2024-08-14T16:38:01-05:00 2023-09-30 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2022-10-01 363414821 FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS FRIE 6123329630 2550 UNIVERSITY AVE W 180S ST PAUL MN 55114 CHRIS KNOPF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6123329630 2024-08-14 1 0 MARC COLIN P00560855 9528310085 2024-08-14 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z LEE VUE 2550 UNIVERSITY AVE W 180S ST PAUL MN 55114 3549644 0 X WWW.FRIENDS-BWCA.ORG X 1976 MN SEE SCHEDULE O.TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE WILDERNESS CHARACTER OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS AND THE QUETICO-SUPERIOR ECOSYSTEM. 12 12 23 175 0 0 2173723 2732527 0 0 10446 61174 13699 -36735 2197868 2756966 0 0 0 0 1159769 1451853 0 0 432160 759809 979068 1919578 2430921 278290 326045 3600444 4028530 449058 415397 3151386 3613133 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 1541936 SEE SCHEDULE O."ADVOCACY" - WE HAD BIG SUCCESSES IN OUR WORK AGAINST SULFIDE MINING IN MN THIS YEAR. A 20-YEAR MORATORIUM ON COPPER-SULFIDE MINING IN THE FEDERAL LANDS SURROUNDING THE BWCA WAS ENACTED. WE ALSO HAD A WIN IN THE MN SUPREME COURT IN A CASE REGARDING POLYMET'S WASTEWATER PERMIT. "NO BOUNDARIES TO THE BOUNDARY WATERS" - WE REACHED 6,324 STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM VISITS AND HAD 226 PARTICIPANTS ON OVERNIGHT WILDERNESS CANOE TRIPS IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS. THAT IS DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CANOE TRIP PARTICIPANTS THAT WE HAD THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO HAD 311 DAY CANOE TRIP PARTICIPANTS. BOTH TEACHER AND STUDENT POST-EXPERIENCE SURVEYS INDICATE THAT CLASSROOM VISITS AND TRIPS ARE IMPACTING STUDENTS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OUTDOORS. "THRIVING COMMUNITIES" - WE CONTINUED OUR WORK BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR PRESENCE IN THE ELY, MN COMMUNITY THROUGH SPONSORING AND PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL EVENTS AND HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS OURSELVES. OUR OFFICE IS ALSO BEEN USED A COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE. WE CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH THE US FOREST SERVICE, AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, CONTRACTED WILDERNESS CREW LEADERS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER WORK IN THE WILDERNESS. 1541936 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 15 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X THE ORGANIZATION 6123329630 2550 UNIVERSITY AVE W 180S ST PAUL MN 55114 CHRIS KNOPF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 137413 0 16985 LEE VUE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN JOHNSON VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN PENSHORN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB SCOTT TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM DONAHO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GAPPA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HUSKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZIE O'GORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME ROQUEBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY VIKRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILLOUGHBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 137413 0 16985 3 0 1 0 0 108228 2624299 2732527 67137 67137 740458 746421 -5963 -5963 -5963 0 108228 46257 -46257 -46257 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 9522 9522 9522 2756966 0 0 24439 154398 101902 20072 32424 1082881 713583 141202 228096 126989 83812 16509 26668 87585 56980 11702 18903 100056 100056 134296 63829 67317 3150 17730 16208 1522 284121 165061 31646 87414 147143 121305 8225 17613 59803 44454 11681 3668 27057 17858 3517 5682 9284 6240 1164 1880 GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE 102459 102459 MISCELLANEOUS 47358 4434 41173 1751 EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS 41568 37354 215 3999 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 4342 2866 564 912 3851 3591 260 2430921 1541936 456825 432160 1392185 686976 2908 33198 52269 188874 39947 39353 1024475 85878 431882 938597 1322901 1841652 358352 299880 3600444 4028530 111012 136996 338046 278401 449058 415397 X 2386532 2882617 764854 730516 3151386 3613133 3600444 4028530 326045 135702 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1020029 1468808 2519405 2173723 2732527 9914492 1020029 1468808 2519405 2173723 2732527 9914492 0 0 0 9914492 18840 14632 10657 12097 67137 123363 18840 14632 10657 12097 67137 123363 9536 14203 458 12593 9522 46312 1048405 1497643 2530520 2198413 2809186 10084167 0.98320 0.98550 0.01220 0.00870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9699 0 0 9699 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBYING STATE LAWMAKERS TO ADVANCE OUR LEGISLATION AND OTHER MEASURES TO PROTECT THE BOUNDARY WATERS. 706865 346607 175408 1228880 902104 57587 -201631 51195 706865 784539 69922 136578 88935 902104 679021 62064 85745 42291 784539 641228 28015 40068 30290 679021 0.87809 0.10848 0.01343 1 0 753146 753146 78239 78239 32644 10065 22579 160446 75813 84633 938597 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OT 37228 SECURITY DEPOSIT 1261 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT TO USE 261391 299880 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 6618 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 271783 278401 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 108228 108228 19136 26437 589 95 108228 108228 19136 26437 589 95 46257 -46257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRIS KNOPF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 137413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16985 0 154398 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LINE 6 EXPLANATION - 3,714 DONORS WHO VALUE THE PRESERVATION OF THE BWCA WILDERNESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - INDEPENDANT AUDIT, AUDIT REPORT AND FORM 990 REVIEWED BY THE 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.