2026-08-14T12:06:54-05:00 2025-09-30 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2024-10-01 363414821 FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS FRIE 6123329630 2550 UNIVERSITY AVE W 180S ST PAUL MN 55114 CHRIS KNOPF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6123329630 2026-07-08 1 0 MARC COLIN P00560855 9528310085 2026-07-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRIS KNOPF 2550 UNIVERSITY AVE W 180S ST PAUL MN 55114 5404312 0 X WWW.FRIENDS-BWCA.ORG X 1976 MN SEE SCHEDULE O.TO PROTECT THE BOUNDARY WATERS AND TO CONNECT PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO THE WILDERNESS, SO THAT THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS SPECIAL PLACE. 14 14 22 250 0 0 2949154 4277598 0 0 94541 139538 26656 -40762 3070351 4376374 0 0 0 0 1654189 1858915 0 0 524341 920187 1267473 2574376 3126388 495975 1249986 4780049 6194081 349018 351768 4431031 5842313 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE BOUNDARY WATERS AND TO CONNECT PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO THE WILDERNESS, SO THAT THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS SPECIAL PLACE. 0 0 2092147 SEE SCHEDULE O.NO BOUNDARIES TO THE BOUNDARY WATERS - WE REACHED OVER 8,000 STUDENTS IN VRTUAL PROGRAMMING NATIONALLY, 4,000 STUDENTS IN IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING IN MINNESOTA, AND SUPPORTED 200 STUDENTS IN OVERNIGHT WILDERNESS TRIPS IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS. WE STARTED A STUDENT LEADERSHIP COHORT, CALLED SPARKS, OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN OVERNIGHT PROGRAMS AND WERE INTERESTED IN FURTHERING THIER EXPERIENCE. IN THIS COHORT, STUDENTS GAINED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, LEARNED ABOUT CAREERS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD, AND PRACTICED THEIR OUTDOOR RECREATION SKILLS. IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, WE LAUNCHED "BOUNDARY WATERS IS OUR BACKYARD", WHICH FOCUSES ON OUR CURRENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN NE MINNESOTA, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE DAY TRIPS AND OVERNIGHTS IN AND NEAR THE BWCA THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL YEAR. WILDERNESS ADVOCACY - IN FY25, LITIGATION ACTIVITY FOR POLYMET AND TWIN METALS WAS REDUCED, WHEN COMPARED TO PASTFISCAL YEARS, DUE TO COURT-ORDERED STAYS. THAT SAID, THE FRIENDS COMPLETED APPELLATE BRIEFING AND, ALONG WITH ITS PARTNERS, PRESENTED ORAL ARGUMENT AT THE D.C. CIRCUIT WITH RESPECT TO A LAWSUIT BY TWIN METALS CHALLENGING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S CANCELLATION OF ITS MINERAL LEASES. THAT APPEALWAS EVENTUALLY HELD IN ABEYANCE IN MID-2025. WITH RESPECT TO POLICY-RELATED MATTERS, THE FRIENDS RESEARCHED AND DRAFTED COMMENTS ON THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE'S PROPOSED BWCA PERMIT FEE INCREASES AND RESEARCHED AND JOINED POLICY-RELATED SIGN-ON LETTERS, INCLUDING THOSE ON THE ROADLESS RULE AND THE FIX OUR FORESTS ACT. THE FRIENDS ALSO ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO UNDERCUT FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO FAST-TRACK THE TWIN METALS PROJECT IN TRUMP'S "BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL." THE FRIENDS IDENTIFIED THAT MANY ASPECTS OF H.R. 3195 WOULD NOT SATISFY THE BYRD RULE AND RESEARCHED AND DRAFTED A MEMO WITH A CONCISE BUT POWERFUL ARTICULATION OF WHY THE PROVISIONS OF HR 3195 THAT DEALT WITH TWIN METALS WERE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROCESS. WE ALSO ORGANIZED OUR VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS TO SEND 1,291 EMAILS TO THE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATORS, HELD 58 MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS ON OUR ISSUES, HOSTED A DAY AT THE STATE CAPOTOL ATTENDED BY OVER 200 PEOPLE, AND HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON SULFIDE MINING ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE. IN WASHINGTON DC, WE HAD 176 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE VISITS AND ORGANIZED OUR SUPPORTERS SENDING 52,000 EMAILS TO CONGRESS. NORTHERN COMMUNITIES - IN ELY AND GRAND MARAIS, FRIENDS HAS CONNECTED WITH MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE IN EACH COMMUNITY THROUGH HOSTED EVENTS AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS. FRIENDS USES THESE EVENTS TO NOT ONLY BRING AWARENESS TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE BOUNDARY WATERS, BUT TO GIVE FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE AND ENGAGE WITH WILDERNESS TOPICS, SUCH AS THROUGH SPEAKERS HOSTED DURING ELY DARK SKY WEEK. IN ADDITION TO CULTIVATING ENGAGMENT AROUND THE BOUNDARY WATERS, FRIENDS SEEKS TO MAKE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND GIVE BACK. OUR ELY "TREE FEST" GAVE AWAY 300 TRESS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PLANTING. OUR BOUNDARY WATERS IS OUR BACKYARD PROGRAM GOES HAND IN HAND AS WE INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL YOUTH TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE WILDERNESS AREA. IN GRAND MARAIS, WE HAVE ONLY BEEN HERE ABOUT A YEAR, BUT THERE IS INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY IN OUR MISSION TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY AND CONNECT FOLKS TO THE BOUNDARY WATERS. 2092147 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X X THE ORGANIZATION 6123329630 2550 UNIVERSITY AVE W 180S ST PAUL MN 55114 CHRIS KNOPF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 154999 0 20999 RYAN JOHNSON CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM DONAHO VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN PENSHORN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM BENSON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NILES DENEEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HUSKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE LOFGREN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME ROQUEBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY SCHULLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN SHERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAN TORRES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY VIKRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE VUE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA WILDENBORG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILLOUGHBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 154999 0 20999 2 0 1 0 0 234705 479129 3563764 4277598 97724 97724 1000927 959113 41814 41814 41814 0 234705 68825 -68825 -68825 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 28063 28063 28063 4376374 0 0 98776 324585 214226 42196 68163 1268989 837532 164969 266488 153447 101275 19948 32224 111894 73850 14546 23498 5216 5216 124369 124369 146628 94035 37544 15049 26507 23724 116 2667 333558 236580 25937 71041 140573 115888 7858 16827 101654 70730 19407 11517 44211 36448 2471 5292 14432 11898 807 1727 GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE 214397 214397 MISCELLANEOUS 85458 35371 48501 1586 EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS 22449 14976 7473 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 4127 3402 231 494 3894 2599 1000 295 3126388 2092147 509900 524341 320789 724731 15197 20000 195402 507216 122658 159298 1901774 162267 1783718 1739507 2096071 2858817 246214 184512 4780049 6194081 133456 202363 215562 149405 349018 351768 X 3885580 5126339 545451 715974 4431031 5842313 4780049 6194081 1249986 161296 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2519405 2173723 2732527 2918153 3893704 14237512 2519405 2173723 2732527 2918153 3893704 14237512 0 0 0 14237512 10657 12097 67137 416164 300834 806889 10657 12097 67137 416164 300834 806889 458 12593 9522 28104 28063 78740 2530520 2198413 2809186 3362421 4222601 15123141 0.94140 0.95280 0.05340 0.04200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1 9079 0 0 1 13037 0 0 22116 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: MEETINGS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ADVANCE OUR PROPOSED LEGISLATION, ORGANIZING A DAY AT THE CAPITOL FOR OUR SUPPORTERS TO MEET WITH STATE LEGISLATORS, ORGANIZING SUPPORTERS TO MAKE CALLS AND SEND EMAILS. 1490067 209622 555667 2255356 1228880 254278 378590 371681 1490067 706865 346607 175408 1228880 902104 57587 -201631 51195 706865 784539 69922 136578 88935 902104 0.79642 0.05910 0.14446 1 0 1631481 1631481 78239 10649 67590 32644 16594 16050 159410 135024 24386 1739507 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 6618 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 142787 149405 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. ANNUAL GALA 234705 234705 66386 446 1200 793 234705 234705 66386 446 1200 793 68825 -68825 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRIS KNOPF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 154999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20999 0 175998 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 REVIEW OF ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE, CONSIDER COST OF LIVING INCREASE/DECREASE, WORK PERFORMANCE REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LINE 6 EXPLANATION - MEMBERS ARE DONORS WHO GIVE AT LEAST $30 ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - INDEPENDENT AUDIT, AUDIT REPORT TO FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT TO FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TAKES UP ANY ISSUES. CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM SIGNED EVERY YEAR AT BOARD MEETING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 REVIEW OF ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE, CONSIDER COST OF LIVING INCREASE/DECREASE, WORK PERFORMANCE REVIEW FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANNUAL REPORT, WEBSITE, CHARITABLE REVIEW COUNCIL, GUIDESTAR, TO POTENTIAL FUNDERS AND ANYTIME UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.