2025-04-10T10:29:07-05:00 2024-06-30 411647057 MAHONEY ULBRICH CHRISTIANSEN & RUSS PA 10 RIVER PARK PLAZA SUITE 800 SAINT PAUL MN 55107 990 2023-07-01 411412684 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION UPPE 6512242880 7831 EAST BUSH LAKE ROAD 302 BLOOMINGTON MN 55439 KIRSTEN WALLACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6512242880 2025-04-08 1 0 MARC A KOTSONAS P00544551 6512276695 2025-04-08 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KIRSTEN WALLACE 7831 EAST BUSH LAKE ROAD 302 BLOOMINGTON MN 55439 1111484 0 X WWW.UMRBA.ORG X 1981 MN COORDINATE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBER STATES. 20 20 10 0 0 0 852000 1083449 1470 2632 10533 25403 0 0 864003 1111484 0 0 0 0 671670 833569 0 0 0 276568 338310 948238 1171879 -84235 -60395 809841 775556 111336 146490 698505 629066 X COORDINATE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF MEMBER STATES. 0 0 323747 OIL POLLUTION ACT PROJECT AND HAZARDOUS SPILLS - DATA COLLECTION, MAPPING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPILLRESPONSE PLANS AND PROTOCOLS; INCLUDING COMPLETION OF THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL SUB-AREA CONTINGENCY PLAN, UMR POOLS 25 AND 26 RESPONSE PLANS, AND THE ILLINOIS STATEWIDE INLAND SENSITIVITY ATLAS (ISA) UPDATES AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINNESOTA ISA UPDATE. THIS INCLUDES ASSISTING IN STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND FACILITATING PLAN REVIEW. DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSE STRATEGIES WITHIN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS SUB-AREA, IN COORDINATION WITH USEPA REGIONS 5 AND 7. THIS INCLUDES HOSTING REGIONAL CONVERSATIONS TO IDENTIFY DRAFT RESPONSE STRATEGY SITES. RENEWED THE UMR SPILLS RESPONSE PLAN AND RESOURCE MANUAL. UPDATED USEPA REGION 5 GEODATABASE FOR LANDS MANAGED BY OHIO AND MARINAS LOCATED WITHIN MICHIGAN, IN SUPPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION. CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UMR HAZARDOUS SPILLS COORDINATION GROUP, INCLUDING IN HOSTING TWO SEMI-ANNUAL MEETINGS AND INITIATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN. 183926 WATER QUALITY - PREPARED IMPLEMENTATION OF A SHARED, INTERSTATE WATER QUALITY MONITORING STRATEGY TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2025-2026 AT FIXED SITES ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, INCLUDING SCOPING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMERGING CONTAMINANTS PLAN. CONTINUED STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE STATES' INTERSTATE WATER QUALITY COMMITTEES. REPRESENTED UMRBA AT OTHER REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WATER QUALITY MEETINGS (5MEETINGS). PRODUCED ACOMPREHENSIVE WATER QUALITY PROGRAM REPORT. HOSTED ONE-OF-TWO WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION PRACTICES. 182658 ECOSYSTEM - COORDINATED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN ECOSYSTEM-RELATED PROGRAMS AND OTHER EFFORTS AND PROVIDED STAFF SERVICES FOR A FEDERAL/STATE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE. HOSTED SEVERAL INTERAGENCY MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE CALL MEETINGS. PROVIDEDEXTENSIVE WRITING AND REVIEW IN DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REPORTS AS WELL AS MEETING-RELATED SERVICES. FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES FOR WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING UPDATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL POOL MANAGEMENT-FOCUSED NESP ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 53 AND CLARIFYING ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES FOR EMPLOYING WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL. SUPPORTED EVALUATION OF THE UMRBA MEMBER STATES' CHARTER REGARDING OUT-OF-BASIN WATER DIVERSIONS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING SCENARIO PLANNING EXERCISES. 171061 2572 GENERAL SERVICES - POLICY RESEARCH, ISSUE ANALYSIS, MEETING COORDINATION, POLICY STATEMENTS, AND FACILITATING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. QUANTIFIABLE OUTPUTS INCLUDE 4MULTI-TOPIC UMRBA QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND REPRESENTATION OF UMRBA ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR AMERICA'S WATERSHED INITIATIVE (12 MEETINGS), THE INTERSTATE COUNCIL ON WATER POLICY (20 MEETINGS), AND THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS FOUNDATION (3MEETINGS). REPRESENTED UMRBA AT MANY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NAVIGATION-, FLOOD RISK-, AND ECOSYSTEM-RELATED MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.TRACKED APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND COMMUNICATED STATES' POSITIONS ON IMPORTANT LEGISLATION AND RELATED POLICY. CONDUCTED ANNUAL DIVERSION CONSULTATION. CONTINUED DEVELOPING UMRBA WEBSITE, MOSTLY INVOLVING UPLOADING DOCUMENTS AND DESIGNING WEB PAGES. 105350 NAVIGATION - COORDINATED STATES' POSITIONS ON IMPORTANT LEGISLATION AND RELATED POLICY, INCLUDING THE NAVIGATION AND ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM (NESP), AND FACILITATED PARTNERSHIP CONSULTATION WITH RESPECT TO NESP IMPLEMENTATION. UPDATED THE UMRBA NAVIGATION ASSETS INVENTORY. REPRESENTED UMRBA AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NAVIGATION-RELATED MEETINGS (4 MEETINGS). 276411 2572 966742 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X KIRSTEN WALLACE 6512242880 7831 EAST BUSH LAKE ROAD SUITE 302 BLOOMINGTON MN 55439 GRANT WILSON MN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WADE STRICKLAND WI VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON TIDEMANN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK POHLMAN ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOREN WOBIG ILLINOIS ALTERNATE REPRESE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD CRAYCRAFT ILLINOIS ALTERNATE REPRESE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE GLOVER ILLINOIS ALTERNATE REPRESE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL MARTIN IOWA REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL HISCOCKS IOWA REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE HANSEN IOWA REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM HALL IOWA REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEANNA TRIPLETT IOWA REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT VITELLO MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS KLENKLEN MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS WIEBERG MISSOURI PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEVI WOODS MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN FANNING MISSOURI ALTERNATE REPRESE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA VANDERBOSCH MINNESOTA 2ND ALTERNAT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET WAGNER MINNESOTA 2ND ALTERNAT 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK PHENOW MINNESOTA 2ND ALTERNAT 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN WALLACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 142209 0 0 142209 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 443000 640449 1083449 OTHER REVENUE 900999 2632 2632 2632 25403 25403 1111484 2632 0 25403 149610 116696 32914 483666 422503 61163 140122 121833 18289 60171 51484 8687 360 360 2725 2725 1958 1958 1256 862 394 20638 14080 6558 60106 60106 58535 57653 882 35678 35163 515 4753 3800 953 3936 768 3168 COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICAT 133010 133010 MISCELLANEOUS 15355 8890 6465 1171879 966742 205137 0 680370 123381 107509 250367 8252 6869 131732 63062 13710 68670 326269 809841 775556 107130 142284 4206 4206 111336 146490 X 698505 629066 698505 629066 809841 775556 X -60395 -149 -8459 -436 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 682925 633764 796784 852000 932391 3897864 682925 633764 796784 852000 932391 3897864 3897864 11200 4263 555 10533 25403 51954 3949818 4311 0.98680 0.98880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 990C-3, PART II-B, LINE 1 IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, UMRBA'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM AND NAVIGATION AND ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT OF FLOODS AND SEDIMENT, AND OTHER RIVER-RELATED ISSUES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONFERENCE CALLS AND MEETINGS WITH LEADERSHIP IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. 131732 63062 68670 68670 X 1111335 -149 -149 1111484 0 1111484 1171879 0 1171879 0 1171879 PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND APPLICABLE MINNESOTA STATUTES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT IT HAS TAXABLE INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ASSOCIATION DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN 2024 OR 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE STATES OF ILLINOIS, IOWA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, AND WISCONSIN ARE UMRBA'S MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE GOVERNOR OF EACH MEMBER STATE IS ENTITLED TO NAME ONE REPRESENTATIVE AND AS MANY ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVES AS HE/SHE CHOOSES TO UMRBA. THOSE REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES COMPRISE UMRBA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH STATE HAS ONE VOTE ON MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B UMRBA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISTRIBUTES THE ORGANIZATION'S DRAFT 990, AND RELEVANT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS VIA EMAIL FOR A MINIMUM 1-WEEK REVIEW PRIOR TO FINALIZING AND FILING THE RETURN. IF BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT CANNOT BE READILY RESOLVED, THE 990 FILING IS EXTENDED AS NECESSARY. THE BOARD DOES NOT TAKE FORMAL ACTION AS A BODY TO APPROVE THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL UMRBA EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, AND OFFICERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO FILE WRITTEN DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, UMRBA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS ALL PURCHASE AND CONTRACTING DECISIONS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO NEW VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS. UMRBA'S DIRECTORS MUST APPROVE ALL CONTRACTS EXCEEDING $10,000, PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF REVIEW FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. EMPLOYEES ARE TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO UMRBA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND/OR BOARD CHAIR, WHO ARE THEN RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FULL BOARD. DISCLOSURES INVOLVING DIRECTORS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE FULL BOARD. A TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT MAY BE UNDERTAKEN ONLY IF A) THE CONFLICT IS FULLY DISCLOSED, B) THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT IS EXCLUDED FROM DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION, C) A COMPETITIVE BID OR COMPARABLE VALUATION EXISTS, AND D) THE BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSACTION IS IN UMRBA'S BEST INTEREST. NO CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE FILING YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A UMRBA'S BOARD REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THESE DELIBERATIONS. THE BOARD CONSIDERS INDEPENDENT COMPARABILITY DATA ASSEMBLED BY STAFF OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN MEETING SUMMARIES AND MEMOS PREPARED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY BY VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UMRBA'S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND BYLAWS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEB SITE, AS ARE ITS MAJOR OPERATING POLICIES, INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED PUBLICLY IN MEETING PACKETS THAT SUPPORT THE BOARD'S QUARTERLY MEETINGS. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT ANY TIME. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -436. UMRBA VOLUNTARY FILING STATEMENT PER THE TERMS OF REVENUE PROCEDURE 95-48, PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 20, 1995, UMRBA IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURNS ON IRS FORM 990. SPECIFICALLY, UMRBA IS "OPERATED, SUPERVISED, OR CONTROLLED" BY GOVERNMENTAL UNITS (I.E. UMRBA'S FIVE MEMBER STATES), WAS CREATED BY ONE OR MORE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS (I.E. UMRBA'S FIVE MEMBER STATES), AND WOULD HAVE ITS ASSETS REVERT TO ONE OR MORE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS SHOULD IT DISSOLVE (PER UMRBA'S BYLAWS). HOWEVER, WHILE UMRBA IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 990, IT ELECTS TO DO SO VOLUNTARILY IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY.