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LOCAL RESIDENTS BECOME CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND COLLECT CRITICAL DATA THAT FOTR PROVIDES TO A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER OVER TIME. 3.RIVER RESTORATION WORK ACROSS THE WATERSHED INCLUDES RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS HANDS-ON IMPLEMENTATION AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION SUCH AS RAIN GARDENS. 4.THE EXPANDING TRAILS PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP A 29-MILE WATER TRAIL ALONG THE LOWER AND MAIN STEMS OF THE ROUGE RIVER ALONG WITH PARALLELED GREENWAY (BIKE/WALK TRAILS) ACCESS WITH SHARED TRAILHEADS. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE KAYAK LAUNCHES CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS - ESPECIALLY IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. 30922 RAIN BARREL AND NATIVE MICHIGAN PLANT SALES - FOR WATERSHED RESIDENTS TO MANAGE STORMWATER ON THEIR PROPERTIES. RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATIONS REDUCE RAINWATER RUNOFF BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY STORMWATER STORAGE WHERE IT WILL BE CLEANED, COOLED, INFILTRATED INTO THE GROUND, AND TRANSPIRED BY THE NATIVE PLANTS. RAIN GARDENS HELP TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF FLOODING AND THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. MANY ADDITIONAL BENEFITS RESULT FROM THE EXISTENCE OF RAIN GARDENS INCLUDING HABITAT CREATION FOR INSECTS AND POLLINATORS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO QUALITY OF LIFE FOR URBAN RESIDENTS. THE GARDENS ALSO RESTORE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LAND AND WATER. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2020. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES , AND HAS CONCLUDED IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B FUNDRAISING EVENTS -52,332 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B FUNDRAISING EVENTS -52,332 ROUGE CRUISE 47621 47621 17329 47621 47621 17329 17329 -17329 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS PART OF THE RESTORATION AND EDUCATION PROJECTS OF THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 1.THE ROUGE EDUCATION PROJECT (REP) IS A 36-YEAR-OLD NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR IN HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GET FURTHER INVOLVED WITH STEWARDING THEIR HOMETOWN RIVER. 2.WATERSHED MONITORING ENGAGES HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN IMMERSIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION WHILE THEY OBSERVE, LISTEN, AND STUDY BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES (AQUATIC INSECTS), FROGS AND TOADS, FISH POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. LOCAL RESIDENTS BECOME CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND COLLECT CRITICAL DATA THAT FOTR PROVIDES TO A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER OVER TIME. 3.RIVER RESTORATION WORK ACROSS THE WATERSHED INCLUDES RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS HANDS-ON IMPLEMENTATION AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION SUCH AS RAIN GARDENS. 4.THE EXPANDING TRAILS PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP A 29-MILE WATER TRAIL ALONG THE LOWER AND MAIN STEMS OF THE ROUGE RIVER ALONG WITH PARALLELED GREENWAY (BIKE/WALK TRAILS) ACCESS WITH SHARED TRAILHEADS. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE KAYAK LAUNCHES CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS - ESPECIALLY IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B RAIN BARREL AND NATIVE MICHIGAN PLANT SALES - FOR WATERSHED RESIDENTS TO MANAGE STORMWATER ON THEIR PROPERTIES. RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATIONS REDUCE RAINWATER RUNOFF BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY STORMWATER STORAGE WHERE IT WILL BE CLEANED, COOLED, INFILTRATED INTO THE GROUND, AND TRANSPIRED BY THE NATIVE PLANTS. RAIN GARDENS HELP TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF FLOODING AND THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. MANY ADDITIONAL BENEFITS RESULT FROM THE EXISTENCE OF RAIN GARDENS INCLUDING HABITAT CREATION FOR INSECTS AND POLLINATORS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO QUALITY OF LIFE FOR URBAN RESIDENTS. THE GARDENS ALSO RESTORE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LAND AND WATER. RAIN BARRELS PROVIDE THE SAME STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BENEFITS OF RAIN GARDENS BY COLLECTING RAINWATER, KEEPING IT OUT OF THE STORM DRAINS, AND PROVIDING A SOURCE OF WATER FOR FLORA AND FAUNA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A BOARD MEMBERS SERVE STAGGERED THREE-YEAR TERMS AND EVERY YEAR FIVE SEATS ARE UP FOR ELECTION. EACH YEAR, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHO ARE IN GOOD STANDING ARE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THEIR CHOICE OF CANDIDATES (UP TO FIVE) INCLUDING INCUMBENTS AND NEW NOMINEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B SEE 7A RESPONSE, ABOVE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 TO BE REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, WITH COPIES SENT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH REQUEST FOR THEIR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE FORM REGARDING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION DETERMINATION INCLUDES A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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