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HOWEVER, APF HAS AN EXTENSIVE, DETAILED AND CONTINUOUS FUNDRAISING PROGRAM AIMED AT ATTRACTING NEW INDIVIDUAL AND FOUNDATION DONORS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE GIFT OFFICERS, EACH OF WHOM SPEND A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THEIR TIME IDENTIFYING AND CULTIVATING NEW POTENTIAL DONORS AND STEWARDING EXISTING DONORS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL STAFF WHO SUPPORT THOSE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. IN 2016 WE LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO MORE THAN $100 MILLION OVER TWO-THREE YEARS. WE ALSO RECENTLY FORMED TWO DONOR PROGRAMS TO ATTRACT MORE DONORS IN THE $10 - $50,000 RANGE (COMMON GOOD SOCIETY AND APR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM).ADDITIONALLY, APF HOLDS PUBLIC EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO INTRODUCE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO APF AND ITS WORK, AND TO CULTIVATE THEM INTO DONORS. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 13,000 CONTACTS IN OUR DATABASE. APR SENDS PERIODIC APPEAL LETTERS TO A MAILING LIST OF OVER 4,000 INDIVIDUALS, AND ELECTRONIC APPEAL EMAILS TO APPROXIMATELY 7,900 PEOPLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE APPEAL LETTERS IS TO SOLICIT DONATIONS.APF PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER THREE TIMES A YEAR THAT REACHES MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL COPY AND 6,000 VIA EMAIL. ALL OF THE NEWSLETTERS INCLUDE AN APR DONATION ENVELOPE AND THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER DISPLAYS A PROMINENT DONATE NOW BUTTON. THE EMAIL LIST OF 7,900 ALSO RECEIVES A MONTHLY EMAIL UPDATE THAT INCLUDES A PROMINENT DONATE BUTTON. APF OFFERS VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE VIA MULTIPLE TYPES OF ONLINE DONATION FORMS. APR PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE OUTREACH PROGRAMS:FACEBOOK: WE HAVE A GROWING FACEBOOK COMMUNITY OF 7,500 PEOPLE, WHERE INVITATIONS TO GIVE ARE REGULARLY POSTED AND WHERE THERE IS A PROMINENT "DONATE NOW" BUTTON.TWITTER: WE HAVE AN ACTIVE TWITTER ACCOUNT WITH MORE THAN 2,900 FOLLOWERS, WHERE APPEALS AND LINKS TO OUR DONATE PAGE ARE FREQUENTLY POSTED.INSTAGRAM: WE HAVE AN EXPANDING NETWORK ON INSTAGRAM OF MORE THAN 7,400 FOLLOWERS WHO ARE CONTINUALLY REMINDED OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DONATE ONLINE.APR'S WEBSITE ATTRACTS APPROXIMATELY 7,300 UNIQUE VISITORS/MONTH, AND A DONATE BUTTON IS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE.3.THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF BROAD PUBLIC INTEREST, AS OPPOSED TO THE SPECIFIC INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATIONS MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS.OUR BOARD IS DIVERSE AND COMES FROM MANY DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC AND PROFESSIONAL AREAS. CLYDE ASPEVIG IS A NATIVE MONTANAN AND RENOWNED LANDSCAPE ARTIST WHOSE DEEP APPRECIATION AND PASSION FOR THE LANDSCAPE WE ARE CONSERVING DRIVES MUCH OF OUR MISSION FORWARD.SEAN GERRITY IS PRESIDENT OF APR. HE IS THE PERSON WHO TOOK AN AUDACIOUS IDEA AND FORGED IT INTO A SUCCESSFUL, RESULTS-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION. HIS BACKGROUND IS IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING WHICH MAKES HIM AN EXTREMELY CAPABLE LEADER.GIB & SUSAN MYERS LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. MR. MYERS IS A RETIRED VENTURE CAPITALIST. HE AND HIS WIFE SUSAN ARE INVOLVED WITH APR BECAUSE OF THEIR PASSION FOR CONSERVATION OF THE GRASSLANDS IN NORTHEASTERN MONTANA.HELGA HAUB LIVES IN GERMANY AND HAS A PASSION FOR THE AMERICAN WEST AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE LANDSCAPES IN THE AMERICAN WEST. THEY ARE HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE GLOBAL RESOURCE WE ARE BUILDING TO EUROPEANS.LILLIAN HAUB WAS BORN IN SWITZERLAND, RAISED IN AUSTRIA AND HAS BEEN LIVING IN THE U.S. SINCE 1989. SHE IS VERY INVOLVED IN PHILANTHROPY AND SERVES ON SEVERAL BOARDS AND HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AND TRAINING IN ART. GEORGE & SUSAN MATELICH ARE NEW YORKERS WHO OWN PROPERTY IN MONTANA. THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT BECAUSE OF THEIR LOVE FOR MONTANA LANDSCAPES AND THEIR DESIRE TO SEE MORE OF IT CONSERVED. MR. MATELICH IS A SHAREHOLDER IN A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM.THAT BUSINESS ACUMEN HELPS US IN ACCOMPLISHING OUR GOALS.KEITH ANDERSON OWNS HIS OWN CAPITAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS. HE HAS A PASSION FOR HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. HE IS A COMMUNITY LEADER IN NEW YORK AND HELPS US GAIN SUPPORT FROM THAT COMMUNITY AND BEYOND FOR OUR MISSION.TIM KELLY IS THE CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF PLANET3, AN EXPLORATION-BASED LEARNING COMPANY. TIM PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.NANCY MUELLER HAS A LOVE OF MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL ECO-SYSTEMS DERIVED FROM WORLD- WIDE EXPERIENCES. GROWING UP IN LATHAM, NY, SHE MAJORED IN BIOLOGY AND THEN CHEMISTRY AT RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE IN TROY, NY. NANCY STARTED HER OWN BUSINESS, NANCYS SPECIALTY FOODS AND SOLD THE BUSINESS AFTER 22 YEARS OF EXCITING ENTREPRENEURISM IN 1999.JACQUELINE MARS IS A RETIRED VICE PRESIDENT OF MARS, INC., WHERE SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FOOD PRODUCTS AND THEIR MARKETING STRATEGY. SHE IS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF CONSERVATION GROUPS CONCERNING LAND USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS AN ADVOCATE AND SUPPORTER OF WOMENS EDUCATION AND THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.JAY ABBE IS RETIRED FROM MCKINSEY & COMPANY. HE LIVES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HIS BUSINESS ACUMEN GREATLY CONTRIBUTES TO APF ACHIEVING ITS MISSION.JEFF MILLER IS A BUSINESS OWNER IN CALIFORNIA AND HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS MODELS AND HELPS APF APPLY THOSE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES TO ITS OPERATIONS.WHILE ELEVEN OF THESE MEMBERS (MARS, ANDERSON, HAUBS, MYERS, MATELICHS, MUELLER, ABBE & MILLER) HAVE CONTRIBUTED OR PLEDGED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS TO APR, NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY PRIVATE INTEREST THAT IS FURTHERED BY THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. THEY RECEIVE NO BENEFITS AND THEY ARE ALL INVOLVED BECAUSE OF THEIR PASSION FOR THE MISSION WHICH IS CONSERVING THE VAST LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE OF NORTHEASTERN MONTANAS PRAIRIE.4.SOME SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION COMES FROM GOVERNMENTAL AND /OR OTHER SOURCES THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS OPPOSED TO A FEW MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS.APF DOES NOT SEEK SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT SOURCES, BUT IT HAS RECEIVED 8,182 DONATIONS FROM 2001 (SOME OF THOSE WERE FROM REPEAT CONTRIBUTORS). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, APF HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 2,592 PEOPLE/ENTITIES. THESE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF APFS MISSION TO BUILD A LARGE WILDLIFE RESERVE. ONLY FIVE OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS QUALIFIED AS MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS IN 2015.5.THE FACILITIES, PROPERTIES, AND PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.APF CURRENTLY OWNS 86,586 ACRES OF LAND IN NORTHEASTERN MONTANA. ALL OF IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE ALSO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO EDUCATIONAL EVENTS HELD ON THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING BIRDING EXPEDITIONS, WILDLIFE WATCHING AND NATURAL HISTORY TOURS. WE RECENTLY BUILT AND OPENED THE ENRICO EDUCATION & SCIENCE CENTER THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS. WE ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC CAMPGROUND ON THE PROPERTY. PUBLIC ACCESS IS AN EXPLICIT PART OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE PUBLICS ACCESS TO OUR RESERVE.6.THE PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION APPEAL TO A BROAD BASED PUBLIC INTEREST RATHER THAN BEING RESTRICTED TO A SMALL SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION.APFS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF BUYING LAND THAT IS VALUABLE WILDLIFE HABITAT IN A PARTICULAR AREA IN MONTANA, AND OPENING IT TO THE PUBLIC FOR ITS ENJOYMENT. PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS LAND IS AN EXPLICIT PART OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT. ALL PEOPLE, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE,ARE WELCOME TO ENJOY THE PROPERTY AND ITS NATURAL AMENITIES. APFS RESERVE HAS ALREADY BEEN VISITED BY PEOPLE FROM CHINA, GERMANY, CANADA, AND ALL THE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC USE OF THESE LANDS.WE ARE BUYING AND PROTECTING PRAIRIE HABITAT FOR THE PUBLICS ENJOYMENT IN ONE OF ONLY FOUR PLACES LEFT ON EARTH WHERE CONSERVATION OF GRASSLANDS ON A LANDSCAPE SCALE IS EVEN POSSIBLE. OUR GOAL IS TO LEAVE A LEGACY IN THE FORM OF A FULLY-FUNCTIONING GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1011789 89161 1100950 1010980 809 1011789 952784 58196 1010980 854084 98700 952784 835349 18735 854084 0.50000 0.35900 0.14100 false false false 48011483 48011483 3998132 785572 3212560 1519257 454052 1065205 2603718 1065400 1538318 53827566 MUTUAL FUNDS 1100950 F ACCOUNTS PAYABLE - MPH 39630 ACCRUED EXPENSES - MPH 300 NOTES PAYABLE - MPH 269750 309680 13153128 62035 26288 381195 469518 12683610 12683610 6778107 26288 226018 252306 6525801 6525801 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. THE ENDOWMENT FUND CONSISTS OF BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES HOW MUCH OF THE EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT MAY BE USED TO COVER LAND MANAGEMENT COSTS. THE RESERVE'S INVESTMENT POLICY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FLOW OF FUNDS TO MAXIMIZE THE CAPITAL IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVE'S CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 MPH INCOME NOT REPORTED ON APR 990 $155177 EVENT EXPS REPORTED IN REVENUE ON 990 $226018 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S EVENT EXPS REPORTED IN REVENUE ON 990 $226018 EUROPE 0 0 0 false false false false false false false WA NATIONAL PRIZE 43080 43080 226018 43080 43080 226018 226018 -182938 X true true X X X X false false false false false false false false false false PETE GEDDES Managing Director 116000 44000 160000 SEAN GERRITY President 180000 69000 249000 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. AMERICAN PRAIRIE RESERVE PROVIDES FOR COMPANION TRAVEL EXPENSES ON A CASE-BY-CASE ANALYSIS, WHEN COMPANIONS ARE DETERMINED TO BE A BENEFICIAL PRESENCE IN THE RESERVE'S FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. SUBSTANTIATION OF EXPENSES IS REQUIRED. X 13 3932760 FAIR MKT VALUE X NOTE RECEIVABLE 1 36000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X FURNITURE 1 15267 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et GEORGE MATELICH AND SUSAN MATELICH ARE SPOUSESGIB MYERS AND SUSAN MYERS ARE SPOUSESLILIAN HAUB IS HELGA HAUB'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAWSEAN GERRITY'S WIFE WORKS AS AN EMPLOYEE FOR AMERICAN PRAIRIE RESERVE Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE SOME ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS AND DOES NOT KEEP RECORD OF THEIR MEETINGS UNLESS THEY MAKE A DECISION ON SOMETHING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE RETURN IS REVIEWED PRIOR TO FILING BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE VP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS, AND THEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY ALL STAFF UPON HIRE AND PERIODICALLY WHEN REVISIONS ARE MADE TO THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON ELECTION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSS ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALL OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT AT LEAST ANNUALLY, USING MARKET DATA AND ANALYTICS. 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THE FoAS WAS FORMED JANUARY 24, 2011, AND IS GOVERNED BY ITS OWN, SEPARATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OF WHICH THE RESERVE CURRENTLY HOLDS TWO OF THE SEVEN POSITIONS. BEFORE FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERRED FROM FoAS TO THE RESERVE, THE FoAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ENSURE THAT THE RESERVE WILL USE THE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GERMANY CHARITY LAW AND PROVISIONS OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN FoAS AND THE RESERVE. MONTANA PRAIRIE HOLDINGS MONTANA PRAIRIE HOLDINGS WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH TWO PARTNERS UNTIL 12/27/2016, AT WHICH POINT THE PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. AMERICAN PRAIRIE RESERVE BECAME 100% OWNER AND MONTANA PRAIRIE HOLDINGS BECAME A SINGLE-MEMBER LLC, TAXED AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY.