2025-08-25T12:12:37-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 600 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 1800 ST LOUIS MO 63101 990 2024-01-01 411718834 ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE ENVI 6123343388 807 BROADWAY ST NE 230 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 WHITNEY TERRILL TREASURER 6123343388 2025-08-21 1 0 STEPHANIE MCCARTHY P01805699 3149254300 2025-08-19 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WHITNEY TERRILL 807 BROADWAY ST NE 230 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 4592137 0 X WWW.ENVIRONMENTAL-INITIATIVE.ORG X 1992 MN CATALYZE COLLABORATION ACROSS PERSPECTIVES, POWER, AND SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENVR. HEALTH. 16 16 22 20 0 0 4486997 4424704 100517 135128 43429 25528 2164 6777 4633107 4592137 0 0 0 0 1851661 1717044 0 0 200342 3311482 2476464 5163143 4193508 -530036 398629 3114968 3178567 1189043 854013 1925925 2324554 X CATALYZE COLLABORATION ACROSS PERSPECTIVES, POWER, AND SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 0 0 1301843 0 0 MIDWEST ROW CROP COLLABORATIVE: ADMINISTERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE, THE MIDWEST ROW CROP COLLABORATIVE EXPLORES AND IMPLEMENTS NEW APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGES. THE COLLABORATIVE'S MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY WHILE ENSURING SOIL HEALTH, PROTECTING WATER, ADDRESSING THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SUPPORTING FARM FAMILIES IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. 1283342 0 7800 CLEAN AIR MINNESOTA: CLEAN AIR MINNESOTA IS A DIVERSE COALITION OF AIR QUALITY LEADERS CONVENED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM MOBILE SOURCES, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WOOD SMOKE. PARTNERS FORM TEAMS THAT COORDINATE, COLLABORATE, AND DEVELOP SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM MINNESOTA'S SMALLER, WIDESPREAD AND LESS REGULATED SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION WHICH CONTRIBUTE NEARLY 75 PERCENT OF AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS IN THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION'S CLEAN AIR WORK INCLUDES: PROJECT GREEN FLEET WHICH REDUCES DIESEL EMISSIONS, PROJECT CAR WHICH PROVIDES AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PROJECT STOVE SWAP THAT REDUCES EMISSIONS FROM WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES, AND CLEAN AIR ASSISTANCE PROJECT WHICH WORKS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION. 489288 0 127328 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND COMMUNITY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT- ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AND RAINBOW RESEARCH CONVENE A WORKING GROUP OF BIPOC AND RURAL LEADERS AND MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE APPROXIMATELY $25 MILLION PER YEAR COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND. THE WORKING GROUP COLLABORATES WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO DESIGN THE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM AND COORDINATES OUTREACH TO THE BIPOC AND RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM ONCE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. THROUGH OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE IS WORKING WITHIN ITSELF AND ACROSS DIFFERENCE TO FACILITATE OPENNESS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES BETWEEN DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS AND WORKING TOWARDS SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL. 510113 0 0 SUSTAINABLE GROWTH COALITION: A BUSINESS-LED PARTNERSHIP WITH NEARLY 20 BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE HARNESSING MEMBER EXPERTISE TO ADVANCE THE NEXT FRONTIER OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY - THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. DETERMINING PROJECTS THAT MOVE TOWARD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY, THE COALITION MEMBERS EVALUATE OPTIONS THROUGH STAKEHOLDER, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL WELLNESS, AND LIFE-CYCLE LENSES. COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, CONVERT ORGANIC WASTE INTO VALUABLE RESOURCES, AND PROTECT OR RESTORE THE NATURAL WATER CYCLE WITH AN EVER-GROWING EQUITY FRAMEWORK.HEADWATERS AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS A UNIQUE COLLABORATION OF PARTNERS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FARMER-LED SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF FARMERS, AND VITALITY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES. CONVENED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE, THE PARTNERSHIP OFFERS INNOVATIONS TO ACCELERATE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR WATER QUALITY, SOIL HEALTH, HABITAT, AND CLIMATE PROTECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE MANAGES OTHER PARTNERSHIPS ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. SOURCE WATER PROTECTION COLLABORATIVE - A MINNESOTA-BASED STATEWIDE INITIATIVE, THE SOURCE WATER PROTECTION COLLABORATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN SOURCE WATER, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, OR PUBLIC HEALTH TO DEVELOP WAYS TO PROMOTE LAND USE WHICH PROTECTS DRINKING WATER SOURCES.ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE (FORMERLY KNOW AS NORTHSIDE SAFETY NET) - THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP WITH ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTHSIDE SAFETY NET (NEIGHBORHOODS EMPOWERING TEENS)) IS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH. THE PROGRAM IS LED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS. THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAM MODEL PLACES INTERNS AT THE CENTER OF A ROBUST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CONSISTENT, LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND BETWEEN YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS. ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AWARDS - THIS IS OUR ANNUAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM CELEBRATING PEOPLE AND PROJECTS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP AT THE NEXUS OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, A PROSPEROUS ECONOMY, AND AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY. WE BRING TOGETHER PARTNERS FROM ACROSS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY AND OUR ORGANIZATIONAL WORK TO HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS DURING AN INSPIRING EVENT OF CELEBRATION AND NETWORKING. 510113 0 0 3584586 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X X X BILL LEMIEUX 6124254929 807 BROADWAY ST NE SUITE 230 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 MIKE HARLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 172368 0 1956 SACHA SEYMOUR-ANDERSON EXECUTIVE LEAD 40.00 X 131089 0 1956 WILLIAM LEMIEUX FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 122369 0 1956 BRIAN COLUMBUS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110137 0 1956 EMILY HALEY SR. COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 106200 0 1956 WILLIAM DROESSLER SR. PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR 40.00 X 102242 0 2172 CHRIS NELSON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HALSTON SLEETS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE SWOR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS TUFTS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BRYANT DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SENTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA URVINA DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB BLAKE DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL CEDERBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES TRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN HEUTMAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEVI BROWN DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICIO LEON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STOCKNESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAJ RAJAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY TERRILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY KRAMKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIELA UGARGOL KEEFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA DAWSON-OLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 744405 0 11952 6 0 1 0 TRUST IN FOOD 8725 ROSEHILL RD STE 200 LENEXA KS 66215 RESEARCH AND MEDIA CAMPAIGN 552500 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY - VA 101 E CESAR E CHAVEZ AVE LANSING MI 48906 RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION 150000 2 240472 1033271 3150961 4424704 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 110000 127328 127328 CONFERENCES & PROJECTS 110000 7800 7800 135128 25528 25528 OTHER INCOME 900099 6777 6777 6777 4592137 135128 0 32305 X 298649 223690 19175 55784 1116906 731062 283571 102273 22918 16825 4478 1615 166151 121777 33014 11360 112420 82531 21966 7923 27617 27356 192 69 5272 5222 37 13 1182036 1170869 8206 2961 9234 9230 3 1 1962 1619 252 91 21417 17505 2744 1168 83129 61027 16243 5859 22990 18839 2821 1330 16898 15265 1200 433 22129 16245 4324 1560 EQUIPMENT 1032168 1028530 3592 46 TELECOMMUNICATION 12938 9498 2528 912 BANK FEES 5659 5606 39 14 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES 2967 2967 30048 21890 4195 3963 4193508 3584586 408580 200342 86043 966428 1067552 1142774 1482884 673226 185 9 25413 14863 117058 106393 27563 10665 425328 370602 3114968 3178567 727790 471072 34982 15163 426271 367778 1189043 854013 X 325719 324551 1600206 2000003 1925925 2324554 3114968 3178567 398629 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4400793 7295028 2886625 4486997 4424704 23494147 4400793 7295028 2886625 4486997 4424704 23494147 3985555 19508592 6207 1870 5686 43429 25528 82720 3121 2164 6777 12062 23588929 253420 0.82700 0.88500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 62183 51518 10665 54875 54875 0 10665 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 370602 370602 LEASE LIABILITY 367778 367778 X 4592137 0 4592137 0 4592137 4193508 0 4193508 0 4193508 PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ENVIRONMENTAL INITATIVE IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, ANY UNRELATED INCOME MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIKE HARLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 172368 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 456 0 174324 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY APPROVES THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY AND BENEFITS. THE COMPENSATION IS ADDITIONALLY CONFIRMED BY THE BOARD CHAIR IN WRITING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AND VOTE ON MOTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP AS THE BOARD'S CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER, SECRETARY AND UP TO THREE AT LARGE MEMBERS; ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE VOTED INTO THEIR SEATS BY THE BOARD EACH FEBRUARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL FIRST REVIEW THE AUDIT FINDINGS AND 990 IN DETAIL, AND UPON THEIR AGREEMENT WILL RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE REPORTS WILL THEN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW PRIOR TO THE NEXT FULL BOARD MEETING, AT WHICH TIME HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY ELEMENTS OF THE AUDIT WILL BE SHARED. THE AUDIT WILL THEN BE THE TOPIC OF OPEN DISCUSSION FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS, UNTIL A MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT AND FINALIZE THE REPORT, AT WHICH TIME A VOTE WILL BE CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS RECORDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ENVIRONMENTAL INITATIVE PROVIDES COPIES OF THE POLICY TO ALL INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWS THE POLICY WITH THEM. ENVIRONMENTAL INITATIVE ALSO MONITORS ALL SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST USING THE POLICY AS A GUIDE IF THERE IS A SITUATION WHICH MIGHT CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OR MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING AT WHICH THE TRANSACTION WILL BE DISCUSSED, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, HE OR SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT RESULTS IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL NOT OTHERWISE ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER POTENTIAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER, EITHER AT OR OUTSIDE THE MEETING. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE, AND SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND PROVIDES THE POSITION'S REVIEW. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR PREPARES CURRENT COMPARABILITY DATA AND REVIEWS THE RESULTS WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR. THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR THEN CONDUCT THE REVIEW WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST DONE IN 2024. ANY RESULTING CHANGE IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS THEN INCORPORATED AS A PART OF THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATION BUDGET CALCULATIONS. ONCE THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL BUDGET IS COMPLETED, IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ENVIRONMENTAL INITATIVE CURRENTLY PLACES COPIES OF THE CURRENT AUDIT ON THEIR WEBSITE AND ON CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL'S SITE. ENVIRONMENTAL INITATIVE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,170,290. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,202. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,960. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,181,452. PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 579. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1. TOTAL EXPENSES 584. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.