2022-02-07T14:12:53-06:00 2021-08-31 364049282 PASQUESI SHEPPARD LLC 585 BANK LANE LAKE FOREST IL 60045 990 2020-09-01 237104524 ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES ALLI 3129390838 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 700 CHICAGO IL 60601 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 3129390838 2022-01-19 1 JOEL BRAMMEIER 999009999 DENNIS P O'BRIEN P00008832 8472345000 2022-01-19 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JOEL BRAMMEIER 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 700 CHICAGO IL 60601 3480755 0 X WWW.GREATLAKES.ORG X 1971 IL TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER RESOURCE USING POLICY, EDUCATION AND LOCAL EFFORTS, ENSURING A HEALTHY GREAT LAKES AND CLEAN WATER FOR GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. 19 19 25 6000 0 0 4134104 3276121 35134 175991 33006 28643 -61960 -64727 4140284 3416028 0 0 0 0 2277991 2237239 0 0 317969 1307070 1127318 3585061 3364557 555223 51471 6465681 7150103 824292 1173204 5641389 5976899 X TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER RESOURCE USING POLICY, EDUCATION AND LOCAL EFFORTS, ENSURING A HEALTHY GREAT LAKES AND CLEAN WATER FOR GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. 0 0 1374613 37208 CLEAN WATER FOR PEOPLE: THE ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES ADVOCATES FOR SAFE, CLEAN, AND ACCESSIBLE WATER FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION AND WORKS EXTENSIVELY WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SOLVE CLEAN WATER PROBLEMS. WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCED A FEDERAL POLICY AGENDA TO INCREASE FUNDING AND SHIFT POLICY TOWARD ELIMINATING DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS LEAD AND REBUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN PREVENT SEWAGE OVERFLOWS. WE ALSO SECURED A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHICH PROVIDES FOR CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED SITES AND FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION. IN ILLINOIS, THE ALLIANCE WORKED TO OVERHAUL ZONING RULES THAT HAVE LED TO DECADES OF POLLUTION FOR RESIDENTS OF CALUMET RIVER AND LAKE MICHIGAN NEIGHBORHOODS. IN DETROIT, WE EDUCATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ON CAUSES OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AND SEWAGE OVERFLOWS, AND ADVANCED POLICY IN SUPPORT OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ALLEVIATE THESE PROBLEMS. IN CLEVELAND, WE WORKED WITH DOZENS OF PARTNERS ACROSS THE CLEVELAND AREA TO PRODUCE A CANDIDATE EDUCATION PLATFORM AND RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION TOOLKIT, WHICH SERVED AS NONPARTISAN INFORMATION SOURCES TO HIGHLIGHT WATER ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER. FINALLY, WE CONVENED THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POLICY FORUM IN OHIO TO SUPPORT AND ORGANIZE PEOPLE OF COLOR WORKING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. 857929 18444 COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT: THE ALLIANCE WORKS THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE ADVOCATES FOR THE GREAT LAKES. IN 2021, THE ALLIANCE CELEBRATED THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM, WHICH ENGAGES MORE THAN 15,000 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS ALL FIVE GREAT LAKES, REMOVING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF LITTER EACH YEAR. ACROSS THE 30 YEAR HISTORY OF THIS PROGRAM, THE ALLIANCE HAS ENGAGED MORE THAN 200,000 VOLUNTEERS IN THIS EFFORT. THE ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING TO ITS ALLIANCE AMBASSADORS, WHO WORK ACROSS THE REGION TO COMMUNICATE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ALLIANCE'S PROGRAMMING AT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS. IN EARLY 2021, THE ALLIANCE RELEASED A SET OF TOP FIVE PRIORITIES FOR BOTH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, HIGHLIGHTING THE MOST URGENT ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND WROTE EXTENSIVELY ON OUR FEDERAL GREAT LAKES AGENDA IN MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS THE REGION. 371720 120339 AGRICULTURE AND WATER: NONPOINT SOURCE RUNOFF FROM AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO CLEAN WATER IN THE LAKES ACROSS THE REGION. AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION LEADS TO HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS, SOME OF WHICH ARE TOXIC, AND DEAD ZONES IN THE WATER, AND HAVE BECOME SO BAD THAT THEY POSE A RISK TO THE DRINKING WATER OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. THE ALLIANCE FOCUSES ITS WORK ON THIS ISSUE IN THE WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN AND THE LOWER FOX RIVER WATERSHED AROUND GREEN BAY IN WISCONSIN BECAUSE THESE ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION IN THE GREAT LAKES. IN WESTERN LAKE ERIE, THE ALLIANCE IS EXTENSIVELY ENGAGED IN THE CREATIONS OF REGULATIONS AND A "TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD" PLAN THAT WILL ASSIGN POLLUTION REDUCTION NEEDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACROSS MILLIONS OF ACRES IN THE WESTERN LAKE ERIE WATERSHED. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO INCREASE THE REPRESENTATION OF COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION IN STATE POLICY MAKING, AS THESE COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN LOCATED DOZENS OR HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM THE SOURCE OF THE POLLUTION. IN WISCONSIN, THE ALLIANCE FACILITATES A COALITION OF AGRICULTURAL, RESEARCH, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STAKEHOLDERS IN CREATING A SHARED FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNANCE TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION ENTERING THE LOWER FOX RIVER AND GREEN BAY. THIS GROUP RECENTLY SUBMITTED ITS FIRST COST TO COMPLY REPORT, WHICH DETAILS THE INVESTMENT NEEDED AND PARTIES TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE THESE NEEDED REDUCTIONS OCCUR. 2604262 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL IN NY OH WI MN X X THE ORGANIZATION 3129390838 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 700 CHICAGO IL 60601 BILL HENRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BREWSTER VICE CHAIR DEVELOPMENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF PEARSALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN FRIEDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA RUBIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHMAHL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN BIGELOW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE CASTLEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE CONATSER BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE DZIAK CHAIR NOMINATIONS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON FERSHEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 QUENTIN JAMES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JO-ELLE MOGERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA TEY IOSUE VICE CHAIR POLICY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS LANGMYER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY HILL KNOT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDACE LAROCHELLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MCDERMOTT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA PAYNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 170396 0 19749 MOLLY FLANAGAN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 146355 0 11619 CRYSTAL DAVIS POLICY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108462 0 11120 MARY BARTON VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM 40.00 X 118853 0 11719 JENNIFER CADDICK VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNIC 40.00 X 121615 0 9895 ANGELA LARSEN PLANNING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 101019 0 10330 766700 0 74432 6 0 1 0 0 101853 3174268 571840 3276121 CONTRACT REVENUES 541900 175991 175991 175991 28643 28643 0 101853 64727 -64727 -64727 3416028 175991 0 -36084 X 190144 137647 29783 22714 1698110 1229273 265984 202853 198429 145571 28836 24022 150556 110358 21987 18211 25500 25500 641058 635525 5533 27914 22215 28 5671 10532 8089 1282 1161 203845 175475 27830 540 1491 851 13 627 42490 27073 559 14858 62106 47694 7565 6847 MISCELLANEOUS 36483 3453 22227 10803 SUPPLIES 33523 29491 1708 2324 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 24617 18905 2998 2714 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 17759 12642 493 4624 3364557 2604262 442326 317969 2962596 4734411 1955647 579387 17793 44188 57379 82591 521924 404495 149656 117429 1322610 1592097 6465681 7150103 354114 320984 402313 800246 67865 51974 824292 1173204 X 2853934 4796390 2787455 1180509 5641389 5976899 6465681 7150103 51471 284039 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2626103 3915374 3776024 4134104 3276121 17727726 2626103 3915374 3776024 4134104 3276121 17727726 2051811 15675915 52391 75453 36165 33006 28643 225658 17953384 731164 0.87310 0.86920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7985 25068 33053 2571209 2604262 280213 70053 0 0 282606 286478 294044 280213 1143341 1715012 50499 52924 80203 33053 216679 70652 71620 73511 70053 285836 428754 13361 21676 5840 7985 48862 4137053 920050 296331 2522952 2830482 3178534 2345449 125953 1512883 4137053 2685669 1917913 8049 1433097 3178534 2104557 1897001 92299 1408188 2685669 2261866 1248827 61229 1467365 2104557 0.58293 0.00000 0.41707 0 0 32948 24333 8615 488976 380162 108814 117429 DEFERRED RENT 51974 51974 X 3777532 284039 12738 64727 361504 3416028 0 3416028 3442022 12738 64727 77465 3364557 0 3364557 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS TO BE USED FOR SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AS WELL AS BOARD-DESIGNATED FUNDS WHICH ARE INTENDED AS A FINANCIAL RESERVE TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEWS ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES. 64,727. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES. 64,727. GREAT BLUE BENEFIT 101853 101853 64727 101853 101853 64727 64727 -64727 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 170396 0 0 0 0 0 7200 0 12549 0 190145 0 0 0 MOLLY FLANAGAN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 146355 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 5619 0 157974 0 0 0 X 11 571840 MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ALLIANCE MONITORS ALL SITUATIONS OR TRANSACTIONS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND ALSO EXPECTS THAT BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WOULD BRING ANY SUCH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATED POLICY OF THE ALLIANCE. DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON REVIEW OF THE SITUATION OR TRANSACTION IN QUESTION. IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A PERSON WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT PERSON IS THEN PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE SITUATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD AND APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT PERSONS AS DEEMED NECESSARY. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SURVEYS AND OTHER SOURCES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES. DELIBERATIONS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION AND THE BASIS FOR DECISIONS REACHED ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 635,525. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,533. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 641,058. FORM 990: PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.