counsel, TUNs Board Chair, or TUNs Ethics Hotline. |
| FORM 990, SCHEDULE B, PART I, DESCRIPTION OF LISTED CONTRIBUTIONS: | BROOKFIELD RENEWAL ENERGY ($9,097.52)Brookfield Renewable U.S. is a leading owner, operator, and developer of renewable power, delivering innovative, renewable power solutions that accelerate the world towards a sustainable, low-carbon future.TROUT UNLIMITED NATIONAL ($14,582.50)TUN rebates a small portion of renewal membership dues to NYSCTU each year. This is the fiscal year 2023-2024 payment received in September 2024. |
| Software ID: | 24020490 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.2 |