2021-09-09T16:15:25-05:00 2020-12-31 471591889 CEM BOOKKEEPING & TAX SERVICES INC 124 S 2ND ST LIVINGSTON MT 590472604 990 2020-01-01 810495837 WESTERN SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE WEST 4062220730 PO BOX 1448 LIVINGSTON MT 59047 LILL ERICKSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4062220730 2021-09-07 true LILL ERICKSON XXX-XX-XXXX CATHERINE E MOODY P01781256 4063337315 2021-09-09 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROGER INDRELAND 170 GLASSTON ROAD BIG TIMBER MT 59011 560337 false X WWW.WESTERNSUSTAINABILITYEXCHANGE.ORG X 1994 MT ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WESTERN AREA OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE BETTER RANCHING AND FARMING PRACTICES.A STRONG FOCUS IS TO IMPROVE THE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND LOCAL CONSUMERS, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS. 10 10 11 0 424713 507070 64558 52999 1135 268 47963 0 538369 560337 0 0 230936 294321 0 32672 166039 205440 396975 499761 141394 60576 292069 351173 13495 12023 278574 339150 X ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WESTERN AREA OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE BETTER RANCHING AND FARMING PRACTICES.A STRONG FOCUS IS TO IMPROVE THE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND LOCAL CONSUMERS, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS. false false 427167 52999 SINCE 1994, WSE HAD ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THESE PRACTICES IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION AS WELL AS PROTECT OPEN SPACE, WILDLIFE, AND FARM AND RANCHLANDS.BASED IN LIVINGSTON, MONTANA, WSE IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE PEOPLE, THE CULTURE, THE COMMUNITIES, AND THE BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPES OF MONTANA AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. WE WANT FUTURE GENERATIONS TO THRIVE IN THIS REMARKABLE PLACE AND BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE REGION'S RESOURCES SO THAT THOSE WHO FOLLOW WILL BENEFIT FROM THE QUALITY OF LIFE WE ENJOY TODAY. WSE WORKS WITH FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO USE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, AND DECREASE OPERATIONAL COSTS. TO REWARD EXCEPTIONAL STEWARDSHIP, WSE CONNECTS THESE PRODUCERS TO LUCRATIVE MARKETS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. WSE HAS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO OVER 1,500 RANCHERS ON REGENERATIVE PRACTICES. OUR PROGRAMS HAVE REDUCED CONTAMINATION OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATERS, IMPROVED SOIL HEALTH, AND INCRESED BIODIVERSITY. IN 2020, WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 28 RANCHERS. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT REGENERATIVE PRACTICES ARE BEING USED SUCCESSFULLY ON A MINIMUM OF 1.6 MILLION ACRES ACROSS MONTANA. RANCHERS WHO EFFECTIVELY USE REGENERATIVE PRACTICES QUALIFY TO RECEIVE WSE'S HELP ACCESSING MARKETS, PARTICULARLY OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE GROWING VOLUNTARY MARKET FOR CARBON. WSE'S MONTANA GRASSLANDS CARBON PROGRAM USES REGNERATIVE GRAZING PRACTICES TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND PLANT VIGOR, WHICH INCREASES THE ABILITY OF PLANTS TO PHOTOSYNTHESIZE. PHOTOSYNTHESIS DRAWS DANGEROUS CARBON DIOXIDE OUT OF THE AIR AND SEQUESTERS THE CARBON DEEP UNDERGROUND. THE PROGRAM LEVERAGES CARBON OFFSET PAYMENTS TO RANCHERS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF CARBON THEY SEQUESTER ON THEIR OPERATIONS. CURRENTLY FOUR RANCH FAMILIES, REPRESENTING 34,000 ACRES, HAVE SIGNED 30- YEAR CONTRACTS TO KEEP THE LAND IN GRAZING AND USE REGENERATIVE METHODS PROVEN TO INCREASE SOIL CARBON LEVELS. FOUR MORE RANCH FAMILIES (REPRESENTING AN ADDITIONAL 63,000 ACRES) HAVE BEGUN THE COMPLEX ENROLLMENT PROCESS REQUIRED BEFORE SIGNING CONTRACTS. TO ENSURE THE CARBON IS SUCCESSFULLY RECAPTURED, WSE IMPLEMENTS A RIGOROUS SOIL SAMPLING PROGRAM THAT MEASURES BASELINE LEVELS OF SOIL CARBON AND OTHER PLANT AND SOIL HEALTH INDICATORS. WE SAMPLED 276 SITES ON 22 RANCHES ACROSS MONTANA. TO INCREASE PARK COUNTY'S ACCESSS TO LOCAL FOOD AND BOLSTER ITS ECONOMY, WSE OPERATED THE LIVINGSTON FARMERS MARKET FOR 35 FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND AN ADDITIONAL 70 ARTISANS AND PREPARED FOOD VENDORS EVERY WEDNESDAY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. WE ALSO PROVIDED 82 LOW-INCOME SENIORS WITH 50 VOUCHERS, PROVIDED THREOUGH THE FEDERAL SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM, SO THAT SENIOR CITIZENS COULD BUY HONEY, FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND HERBS AT THE MARKET. WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A PROXY SHOPPER PROGRAM FOR SENIORS WHO COULD NOT ATTEND THE MARKET FOR FEAR OF COVID OR OTHER HEALTH REASONS. LASTLY WSE HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR OUR GROUNDBREAKING WORK BY RECEIVING THE SHIFT SUSTAINABILITY AWARD AND THE QUIVIRA COALITIONS' DISTINGUISHED CLARENCE BURCH AWARD. 427167 true true false false false false false false false false 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 false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 11 true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false X X X LILL ERICKSON 4062220730 PO BOZ 1448 LIVINGSTON MT 59047 X ANDREW ANDERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MALOU ANDERSON-RAMERIZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE BALKCOM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARA BIRKES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM EVANOFF VICE CHAIRMA 2.00 X 0 0 0 DYLAN HOFFMAN BOARD TREASU 4.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER INDRELAND CHAIRMAN 4.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA KURNICK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LEDGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY MASTERS BOARD SECRET 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 66844 440226 507070 SOIL SAMPLING 28150 28150 MISCELLANEOUS FEES FOR SERVIC 7679 7679 FARMERS MARKET BOOTH FEES 7188 7188 RESILIENT RANCHLANDS 6150 6150 LOCAL FOOD OPTION PROFIT 3532 3532 300 300 52999 268 268 560337 53267 X 79025 51375 27650 182672 166478 14699 1495 10975 7733 2417 825 21649 18010 1236 2403 129610 114777 14813 20 16138 15834 68 236 9537 5921 3573 43 6241 6136 105 16390 15936 454 19385 18332 1053 3184 2988 196 4955 3647 1308 499761 427167 39922 32672 201700 69936 78369 269237 61651 49651 12000 12000 292069 351173 13495 12023 13495 12023 X 278574 339150 278574 339150 292069 351173 60576 X false false X 197546 313465 251834 424713 507070 1694628 197546 313465 251834 424713 507070 1694628 319905 1374723 150 488 1083 1135 268 3124 1697752 482348 0.80970 0.87530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 61651 49651 12000 12000 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WESTERN AREA OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE BETTER RANCHING AND FARMING PRACTICES.A STRONG FOCUS IS TO IMPROVE THE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND LOCAL CONSUMERS, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SINCE 1994, WSE HAD ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THESE PRACTICES IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION AS WELL AS PROTECT OPEN SPACE, WILDLIFE, AND FARM AND RANCHLANDS.BASED IN LIVINGSTON, MONTANA, WSE IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE PEOPLE, THE CULTURE, THE COMMUNITIES, AND THE BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPES OF MONTANA AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. WE WANT FUTURE GENERATIONS TO THRIVE IN THIS REMARKABLE PLACE AND BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE REGION'S RESOURCES SO THAT THOSE WHO FOLLOW WILL BENEFIT FROM THE QUALITY OF LIFE WE ENJOY TODAY. WSE WORKS WITH FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO USE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, AND DECREASE OPERATIONAL COSTS. TO REWARD EXCEPTIONAL STEWARDSHIP, WSE CONNECTS THESE PRODUCERS TO LUCRATIVE MARKETS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. WSE HAS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO OVER 1,500 RANCHERS ON REGENERATIVE PRACTICES. OUR PROGRAMS HAVE REDUCED CONTAMINATION OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATERS, IMPROVED SOIL HEALTH, AND INCRESED BIODIVERSITY. IN 2020, WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 28 RANCHERS. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT REGENERATIVE PRACTICES ARE BEING USED SUCCESSFULLY ON A MINIMUM OF 1.6 MILLION ACRES ACROSS MONTANA. RANCHERS WHO EFFECTIVELY USE REGENERATIVE PRACTICES QUALIFY TO RECEIVE WSE'S HELP ACCESSING MARKETS, PARTICULARLY OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE GROWING VOLUNTARY MARKET FOR CARBON. WSE'S MONTANA GRASSLANDS CARBON PROGRAM USES REGNERATIVE GRAZING PRACTICES TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND PLANT VIGOR, WHICH INCREASES THE ABILITY OF PLANTS TO PHOTOSYNTHESIZE. PHOTOSYNTHESIS DRAWS DANGEROUS CARBON DIOXIDE OUT OF THE AIR AND SEQUESTERS THE CARBON DEEP UNDERGROUND. THE PROGRAM LEVERAGES CARBON OFFSET PAYMENTS TO RANCHERS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF CARBON THEY SEQUESTER ON THEIR OPERATIONS. CURRENTLY FOUR RANCH FAMILIES, REPRESENTING 34,000 ACRES, HAVE SIGNED 30- YEAR CONTRACTS TO KEEP THE LAND IN GRAZING AND USE REGENERATIVE METHODS PROVEN TO INCREASE SOIL CARBON LEVELS. FOUR MORE RANCH FAMILIES (REPRESENTING AN ADDITIONAL 63,000 ACRES) HAVE BEGUN THE COMPLEX ENROLLMENT PROCESS REQUIRED BEFORE SIGNING CONTRACTS. TO ENSURE THE CARBON IS SUCCESSFULLY RECAPTURED, WSE IMPLEMENTS A RIGOROUS SOIL SAMPLING PROGRAM THAT MEASURES BASELINE LEVELS OF SOIL CARBON AND OTHER PLANT AND SOIL HEALTH INDICATORS. WE SAMPLED 276 SITES ON 22 RANCHES ACROSS MONTANA. TO INCREASE PARK COUNTY'S ACCESSS TO LOCAL FOOD AND BOLSTER ITS ECONOMY, WSE OPERATED THE LIVINGSTON FARMERS MARKET FOR 35 FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND AN ADDITIONAL 70 ARTISANS AND PREPARED FOOD VENDORS EVERY WEDNESDAY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. WE ALSO PROVIDED 82 LOW-INCOME SENIORS WITH 50 VOUCHERS, PROVIDED THREOUGH THE FEDERAL SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM, SO THAT SENIOR CITIZENS COULD BUY HONEY, FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND HERBS AT THE MARKET. WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A PROXY SHOPPER PROGRAM FOR SENIORS WHO COULD NOT ATTEND THE MARKET FOR FEAR OF COVID OR OTHER HEALTH REASONS. LASTLY WSE HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR OUR GROUNDBREAKING WORK BY RECEIVING THE SHIFT SUSTAINABILITY AWARD AND THE QUIVIRA COALITIONS' DISTINGUISHED CLARENCE BURCH AWARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVERY YEAR. THE LAST REVIEW WAS IN 2020. THE NEXT REVIEW SCHEDULED WILL BE IN 2021. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVALUATES ALL THE STAFF AND USES COMPARABLE DATA TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION LEVELS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, TAX RETURNS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 15,301 1,463 20 TECHNOLOGY 3,804 755 0 CONSULTANT - CARBON SEQUESTRA 31,770 0 0 ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING 0 4,819 0 CONSULTANT - COMMUNICATIONS 20,501 0 0 WORKSHOP SPEAKERS 6,750 0 0 CONSULTANTS - SOIL SAMPLING 33,050 0 0 SOFTWARE CONSULTING 0 7,776 0 SOFTWARE & SUPPLIES 3,601 0 0 TOTAL 114,777 14,813 20