2022-11-01T17:19:09-07:00 2021-12-31 201943775 Presnell Gage PLLC 609 S Washington Suite 202 Moscow ID 83843 990 2021-01-01 843247477 THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS CENT 5094749761 1320 NORTH HOLLIS STREET SPOKANE WA 99201 Thomas Linzey President 2022-11-01 true Thomas Linzey 999009999 LINDSEY FREI P01532155 2088822211 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Thomas Linzey 1320 NORTH HOLLIS STREET SPOKANE WA 99201 833189 false X N/A X 2019 WA THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, (THE ORGANIZATION) IS COMMITTED TO FACILITATING A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ABOUT DEMOCRATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS. TO ATTAIN ITS GOALS, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF EXISTING GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEMS TO RECOGNIZE AND ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THEM TO FASHION NEW LAWS AND NEW LEGAL SYSTEMS, WHICH CREATE AND ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS. 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During Program Year 2021, CDER provided assistance to groups affiliated with the Florida Rights of Nature Network (FRONN) to educate members of those groups about a new system of environmental law focused on recognizing legally enforceable rights for ecosystems and nature. CDER also provided assistance to groups in Oklahoma, New York, Massachusetts, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and other states. CDER also presented at conferences across the United States to speak about the movement towards the legal recognition of the rights of nature.II. During Program Year 2021, CDER provided educational trainings and strategic assistance to organizations in Northern Ireland, Australia, Nepal, Ecuador, and Tanzania. Assistance and support included educational webinars, and strategic assistance for the drafting of laws recognizing the legally enforceable rights of nature and ecosystems.III. During Program Year 2021, CDER provided legal assistance to three legal actions which were filed to enforce rights of nature laws adopted in the United States. They included support for the Sauk-Suiattle Tribes lawsuit in the name of salmon brought against the City of Seattle, the White Earth Band of Ojibwes lawsuit in the name of manoomin filed against the State of Minnesota, and a lawsuit filed in Florida in the name of waterways against both the state of Florida and a commercial/housing developer.IV. During Program Year 2021, CDER provided educational trainings and support for tribal governments in the United States, and associations of tribes, around rights of nature.V. During Program Year 2021, CDER contracted with the National Association for Continuing Legal Education (NACLE) and Lawline, for two continuing legal education (CLE) classes for lawyers across the United States. 284051 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 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 true 6 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 2 0 false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false X Thomas Linzey 5094749761 1320 North Hollis Street Spokane WA 99201 Thomas Linzey President 55.00 0.00 X X 75000 0 0 Mari Margil Vice President 55.00 0.00 X X 75000 0 0 150000 0 false false false 0 833189 833189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 833189 X 5000 5000 0 0 0 150000 150000 0 0 0 0 13176 13176 0 21786 20790 996 5080 5080 0 0 0 67131 59001 8130 163 163 918 918 0 0 0 3432 3432 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONTRACT LABOR 30714 30714 MEMBERSHIP AND DUES 1634 1634 WEB SITE 1405 1405 BANK FEE 557 557 241 141 100 301237 284051 17186 0 823798 868168 487701 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 823798 1355869 553 672 553 672 X 815745 1352697 7500 2500 823245 1355197 823798 1355869 531952 X true X false false false X 3150 193100 473189 669439 0 0 3150 193100 473189 669439 236516 432923 0 0 0 669439 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 15000 15000 15000 3000 750 12000 false 3000 3000 4500 15000 15000 750 750 1125 South America 0 1 Program Services Legal Services 0 Oceania 0 1 Program Services Outreach 0 Asia 0 1 Program Services Outreach 0 Africa 0 1 Program Services Outreach 0 4 4 false false false false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process DIRECTOR REVIEWS FORM 990 AND COMPARES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRIOR TO FILING Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public.