2022-11-07T15:24:51-06:00 2021-12-31 364049282 PASQUESI SHEPPARD LLC 585 BANK LANE LAKE FOREST IL 60045 990 2021-09-01 237104524 ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES ALLI 3129390838 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE 750 CHICAGO IL 60601 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 3129390838 2022-09-08 1 JOEL BRAMMEIER 999009999 DENNIS P O'BRIEN P00008832 8472345000 2022-09-08 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X JOEL BRAMMEIER 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE 750 CHICAGO IL 60601 5836934 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 28 3459 0 0 3276121 5760429 175991 59308 28643 17197 -64727 0 3416028 5836934 0 0 0 0 2237239 882833 0 0 155009 1127318 440844 3364557 1323677 51471 4513257 7150103 11314434 1173204 811908 5976899 10502526 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 466123 15538 COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT: ENGAGEMENT OF PEOPLE IS HOW WE GROW A CREDIBLE AND LASTING VOICE FOR THE GREAT LAKES. WE ASPIRE TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE EACH PERSON'S CONNECTION TO THE GREAT LAKES IS REFLECTED AND RESPECTED IN THE GOALS OF POLICY AND IN THE ACTIONS WE TAKE. OUR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, INCLUDING OUR RENOWNED ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM AND OUR ALLIANCE AMBASSADORS, ARE BECOMING MORE RELEVANT TO MORE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS REDUCE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION TO ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE TRADITIONAL CONSERVATION MOVEMENT. OUR PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH ARE CONSISTENTLY REFLECTED IN THE MEDIA IN WAYS THAT INFORM DECISION MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. THROUGH THIS WORK, WE PLAN TO MOTIVATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR TO TAKE ACTION TO HELP THE LAKES. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, THE ALLIANCE FACILITATED CLEANUPS ON ALL 5 GREAT LAKES, REMOVING MOSTLY PLASTIC DEBRIS FROM GREAT LAKES SHORELINES ALONG WITH COLLECTING AND SHARING DATA FROM THESE CLEANUPS WITH RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. 307049 10236 LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS: LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS BUILD MORE CAPACITY FOR GREAT LAKES WATER PROTECTION AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. THESE ARE COMMITMENTS THE ALLIANCE CHOOSES WHERE WE SEE A NEED FOR LOCAL WATER IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY AND FUNDING, AND WHERE THE PARTNERS INVOLVED ARE MOTIVATED PRIMARILY BY ADDRESSING LOCAL ISSUES. THIS WORK USES OUR SKILLS, RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND NETWORKS. LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS ARE CORE TO HOW THE ALLIANCE BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN OUR EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO FRONT LINE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE SETTING LOCAL WATER AGENDAS. WE USE THESE PARTNERSHIPS TO COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY BY PROVIDING CLEAR AND SPECIFIC RESOURCES SUCH AS RESEARCH, POLICY ADVOCACY, FUNDRAISING, COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESS TO OUR NETWORKS. THE ALLIANCE IS MOBILIZING CLEAN WATER ADVOCATES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND POLICYMAKING BY CONVENING A NETWORK OF FRONTLINE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND TRADITIONAL ENGOS THAT REFLECTS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. 223816 33534 WATER ADVOCACY: WATER ADVOCACY IS HOW THE ALLIANCE WORKS TO IMPROVE THE FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND FUNDING NECESSARY TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE GREAT LAKES AND HEALTHY WATER. THIS MEANS PROTECTING SAFE, CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER, REDUCING AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION, STOPPING INVASIVE SPECIES, RESTORING THE RESILIENCE OF THE GREAT LAKES AND OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SAFEGUARDING HARD- FOUGHT PROTECTIONS ACHIEVED OVER OUR FIRST FIVE DECADES OF WORK. THIS WORK DEPENDS ON OUR HISTORIC STRENGTHS OF POLICY LEADERSHIP, NONPARTISAN COALITION BUILDING, CONVENING, RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION. IN 2021, THE ALLIANCE'S ADVOCACY HELPED BRING AN ADDITIONAL $1 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS TO THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE, ALONG WITH $48.4 BILLION IN NEW FUNDING TO STATES AND CITIES FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. 996988 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 12 0 1 28 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 SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHMAHL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 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 MEMBER 1.00 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 CHAIR 1.00 X 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 VICE CHAIR DEVELOPMENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE CHAVAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS WINTERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE JONES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GUZMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 192864 0 19210 MOLLY FLANAGAN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 179294 0 10807 CRYSTAL DAVIS POLICY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117964 0 11861 MARY BARTON VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM 40.00 X 116597 0 11054 JENNIFER CADDICK VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNIC 40.00 X 121369 0 9761 ANGELA LARSEN PLANNING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108413 0 10089 KELLY FARLEY FINANCE & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100401 0 14450 936902 0 87232 7 0 1 0 0 366841 5393588 4006 5760429 CONTRACT REVENUES 541900 59308 59308 59308 17197 17197 5836934 59308 0 17197 X 66303 49357 8798 8148 699015 520358 92756 85901 66920 49816 8880 8224 50595 37664 6714 6217 27000 27000 215702 198884 1418 15400 15228 7150 21 8057 2524 1945 277 302 76332 58817 8371 9144 4655 4552 40 63 23385 21091 1077 1217 22086 17018 2422 2646 MISCELLANEOUS 20481 1869 12337 6275 SUPPLIES 17426 16799 238 389 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 10481 8076 1149 1256 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 5544 3592 182 1770 1323677 996988 171680 155009 4734411 7241037 579387 1487729 44188 33958 82591 92456 527077 426580 117429 100497 1592097 1572807 0 785950 7150103 11314434 320984 367768 800246 397933 51974 46207 1173204 811908 X 4796390 6897553 1180509 3604973 5976899 10502526 7150103 11314434 4513257 12370 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3915374 3776024 4134104 3276121 5381201 20482824 3915374 3776024 4134104 3276121 5381201 20482824 4530043 15952781 75453 36165 33006 28643 17197 190464 20673288 540863 0.77170 0.87310 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PERIOD RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19988 19988 977000 996988 174548 43637 0 0 286478 294044 280213 174548 1035283 1552925 52924 80203 33053 19988 186168 71620 73511 70053 43637 258821 388232 21676 5840 7985 35501 2830482 2910798 26829 552536 5215573 4137053 920050 296331 2522952 2830482 3178534 2345449 125953 1512883 4137053 2685669 1917913 8049 1433097 3178534 2104557 1897001 92299 1408188 2685669 0.30881 0.15069 0.54050 0 0 32948 25572 7376 494129 401008 93121 100497 INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 785950 785950 DEFERRED RENT 46207 46207 X 5849304 12370 12370 5836934 0 5836934 1323677 0 1323677 0 1323677 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS 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. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 192864 0 0 0 0 0 7333 0 11877 0 212074 0 0 0 MOLLY FLANAGAN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 179294 0 0 0 0 0 5590 0 5217 0 190101 0 0 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 198,884. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,418. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,400. TOTAL EXPENSES 215,702. 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.