2015-06-26T12:46:30-05:00 2014-12-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX ST SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2014-01-01 541965304 RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES REST 7035240248 2300 CLARENDON BLVD NO 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 JEFFREY BENOIT PRESIDENT AND CEO 7035240248 2015-05-29 1 ANDREW YOUNG CPA P01203950 7035351200 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z JEFFREY BENOIT 2300 CLARENDON BLVD NO 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 3407406 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. 11 11 9 11 4150 0 2567206 2407943 115088 991137 12539 8326 19597 0 2714430 3407406 1885457 1446810 0 0 638127 1037314 0 0 136413 338562 783604 2862146 3267728 -147716 139678 1141471 1204517 244947 169634 896524 1034883 X 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 1582702 1446810 1899270 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. 290916 121643 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 SOILS. RAE'S BLUE CARBON INITIATIVE SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN AND PRIORITIZATION OF ESTUARY HABITAT RESTORATION THROUGH THE RECOGNITION OF THE CLIMATE MITIGATION VALUES OF THESE HABITATS. 807638 937488 NATIONAL SUMMIT - INSPIRING ACTION, CREATING RESILIENCE: INSPRING ACTION, CREATING 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 ISSUES 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. 394925 THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ENGAGED IN LIVING SHORELINES PROGRAMS. LIVING SHORELINES IS A TERM USED TO DEFINE A NUMBER OF SHORELINE PROTECTION OPTIONS THAT ALLOW FOR NATURAL COASTAL PROCESSES TO REMAIN THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLACEMENT OF PLANTS, STONE, SAND FILL, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL AND ORGANIC MATERIALS. LIVING SHORELINES OFTEN RELY ON NATIVE PLANTS, SOMETIMES SUPPLEMENTED WITH STONE SILLS, ON-SHORE OR OFF-SHORE BREAKWATERS, GROINS OR BIOLOGS TO REDUCE WAVE ENERGY, TRAP SEDIMENT, AND FILTER RUNOFF, WHILE MAINTAINING (OR INCREASING) BEACH OR WETLAND HABITAT SEVERAL OF THESE TECHNIQUES ARE HYBRIDS OF TRADITIONAL SHORELINE ARMORING AND THE SOFTER APPROACHES TO SHORE PROTECTION. THE GOAL IS TO RETAIN MUCH OF THE WIND, TIDE, AND STORM-RELATED WAVE PROTECTION OF A HARD STRUCTURE, WHILE MAINTAINING SOME OF THE FEATURES OF NATURAL SHORELINES. 394925 3076181 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 8 0 1 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 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 JEFF BENOIT 7035240248 2300 CLARENDON BOULEVARD SUITE 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 PETER CLARK CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN F STONE VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN DUBIEL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER SHELLEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT JOHNSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM DILLINGHAM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM COBLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY 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 JEFF BENOIT PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 163894 0 12142 163894 0 12142 0 0 1 0 CAPITAL MEETING PLANNING INC 6521 ARLINGTON BLVD 505 FALLS CHURCH VA 22042 CONFERENCE PLANNING 155422 MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES - GAYLORD NAT 201 WATERFRONT STREET NATIONAL HARBOR MD 20745 CONFERENCE HOSTING 142862 2 1865034 542909 2407943 CONFERENCE AND MEETING 900099 937487 937487 AFFILIATE DUES 900099 49500 49500 ADVERTISING 541800 4150 4150 991137 8326 8326 3407406 986987 4150 8326 1446810 1446810 176036 150061 4691 21284 707092 602758 18844 85490 27467 23414 732 3321 72183 61532 1924 8727 54536 46489 1453 6594 14950 13002 1821 127 139649 121455 17005 1189 680 130 550 5154 4769 192 193 18804 18149 655 75290 75290 82929 79683 1997 1249 406564 403430 203 2931 4286 895 1545 1846 PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTI 23786 22276 1175 335 LICENSES AND FEES 4506 941 1624 1941 EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENAN 3260 2531 729 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 1457 1297 80 80 2289 1269 464 556 3267728 3076181 55134 136413 88 330114 185340 360715 55756 100125 80838 75466 187784 1706 627213 331939 4452 4452 1141471 1204517 116329 156769 115000 0 13618 12865 244947 169634 X 871558 705953 24966 328930 896524 1034883 1141471 1204517 139678 -1319 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3288610 3032751 3266137 2567206 2407943 14562647 3288610 3032751 3266137 2567206 2407943 14562647 14562647 11945 12745 11236 12346 8326 56598 5595 19597 25192 14644437 1052575 0.99440 0.99320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 11441 11441 3256287 3267728 313386 78347 0 0 318662 325164 293107 313386 1250319 1875479 279 11300 11441 23020 79666 81291 73277 78347 312581 468872 24966 414800 110836 328930 25000 144000 144034 24966 10254 25000 10254 25000 157181 146927 10254 157181 157181 1.00000 0 0 0 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - LONG TERM 331939 C 331939 DEFERRED RENT 12865 12865 X 3438887 -1319 32800 31481 3407406 0 3407406 3300528 32800 32800 3267728 0 3267728 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, 2014 INCLUDED FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR THE COASTAL BLUE CARBON PROJECT, TAMPA BAY ESTUARY PROGRAM AND ACCENTURE-GBF PROGRAM. PART X, LINE 2: THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED 2012, 2013, AND 2014 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. 1 AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY 18 N HARTSHORNE DRIVE HIGHLANDS NJ 07732 221731073 501(C)(3) 91622 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION 6 HERNDON AVENUE ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 526065757 501(C)(3) 390139 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION 62 SUMMER STREET BOSTON MA 02110 046149986 501(C)(3) 171631 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA 6160 PERKINS ROAD SUITE 225 BATON ROUGE LA 70808 721115589 501(C)(3) 200625 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION EARTHCORPS 6310 NE 74TH ST 201E SEATTLE WA 98115 911592071 501(C)(3) 72933 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 760279876 501(C)(3) 176996 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION 3609 HIGHWAY 24 NEWPORT NC 28570 581494098 501(C)(3) 282 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION SAVE THE BAY - NARRAGANSETT BAY 100 SAVE THE BAY DRIVE PROVIDENCE RI 02905 050343046 501(C)(3) 198824 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION SAVE THE BAY - SAN FRANCISCO 1330 BROADWAY STE 1800 OAKLAND CA 94612 946078420 501(C)(3) 2267 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION SAVE THE SOUND 142 TEMPLE STREET 3RD FLOOR NEW HAVEN CT 06510 060990195 501(C)(3) 105769 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION TAMPA BAY WATCH 3000 PINELLAS BAYWAY SOUTH TIERRA VERDE FL 33715 593191962 501(C)(3) 35722 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION 11 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JEFF BENOIT PRESIDENT & CEO 163894 0 0 0 0 0 8762 0 3380 0 176036 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 2014. 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS WAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.