2024-10-24T16:30:15-05:00 2023-12-31 860558065 HEINFELD MEECH & CO PC 10120 NORTH ORACLE ROAD TUCSON AZ 85704 990 2023-01-01 860796748 SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE SKYI 5206247080 PO BOX 41165 TUCSON AZ 85717 ROBERT GREY TREASURER 5206247080 2024-10-24 1 0 JIM REBENAR CPA P01783358 5207422611 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ROBERT GREY PO BOX 41165 TUCSON AZ 85717 1276579 0 X WWW.SKYISLANDALLIANCE.ORG X 1995 AZ OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE AND LANDS IN THE SKY ISLAND REGION. 13 13 17 329 0 0 1090667 1271389 0 0 590 1225 0 1515 1091257 1274129 4750 0 0 0 778898 755348 0 0 92714 341062 504636 1124710 1259984 -33453 14145 787715 813832 68926 75816 718789 738016 X WE WORK TO CONNECT PEOPLE, WILDLIFE, AND LANDS ACROSS THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER THROUGH THE USE OF SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ON-THE-GROUND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES. OUR MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROTECTING FLOWING WATER AT SPRINGS AND STREAMS; CONSERVING TRANSBOUNDARY CONNECTIVITY AND HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE; ENGAGING PEOPLE IN UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATING, AND RECONNECTING TO THE INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY OF THIS REGION; AND FOSTERING THE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS NECESSARY TO CONSERVE THE SKY ISLANDS' INTERCONNECTED ECOSYSTEM. 0 0 477978 CONSERVATION/COMMUNITY - WITH THE HELP OF OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS, SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE WORKED TO HEAL THE LAND IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO.OUR PATH OF THE JAGUAR INTERNSHIP EMBEDDED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITHIN SOME OF THE AGENCIES THEY COULD WORK FOR IN THE FUTURE INCLUDING SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK AND CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL IN ARIZONA, AND BAVISPE FLORA AND FAUNA PROTECTION AREA IN SONORA. FOR FOUR YEARS, THE PATH OF THE JAGUAR INTERNSHIP HAS FOSTERED A NEW GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS THAT WORK ACROSS BOUNDARIES AND REFLECT THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND BACKGROUNDS OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE. WE SHED LIGHT ON SPECIAL PLACES IN THE SKY ISLANDS UNDER THREAT AND ENGAGED THE PUBLIC TO DEFEND THEM INCLUDING OPPOSING A MINE IN THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, AND A DESTRUCTIVE TRAIN LINE CONSTRUCTION THROUGH VITAL HABITAT IN SONORA. WE COMPLETED YEAR ONE 0F A LONG-TERM PROJECT TO CONSERVE HABITAT ALONG THE RIO SONORA, WORKING WITH RANCHERS IN SONORA TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES.IN 2023, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 4,000 HOURS TO HEAL THE LAND AND REJUVENATE WATER SOURCES FOR WILDLIFE. WE BEGAN A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO SURVEY UNOFFICIAL ROADS IN THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST WITH SUPPORT FROM VOLUNTEERS AND RESTORE DAMAGED HABITAT. WE CONTINUED WORK AT ARAVAIPA CREEK, ONE OF THE MOST INTACT NATIVE FISHERIES IN ARIZONA, TO REMOVE INVASIVE VINCA AND REVIVE NATIVE PLANTS. AND, WE HOSTED NUMEROUS WEBINARS AND EVENTS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN LEARNING ABOUT THE SKY ISLANDS, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE SECOND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE SKY ISLANDS IN MOCTEZUMA, SONORA. 302394 WILDLIFE - OUR BORDER WILDLIFE STUDY IS DOCUMENTING THE REMARKABLE WILDLIFE COMMUNITY LIVING ALONG 30 MILES OF THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER WITH AN ARRAY OF MORE THAN 100 CAMERAS. IN 2023, THE STUDY INCLUDED THE SAN RAFAEL VALLEY, PATAGONIA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AND SAN PEDRO RIVER. THE STUDY IS NOW ALSO DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE'S INTERACTION WITH WALL INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNDERSTAND IMPACTS. OUR DATA AND ADVOCACY HELPED CONVINCE THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INSTALL SMALL OPENINGS FOR WILDLIFE IN THE WALL AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION. THE STUDY HAS DOCUMENTED OVER FOUR YEARS OF NATURAL AND MANMADE CHANGE ACROSS THE SAN RAFAEL VALLEY AND THE PATAGONIA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS.VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN OUR FOTOFAUNA PROGRAM SUBMITTED 924 CHECKLISTS FROM THEIR WILDLIFE CAMERAS IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES WILDLIFE PRESENCE ACROSS THE REGION TO INFORM PROTECTION. WE NOW HAVE DATA SPANNING MORE THAN 370 MILES FROM NORTH OF PHOENIX TO HERMOSILLO. 195093 SPRING SEEKER/SPRING RESCUE - AS CLIMATE CHANGES AND WE SEE MORE HEAT WAVES, DROUGHTS, AND WILDFIRES, SPRINGS CAN ACT AS REFUGES WHERE PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE PROTECTED. SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE WORKS WITH VOLUNTEERS TO SURVEY CONDITIONS, THREATS, AND RESTORATION OPPORTUNITIES AT THESE PRECIOUS WATER SOURCES. IN 2023, OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, AND STAFF SET A NEW ANNUAL RECORD IN SURVEYING SPRINGS. IN TOTAL, SPRING SEEKERS LOCATED AND CATALOGUED 449 SPRINGS IN 2023 A 19% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.WE ALSO CONTINUED WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS TO HEAL TUCSON'S SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, WHICH HAD 120,000 ACRES BURN IN 2020'S BIGHORN FIRE. WE ARE RESCUING SEVEN PRIORITY SPRINGS AND CREATING 150 EROSION-CONTROL STRUCTURES TO KEEP WATER FLOWING FOR WILDLIFE. 975465 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE 5206247080 PO BOX 41165 TUCSON AZ 85717 MICHAEL VAN ALSBURG CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PAM ROSSETTER CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT GREY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL BEMIS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUAN CARLOS BRAVO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM WERNETTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE WALSH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANA SOFIA RODRIGUEZ MCGOFFIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN AGUILAR MURRIETA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE MORENO RAMIREZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMINA E GUTIERREZ-GONZALEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA MCKEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AXHEL MUNOZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUISE MISZTAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 97260 0 9296 97260 0 9296 0 0 0 0 0 315940 955449 15299 1271389 1225 1225 3102 2450 652 652 OTHER INCOME 900099 863 863 863 1274129 652 0 2088 X 106556 41935 49476 15145 502764 466889 2257 33618 94793 79200 8027 7566 51235 42807 4339 4089 953 953 69673 69673 190982 161015 10597 19370 3193 320 2873 104212 92226 5929 6057 28669 24539 2065 2065 53588 41488 10091 2009 5871 3542 1270 1059 4646 4646 7178 5444 867 867 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES 28365 6268 22097 FEES AND PERMITS (INCLU 6585 5106 617 862 BANK FEES 667 667 54 40 7 7 1259984 975465 191805 92714 364370 443638 268252 198414 74266 68187 4433 4530 1963 15559 55818 36491 13000 19327 28552 39901 32879 24276 787715 813832 36047 51540 32879 24276 68926 75816 X 450830 523225 267959 214791 718789 738016 787715 813832 14145 5082 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 522562 858352 935118 1090667 1271389 4678088 522562 858352 935118 1090667 1271389 4678088 6273 4671815 356 66 2868 590 1225 5105 2310 863 3173 4686366 3102 0.99690 0.99210 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MERCHANDISE SALES ITEMS BOUGHT FOR RESALE - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,310. TRANSLATION OF TRAINING MANUAL - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 770. OTHER - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 93. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1248 1248 974217 975465 171320 42830 0 0 116680 130669 152398 171320 571067 856601 170 381 337 1248 2136 29170 32667 38100 42830 142767 214151 170 381 551 0 0 28552 7500 4599 750 39901 30000 -1135 313 28552 1.00000 0 0 55818 36491 19327 19327 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 24276 24276 X 1279211 5082 5082 1274129 0 1274129 1259984 0 1259984 0 1259984 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IF ANY, ON ITS EXEMPT ORGANIZATION FILINGS, AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT UPON EXAMINATION THOSE POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSERVATION 73906 0 3 0 0 0 3 73906 0 73906 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES THAT ARE FOR MEXICO ARE ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD AND ARE CODED SEPARATELY WITHIN THE ALLIANCE'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, A REPORT IS PRINTED AND CHECKED FOR ACCURACY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B COMMITTEES DO WORK INDEPENDENTLY, BUT THEY BRING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL WHEN NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE STARTS THE REVIEW PROCESS BY SUBMITTING A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE THEN WORKS WITH THE AUDITOR TO RESOLVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK, OR REQUESTED CHANGES. ONCE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FORM 990, A DRAFT AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD DISCUSSES ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FORM 990, AND TIME IS RESERVED AT THE MEETINGS FOR DISCUSSION AND TO APPROVE IT BY RESOLUTION BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UPON JOINING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE HELD IN BOARD MEETINGS, AND BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE THEIR DISCLOSURES EVERY YEAR. ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARE DISCLOSED ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, A REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFIT SECTOR, AND THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE ORGANIZATION. RESPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE CONSULTED ABOUT COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE FOR KEY NON-PROFIT PERSONNEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHER REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY EMAILING ACCOUNTING@SKYISLANDALLIANCE.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G INTERPRETATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 100. TOTAL EXPENSES 100. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,811. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,907. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,797. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,515. CONTRACT SERVICES (PRIMARILY RESTORATION WORK): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 142,204. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,690. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,473. TOTAL EXPENSES 168,367. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.