2019-05-14T14:52:36-05:00 2018-12-31 560747981 DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP 1410 SPRING HILL ROAD SUITE 500 TYSONS VA 22102 990 2018-01-01 043706385 THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP THEO 2026398727 529 14TH STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20045 PIETER FOSBURGH PRESIDENT & CEO 2026398727 2019-05-13 1 TAMARA VINEYARD P01775208 7039700400 2019-05-09 174.110.47.59 2019-05-13 16:09:34 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 FA6615D9C99F458CE6FA9C42C18D29C367B8AA70 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z PIETER FOSBURGH 529 14TH STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20045 5247258 0 X WWW.TRCP.COM X 2002 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 28 28 33 10 0 4550 5653440 4639315 0 0 4981 4194 328159 417695 5986580 5061204 0 0 0 0 2753685 2896811 0 0 463416 1680736 2139745 4434421 5036556 1552159 24648 4137622 2663401 333839 1584008 3803783 1079393 X IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE ALL AMERICANS QUALITY PLACES TO HUNT AND FISH, WE STRENGTHEN LAWS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES AFFECTING FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BY LEADING PARTNERSHIPS THAT INFLUENCE DECISION MAKERS. 0 0 4154109 LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS, THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND (LWCF) HAS IMPACTED OVER 5 MILLION ACRES OF PUBLIC LANDS, INVESTING OVER $16 BILLION IN CONSERVATION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. IN 2018, THE TRCP PARTNERED WITH ONX MAPS, A DIGITAL MAPPING COMPANY, TO IDENTIFY 9.52 MILLION ACRES OF FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS IN THE WEST THAT ARE "LANDLOCKED" BY PRIVATE LAND. WE PROMOTED THE DETAILED FINDINGS ONLINE, ORGANIZED A PETITION CALLING FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE LWCF TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE, AND DELIVERED THE REPORT TO HOUSE AND SENATE OFFICES ALONG WITH A LETTER SIGNED BY 23 AMERICAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARTNER MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF LWCF. WE ALSO LAUNCHED AN ONLINE "50 DAYS OF ACCESS WINS" CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES OF HOW LWCF HAS HELPED TO ESTABLISH NEW PUBLIC FISHING AREAS, OPEN NEW ACCESS INTO LANDLOCKED PUBLIC LANDS, AND ACQUIRE LAND BENEFITTING FISH, WILDLIFE, AND SPORTSMEN. FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF LWCF ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, THE TRCP ORGANIZED 204 INDIVIDUAL HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO URGE CONGRESS TO REAUTHORIZE THE LWCF. WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE, THE PROGRAM WAS REAUTHORIZED IN EARLY 2019. MIGRATIONFOLLOWING THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT'S SECRETARIAL ORDER 3362 INITIATING THE FIRST-EVER POLICIES AIMED AT CONSERVING MIGRATION CORRIDORS, THE TRCP WORKED WITH GOVERNORS, STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO HELP AGENCY OFFICIALS PRIORITIZE THE STUDY AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF INDIVIDUAL DEER, ELK, AND PRONGHORN MIGRATION ROUTES. IN LATE 2018, EACH OF THE 11 WESTERN STATES RELEASED ACTION PLANS THAT PRIORITIZE CONSERVATION OF THESE HABITATS. IN WYOMING, THE TRCP HAS BEEN WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL BLM PROPOSED ENERGY LEASES LOCATED IN MIGRATION CORRIDORS INCLUDE STIPULATIONS THAT ENSURE THE CONTINUED FUNCTION OF THESE HABITATS. THROUGH LOCAL ORGANIZING, LETTERS, MAPPING HANDOUTS, AND MEDIA OUTREACH WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN PERSUADING THE BLM TO DEFER SOME LEASE PARCELS IN THE 2018 QUARTER 3 AND QUARTER 4 LEASE SALES. LAND USE PLANNINGIN 2018, THE TRCP CONTINUED LOCAL ORGANIZING, DECISION MAKER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND BLM COLLABORATION TO ADVOCATE FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE BACKCOUNTRY CONSERVATION AREAS INTO BLM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS. WE EXPECT THIS SPORTSMEN'S-FOCUSED LAND MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION TO BE INCLUDED IN FOUR LAND USE PLANS IN IDAHO, MONTANA, AND COLORADO THAT WILL BE ISSUED IN EARLY 2019. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRCP ADVOCATED FOR COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PLANS THROUGH BLM INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND NEW MEXICO. FINALLY, THE TRCP IS ENGAGED IN INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL FOREST PLAN REVISIONS IN IDAHO, COLORADO, ARIZONA, AND MONTANA. SAGE GROUSE CONSERVATIONCOLLABORATIVE, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION OF THE GREATER SAGE GROUSE AND ITS SAGEBRUSH HABITAT REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE TRCP. IN 2018, OUR COMMUNITY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN REMOVING HARMFUL LANGUAGE FROM THE ANNUAL DEFENSE BILL AND FOUGHT BACK AGAINST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO CONSERVATION PLANS THAT ARE EFFECTIVELY KEEPING SAGE GROUSE OFF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST.CHRONIC WASTING DISEASEIN 2018, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE TRCP UNITED ITS DEER HUNTING PARTNERSINCLUDING NATIONAL DEER ALLIANCE, QUALITY DEER MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, ARCHERY TRADE ASSOCIATION, AND ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIESTO COMMUNICATE WITH LAWMAKERS ABOUT CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, WHICH HAS SPREAD TO MORE THAN 25 STATES, THREATENING DEER AND ELK ACROSS THE NATION. THIS RESULTED IN THE INTRODUCTION OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON THE SPREAD OF CWD AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO SET THE STAGE FOR FUTURE STATE AND FEDERAL ACTION. THE TRCP CONTINUES TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION AND FUNDING TO ADDRESS THIS EPIDEMIC HEAD-ON. REFORMING MARINE FISHERIES MANAGEMENTIN 2018, THE TRCP CONTINUED ITS LEADING ROLE IN THE SPORTFISHING AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITY BY ADVOCATING NATIONALLY FOR FISHERIES LAWS AND POLICIES THAT BETTER RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS, CULTURE AND VITAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING. OUR ADVOCACY CULMINATED IN PASSAGE OF THE MODERN FISH ACT (MFA) IN DECEMBER 2018, REPRESENTING THE GREATEST LEGISLATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE LAST 40 YEARS. THE MFA WILL DRASTICALLY IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND ALLOW FOR MANAGEMENT TO BE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF ANGLERS, INSTEAD OF FORCING RECREATIONAL FISHERIES INTO A COMMERCIAL FISHING MODEL. IT WILL ALSO HELP INVEST IN THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND CONSERVATION VALUE OF MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES. STATE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FOR DECADES CAN NOW BE USED TO IMPROVE FEDERAL MANAGEMENT. ALSO IN 2018, THE TRCP ADVOCATED FOR ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ATLANTIC MENHADEN AND OTHER FORAGE FISH. THIS INCLUDES LAUNCHING A WEBSITE AND OVERSEEING A FORAGE FISH CONSERVATION WORKING GROUP WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION AND COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION THAT ARE WORKING TO DRIVE THE ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION AND REGIONAL POLICY MAKERS TO ADVANCE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES THAT FOCUS ON THE NEED FOR FORAGE BASE TO SUPPORT SPORTFISHING. EVERGLADES, MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA AND GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION IN 2018, THE TRCP COORDINATED WITH PARTNERS AND OTHER SPORTSMEN GROUPS, THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND STATE AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS AND POLICY MAKERS TO ADVANCE RESTORATION EFFORTS, ORGANIZE GRASS-ROOTS SUPPORT AND HELP EXPEDITE PASSAGE OF CRITICAL LEGISLATION AND FEDERAL PERMITS ASSOCIATED WITH ADVANCING RESTORATION IN THE EVERGLADES AND GULF OF MEXICO. THE TRCP IS A LEADING VOICE AMONG SPORTFISHING AND HUNTING GROUPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REGION IN ADVOCATING FOR THE USE OF OIL SPILL FINES TO REPAIR DIRECT DAMAGE FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL TOWARD IMPROVING ECOSYSTEMS AND ACCESS. IN LOUISIANA, WE CONTINUED ADVOCATING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE-SCALE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE STATE'S COASTAL RESTORATION MASTER PLAN AND EXPANDED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF RECENTLY-COMPLETED, LARGE-SCALE BEACH AND BARRIER ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS BUILT USING OIL SPILL PENALTIES. IN APRIL 2018, THE TRCP HELPED THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION ORGANIZE A GROUP OF SPORTSMEN TO FLY INTO WASHINGTON DC AND TALK TO LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING EVERGLADES RESTORATION PRIORITIES IN THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT. THIS BILL WAS SIGNED IN OCTOBER AND AUTHORIZES CONSTRUCTION OF A CRITICAL WATER-STORAGE RESERVOIR SOUTH OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE THAT CAN HELP MOVE CLEAN, FRESH WATER INTO THE EVERGLADES, ADDRESSING DEVASTATING ALGAE BLOOMS THAT HAVE LED TO LARGE-SCALE FISH KILLS AND LIMITED ACCESS TO FISHING IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. CLEAN WATER ACTIN 2018, THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED STEPS TO REPLACE THE CLEAN WATER RULE, ELIMINATING PROTECTIONS FOR 18 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY'S STREAM MILES AND 51 PERCENT OF WETLANDS. AS PART OF THE CLEAN WATER FOR ALL COALITION, THE TRCP CONDUCTED A NATIONAL POLL OF SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN TO ASSESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE RULE CLARIFYING THE CLEAN WATER ACT'S DEFINITION OF "WATERS OF THE U.S. AND TO EXPLORE BEST PRACTICES FOR MESSAGING IN ADVANCE OF A CONTENTIOUS REPLACEMENT PROCESS TO WEAKEN THE RULE. THE POLL -- DEMONSTRATING STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE RULE AND ITS RECOGNITION OF ISOLATED WETLANDS AND HEADWATERS AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT -- WAS SHARED WITH TRCP PARTNERS AND COALITION MEMBERS. THE TRCP COMPLETED MORE TARGETED POLLING ON THIS ISSUE IN OCTOBER IN PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE OF HUNTING AND FISHING IN THE STATE. FINDINGS OF BOTH WILL HELP ADVANCE CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN THE STATE IN 2019. COLORADO RIVER BASIN IN ITS 19TH YEAR OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS, THE COLORADO RIVER NO LONGER REACHES THE SEA, AND MAJOR RESERVOIRS ARE ONLY HALF-FULL. FOR ALMOST A DECADE, THE TRCP HAS WORKED WITH PARTNERS, ALLIES, CITIES, AND IRRIGATORS TO REBALANCE THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER FROM THE COLORADO, AND DECISION-MAKERS ARE NOW ON THE BRINK OF FINALIZING A LANDMARK DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN SETTING THE STAGE FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN BASIN STATES TO PUT TOGETHER A "DEMAND MANAGEMENT" PLAN TO CONSERVE WATER BY CUTTING THEIR CONSUMPTIVE WATER USES. THE TRCP IS PART OF A COALITION ENGAGED IN THIS WORK, AND LEADS THE COALITION'S FEDERAL OUTREACH AND STRATEGY COMPONENT. 4154109 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X X PIETER FOSBURGH 2026398727 529 14TH STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20045 ROD NELSON CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES A BAKER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL VIGANO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE DISTLER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 F WELDON BAIRD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BONNIE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW COOK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GEORGE COOPER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM DEMMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATT ECHOLS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TERRY HAMBY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HAYES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK HUGELMEYER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LESLIE KETNER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MEGAN MORRIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 J MICHAEL NUSSMAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID D PERKINS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RON REGAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THEODORE SEDGWICK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LIZ STORER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JERRY STRITZKE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 I LING THOMPSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICH TRUMKA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL R VAHLDIEK JR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HOWARD VINCENT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KC WALSH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALSTON WATT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PIETER FOSBURGH PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 234284 0 38375 GEOFFREY MULLINS CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 147900 0 13094 CHRISTY PLUMER CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER 40.00 X 173860 0 14111 556044 0 65580 3 0 1 0 0 58873 4580442 68486 4639315 4194 4194 603749 58873 186054 417695 417695 5061204 0 0 421889 X 621624 435137 62162 124325 1773372 1531322 82852 159198 59607 52188 2165 5254 278831 234663 22957 21211 163377 131110 12558 19709 42098 42098 519092 453353 7206 58533 348051 235837 112214 101805 57449 31229 13127 204357 87454 52077 64826 184388 10450 172706 1232 325368 303629 7091 14648 242113 213854 12382 15877 14876 14876 18528 18528 MEDIA SUMMIT 85547 85547 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 22429 12080 3424 6925 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 19039 6053 12986 STATE REGISTRATIONS 11455 194 638 10623 599 309842 -131971 -177272 5036556 4154109 419031 463416 400 500 2229324 2195223 1732808 294877 97108 94277 208952 170906 37504 38046 40478 40478 4137622 2663401 164303 234542 1077568 100000 169536 171898 333839 1584008 X 718920 1026465 3084863 52928 3803783 1079393 4137622 2663401 X 24648 -2749038 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4056407 5106742 3249484 5981599 4639315 23033547 4056407 5106742 3249484 5981599 4639315 23033547 9288033 13745514 4092 4181 4763 4981 4194 22211 23055758 0.59620 0.57220 X 81000 132215 213215 4823341 5036556 401828 100457 0 0 354885 362503 371721 401828 1490937 2236406 16705 121462 266666 213215 618048 88721 90626 92930 100457 372734 559101 7841 19320 47948 81000 156109 167448 137576 29872 41504 33330 8174 38046 DEFERRED RENT 171898 171898 X 5247258 0 5247258 -186054 -186054 5061204 5222610 0 5222610 -186054 -186054 5036556 PART X, LINE 2: TRCP IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). TRCP QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170 AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1). THERE IS NO MATERIAL NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX LIABILITY FOR 2018. TRCP FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY IN ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAX PROVISIONS. TRCP HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING - DIRECT EXPENSE REFLECTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B -186,054. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING - DIRECT EXPENSE REFLECTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B -186,054. CAPITAL CONSERVATION DINNER 662622 58873 603749 54790 104710 16733 9821 662622 58873 603749 54790 104710 16733 9821 186054 417695 X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PIETER FOSBURGH PRESIDENT/CEO 199284 0 35000 0 0 0 8515 0 29860 0 272659 0 0 0 GEOFFREY MULLINS CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 147900 0 0 0 0 0 5234 0 7860 0 160994 0 0 0 CHRISTY PLUMER CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER 158860 0 15000 0 0 0 6439 0 7672 0 187971 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A TRCP PAYS FOR HEALTH CLUB FEES FOR THE PRESIDENT, CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. THE PAYMENTS FOR 2018, WERE $393, $600 AND $600, RESPECTIVELY. ALL PAYMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S TOTAL COMPENSATION. X 5 9613 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SILENT AUCTION ITEMS 58 58873 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 32B: TRCP UTILIZES THE SERVICE OF A FINANCIAL ADVISOR THROUGH A BROKERAGE FIRM TO PROCESS NON-CASH GIFTS OF SECURITIES, WHICH ARE SOLD UPON RECEIPT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED): CONSERVATION FUNDING WITHOUT A NEW BIPARTISAN BUDGET AGREEMENT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 AND 2019, FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE ONCE AGAIN FACED THE PROSPECT OF AUTOMATIC BUDGET CUTS. THE TRCP EMBARKED ON A YEAR-LONG EFFORT WITH KEY LAWMAKERS AND PARTNERS TO SOUND THE ALARM ON CONSERVATION FUNDING AND ENSURE THAT DECISION MAKERS KNEW WHAT WAS AT STAKE. BY USING COMPELLING OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMIC STATISTICS, WE MADE A STRONG CASE FOR REINVESTING IN THE CONSERVATION-BASED OUTDOOR ECONOMY. AS A RESULT, IN MARCH 2018, CONGRESS PASSED A TWO-YEAR BUDGET AGREEMENT THAT INCLUDED A 12 PERCENT INCREASE OVER FISCAL YEAR 2018 CONSERVATION FUNDING, EASING THE WAY FOR AN OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT THAT DELIVERED STRONG FUNDING LEVELS FOR CONSERVATION AND SPORTSMEN'S ACCESS INCLUDING: $25 MILLION INCREASE FOR THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND, THE NATION'S SIGNATURE PROGRAM FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PUBLIC LANDS AND SPORTSMEN'S ACCESS; $73 MILLION FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM; $300 MILLION FOR THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE; $60 MILLION FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION IN THE WEST. ALSO, IN MARCH 2018, THE TRCP WAS ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL OF CONSERVATION GROUPS IN THE ROOM AS CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS NEGOTIATED LANDMARK LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE THE WAY THE FOREST SERVICE PAYS TO FIGHT WILDFIRES AND MAKE SENSIBLE REFORMS TO NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT. STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE FOREST SERVICE WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO BORROW MONEY FROM CRITICAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THESE NATURAL DISASTERS. AGRICULTURE AND PRIVATE LANDS THE TRCP SUCCESSFULLY LED ITS 24-MEMBER AGRICULTURE AND WILDLIFE WORKING GROUP (AWWG) IN FIGHTING FOR A BIPARTISAN FARM BILL THAT WORKS FOR SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. AS CONGRESS BEGAN DRAFTING THE LEGISLATION, ATTACKS TO THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE FARM BILL'S CONSERVATION PROVISIONS RAMPED UP. THE TRCP RALLIED PARTNERS AROUND MAJOR PRIORITIES AS OUTLINED IN THE AWWG'S SPORTSMEN'S PLATFORM FOR THE 2018 FARM BILL, FOCUSING OUTREACH AND BEATING BACK MAJOR THREATS. THE TRCP SPEARHEADED THREE LETTERS THAT SUCCESSFULLY CALLED FOR FULL FUNDING OF THE SENATE FARM BILL'S CONSERVATION TITLE. IN TOTAL, NEARLY 300 SPORTSMEN AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS JOINED IN THIS EFFORT. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH AN ONLINE ACTION ALERT, WE DIRECTED OVER 2,000 LETTERS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. ULTIMATELY, THE TRCP AND ITS COALITION WERE SUCCESSFUL, AND THE BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN DECEMBER 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE DRAFT 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. A FINAL COPY OF 990 WAS SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. B. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. C. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. D. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, IT MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WILL OBTAIN THIRD PARTY ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PROCESS USED WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. COMPARABILITY DATA WAS NOT USED IN 2017 SINCE THIS IS NOT NECESSARY TO DO EVERY YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 351,602. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,206. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 57,533. TOTAL EXPENSES 416,341. TEMPORARY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90,774. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 90,774. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - GIS/MAPPING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,477. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,477. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,500. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8 THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT RELATES TO THE EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ASU 2018-08.