2020-02-11T08:44:29-06:00 2019-09-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2018-10-01 521437006 RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY RAIL 2023319696 2121 WARD COURT NW 5TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20037 ARION RYAN CHAO PRESIDENT 2023319696 2020-02-11 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2020-02-11 09:44:18 ES P 90EFBB5FB02E416132FFFBA677145A83C47C36B4 3242370ACE0FDCD1644E50D607094B3FB533101C 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z ARION RYAN CHAO 2121 WARD COURT NW 5TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20037 11632270 0 X WWW.RAILSTOTRAILS.ORG X 1985 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 17 17 57 25 0 0 11912086 9679993 696293 234508 106626 244165 130345 89192 12845350 10247858 332970 449734 0 0 5006508 5047205 100200 100200 1572564 4999409 4864752 10439087 10461891 2406263 -214033 11416034 11096956 1475543 1377845 9940491 9719111 X THE RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY (RTC), THE NATION'S LARGEST TRAILS ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 160,000 MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, IS DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO PRESERVE AND TRANSFORM UNUSED RAIL CORRIDORS INTO MULTIUSE TRAILS AND TRAIL NETWORKS, CREATING HEALTHIER PLACES FOR HEALTHIER PEOPLE. FOUNDED IN 1985, RTC IS LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC AND HAS FOUR REGIONAL OFFICES IN PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, WISCONSIN AND TEXAS. FUNDING FOR THE RTC'S ACTIVITIES COME PRIMARILY THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DUES AND CONTRIBUTIONS. 0 0 4475153 449128 105437 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT: SINCE ITS INCEPTION, RTC HAS SUPPORTED TRAIL BUILDING THROUGH A VARIETY OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: MANAGING AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT NOTIFIES COMMUNITIES, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES OF UPCOMING RAILWAY ABANDONMENTS; CREATING STATEWIDE TRAIL INVENTORIES AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS; PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; AND OFFERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITIES AND TRAIL-BUILDING GROUPS. RTC'S TRAILNATION PROJECT PORTFOLIO REPRESENTS THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST TRAIL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. THESE PROJECTS ARE INTENDED TO SPUR TRAIL-NETWORK DEVELOPMENT NATIONWIDE, CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION BY ESTABLISHING TRAIL SYSTEMS THAT GET PEOPLE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. THE HEART OF THIS WORK COMES THROUGH SMART INVESTMENTS THAT CLOSE GAPS IN TRAIL SYSTEMS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO MAJOR DESTINATIONS ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND ENTIRE REGIONS. THE SCOPE OF THIS WORK IS A PLACEMAKING STRATEGY, WITH TRAILS AS THE CATALYST. THIS WORK IS CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN NINE PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- PLACES DIVERSE IN THEIR GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, SIZE AND SCOPE - SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN, THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, THE INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, DC, MIAMI AND SOUTH TEXAS. IN THE SPRING OF 2019 RTC LAUNCHED ITS NINTH AND MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT, THE GREAT AMERICAN RAIL TRAIL - A 3700 MILE COAST TO COAST TRAIL FROM WASHINGTON DC TO WASHINGTON STATE. 1654617 135150 PUBLIC INFORMATION/EVENTS: WHILE THE BENEFITS OF TRAIL USE ARE FAR-REACHING, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO ACCESS TRAILS. RTC'S TRAIL-USE INITIATIVES PROVIDE TIPS FOR GETTING OUT ON THE TRAIL AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH LOCAL TRAILS AND BUCKET-LIST DESTINATIONS. RTC'S FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE, TRAILLINK.COM SERVED MORE THAN 7 MILLION VISITORS IN FY19 CONNECTING THEM TO OVER 36,000 MILES OF TRAILS THROUGH ITS FREE WEBSITE AND MOBILE APPS. TRAIL USE CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE OPENING DAY FOR TRAILS - BUILDING EXCITEMENT FOR THE START OF THE TRAIL USE SEASON IN THE SPRING AND SHARE THE TRAILS - PROMOTING SAFE AND RESPECTFUL TRAIL USE. RTC ALSO PROVIDES RAIL-TRAIL INFORMATION THROUGH ITS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, MONTHLY E-NEWS, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS. 1033793 606 18898 TRAIL POLICY: RTC'S POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORK ENSURES PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN RAIL-TRAILS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, FOCUSING ON OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING CRITICAL TRAIL, BIKING AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE. RTC PROMOTES POLICIES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL THAT MAKE TRAIL BUILDING POSSIBLE. RTC IS A LEADER IN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP), WHICH IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR TRAIL DEVELOPMENT. RTC STEADFASTLY DEFENDS THE FEDERAL RAILBANKING STATUTE IN CONGRESS AND THE COURTS AS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL TO PRESERVE UNUSED RAIL CORRIDORS. RTC ALSO MONITORS LITIGATION ON CASES INVOLVING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS RELATED TO RAILBANKING. 399936 MEMBER PROGRAMS - IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION, RTC ALSO DIGITIZES MEMBER AND CONSISTENT INFORMATION AND TRAIL INFORMATION, CREATING A CENTRALIZED RESOURCE THAT ASSISTS THE ORGANIZATION IN IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LINKING TRAIL SYSTEMS AND CATALYZING SUPPORT OF TRAIL PROJECTS. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DELIVERY OF MEMBER BENEFIT AND SERVICE PROGRAMS. 269961 RESEARCH - RTC'S RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CREATING INNOVATIVE TOOLS THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE TRAIL SYSTEMS IN THEIR CITIES, TOWNS AND REGIONS, WHILE ALSO MONITORING THE BENEFITS TRAILS BRING TO COMMUNITIES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN TRAILS. 669897 7833460 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 66 0 1 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X CYNTHIA DICKERSON 2023319696 2121 WARD COURT NW 5TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20037 KATHERINE KRAFT CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN RATHBONE VICE-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GAIL LIPSTEIN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM NOEL TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHIP ANGLE BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 2/2019) 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BARROW BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JON COFSKY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARK FILIPPELL BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2018) 5.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA GARRISON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROSE GOWEN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 NOEL KEGEL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES MARSHALL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG MONIESON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK MULVEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TIM PETRI BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA RILEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SALLIS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 GUY O WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH LAUGHLIN PRESIDENT (UNTIL 2/2019) 40.00 X 249199 0 33175 ARION RYAN CHAO PRESIDENT (FROM 1/2019) 40.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA DICKERSON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 166059 0 29207 KEVIN MILLS SENIOR VP OF POLICY 40.00 X 152281 0 27806 ELIZABETH THORSTENSEN VP OF TRAIL DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 156955 0 17276 BRANDI HORTON VP OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 136834 0 26912 MARY O'CONNOR VP OF DVLPT/PRTNRSP (UNTIL 10/2018) 40.00 X 128420 0 23101 MARIANNE FOWLER SR STRATEGIST POLICY ADVOCACY 40.00 X 112448 0 14615 1102196 0 172092 8 0 1 0 PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS 1953 GALLOW ROAD SUITE 600 VIENNA VA 22182 DIRECT MAIL SERVICES 392902 PROLIST INC 8341 BEECHCRAFT AVENUE GAITHERSBURG MD 20879 FULFILLMENT SERVICES 338591 GENERAL SYSTEMS CORP 8787 BRANCH AVENUE 183 CLINTON MD 20735 DATA MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMING 269990 THE SCOTT GROUP INC 348 THOMPSON CREEK SUITE 136 STEVENSVILLE MD 21666 DIRECT MAIL SERVICES 255751 MKDM 612 E JEFFERSON STREET 2ND FL CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902 FUNDRAISING SERVICES 203450 8 192167 3265925 6221901 22522 9679993 CONTRACTS 900099 124335 124335 TRAILINK SUBSCRIPTION 900099 110173 110173 234508 177139 177139 12288 12288 9846 0 9846 9846 9846 1437564 1370538 67026 67026 67026 38851 13874 24977 24977 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 35499 35499 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 6582 6582 42081 10247858 259485 0 308380 X 449734 449734 590481 373178 144003 73300 3476385 2986754 240368 249263 194413 161105 8386 24922 486060 402444 21119 62497 299866 237015 25431 37420 53540 53540 30975 30975 29188 29188 100200 100200 24867 24867 1249241 900086 196488 152667 214015 207942 4998 1075 1648292 830839 169120 648333 249684 164907 12293 72484 528241 447276 41149 39816 282822 201870 54831 26121 71259 32117 35498 3644 63742 53624 4257 5861 33659 26221 4470 2968 MERCHANDISE COSTS 270012 184733 19551 65728 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 64304 57470 958 5876 PROF'L DEVELOPMENT 27188 16700 10124 364 TAXES AND LICENSES 18227 11688 6539 5496 5029 442 25 10461891 7833460 1055867 1572564 X 1581440 850165 174493 556782 382977 221948 2460417 1483914 2907476 1960176 143552 137765 101534 107029 134105 166008 1198327 1034085 212719 164242 5037218 6819195 36036 36679 11416034 11096956 1028535 697830 2419 315443 444589 364572 1475543 1377845 X 4522908 4674278 4599255 4226505 818328 818328 9940491 9719111 11416034 11096956 -214033 -7347 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 8598477 7885203 9189136 11912086 9679993 47264895 8598477 7885203 9189136 11912086 9679993 47264895 3740244 43524651 133113 175414 142027 129963 199273 779790 29106 78868 41694 69966 42081 261715 48306400 2512023 0.90100 0.89480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 98384 98486 196870 10265021 10461891 673095 168274 0 0 592110 611619 666945 673095 2543769 3815654 132772 210622 204489 196870 744753 148028 152905 166736 168274 635943 953915 88696 111572 101499 98384 400151 1637162 47395 67847 1616710 1375675 163250 98236 1637161 1260272 115403 1375675 1161091 20000 79181 1260272 1198472 -37381 1161091 0.49390 0.50610 0.00000 0 0 603832 470156 133676 270971 240798 30173 323524 323131 393 164242 DEFERRED RENT 233599 LEASE INCENTIVE LIABILITY 130973 364572 X 11057178 -7347 827660 13874 834187 10222991 24867 24867 10247858 11278558 827660 13874 841534 10437024 24867 24867 10461891 PART V, LINE 4: THE CONSERVANCY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS TO GENERATE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF INCOME FOR RTC'S PROGRAMS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, RTC ESTABLISHED THE LANGDON GATES BURWELL ENDOWMENT FUND ("FUND 1"). THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A GIFT OF STOCK VALUED AT $334,645 AT THE DATE OF THE GIFT PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $44,433 IN ACCUMULATED INVESTMENT EARNINGS, WHICH ARE ALSO CONSIDERED PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED. THE DONOR STIPULATED THAT THE PRINCIPAL BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY; HOWEVER, 30 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE GIFT, THE FUND WILL REVERT TO RTC'S GENERAL ENDOWMENT. AN ADDITIONAL $26,000 OF PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS WERE ADDED TO FUND 1 IN THE FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2016. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DONOR'S INSTRUCTIONS, EARNINGS ON FUND 1 ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT RTC'S GENERAL OPERATIONS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, RTC ESTABLISHED THE WYSS ENDOWMENT FUND ("FUND 2"). THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A GIFT OF CASH OF $250,000. FOR INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON FUND 2, THE DONOR RECOMMENDED THAT HALF OF THE ANNUAL EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND THE OTHER HALF BE USED TO INCREASE THE ENDOWMENT, WITH AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO OVERRIDE THIS PROVISION. IN PRIOR YEARS, RTC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLVED THAT ALL THE INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON FUND 2 BE CONSIDERED UNRESTRICTED AND AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, RTC ESTABLISHED THE KEITH LAUGHLIN LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND. RTC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THIS FUND TO HONOR THE 18 YEARS OF SERVICE OF ITS PRESIDENT KEITH LAUGHLIN. THE BOARD MADE PERSONAL PLEDGES IN EXCESS OF $500,000, OF WHICH $163,250 WAS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DONOR'S INSTRUCTIONS, EARNINGS ON FUND 3 ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT RTC'S GENERAL OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018, THE CONSERVANCY HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL 13,874. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL 13,874. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B. X X X X X 1 MKDM 301 EAST MARKET STREET CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902 DIRECT MAIL & EMAIL CONSULTING 0 2751891 100200 2651691 2751891 100200 2651691 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY 1 ALLEGHENY TRAIL ALLIANCE PO BOX 228 HOMESTEAD PA 15120 251660116 501(C)(3) 27000 CAPACITY BUILDING APIARY STUDIO LLC 402 W CHELTEN AVE 1B PHILADELPHIA PA 19144 472080864 OTHER 8000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT BIKE CLEVELAND 3000 BRIDGE AVENUE SUITE 1 CLEVELAND OH 44113 452556898 501(C)(3) 10000 CAPACITY BUILDING CASCADE BICYCYLE CLUB 7787 62ND AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98115 912165219 501(C)(3) 10000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT CITY OF BROWNSVILLE PO BOX 911 BROWNSVILLE TX 78520 746000422 GOVERNMENT 70501 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT CITY OF FARRAGUT 518 HARTFORD AVENUE FARRAGUT IA 51639 420921779 GOVERNMENT 15000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT CITY OF UNION POINT PO BOX 233 UNION POINT GA 30669 580876688 GOVERNMENT 15000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT COWBOY TRAIL WEST INC 6502 210 LANE GORDON NE 69343 900817910 501(C)(3) 35000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT FRIENDS OF THE BOURNE RAIL TRAIL PO BOX 3092 POCASSET MA 02559 811535199 501(C)(3) 15000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT FUSION PARTNERSHIPS INC 1601 GUILDFOR AVENUE 2 SOUTH BALTIMORE MD 21202 522148413 501(C)(3) 6000 CAPACITY BUILDING HAMPTON INN & SUITES 35228 SNOQUALMIE PKWY SNOQUALMIE WA 98065 812011073 OTHER 5667 CONFERENCE SCHOLOARSHIPS HISPANIC ASSOCIATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND ENTERPRISES (HACE) 167 W ALLEGHENY AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19140 232142317 501(C)(3) 14500 CAPACITY BUILDING MIDTOWN GREENWAY COALITION 2834 10TH AVE S GREENWAY LEVE SUITE 2 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 411825584 501(C)(3) 10000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT MOUNTAIN HERITAGE INC PO BOX 1259 ST PAUL VA 24283 311689961 501(C)(3) 25000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT NORTHWEST NEBRASKA TRAILS ASSOCIATION 201 E THIRD STREET CHADRON NE 69337 911839312 501(C)(3) 30000 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT USDA FOREST SERVICE PO BOX 6200-09 PORTLAND OR 972286200 720564834 GOVERNMENT 27500 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION PO BOX 42650 OLYMPIA WA 985042650 916001109 GOVERNMENT 87500 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT 15 2 PART I, LINE 2: RTC PROVIDES GRANTS TO TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS OR MUNICIPALITIES WHO NEED TO MAKE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR TRAILS. IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED THROUGH THE PROGRAM REPRESENT VALUE TO THE TRAIL EITHER BY INCREASING LENGTH OR BY NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT MAKES THE TRAIL MORE USABLE. GRANTEES ARE INDENTIFIED BY RTC AND ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL. EACH PROPOSAL IS EVALUATED BASED ON THE GUIDELINES OF THE GRANT PROGRAM AND RTC DETERMINES AWARD RECIPIENTS. A FINAL REPORT IS REQUIRED FROM EACH RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KEITH LAUGHLIN PRESIDENT (UNTIL 2/2019) 239199 0 10000 0 0 0 14213 0 18962 0 282374 0 0 0 CYNTHIA DICKERSON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 166059 0 0 0 0 0 10099 0 19108 0 195266 0 0 0 KEVIN MILLS SENIOR VP OF POLICY 152281 0 0 0 0 0 9692 0 18114 0 180087 0 0 0 ELIZABETH THORSTENSEN VP OF TRAIL DEVELOPMENT 156955 0 0 0 0 0 9612 0 7664 0 174231 0 0 0 BRANDI HORTON VP OF COMMUNICATIONS 136834 0 0 0 0 0 9038 0 17874 0 163746 0 0 0 MARY O'CONNOR VP OF DVLPT/PRTNRSP (UNTIL 10/2018) 128420 0 0 0 0 0 8139 0 14962 0 151521 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED KEITH LAUGHLIN WITH $10,000 IN BONUS COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF RTC REVIEWS THE DRAFT OF THE 990 BEFORE PRESENTATION TO THE FULL BOARD. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THE FORM TO THE IRS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, THE AUDITORS PRESENTED THE DRAFT 990 AT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN FEBRUARY. RTC WILL NOT FILE THE FINAL 990 UNTIL THE BOARD FORMALLY APPROVES SUCH FILING AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C RTC HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FORM THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUALLY. TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE CONLFICT OF INTEREST FORMS AT THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING AND, IF NOT PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED, WILL MAKE DISCLOSURE BEFORE ANY RELEVANT BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION. THESE REPORTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OR AN APPOINTED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, WHICH WILL ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT(S) AND, IN THE ABSENCE OF RESOLUTION, REFER THE MATTER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF RTC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW, COMPARISON TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT CEO COMPENSATION AS REPORTED IN THEIR 990'S, AND IN THE CONTEXT OF RTC'S OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET. DOCUMENTATION OF THESE PROCEDURES AND RESULTING CHANGES IN COMPENSATION ARE PREPARED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND FORWARDED TO HUMAN RESOURCES FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONNEL FILE. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2019. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE PRESIDENT. NEW HIRES' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY BENCHMARKING SIMILAR POSITIONS IN OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE AND SIZE. DEPENDING ON THE RECRUITING TECHNIQUE, THIS ANALYSIS MAY BE PREPARED BY A PERSONNEL RECRUITING AGENCY OR COLLECTED BY RTC'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. COMPENSATION IS ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND IN CONTEXT WITH THE SALARY POOL AVAILABLE IN RTC'S OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 RTC'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL REPORT, FORM 990, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 1023, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY IN THE CASE OF IN-PERSON REQUESTS. REQUESTS RECEIVED IN WRITING, BY PHONE, FAX OR EMAIL WILL BE HONORED BY DIRECTING REQUESTORS TO RTC'S WEBSITE. THREE YEARS OF 990S, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ANNUAL REPORTS CAN BE FOUND ON RTC'S WEBSITE IN ADOBE FORMAT. RTC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHARGE A REASONABLE COPYING FEE PLUS ACTUAL POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE COPIES REQUESTED FROM THE SAME INDIVIDUAL OR RELATED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G LIST MANAGEMENT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 71,227. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,882. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 118,125. TOTAL EXPENSES 201,234. CAGING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,627. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,627. CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 796,232. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 184,606. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 34,542. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,015,380.