2016-02-10T13:53:05-06:00 2015-08-31 364049282 PASQUESI SHEPPARD LLC 585 BANK LANE LAKE FOREST IL 60045 990 2014-09-01 237104524 ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES ALLI 3129390838 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 700 CHICAGO IL 60601 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 3129390838 2016-01-18 1 DENNIS P O'BRIEN P00008832 8472345000 2016-01-18 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z JOEL BRAMMEIER 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 700 CHICAGO IL 60601 3700573 0 X WWW.GREATLAKES.ORG X 1971 IL TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER RESOURCE USING POLICY, EDUCATION AND LOCAL EFFORTS, ENSURING A HEALTHY GREAT LAKES AND CLEAN WATER FOR GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. 22 22 27 14507 0 0 3030587 3128692 319418 329441 41350 56781 -44291 21424 3347064 3536338 0 0 0 0 1482810 1729622 0 0 272973 1256742 1426419 2739552 3156041 607512 380297 3316464 3762866 188608 347184 3127856 3415682 TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER RESOURCE USING POLICY, EDUCATION AND LOCAL EFFORTS, ENSURING A HEALTHY GREAT LAKES AND CLEAN WATER FOR GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. 0 0 952875 5812 PROTECTION AND PREVENTION: THE ALLIANCE CHAMPIONS AND ENFORCES EXISTING POLICIES, SEEKS OUT PLACES WHERE POLICY AND PRACTICE ARE FAILING TO PROTECT THE LAKES, AND ADVOCATES FOR THE PREVENTION OF IRREVERSIBLE AND CHRONIC DAMAGE. THE ALLIANCE FOCUSES ON PROTECTING OUR WATER FROM SUCH THREATS AS NUTRIENT POLLUTION, CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION, AND PLASTIC DEBRIS. IT WORKS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CLEAN DRINKING WATER STAYS IN OUR LAKES BY STRENGTHENING THE INTEGRITY OF THE GREAT LAKES COMPACT, AND TO KEEP ASIAN CARP AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES OUT OF OUR LAKES BY PREVENTING MOVEMENT VIA THE CHICAGO WATERWAY SYSTEM AND THE BALLAST TANKS OF CARGO VESSELS. 1091296 184636 CULTURE OF CLEAN WATER: OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC FUTURE DEPENDS ON A VIBRANT APPRECIATION OF WATER THAT BUILDS CONSIDERATION OF OUR GREAT LAKES INTO EVERY SIGNIFICANT GOVERNANCE DECISION AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND CORPORATE LEVEL. THIS MEANS THAT INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION MUST HOLD AN INTRINSIC VALUE FOR WATER. THE ALLIANCE BUILDS COMMUNITY APPRECIATION FOR CLEAN WATER AND THE GREAT LAKES BY LEADING RESTORATION AND CLEANUP PROJECTS WITH MORE THAN 15,000 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS, ENGAGING 9,000 NEW YOUTH WITH GREAT LAKES CURRICULUM AND STEWARDSHIP, AND CREATING THE DIVERSE, FOCUSED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ALL FIVE OF THE GREAT LAKES. 525367 138993 BUILDING RESILIENCE: GREAT LAKES COASTAL COMMUNITIES ARE AT THE CRITICAL JUNCTION WHERE LAND AND WATER MEET, AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS PUTTING THESE COMMUNITIES AND THE WATER INVESTMENTS THEY MAKE AT RISK. MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS OFTEN LACK THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO INCLUDE CLIMATE-ADAPTIVE PLANNING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESTORATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS. AT THE SAME TIME, LOCAL CITIZENS MAY NOT BE WELL ENGAGED ON THE RISKS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE POSES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE'S PLANNING-TO-IMPLEMENTATION MODEL BRINGS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY SHARED GOALS, DECIDE ON A COURSE OF ACTION, POOL RESOURCES, AND ULTIMATELY ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE LANDSCAPE SCALE SUCCESSES WHILE BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE GREAT LAKES. 2569538 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL IN NY OH WI MN X X THE ORGANIZATION 3129390838 150 N MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 700 CHICAGO IL 60601 LORI COLMAN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANJIV SINHA VICE CHAIR FOR POLICY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SHELDRAKE VICE CHAIR FOR DEVELOPMENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL BOTTS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE CONATSER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN MIHALO CHAIRWOMAN-NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BUZZ PATTERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PIPPEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL CULHANE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN DEBEAUSSAERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA NINHAM HOEFT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID M KELLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK WASHELESKY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY MACDONALD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DENBOW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE SOLBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 UNMI SONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN ROTHENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOY MULINEX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY REUTTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM JEFFERSON BLACK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL SCHNEIDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 132930 0 22047 CAROLYN SCHOLZ INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY DI 40.00 X 103372 0 4879 STEPHANIE SMITH VICE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS 40.00 X 103645 0 19824 339947 0 46750 3 0 1 0 0 231318 2897374 117754 3128692 CONTRACT REVENUES 541900 307165 307165 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 22276 22276 329441 56781 56781 62479 0 62479 62479 62479 123180 231318 164235 -41055 -41055 3536338 329441 0 78205 X 143333 84484 52303 6546 1320489 1064534 106447 149508 153694 120641 16668 16385 112106 87997 12158 11951 21250 21250 739890 646618 63557 29715 89697 63025 133 26539 12808 10845 977 986 239209 202547 18254 18408 87706 85316 222 2168 82006 78828 618 2560 16735 14170 1277 1288 SUPPLIES 69266 65749 840 2677 MISCELLANEOUS 29001 11300 16674 1027 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 22941 19425 1751 1765 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 15910 14059 401 1450 3156041 2569538 313530 272973 1370419 1903982 625000 485241 157055 209253 66795 94239 231294 152344 66720 78950 1030475 991201 3316464 3762866 117981 242819 70627 104365 188608 347184 X 1729002 2309120 1398854 1106562 3127856 3415682 3316464 3762866 380297 -92471 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1738972 2438832 2541026 3030587 3128692 12878109 1738972 2438832 2541026 3030587 3128692 12878109 849435 12028674 11939 21041 29072 67996 119260 249308 1373 1373 13128790 1551214 0.91620 0.87360 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6075 0 0 6075 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: IN 2015 THE ALLIANCE LOBBIED IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GREAT LAKES RESTORATION AND SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ELIMINATION OF PLASTIC MICROBEADS AND THE PROTECTION OF THE GREAT LAKES FROM INVASIVE SPECIES. 1602961 1495723 -1307 1582115 1515262 1170379 1780615 13812 1361845 1602961 968552 1296376 3447 1097996 1170379 510621 1183500 12229 737798 968552 139906 361772 8993 510621 0.26970 0.00000 0.73030 0 0 69389 46604 22785 161905 105740 56165 78950 DEFERRED RENT 104365 104365 X 4517452 -92471 909350 164235 981114 3536338 0 3536338 4229626 909350 164235 1073585 3156041 0 3156041 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED A FOOTNOTE STATING THAT THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" CRITERIA AND DETERMINED THAT ALL OF ITS TAX POSITIONS MEET THAT CRITERIA. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECORD ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR DISCLOSE ANY SITUATIONS THAT AROSE FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES. 164,235. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES. 164,235. TASTE OF GL 265143 231218 33925 11654 10750 2861 99876 DESCHUTES 89355 100 89255 39094 354498 231318 123180 11654 10750 2861 138970 164235 -41055 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOEL BRAMMEIER PRESIDENT & CEO 132930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22047 0 154977 0 0 0 X 7 67489 MARKET VALUE X VARIOUS AUCTION ITEMS 22 50265 RETAIL VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ALLIANCE MONITORS ALL SITUATIONS OR TRANSACTIONS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND ALSO EXPECTS THAT BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WOULD BRING ANY SUCH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATED POLICY OF THE ALLIANCE. DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON REVIEW OF THE SITUATION OR TRANSACTION IN QUESTION. IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A PERSON WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT PERSON IS THEN PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE SITUATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD AND APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT PERSONS AS DEEMED NECESSARY. INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM SURVEYS AND OTHER SOURCES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES. DELIBERATIONS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION AND THE BASIS FOR DECISIONS REACHED ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 646,618. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 63,557. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 29,715. TOTAL EXPENSES 739,890. FORM 990: PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.