2026-08-10T22:54:48-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 382561218 UPPER PENINSULA ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION UPPE 9062011949 PO Box 673 Houghton MI 499310673 Evan Zimmermann President 9062011949 2026-08-10 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Evan Zimmermann UPEC PO Box 673 Houghton MI 499310673 63308 0 X https://upenvironment.org X 1976 MI Environmental protection of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 7 7 0 12 0 0 31600 48557 0 0 13751 14751 0 0 45351 63308 38500 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 28709 42290 67209 52290 -21858 11018 513226 573662 0 0 513226 573662 X Environmental protection of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 0 1 8000 8000 120 Community conservation grants. Grant program awards funds to land conservancies and other qualified organizations to establish, expand, or otherwise support permanent protection of UP lands and waters through fee-simple acquisitions, conservation easements, and other legal means, or to carry on other environmental projects (e.g., native plant restoration) that benefit the UP environment and communities. These grants benefit a large number of UP residents and others in the general public. 2000 2000 185 Environmental Education Grants. Competitive grant program awards funds for environmental education projects to K-12 and post-secondary schools and universities. Benefits over 100 students annually. 1115 0 0 Recurring publications. Occasional UPEC newsletters, livestream programs, website, and social media platforms provide timely information on UP environmental issues and UPEC activities. Benefits over 200 UPEC members + additional non-member readers/listeners. 2700 0 1310 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d - Other program services. (a) Mining Action Group. Acts as environmental watchdog for existing and potential mines in the UP. Benefits over 200 UPEC members + members of general public. 937 0 50 Celebrate the UP! Annual event provides educational sessions and environmentally themed creative activities (art, music, etc.) to encourage valuation of the UP and its environment. Benefits over 200 attendees, on average, annually. 2022 event was held virtually. 20959 0 36000 Protect the Porkies public education campaign. UPEC assumed sponsorship and oversight of the grassroots Protect the Porkies campaign to stop a proposed mine adjacent to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the western Upper Peninsula. The campaign educates the public about the environmental hazards associated with the proposed mine. 24596 0 37360 35711 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MI X David Harmon 9062011949 PO Box 673 Houghton MI 499310673 Terri Bocklund Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Connie Julien Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Ryan Leary Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Heideman Treasurer 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Evan Zimmermann President 8 0 X X 0 0 0 Steven Garske Secretary 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Tom Grotewohl Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4555 0 0 0 44002 0 48557 0 14751 14751 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63308 14751 0 0 10000 10000 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 7500 0 7500 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 6000 0 0 0 0 0 845 0 845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1399 971 358 70 226 168 58 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 0 0 0 1246 0 1246 0 Dues & subscriptions 502 0 502 0 Program services-related expenses 24572 24572 0 0 52290 35711 16509 70 14998 14697 36795 36795 0 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 461408 522145 513226 573662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 513226 573662 513226 573662 513226 573662 11018 49418 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 90505 19519 20067 31500 48557 210148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90505 19519 20067 31500 48557 210148 0 210148 24188 17815 13762 13751 14751 84267 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 1 0 100 0 2115 296530 0 0.70869 0.68542 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Prior year balance corrections. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Swedetown Trails Club PO Box 214 Calumet MI 49913 382628847 501(c)3 8000 0 This project is to control Glossy Buckthorn at the Swedetown Recreation Area in Calumet using grazing goats. Glossy Buckthorn (Rhomnus frangula) is an invasive shrub that can rapidly spread to fill the understory of a forested area. Dense thickets of buckthorn inhibit hardwood regeneration and can also shade out native understory vegetation that is needed as food for wildlife and insects. 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Recipients are required to (1) certify, prior to disbursement of the grant, that they will use the funds received exclusively for the purposes of the grant; and (2) report back to the Board of Directors verifying that the project being supported was or is being carried out, and that grant funds were used for the purposes stated in the grant application. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 Torch Lake Area of Concern Public Advisory CNC. In 2024, UPEC provided a pass-through grant to the TLAOC Public Advisory CNC to assist in the organization's ongoing efforts to remediate the Torch Lake Superfund Site in Houghton County. That specific activity (though not that of the TLAOC Public Advisory CNC) ceased in 2025. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The organization has dues-paying members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The members elect the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors reviews the 990 before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's governing and operating documents are available upon request.