2018-04-04T09:48:59-07:00 2017-12-31 463057681 Amatics CPA Group 220 West Lamme Suite 3-A Bozeman MT 59715 990 2017-01-01 810393444 PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER PROP 4065879591 2048 ANALYSIS DRIVE NO A BOZEMAN MT 59718 BRIAN YABLONSKI Executive Director 2018-04-04 true MORGAN SCARR P00747394 4064041925 2017 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z BRIAN YABLONSKI 2586687 false false X WWW.PERC.ORG X 1981 MT PERC IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THROUGH MARKETS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS. PERC'S WORK CONSISTS OF RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. PERC APPLIES ECONOMIC THINKING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. 16 16 16 0 2450572 2549962 0 11172 12589 22200 24136 2483944 2586687 0 0 1044175 1105288 0 271548 1225414 1163533 2269589 2268821 214355 317866 4912264 5230542 44718 45130 4867546 5185412 PERC IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THROUGH MARKETS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS. PERC'S WORK CONSISTS OF RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. PERC APPLIES ECONOMIC THINKING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. false false 998797 RESEARCH - PERCS ACADEMIC RESEARCH IS AT THE FRONT OF ALL OUR EFFORTS AND REMAINS OUR CORE COMPETENCY. WE TREAT RESEARCH AS THE FIRST STAGE IN A MULTI-STAGE PROCESS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION POLICIES AND STRENGTHEN CONSERVATION PRACTICES. CORE RESEARCH AREAS INCLUDE ISSUES RELATED TO LAND USE, WATER, AND WILDLIFE. ADDITIONAL FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION ISSUES. CONFERENCES AND COLLOQUIA: PERC HOSTED MULTI-DAY CONFERENCES IN THE PAST YEAR TO DEVELOP RESEARCH IDEAS. THE IDEAS AND PUBLICATIONS THESE WORKSHOPS GENERATED (OR WILL GENERATE) INFUSE THE ACADEMIC AND POLICY DEBATES WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE MARKET ENVIRONMENTALISM. FELLOWSHIPS: PERCS IN-HOUSE RESEARCH INITIATIVES ARE AUGMENTED BY VISITING SCHOLARS FROM UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2017, WE HOSTED GRADUATE FELLOWS, JULIAN SIMONS FELLOWS, LONE MOUNTAIN FELLOWS, AND IMPACT FELLOWS. DETAILS ABOUT OUR FELLOWSHIPS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.PERC.ORG 419666 OUTREACH AND PUBLICATIONS - THE OBJECTIVE OF PERCS OUTREACH TEAM IS TO DISSEMINATE TO A BROADER AUDIENCE THE IDEAS GENERATED BY OUR SENIOR FELLOWS, RESEARCH FELLOWS, VISITING SCHOLARS, AND ENVIROPRENEURS. PUBLICATIONS: PERCS PUBLICATIONS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST AND ATTENTION FROM MAJOR OUTLETS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, AND E&E NEWS IN 2017. THIS RESULTED IN INVITATIONS TO PRESENT BEFORE KEY AUDIENCES, INCLUDING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, AND HELPED US DEVELOP A STRONGER VOICE IN TODAYS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DEBATES. PERC DEVELOPED 12 MAJOR POLICY REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS IN 2017. DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE: WWW.PERC.ORG. ARTICLES AND OP-EDS: PERCS OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE NOT CONFINED TO IN-HOUSE PUBLICATIONS. PERC GROWS ITS AUDIENCE BY PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND OP-EDS IN POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PERC CONTINUES TO REGULARLY PLACE OP-EDS IN LEADING OUTLETS SUCH AS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, THE HILL, AND OUTSIDE. 189194 APPLIED PROGRAMS - THE PRIMARY VALUE OF APPLIED PROGRAMS IS TO EXPOSE POLICY MAKERS, CONSERVATION GROUPS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS TO PERCS IDEAS SOTHAT THEY CAN PUT THOSE IDEAS INTO PRACTICE. APPLICATIONS OF FME ARE USEFUL IN OUR RESEARCH AND OUTREACH PRODUCTS, AS SUCCESS STORIES BUILDENTHUSIASM FOR PERCS IDEAS AMONG CONSERVATIONISTS, PARTNERS, POLICYMAKERS AND SUPPORTERS. ENVIRONMENTAL HACKATHON: INSPIRED BY MULTI-DAY COLLABORATIVE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING EVENTS, THIS INTENSIVE PILOT WORKSHOP ENGAGED SUCCESSFUL ENVIROPRENEURS TO DEVELOP MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE-BASED GROUPS: IN 2017, PERC PARTNERED WITH A VARIETY OF STATE-BASED GROUPS TO SPREAD OUR RESEARCH AND IDEAS TO NEW AUDIENCES. AN EXAMPLE OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS IS THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC LAND STEWARDSHIP. THIS CENTER, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PERC, THE TEXAS A&M INSTITUTE OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES, THE NOBLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND THE EAST FOUNDATION, IS DESIGNED TO FILL CRITICAL RESEARCH NEEDS AND ADVANCE EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS 1607657 true true true true false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false 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 true 149 0 true 16 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true true true true true false AL AR CA CT FL GA HI KY MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NY OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X BRIAN YABLONSKI 4065879591 2048 ANALYSIS DRIVE A BOZEMAN MT 59718 LOREN D BOUGH Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT CLEMENT VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TYLER DANN Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH DONNER Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY O DENNIS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DWIGHT E LEE Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J BRAY Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GARY RIESCHEL Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY N BUTLER Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN HOSTETTLER Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RANKIN SMITH JR Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HUFFMAN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN F TOMLIN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRED E KARLINSKY Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN YABLONSKI Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA KENDALL Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE REED WATSON Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 190167 0 15378 190167 15378 1 false true false 0 2549962 4504 2549962 0 12589 12589 0 0 22200 22200 22200 22200 0 0 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 1936 1936 1936 2586687 36725 X 0 0 0 0 205545 67830 55497 82218 0 728324 487236 152744 88344 26530 18496 5431 2603 68737 42684 15002 11051 76152 45600 16921 13631 0 0 26542 26542 0 0 0 517997 517882 115 0 39348 39348 0 0 31879 12567 19312 13109 13109 0 215090 215090 0 0 51860 41488 10372 12856 12856 OUTREACH EXPENSE 95861 95861 FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT 60592 60592 DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, PUBLICATI 57708 55091 2617 BOARD EXPENSE 26091 26091 14600 7832 6768 2268821 1607657 389616 271548 380219 335897 2219511 2086369 775000 1335000 51269 3296 0 0 0 0 7464 2662 1872008 404690 1478801 1467318 0 0 0 0 0 4912264 5230542 44718 45130 44718 45130 X 2865049 2987705 1889751 2082969 112746 114738 4867546 5185412 4912264 5230542 317866 X X false true X true false X 2281433 3411589 1798824 2450572 2545458 12487876 0 0 2281433 3411589 1798824 2450572 2545458 12487876 6082401 6405475 19899 24591 27949 33372 34789 140600 1208 329 1537 1936 1936 12631949 0.50710 0.47100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false true false false false false true 98 false false 98 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description COMMUNICATION WITH LEGISLATIVE STAFF ON POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGES 114738 114738 114738 114738 112746 112746 112746 112746 112746 112746 1.00000 false false false 115000 115000 1626238 321631 1304607 90115 73043 17072 40655 10016 30639 1467318 2586687 2586687 2586687 2268821 2268821 2268821 X X false false false false false false false false false false LAWRENCE REED WATSON Executive Dir. 190167 9708 5670 205545 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED A GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH ACORRIDOR AND ACCESS FOR PERC EMPLOYEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHOULD ANYCONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE. THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF ONE PERCEMPLOYEE AND 2 PERC DIRECTORS. THESE INDIVIDUALS REPORT TO THE ENTIREBOARD AT EACH BOARD MEETING (TWICE PER YEAR). TO DATE, THIS COMMITTEE HASHAD NOTHING TO REPORT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND ESTABLISHED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.A NUMBER OF PERC DIRECTORS SIT ON OTHER NATIONAL NONPROFIT BOARDS AND HAVEAN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF CEO PAY FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS WHO HAVE SENIORSCHOLARSHIP STATUS. THE CEOS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARDAT THE WINTER BOARD MEETING AND ANY MERIT PAY APPROVED TIES DIRECTLY TO THEPERCENTAGE GIVEN TO THE PERC STAFF AT THEIR ANNUAL YEAR-END MERIT REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND ESTABLISHED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.A NUMBER OF PERC DIRECTORS SIT ON OTHER NATIONAL NONPROFIT BOARDS AND HAVEAN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF CEO PAY FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS WHO HAVE SENIORSCHOLARSHIP STATUS. THE CEOS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARDAT THE WINTER BOARD MEETING AND ANY MERIT PAY APPROVED TIES DIRECTLY TO THEPERCENTAGE GIVEN TO THE PERC STAFF AT THEIR ANNUAL YEAR-END MERIT REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available UPON REQUEST, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS NOTCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.