2021-02-25T13:14:37-06:00 2020-08-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2019-09-01 392006475 MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES MIDW 6082515047 612 W MAIN STREET NO 302 MADISON WI 53703 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082515047 2021-02-13 1 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART 612 W MAIN STREET NO 302 MADISON WI 53703 904177 0 X HTTPS://MIDWESTADVOCATES.ORG/ X 2001 WI PROVIDE LEGAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER REGION. 14 14 14 30 0 0 756417 876031 57215 24583 1224 3563 0 0 814856 904177 0 0 0 0 526847 569325 0 0 97391 218203 163172 745050 732497 69806 171680 576406 757560 17575 26048 558831 731512 MEA PROVIDES LEGAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER REGIONS. MOST OF OUR WORK FOCUSES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL CLEAN AIR AND WATER LAWS IN WISCONSIN. 0 0 137349 24583 MEA PROVIDES LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION PERMITS ISSUED BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN'S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ADEQUACY AND COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL CLEAN AIR AND WATER LAWS. TIMELY REVIEW AND LEGAL ACTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT THE ISSUANCE OF DEFICIENT PERMITS THAT WILL FURTHER DEGRADE THE WATERS OF WISCONSIN, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. MEA'S GOAL IS TO WORK WITH CITIZENS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS TO ENDURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS PROTECT THE LIFE, HEALTH, AND PROPERTY OF COMMUNITIES IN THESE WATERSHEDS. 161152 MEA EDUCATES GRASSROOTS GROUPS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, AND HOW TO BUILD THEIR OWN CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN AIR AND WATER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE SEEK TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE LAW FOR ALL CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, WHO WORK TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES THAT WE ALL HOLD IN COMMON. 263882 MEA WORKS TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND WETLANDS, AND PROMOTE COORDINATION OF THE PUBLIC AGENCIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND LAKE MICHIGAN BASINS BY PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO PROTECT THE BASINS ECOLOGY. IN SO DOING WE ASSIST RESIDENT AND LANDOWNERS WHOSE GOAL IS ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS THAT PROTECT THE HEALTH AND ECOLOGY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT MEA WORKS TO IMPLEMENT THE GREAT LAKES COMPACT BY REVIEWING PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPACT'S STANDARDS. 562383 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X RY CARPENTER 6082515047 612 W MAIN STREET SUITE 302 MADISON WI 53703 SUSAN DAVIDSON PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GORDON STEVENSON VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALANA MCKEEVER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN GENTRY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE CLAUSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN COLLINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM DAWSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN FREEDLAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM GOODMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL LYNCH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA SCANLAN FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPH TAI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE WERNECKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY LAWTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLEE WRIGHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 84854 0 4715 ANTHONY WILKIN GIBART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 6538 0 4292 91392 0 9007 0 0 0 0 0 X 19278 101842 754911 4157 876031 CONSULTING AND LEGAL F 541100 24583 24583 24583 3563 3563 904177 24583 0 3563 109833 65900 16475 27458 381098 323869 14146 43083 14261 12569 326 1366 29519 24127 1529 3863 34614 27607 2103 4904 4112 4112 12810 12810 15291 11193 4098 20971 10117 8603 2251 19237 11294 5935 2008 5648 4505 343 800 42807 34141 2600 6066 4190 3342 254 594 1474 1474 1359 1359 8780 7003 533 1244 11525 9192 700 1633 DUES, FEES, & SUBSCRIPT 14968 11938 909 2121 732497 562383 72723 97391 107093 128051 313983 438122 112359 137578 2133 5894 12035 10790 60537 42841 10376 17696 18427 19429 576406 757560 17575 26048 17575 26048 X 348835 515512 209996 216000 558831 731512 576406 757560 171680 1001 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 493327 591576 867651 756417 876030 3585001 493327 591576 867651 756417 876030 3585001 1547089 2037912 19523 8048 753 1224 3563 33111 3618112 197942 0.56330 0.56080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13652 13652 718845 732497 134875 33719 0 0 136758 134875 271633 407450 220 13652 13872 34190 33719 67909 101864 18427 1214 212 19429 17790 834 197 18427 16214 1768 192 17790 14305 2066 157 16214 13828 630 153 14305 1.00000 1 0 8500 8500 0 52037 34341 17696 17696 X 905178 1001 1001 904177 0 904177 732497 0 732497 0 732497 PART X, LINE 2: MEA ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MEA FOLLOWS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INCOME TAX ACCOUNTING AND GENERALLY AVOIDS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC TAX POSITIONS THAT MAY BE CHALLENGED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM TAXING AUTHORITIES IMPOSING ADDITIONAL INCOME TAXES FROM ACTIVITIES DEEMED TO BE UNRELATED TO MEA'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WOULD NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MEA'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, MEA IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS BEFORE 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MEA'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS FROM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE FORM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLLECTS AND REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND COMMUNICATES TO APPLICABLE BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE EXPECTED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATION IN DELIBERATION AND DECISION MAKING ABOUT MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BASED PARTLY ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM INFORMALLY SURVEYING COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, MOST RECENTLY IN 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MEA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 2A-2E MEA RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING FEES FOR LEGAL WORK: $2,962 FOR CHALLENGING THE POTENTIAL GRANT OF EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY TO A FOREIGN PIPELINE COMPANY FOR AN OIL PIPELINE THAT WOULD THREATEN WATER QUALITY AND THE CLIMATE; $5,680 FOR CHALLENGING THE DENIAL OF PUBLIC RECORDS RELATED TO WATER CONTAMINATION; THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE RECORDS WAS NECESSARY TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO EVALUATE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO CONTAMINATION AND TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY (CITIZENS FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT V. DANE COUNTY, ET AL.); $2,127 FOR TO ADVISING LOCAL RESIDENTS ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT WATER AND AIR QUALITY; $5,000 FOR ADVISING THE TOWN OF LYNNE ON ITS AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE CONTROL OVER METALLIC MINING TO PROTECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY; $2,000 FOR ADVISING ON THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SET STANDARDS RELATIVE TO ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROTECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY AND TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE; AND $4,846 FOR PRODUCING DOCUMENTS TO INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH REGULATORY PROCESSES RELATED TO THE APPROVAL AND SITING OF OIL PIPELINES TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE.