2024-05-03T11:41:11-05:00 2023-12-31 810348775 JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC 321 W BROADWAY 4TH FLOOR MISSOULA MT 59802 990 2023-01-01 522073018 INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES INST 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 DAVID SPRATT CEO 6086305738 2024-05-01 1 DAVID SPRATT 999009999 0 DREW RIEKER CPAABV P01372762 4065494148 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DAVID SPRATT 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 786014 0 X WWW.IJNR.ORG X 1997 MT THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT. 10 10 5 163 0 0 964987 782288 0 0 51 3726 0 0 965038 786014 98800 9005 0 0 365093 344205 0 0 34505 126342 161059 590235 514269 374803 271745 919874 1292803 23615 35743 896259 1257060 X THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT. 0 0 311087 9005 BEYOND YELLOWSTONE: 2023 SEJ POST-CONFERENCE TOURTHE SEJ POST-CONFERENCE TOUR, CONDUCTED APRIL 23-26 IN IDAHO, TOOK 15 SEJ CONFERENCE-GOERS TO THE DOORSTEP OF AMERICA'S ICONIC NATIONAL PARK - YELLOWSTONE - AND WORKED ITS WAY ACROSS THE HIGH DIVIDE. ALONG THE WAY, JOURNALISTS MET WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK ON THIS LANDSCAPE AND SAW FIRST-HAND HOW THEY'RE ADDRESSING A NUMBER OF ISSUES ACROSS THE REGION. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND USE, ENERGY PRODUCTION, AND A BOOM IN OUTDOOR RECREATION.LAKE SUPERIOR INSTITUTEIJNR HELD A FIVE-DAY, SIX-NIGHT INSTITUTE FOR 15 JOURNALISTS, JUNE 11-16, THAT TRAVELED ALONG MINNESOTA'S NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND EXPLORED HOW WE USE, MANAGE, AND CONSERVE THIS INCOMPARABLE FRESHWATER RESOURCE. JOURNALISTS ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THE NATIONAL - AND EVEN GLOBAL - STORIES OF ENERGY PRODUCTION, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES THE MASSIVE LAKE ENCOMPASSES. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS HEARD FROM SCIENTISTS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, TRIBAL AND FIRST NATION LEADERS, LOCAL OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AS THEY DEVELOPED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THE CURRENT STATE OF THE GREAT LAKES AND THE HISTORY OF RESOURCE USE IN THE REGION, AND LEFT BETTER PREPARED TO WRITE ABOUT FRESHWATER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.KLAMATH RIVER INSTITUTEWITH THE REMOVAL OF FOUR DAMS ALONG THE KLAMATH RIVER, A NEW CHAPTER FOR THIS HISTORICALLY RICH RIVER SYSTEM BEGINS. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE RELIED ON THE RIVER FOR WATER AND SUSTENANCE FOR MILLENNIA. BUT MORE RECENTLY, ITS WATERS HAVE BEEN DIVIDED AND SUBDIVIDED IN ATTEMPTS TO SUPPORT LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURE, GENERATE HYDROELECTRIC POWER, AND SUSTAIN VARIED ECOSYSTEMS. NOW, BETWEEN HUMAN ENGINEERING AND RELENTLESS DROUGHT, THE KLAMATH RIVER BARELY RESEMBLES WHAT IT ONCE WAS. LITERALLY NO ONE - TRIBES, FARMERS, RANCHERS, FISH, OR WILDLIFE - GETS WHAT THEY NEED. IJNR CONDUCTED A SIX-DAY, SEVEN-NIGHT INSTITUTE SEPTEMBER 16-22 FOR 13 JOURNALISTS THAT EXPLORED THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN FROM ITS HEADWATERS IN SOUTHERN OREGON TO ITS MOUTH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND INVESTIGATED HOW REMOVAL OF FOUR DAMS WILL IMPACT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND SOVEREIGNTY, HYDROLOGY, FOOD SYSTEMS, AGRICULTURE PRACTICES, RIVER ECOSYSTEMS, FISHERIES, WILDLIFE MIGRATIONS, THE ENERGY SYSTEM, AND MORE.TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGEA VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTSFOR MILLENNIA, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THIS CONTINENT HAVE BEEN BUILDING COMPLEX KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM. UNTIL RECENTLY, THESE WAYS OF KNOWING - OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OR TEK - WERE LARGELY IGNORED BY WESTERN SCIENCE. NOW, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ARE JOINING FEDERAL, STATE, ACADEMIC AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW HUMANITY STEWARDS ITS RESOURCES, SHAPES ITS LANDS AND WATERS AND RESPONDS TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS. IJNR CONDUCTED A TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 13-14 THAT HELPED 26 JOURNALISTS BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TRIBES AND FIRST NATIONS ARE JOINING DISCUSSIONS OVER ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - AND THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TEK BRINGS TO CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION EFFORTS. JOURNALISTS LEARNED ABOUT SUCH TOPICS AS TREATY RIGHTS ON TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES, PRESCRIBED BURNING AND CULTURAL FIRE, FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INDIGENOUS STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS AND WATERS.WILDFIRE POLICY, POLITICS AND SCIENCE: A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTSAS WILDFIRE SEASONS START EARLIER, LAST LONGER AND CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN EVER BEFORE, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP. A CHANGING CLIMATE KEEPS MOVING THE TARGET AS DECISION MAKERS STRIVE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR BELEAGUERED FIREFIGHTERS, DEFINE RISK, PREPARE HOMEOWNERS FOR THE INEVITABLE AND SEEK SOLUTIONS - ALL WHILE BIGGER, HOTTER FIRES KEEP COMING.IJNR CONDUCTED A TWO-DAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP DECEMBER 5-6 TO HELP 25 JOURNALISTS BETTER UNDERSTAND AND COVER THE SCIENCE AND POLICY SURROUNDING THE SHIFTING FIRE LANDSCAPE. REPORTERS HEARD FROM EXPERT SPEAKERS, INCLUDING INDIGENOUS FIRE PRACTITIONERS, POLICY-MAKERS, ACADEMICS, AND FIRE MANAGERS ABOUT SUCH TOPICS AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND SHIFTING FIRE REGIMES, COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE, INSURANCE, UPDATES IN FEDERAL FIRE POLICY AND FUNDING, WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER WELL-BEING, PRESCRIBED BURNING AND COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT, AND EQUITY AND IMPACTS OF WILDFIRE.FIELD REPORTING GRANTSIJNR'S FIELD REPORTING GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND REPORTING PROJECTS BY INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS, AND COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS TRAVEL, LODGING, RESEARCH, AND SOME COMPENSATION. SPECIFIC GRANT CATEGORIES INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL GRANTS NAMED AFTER IJNR BOARD MEMBERS OR PAST ASSOCIATES, FOCUSED ON MARINE ISSUES, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, EARLY-CAREER JOURNALISTS, AND OTHER TOPICS. IN 2023 IJNR AWARDED GRANTS TO NINE INDIVIDUALS, AND PROJECT TOPICS RANGED WIDELY: ENDANGERED WHALES, BISON RESTORATION, WATER SHORTAGES, DESERT FLOODS, AIR QUALITY, WILDFIRE IMPACTS, POLAR BEARS, WOOD PELLETS, AND THE OUTDOOR ECONOMY. 311087 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 WA WI OH MI IL CA AR X X THE ORGANIZATION 6086305738 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202 MADISON WI 53704 DAVID SPRATT CEO 40.00 X 117460 0 23528 KAREN SCANLON CHAIR 0.25 X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE K BROWN VICE CHAIR 0.25 X X 0 0 0 RON WAKIMOTO SECRETARY 0.25 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA DWYER TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PAM ROCKLAND TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 WAYNE WATKINSON TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 SAVI HORNE TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 MARK TRAHANT TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 JULIA YARBOUGH TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 117460 0 23528 1 0 0 0 0 782288 782288 3726 3726 786014 0 0 3726 9005 9005 117460 71053 38526 7881 171814 76227 73249 22338 7522 4550 2467 505 27159 16429 8908 1822 20250 12249 6642 1359 9392 7918 1474 2224 1218 1006 109150 107850 724 576 OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL EX 35568 230 35314 24 FACULTY HONORARIA 2872 2872 PROGRAM AND MEETINGS 1853 1486 367 514269 311087 168677 34505 177582 180680 30150 197901 47000 172353 664092 739122 1050 2747 919874 1292803 17565 32996 6050 2747 23615 35743 X 638465 704471 257794 552589 896259 1257060 919874 1292803 271745 89056 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 795000 374302 739897 304987 782288 2996474 795000 374302 739897 304987 782288 2996474 1750815 1245659 1028 3269 9042 51 3726 17116 3013590 0.41330 0.44600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 664092 5180 90057 20000 739329 116335 615000 -67243 664092 101299 6000 9360 324 116335 89039 9000 3410 150 101299 74315 8105 6769 150 89039 0.95000 0.04000 0.01000 0 0 0 LEASE LIABILITY 2747 2747 875070 89056 89056 786014 0 786014 514269 0 514269 0 514269 PART V, LINE 4: IJNR HAS ADOPTED A SPENDING POLICY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATIONS EACH YEAR BASED UPON THE APPRECIATION OF THE ASSETS HELD IN THE PORTFOLIO. THE INTENT OF THE BOARD IS TO RETAIN 100% OF DONATED ASSETS WITHIN THE FUND PORTFOLIO AS WORKING CAPITAL. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH IJNR'S OBJECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS HELD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A SPECIFIED TERM AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REAL GROWTH THROUGH NEW GIFTS AND INVESTMENT RETURN. ADDITIONALLY, IN RECOGNITION OF IJNR'S VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE, IJNR PRIORITIZES INVESTING IN COMPANIES THAT SUBSCRIBE TO AND EXHIBIT ESG (ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND GOVERNANCE) PRINCIPLES WHEN INVESTING THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS. 0 GRANTS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEM TO REPORT ON IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO COVER. 9 9005 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE SENT AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE MADE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THEY ARE TO NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION AND REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.