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MICHAEL'S ASSOCIATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION IN WINDOW ROCK. AZ.2. INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY WATER FILTERS TO REMOVE LEAD & OTHER CONTAMINANTS AT ST. MICHAEL'S ASSOC. FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION IN WINDOW ROCK, AZ.3. CONTINUING INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED HOME WATER SYSTEMS SERVING HUNDREDS OF NAVAJO IN NEW MEXICO WITH CLEAN, RUNNING WATER, FOR THE FIRST TIME.4. MAPPING,TESTING, AND REHABILITATING NEW WELLS FOR OUR PROJECTS.5. IN-DEPTH FIELD RESEARCH ON THE WATER AND SANITATION CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITIES ON THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE COLONIAS ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER. 13328 11479 EDUCATION PROJECTS HELP AMERICANS FORM A DEEP AND LASTING CONNECTION TO THE WATER WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2017 INCLUDE:1. PRESS ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PIECES ON NPR,AJ+, VICE, VOCATIV, PARADE MAGAZINE AND OTHERS.2.ENGAGING YOUNG INDIGENOUS LEADERS THROUGH OUR PRESENCE AT THE STANFORD POW-WOW AND OTHER EVENTS.3.EFFORTS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE CORPORATIONS ON WATER CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATION AT THE SUSTAINABLE BRANDS CONFERENCE. 945234 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 6 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 7 5 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false CA CO CT FL GA IL MA MD MI MN MO NC NJ NM NY OH PA TX VA WA WI X X GEORGE MCGRAW 7159040216 3308 DESCANSO DR LOS ANGELES CA 90026 GEORGE MCGRAW Director 58.00 0.00 X 55000 0 0 MARIN BABB Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN ABDALLA Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID HAYES Chairman 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JON CROFT-CADERAO Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY BROWN CFO 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE PETER Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 55000 0 false false false 0 59460 1390870 1450330 0 691 691 0 0 0 7256 7256 0 59460 59460 0 0 26443 7967 18476 18476 0 1469497 19167 0 0 0 0 55000 55000 0 134106 65948 43451 24707 0 0 15925 10033 3504 2388 0 0 0 0 0 0 104835 95378 2843 6614 2129 683 1446 37895 13491 9027 15377 0 0 17662 9982 7619 61 71629 52183 11111 8335 0 0 0 0 11561 11561 17594 16131 931 532 NAVAJO WATER PROJECT 597823 597823 WATER FOR ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL 16807 16807 EPEN WATER PROJECT 725 725 STANDING ROCK SUPPORT 172 172 0 1083863 945234 79169 59460 1749203 2156612 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 5378 0 59967 22203 49325 37764 0 0 0 0 0 1803906 2194455 2339 7254 2339 7254 X 29572 45783 1771995 2141418 1801567 2187201 1803906 2194455 385634 X false false false X 253119 242272 1527415 1295773 1461550 4780129 0 0 253119 242272 1527415 1295773 1461550 4780129 298385 4481744 0 0 0 4780129 0.93760 X 57805 20041 37764 2162 2162 37764 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 7254 7254 X X X X X false CA FUNDRAISING EMAILS, IN-PERSON SOLICITATI 59460 59460 59460 59460 59460 59460 59460 GEORGE MCGRAW EX DIRECTOR 3600 3 MON RENT-HOME OFFC false Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et 1.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEORGE MCGRAW, IS THE NEPHEW OF SECRETARY JOAN ABDALLA. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 BOARD REVIEW CHECKLIST. THE CHECKLIST IS DESIGNED TO HELP BOARD MEMBERS COMPREHEND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DATA IN THEIR ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ANNUAL COMPLIANCE AND DISCLOSURE MEETING WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT IN OCTOBER OF 2017 THE BOARD APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD-HOC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRED BY TWO BOARD MEMBERS. THEY COLLECTED AND USED COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THEY BEGAN THE PROCESS OF SETTING NEW COMPENSATION RATES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,THE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN PROJECTS AND THE DIRECTOR FOR PEOPLE AND PLACES. THESE NEW COMPENSATION RATES WILL BE FINALIZED IN THE SPRING OF 2018. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTE KEPT WRITTEN NOTES AND RECORDS OF THEIR DECISIONS.