2017-11-13T11:18:24-08:00 2016-12-31 Carpenter Evert & Associates 7760 France Ave S 940 Bloomington MN 55435 990 2016-01-01 010743018 NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS NORT 2183657808 PO BOX 625 ELY MN 55731 JON NELSON CO-CHAIR 2017-11-13 true Marc Colin P00560855 9528310085 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z DOUGLAS NIEMELA PO BOX 625 Ely MN 55731 1595112 false false X WWW.NMWORG.ORG & www.savetheboudarywaters.org X 1996 MN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS IS THE REGION BASED ADVOCACY GROUP CREATED BY AREA RESIDENTS TO PROTECT THE BWCAW AND OTHER WILD PLACES. 14 12 14 250 0 1469520 1494741 0 0 -10841 86787 1458679 1581528 0 0 548353 660080 60000 16543 96109 781543 758664 1389896 1435287 68783 146241 425114 581468 101291 111404 323823 470064 NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS IS THE REGION BASED ADVOCACY GROUP CREATED BY AREA RESIDENTS TO PROTECT THE BWCAW AND OTHER WILD PLACES. false false 1253496 Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW) leads a national campaign to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the larger Rainy River Drainage Basin from sulfide-ore copper mining. Pollution from proposed copper mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and in the drainage basin would flow into a national wilderness area (Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness), Ontarios wilderness park (Quetico Provincial Park), and a national park (Voyageurs National Park). A ban on copper mining in the drainage basin would ensure the long-term ecological health of these three nationally significant lakeland areas.NMW has engaged multiple groups in this advocacy and education effort, including conservation organizations, hunting and fishing groups, wilderness-edge businesses, businesses nationwide, and other organizations and groups. NMWs approach has been to educate the public and policymakers through the use of modern science of the Quetico-Superior ecosystem and of sulfide-ore mining and through accurate mapping of the ecosystem and proposed mine districts. NMW operates an education center, called Sustainable Ely, near the location of proposed mine districts. 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The Organizations policy is to evaluate uncertain tax positions, at least annually, for the potential for income tax exposure from unrelated business income or from loss of nonprofit status. The Organization continues to operate consistent with its original exemption application and each year takes the necessary actions to maintain its exempt status. It has been classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under the Internal Revenue Code and charitable contributions by donors are tax deductible. In compliance with its exempt status, the Organization annually files a Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990). The returns for the years ending December 31, 2013 and later remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. 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