2025-04-21T16:32:48-07:00 2024-09-30 815043454 CORDOVA CPAS LLC 4658 LOS POBLANOS CIR NW ALBUQUERQUE NM 87107 990 2023-10-01 850292757 PUBLIC LANDS INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION PUBL 5053459498 6501 FOURTH STREET NW SUITE I LOS RANCHOS DE ABQ NM 87107 Aryn LaBrake Director 2025-04-21 true true Robert Cordova P01259067 5052649794 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Aryn LaBrake 6501 FOURTH STREET NW SUITE I LOS RANCHOS DE ABQ NM 87107 2047513 false X WWW.PLIA.ORG X 1981 NM THE MISSION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION (PLIA) IS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES OF AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS. THE WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION IS FACILITATED THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND A SPECIAL USE PERMIT WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE.PLIA SERVES VISITORS TO PUBLIC LAND AREAS IN ALL WESTERN STATES THROUGHTHE WEBSITE, WWW.PUBLICLANDS.ORG, IN PERSON IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO, AND EMBRACES A LARGE SPECTRUM OF PUBLIC LANDS USERS. PLIA SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION MESSAGES TO UNDERSERVED PUBLIC LANDS USERS SUCH AS CAMPERS, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE USERS AND HUNTERS EITHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE THROUGH THE WEBSITE.PLIA USES GENERATED REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF ASSOCIATED LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. THIS IS DONE BY PROVIDING PLIA PAID STAFF IN FEDERAL VISITOR CENTERS, THROUGH PUBLISHING MATERIALS, FUNDING PRO 7 7 52 5 0 439379 500122 1531745 1515165 2700 5772 198647 26454 2172471 2047513 0 0 697142 729604 0 0 1262898 1506516 1960040 2236120 212431 -188607 795326 564053 324990 282324 470336 281729 X THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC LANDS INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION IS FACILITATED THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND A SPECIAL USE PERMIT WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE.ACTIVITIES ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE OPERATION OF BOOKSTORES IN FEDERAL VISITOR CENTERS IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC LANDS RECREATION INFORMATION BASED WEBSITE, WWW.PUBLICLANDS.ORG, OPERATION OF THE NM PUBLIC LANDS INFORMATION CENTER IN SANTA FE, NM, AND BY OPERATING AND PROVIDING ALL INTERPRETIVE SERVICES FOR THREE CAMPGROUNDS ON THE WILLIAMS RANGER DISTRICT OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST IN ARIZONA. false false 724861 551909 CAMPGROUNDSPLIA OPERATES THREE CAMPGROUNDS FOR THE USDA FOREST SERVICE ON THE WILLIAMS RANGER DISTRICT OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST IN WILLIAMS, ARIZONA. BY OPERATING THESE CAMPGROUNDS PLIA SUPPORTS ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST IN PARTICULAR AND AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS IN GENERAL AND ALSO TO OFFER SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR CAMPING.IN ADDITION TO HIRING THE MANAGERS AND STAFF TO OPERATE THREE CAMPGROUNDS PLIA ALSO FUNDS AN INTERPRETIVE SPECIALIST POSITION TO PLAN, MANAGE AND IMPLEMENT INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE VISITING PUBLIC. THESE PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED BY THE INTERPRETIVE SPECIALIST AND OTHER GUEST SPEAKERS AND ARE GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE DURING THE SUMMER CAMPING SEASON. THE PROGRAMS CONSIST OF:1. EVENING INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,2. GUIDED INTERPRETIVE WALKS ON FOREST TRAILS ADJACENT TO THE CAMPGROUNDS3. CITIZEN SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY THE INTERPRETIVE SPECIALIST AND SELECTED GUEST SPEAKERS4. DISCOVERY TABLES WITH INFORMATION ON THE ANIMALS, TREES, FLOWERS, AND OTHER SUBJECTS.5. INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES BUT MOST SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.IN AN EFFORT TO REACH THE VISITING PUBLIC IN THE OFF-SEASON PLIA HAS ALSO FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF INTERPRETIVE PANELS, KIOSKS, SELF-GUIDED TRAILS AND ACCOMPANYING BROCHURE AND CHECKLISTS FOR THE FLORA, FAUNA, REPTILES AND BIRDS THAT CAN BE ACCESSED IN THE CAMPGROUNDS AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE NEARBY FOREST SERVICE OFFICES IN WILLIAMS, ARIZONA. 656846 500122 PLIA IS INVITED TO OPERATE BOOKSTORES BY LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TO HELP FULFILL THEIR MANDATE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LANDS MANAGED BY THESE AGENCIES. ALL ITEMS SOLD BY PLIA IN THESE SITE SPECIFIC SALES AREAS ARE SELECTED FOR THEIR INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE, ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE APPROPRIATE LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY, FALL WITHIN SELECT CATEGORIES OF SUBJECT MATTER RELATED TO AND APPROPRIATE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL AREA AND DIFFER FROM AREA TO AREA.IN ADDITION TO OPERATING SALES AREAS IN FEDERAL VISITOR CENTERS AND PROVIDING STAFFING NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE STORE AND GIVING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ON THE AGENCIES BEHALF, PLIA PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS:1. SELLING ANNUAL AGENCY AND PUBLIC LANDS PASSES2. TRAINING AGENCY FRONT DESK PERSONNEL IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PUBLIC LANDS INFORMATION RESOURCES3. FUNDING APPROPRIATE AGENCY EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE PROJECTS INCLUDING: A. PROVIDING BUSES TO GET MID-SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONTO PUBLIC LANDS FOR A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING B. FUNDING STIPENDS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL LECTURE SERIES CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT AND THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT C. SUPPLYING MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOM PROGRAMS ON THE LEAVE NO TRACE LAND USE PROGRAM D. SUPPORTING THE RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTEERS ASSISTING IN VARIOUS VISITOR CENTERS. 20938 15942 PUBLICATIONSPLIA'S PUBLISHING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF PUBLIC LANDS AND THAT AREA NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES. PLIA'S MOST SIGNIFICANT BOOK IN TERMS OF NUMBERS PUBLISHED IS DUCKS AT A DISTANCE: A WATER FOWL IDENTIFICATION GUIDE, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE THE PUBLICATION OF THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE, FOR WATER FOWL IDENTIFICATION, WAS TAKEN OVER BY PLIA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, IN 1985.PLIA HAS PUBLISHED GUIDES TO THE RIO GRANDE, DOLORES AND CHAMA RIVERS, GUIDES TO BOSQUE DEL APACHE AND WICHITA MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE REFUGES, THE LINCOLN, COCONINO, KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS AND THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST AND PECOS WILDERNESS.PLIA PRODUCED A SERIES OF SIX RECREATIONAL MAPS TO NEW MEXICO. THE MAPS HAVE PROVEN TO BE VERY POPULAR AND CONFIRM THAT THERE INDEED IS A NEED FOR MAPS WITH DETAILED AND EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC LANDS RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE STATE BOTH BY LOCATION ON THE MAP AS WELL AS THROUGH THE INTERPRETIVE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE NARRATIVE.WEBSITETHE WEBSITE WWW.PUBLICLANDS.ORG WAS DESIGNED AND IS MAINTAINED BY PLIA AND IS A REPOSITORY OF USEFUL INFORMATION ON PUBLIC LANDS RECREATION THAT WAS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY TO FOCUS ON GETTING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE USERS' POINT OF VIEW. THIS "VIRTUAL VISITOR CENTER" INCLUDES RECREATION INFORMATION FOR EVERY WESTERN STATE AND IT CAN BE SEARCHED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING STATE, RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, AGENCY, RESOURCE NAME ETC. 16204 12338 1418849 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 52 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false NM X X ARYN LABRAKE 5053459498 6501 FOURTH STREET NW LOS RANCHOS DE ABQ NM 87107 Amanda Keith Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 69578 0 0 Kaline Carter Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rose Eason Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Colin Deeds Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rochelle Larson Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Aryn LaBrake Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jerold G Widdison Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 69578 0 false false false 0 500122 500122 CAMPGROUND REVENUE 551909 551909 PASS THROUGH SALES 15942 15942 SALE OF MERCHANDISE 947314 947314 1515165 5772 5772 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER 713990 26454 26454 26454 2047513 1547391 0 0 0 0 69578 69578 0 565941 374688 191253 0 15828 15828 78257 39896 38361 0 0 12955 12955 0 0 0 0 15740 1038 14702 23841 20410 3431 18892 18892 0 82605 49489 33116 26238 14224 12014 0 0 0 0 395 395 57837 23103 34734 GRANT EXPENSES 539604 539604 COST OF SALES 477750 477750 OUTSIDE SERVICES 80563 57682 22881 GOVERNMENT FEE 55749 55749 114347 226743 -112396 2236120 1418849 817271 0 459996 280334 0 0 27710 24834 0 0 0 256480 236850 7346 7346 309759 309759 395 0 0 0 0 0 43399 14689 795326 564053 101633 101349 17842 151212 150088 54303 30887 324990 282324 X 370918 223567 99418 58162 470336 281729 795326 564053 -188607 X X false true X true false X 1256703 1325002 1765669 2076652 2088769 8512795 0 0 1256703 1325002 1765669 2076652 2088769 8512795 0 8512795 0 0 0 8512795 1.00000 1.00000 X 18876 18876 290883 290883 FUNDS HELD IN FIDUCIARY CAPACITY 6509 lease liability 15293 LINE OF CREDIT 9085 30887 X 2047513 2047513 2047513 2236120 2236120 2236120 Part X : FIN48 Footnote THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SEC. 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS THEY RELATE TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AND HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE PRIOR THREE TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ALL ACTIVITIES AND TRANSACTIONS ARE WITHIN THEIR TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, AND THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: BY SELLING RECREATION PASSES AT BOOKSTORES OR ONLINE, PLIA PROVIDES A SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC WHO MUST HAVE THE PASSES TO RECREATE ON PUBLIC LANDS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND APPROVED AND THEN GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS OR DEALINGS BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION AND ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AND REVIEWS IT WITH THE FULL BOARD ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS ESTABLISHED BY COMPARING COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WORKING FOR COOPERATING ASSOCIATIONS WITH COMPARABLE GROSS SALES, COMPLEXITY OF WORK AND NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST OR THROUGH THE NM SECRETARY OF STATE COROS SYSTEM. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS A DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH THE AUDITOR PRIOR TO THE FINAL PRODUCT BEING RELEASED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND THE TAX PREPARER FOR THE 990.