2017-08-02T10:57:46-05:00 2016-12-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX ST SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2016-01-01 541965304 RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES REST 7035240248 2300 CLARENDON BLVD NO 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 JEFFREY BENOIT PRESIDENT AND CEO 7035240248 2017-07-19 1 ANDREW E YOUNG CPA P01203950 7035351200 75.145.91.221 2017-07-19 11:14:44 ED P 6CB47E653EFC3E2AC115EB1BF320D3E83432C1A4 0DE68DB90FA408082C5EE7CF23ED437041639FBD 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JEFFREY BENOIT 2300 CLARENDON BLVD NO 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 2736261 0 X WWW.ESTUARIES.ORG X 1999 VA TO PRESERVE THE NATION'S NETWORK OF ESTUARIES BY PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE LANDS AND WATERS ESSENTIAL TO THE RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY OF COASTAL LIFE. 10 10 10 10 7300 3234 1752257 1968407 82860 762947 6335 4907 100 0 1841552 2736261 740331 774002 0 0 786047 1051163 0 0 142774 479243 895835 2005621 2721000 -164069 15261 1074158 1294860 200236 405660 873922 889200 RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES' MISSION IS TO PRESERVE THE NATION'S NETWORK OF ESTUARIES BY PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE LANDS AND WATERS ESSENTIAL TO THE RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY OF COASTAL LIFE. 0 0 888381 774002 COMMUNITY-BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION: RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES (RAE) AND ITS ALLIANCE MEMBERS HAVE WORKED SINCE 1996 TO RESTORE OUR NATION'S CRITICAL COASTAL AREAS AND BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE. THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATION PROGRAM (CRP), RAE JOINS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CORPORATION, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, SCIENTISTS, AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS ON RESTORATION PROJECTS WITH TANGIBLE IMPACTS. AMONG OUR GOALS ARE THE RETURN OF ABUNDANT FISHERIES, STRONG LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND SHORELINES THAT ARE RESILIENT TO STORMS AND FLOODING. RAE'S CRP HAS FUNDED HUNDREDS OF LOCAL RESTORATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, ACHIEVING REAL RESULTS, ENGAGING PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND GIVING THEM A LIFELONG DESIRE TO RESTORE OUR COASTS. 736701 COASTAL BLUE CARBON INITIATIVE: COASTAL WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS, SUCH AS SEA GRASS BEDS, MANGROVES, SALT MARSH, AND OTHER TIDAL WETLANDS, REMOVE CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND STORE CARBON IN WETLAND SILS. RAE'S BLUE CARBON INITIATIVE SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN AND PRIORIZATION OF ESTUARY HABITAT RESTORATION THROUGH THE RECOGNITION OF THE CLIMATE MILTIGATION VALUES OF THESE HABITATS. 646462 710647 NATIONAL SUMMIT- INSPIRING ACTION, CREATING RESILIENCE: INSPIRING ACTION, CEATING RESILIENCE IS THE ONLY NATIONAL SUMMIT FOCUSED ON THE GOALS AND ESTUARINE RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT. ESTUARIES AND COASTS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF AMERICA'S ECONOMY, HISTORY, AND LIVING CULTURE. THE FIVE-DAY SUMMIT EXPLORED CUTTING-EDGE SITES IN RESTORATION AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT, AND WAS COMPRISED OF A RESTORATION EVENT, FIELD SESSIONS, PLENARY SESSIONS, EXPERT PRESENTATIONS, SPECIAL EVENING EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, A POSTER HALL, AND THE NATION'S ONLY COASTAL EXPOSITION HALL. 104474 45000 104474 45000 2376018 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 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 GA IL KS ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA TN UT VA WA WI FL KY LA RI SC X JEFFREY BENOIT 7035240248 2300 CLARENDON BOULEVARD SUITE 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 JONATHAN F STONE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM COBLE VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN DUBIEL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT JOHNSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM DILLINGHAM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER CLARK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY DAVIS REYHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT STOKES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LEWIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TODD MILLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY BENOIT PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 163894 0 19268 STEPHEN C EMMETT-MATTOX SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROGRAMS 40.00 X 101298 0 16143 265192 0 35411 2 0 1 0 0 1129954 838453 1968407 CONFERENCE AND MEETING 900099 710647 710647 AFFILIATE DUES 900099 45000 45000 ADVERTISING 900099 7300 7300 762947 4907 4907 2736261 755647 7300 4907 X 774002 774002 183162 143537 16899 22726 697608 546691 64361 86556 24051 18848 2219 2984 87220 68351 8047 10822 59122 46331 5455 7336 16666 14097 916 1653 353893 334443 19450 625 625 5475 5475 17927 2989 14938 56149 2670 52914 565 78558 74375 3361 822 339442 339442 4112 187 1574 2351 LICENSES AND FEES 6482 294 2481 3707 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6079 4404 158 1517 PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTI 4890 3871 1019 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 2080 1272 585 223 3457 214 2356 887 2721000 2376018 202208 142774 227445 271942 102822 271332 42865 218280 6808 287666 136379 2209 553387 238979 4452 4452 1074158 1294860 110143 398840 79480 0 10613 6820 200236 405660 X 539256 625829 334666 263371 873922 889200 1074158 1294860 15261 17 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3266137 2567206 2407943 1752257 1968407 11961950 3266137 2567206 2407943 1752257 1968407 11961950 54504 11907446 11236 12346 8326 6335 4907 43150 19597 100 19697 12024797 1891082 0.99020 0.99460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44 44 2720956 2721000 286050 71513 0 0 293107 313386 250251 286050 1142794 1714191 11300 11441 6150 44 28935 73277 78347 62570 71513 285707 428561 334666 339548 410843 263371 341430 284900 291664 334666 24966 427300 110836 341430 25000 144000 144034 24966 10254 25000 10254 25000 1.00000 0 0 0 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 238979 C 238979 DEFERRED RENT 6820 6820 X 2774726 17 38448 38465 2736261 0 2736261 2759448 38448 38448 2721000 0 2721000 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED IN NATURE AND PERTAIN TO PROJECTS IN WHICH DONORS HAVE RESTRICTED THE USE OF CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 INCLUDED FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR THE TAMPA BAY ESTUARY PROGRAM, ACCENTURE-GBF PROGRAM, COASTAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM, AND OTHER PROJECTS AND FUNDING RECEIVED THAT IS RESTRICTED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. PART X, LINE 2: IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE WERE TAKEN. 1 CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION 6 HERNDON AVE ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 526065757 501(C)(3) 211914 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION TAMPA BAY WATCH 3000 PINELLAS BAYWAY SOUTH TIERRA VERDE FL 33715 593191962 501(C)(3) 100291 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY 18 HARTSHORNE DRIVE SUITE 1 HIGHLANDS NJ 07732 221731073 501(C)(3) 66000 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION PO BOX 6002 MORGANTOWN WV 26506 550665758 501(C)(3) 61927 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION TAMPA BAY ESTUARY PROGRAM 263 13TH AVE SOUTH ST PETERSBURG FL 33701 593105845 N/A 59561 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION 1100 HERCULES AVENUE SUITE 200 HOUSTON TX 77058 760279876 501(C)(3) 55000 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY PO BOX 3218 BOSTON MA 02241 042104690 N/A 53599 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION PO BOX 6150 TALLAHASSEE FL 32314 593105845 N/A 49150 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 70 LOWER COLLEGE RD 3RD FLOOR KINGTON RI 02881 056014351 501(C)(3) 27087 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY 501 SIXTH STREET ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 541060924 501(C)(3) 20000 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA 6160 PERKINS RD STE 225 BATON ROUGE LA 70808 721115589 501(C)(3) 17500 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION EARTHCORPS 6310 NE 74TH STREET STE 201E SEATTLE WA 98115 911592071 501(C)(3) 13500 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION WAQUOIT BAY RESERVE FOUNDATION PO BOX 3522 WAQUOIT MA 02536 452712133 501(C)(3) 8043 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION SAVE THE BAY - NARRAGANSETT BAY 100 SAVE THE BAY DR PROVIDENCE RI 02905 050343046 501(C)(3) 5000 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION SAVE THE SOUND 900 CHAPEL STREET UPPER MEZZANINE NEW HAVEN CT 06510 060990195 501(C)(3) 5000 ACTUAL VALUE N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION 15 15 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES REPORTS FROM ITS SUBRECIPIENTS TO ENSURE THAT IT HAS UTILIZED FUNDS GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATED FEDERAL GUIDELINES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REVIEWS COMPLETED AUDITS OF THE SUBRECIPIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL GUIDELINES. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JEFFREY BENOIT PRESIDENT & CEO 163894 0 0 0 0 0 8195 0 11073 0 183162 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. IT WAS DELIVERED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL. BOARD MEMBERS SUBMITTED COMMENTS, CONCERNS, AND QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD CHAIR AND TO THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MET VIA A CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS BEFORE THE 990 WAS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IT IS THE POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH YEAR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AND THE STAFF, EACH PERSON IS ASKED TO RESPOND THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS THAT HE/SHE IS AWARE OF, OR DESCRIBE ANY CONFLICTS THAT HAVE ARISEN. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE APPLICABLE BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIM/HERSELF FROM VOTING OR DISCUSSION ON THOSE MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. COMPARATIVE INFORMATION, INCLUDING SALARIES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OTHER NON-PROFITS, IS USED. THE EVALUATION IS FILED IN HIS EMPLOYEE FILE. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER OF 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING - COMPUTER/INTERNET: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,097. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,097. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,000. CONSULTING - CLIMATE CHANGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 302,346. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 302,346. IT CONSULTING - G+A: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 19,450. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 19,450. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS WAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.