2024-02-15T15:37:35-06:00 2023-03-31 560571159 BERNARD ROBINSON & COMPANY LLP PO BOX 19608 GREENSBORO NC 274199608 990 2022-04-01 311745612 NCASI FOUNDATION NCAS 9199416400 1513 WALNUT STREET SUITE 200 CARY NC 27511 TAMMERAH D GARREN TREASURER 9199416400 2024-02-15 1 TAMMERAH GARREN 999009999 0 JOHN M ROBINSON P01281319 3362944494 2024-02-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TAMMERAH D GARREN 1513 WALNUT STREET SUITE 200 CARY NC 27511 1729336 0 X WWW.NCASIFOUNDATION.ORG X 2000 NC TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTIONS 501(C)(3) AND 170(C)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (OR THE CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS) FOR THE BENEFIT OF, OR TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT, INC. 7 5 0 0 0 0 882781 1728817 0 0 81 519 0 0 882862 1729336 954579 1293333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13285 172507 967864 1465840 -85002 263496 1033944 1469945 469242 641747 564702 828198 X THE NCASI FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND DATA TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF EARTH'S RESOURCES, INFORM REGULATORY POLICY, EDUCATE, AND EXECUTE THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF NCASI, INC. 0 0 1412443 1293333 THE NCASI FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH SPONSORED RESEARCH, INDEPENDENT STUDIES, AND OUTREACH. NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "INVESTIGATING PRECURSOR BIAS IN METHOD 202 AND THE FEASIBILITY OF OTM-037 AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CONDENSABLE PM MEASUREMENT." THIS PROGRAM COMPARES CPM MEASUREMENT USING EPA METHOD 202 AND OTM-037. MEASUREMENT OF PM AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG EACH METHOD'S SAMPLING SETUP INFORMS WHETHER THE METHOD ITSELF IS AFFECTING CPM FORMATION, AND IF SO, TO WHAT DEGREE.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "WORKING FORESTS, FOREST SUSTAINABILITY, AND AT-RISK SPECIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO QUANTIFY THE ROLE OF WORKING FOREST LANDSCAPES IN CONSERVING SPECIES-AT-RISK AND MAINTAINING AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL COMMUNITIES. SPECIFICALLY, WE SEEK TO EXAMINE SPECIES FROM MULTIPLE TAXONOMIC GROUPS OVER AN EXTENDED TIME HORIZON IN A LANDSCAPE DOMINATED BY CERTIFIED, PRIVATE FORESTS MANAGED PRIMARILY FOR TIMBER PRODUCTION.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED TECHNICAL WORK TO "IMPROVE THE SCIENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESSES IN NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) REVIEWS." THIS WORK WILL IDENTIFY MORE MORE ROBUST METHODOLOGIES TO ENSURE THE SCIENCE USED TO INFORM FUTURE AMBIENT AIR RULEMAKINGS, AIMED TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND WELFARE, IS OF HIGH QUALITY AND PROVIDES THE APPROPRIATE STRENGTH AND WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE NECESSARY TO BASE DECISIONS ON FUTURE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD LEVELS.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "POLLINATOR PATHWAYS ACROSS LANDSCAPES: FLORAL OCCURRENCE, POLLINATOR RICHNESS, AND PLANT/POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS IN THE OREGON COAST RANGE." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT SURVEYS OF POLLINATORS AND PLANTS THEY UTILIZE IN THE OREGON COAST RANGE. DATA COLLECTED WILL AID IN DEVELOPMENT OF SEED MIXES USED IN POLLINATOR HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS ON THE SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST AND NEARBY PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE SAME WATERSHEDS.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "INTENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT (IFM) AVIAN POINT COUNTS AND VEGETATION." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ON MANAGING FORESTED LANDSCAPES FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION WHILE SUSTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF TIMBER PRODUCTION. COOPERATORS ARE STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF IFM ON SONGBIRD AND ARTHROPOD ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY, AS WELL AS SONGBIRD POPULATIONS. MARTEN DETECTIONS ARE CLUSTERED AND EXTREMELY LIMITED IN DISTRIBUTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST. THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT SURVEYS TO ADDRESS CONNECTIVITY, WHILE FURTHER DEFINING MARTEN RANGE AND ESTIMATE POPULATION SIZE IN SOUTH COASTAL OREGON. NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "FISHER CONSERVATION IN OREGON UNDER THE CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENT WITH ASSURANCES (CCAA) PROGRAM." TEN LANDOWNERS IN OREGON HAVE ENTERED INTO CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH ASSURANCES (CCAA) WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED THREATENED LISTING OF THE FISHER IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. PART OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS WITH USFWS STIPULATES THAT EACH CCAA PERMIT HOLDER CONTRIBUTE FUNDS TOWARDS FISHER CONSERVATION TO BE USED FOR RESEARCH OR HABITAT ENHANCEMENT. PROJECTS WILL ADDRESS FISHER DISTRIBUTIONS, POPULATION TRENDS, HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT INFORM FISHER CONSERVATION.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "CENTER FOR ADVANCED FORESTRY SYSTEMS (CAFS) PROGRAM." FUNDING COMMITTED BY CAFS MEMBER UNIVERSITIES WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH CAFS TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP; DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT OF DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS; AND SYNTHESIS OF SCIENCE ON PRIORITY TOPICS SUCH AS FOREST HEALTH, CARBON, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES RELEVANT TO FOREST INDUSTRY.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "IDENTIFYING SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUMBODT MARTENS: FINE-SCALE HABITAT USE, MOVEMENT, AND DEMOGRAPHY IN LANDSCAPES THAT DIFFER IN FOREST COMPOSITION." THIS IS A MULTI-FACETED TELEMETRY STUDY PAIRED WITH NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE CRITICAL INFORMATION GAPS FOR HUMBOLDT MARTENS. THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SCIENCE TO HELP WITH IDENTIFYING 4(D) RULE RELATED MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR FEDERAL PARTNERS.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "MARTEN AND FISHER SURVEYS." THE PURPOSE THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FIRE ON POPULATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND HABITAT REFUGIA OF THE MARTENS, FISHERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CARNIVORE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY FOLLOWING AN UNPRECEDENTED FIRE.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "BIODIVERSITY IN NATURAL AND MANAGED EARLY SERAL FORESTS OF SOUTHERN OREGON." THIS PROJECT IS TO DOCUMENT HOW PLANTATION FORESTRY ALTERS THE BIODIVERSITY AND TEMPO OF THE EARLY SERAL PERIOD FROM ITS PRIMARY NATURAL COUNTERPART, WILDFIRE. AT THE SAME TIME, INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH ACTIVE MANAGEMENT MAY SUPPORT SPECIES AND COMMUNITIES TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL DISTURBANCE.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "COMPARING WILDFIRE AND FOREST MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY AND FISH IN HEADWATER ECOSYSTEMS." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MEASURE STREAM TEMPERATURE, TURBIDITY, AND FISH POPULATION RESPONSES IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS FOLLOWING THE 2020 STAND REPLACING WILDFIRE IN OR AND COMPARE THESE RESPONSES WITH PRE- AND POST-HARVEST RESPONSES.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "GROUND TRUTHING STREAMFLOW DURATION CLASSIFICATION." FORESTED STREAM DEFINITIONS ARE A PRIMARY DETERMINANT OF THE DEGREE OF PROTECTION SURFACE WATERS RECEIVE DURING FOREST MANAGEMENT BY DETERMINING ALLOCATION OF BUFFERS AND THEIR WIDTHS. THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE THE LATEST USGS MODELING DATA TO IDENTIFY PERENNIAL, INTERMITTENT, AND EPHEMERAL CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN WATERSHEDS OF INTEREST ON PRIVATE FOREST LANDS, AND DURING THE LOW FLOW SEASON TO DOCUMENT WHETHER SURFACE WATER IS FLOWING FOLLOWING USGS PROTOCOLS. NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF POST-FIRE RIPARIAN FOREST MANAGEMENT ON VEGETATION STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY ACROSS FIRE SEVERITY AND LAND OWNERSHIP." WIDESPREAD FOREST FIRES BURNED AT DIFFERENT SEVERITIES, ACROSS MULTIPLE LANDOWNERS, AND ACROSS DIFFERENT FOREST TYPES INCLUDING RIPARIAN AREAS. WHILE VEGETATION RESPONSE AFTER FIRE HAS BEEN WELL STUDIED, THE RESPONSE OF UNDERSTORY VEGETATION IN RIPARIAN AREAS TO FIRE AND POST-FIRE MANAGEMENT IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. IN THE ABSENCE OF AN INTACT OVERSTORY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTION OF RIPARIAN UNDERSTORY VEGETATION TO THE RECOVERY OF THE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM.NCASI FOUNDATION SPONSORED WORK ON "A UNIFIED APPROACH TO EVOLVING FIA'S ESTIMATION CAPACITY." THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ENHANCED INTEGRATION OF REMOTE SENSING INFORMATION INTO THE FIA PROGRAM WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SMALL AREA ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES. IT WILL PRECISELY DEFINE FIA INFORMATION USER NEEDS, CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO NEW ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES, AND DELIVER ESTIMATION CAPACITY TO USERS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT. 1412443 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X TAMMERAH D GARREN 9199416400 1513 WALNUT STREET SUITE 200 CARY NC 27511 TRAYLOR CHAMPION CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIRK KROUSKOP PRESIDENT 1.00 40.00 X X 0 562404 75604 TAMMERAH GARREN TREASURER 5.00 40.00 X X 0 265836 53678 ANN BARTUSKA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA BUTLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FOX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY HUMPHRIES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MCCORD SECRETARY/DIRECTOR, NCASI FOUNDATION 40.00 X 0 118518 19673 0 946758 148955 0 0 1 0 0 330000 997484 401333 1728817 519 519 1729336 0 0 519 1293333 1293333 146972 102880 44092 2550 1785 765 20635 14445 6190 2036 2036 BUSINESS OCCUPATION TAX 312 312 BANK CHARGES 2 2 1465840 1412443 53397 0 862083 1295631 169825 174314 2036 1033944 1469945 276766 641747 192476 469242 641747 X 168375 388752 396327 439446 564702 828198 1033944 1469945 263496 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X 1 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT INC 131085344 10 1 841615 0 1 841615 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3B DURING PREPARATION OF THE FOUNDATION'S FORM 990, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION SATISFIED THE PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3C THE FOUNDATION ENSURES ANY SUPPORT PAYMENTS MADE TO THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SECTION 170(C)(2)(B) PURPOSES BY SHARING A PLURALITY OF MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS THAT OVERSEE THE SUPPORT TRANSFERS. PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1 BOTH ORGANIZATIONS SHARE A PLURALITY OF COMMON DIRECTORS AS WELL AS THEIR HIGHEST-RANKED MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. IN ADDITION, THE BY-LAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION STATE THAT THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 1729336 0 1729336 0 1729336 1465840 0 1465840 0 1465840 PART X, LINE 2: IT IS THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY TO EVALUATE ALL TAX POSITIONS TO IDENTIFY THOSE THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED UNCERTAIN. ALL IDENTIFIED MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS ARE ASSESSED AND MEASURED BY A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD TO DETERMINE IF THE TAX POSITION IS UNCERTAIN AND WHAT, IF ANY, THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION MAY HAVE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WERE IDENTIFIED DURING 2023. 1 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT INC 1513 WALNUT STREET SUITE 200 CARY NC 27511 131085344 501(C)(6) 841615 0 RETAINED STRUCTURES FORESTRY EXPERIMENT (MANIPULATING RETAINED STRUCTURES TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE VALUE),TECHNICAL WORK TO IMPROVE THE SCIENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESSES IN NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) REVIEWS,BIODIVERSITY IN NATURAL AND MANAGED EARLY SERAL FORESTS OF SOUTHERN OREGON,DEVELOP A CARBON AND WATER CALCULATOR FOR SFI LANDS,DEVELOPING A PACIFIC MARTEN HABITAT CONNECTIVITY MODEL FOR LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST (CA)FOREST CARNIVORE DISPERSAL AND PREY (MARTENS & FISHERS) (INFLUENCE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT ON BIODIVERSITY)(SLASH PILE SMALL MAMMAL SAMPLING)POLLINATOR RESEARCHBLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER DEMOGRAPHIC RATES IN AN UNDERSTUDIED HABITAT: UNBURNED CONIFER FORESTINTENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT AVIAN DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CONTRACT GRANT ADMINISTRATION HANNAH ADMINISTRATION BUILDING EAST LANSING MI 48824 386005984 501(C)(3) 153635 0 COLLABORATIVE AT-RISK SPECIES PROJECTS WITH THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE TANGLED BANK CONSERVATION 56 CLAYTON STREET ASHEVILLE NC 28801 813511180 159648 0 COLLABORATIVE AT-RISK SPECIES PROJECTS WITH THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 312 KERR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CORVALLIS OR 97331 611730890 501(C)(3) 27476 0 SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES 2000 QUALL DRIVE BATON ROUGE LA 70808 721314968 501(C)(3) 80602 0 COLLABORATIVE AT-RISK SPECIES PROJECTS WITH THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE 4 1 PART I, LINE 2: WE REQUIRE THAT GRANT RECIPIENTS PREPARE TECHNICAL PROPOSALS AND SIGN AGREEMENTS DESCRIBING PROJECT SCOPE, SCHEDULE, BUDGET, AND DELIVERABLES. FOR LONGER TERM PROJECTS, WE ALSO REQUIRE PERIODIC PROGRESS REPORTS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PROJECT IS PROCEEDING TOWARD DELIVERABLES. CONTINUATION OF FUNDING IS CONTINGENT ON DEMONSTRATION OF PROGRESS. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIRK KROUSKOP PRESIDENT 0 562404 0 0 0 0 0 51250 0 24354 0 638008 0 0 TAMMERAH GARREN TREASURER 0 264351 0 0 0 1485 0 33590 0 20088 0 319514 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B DIRK KROUSKOP, $36,000 FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION TAMMERAH GARREN, $20,000 FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS TO THE GOVERNING BOARD ON A TIMELY BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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