RIVER ALLIANCE OF WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: RIVER ALLIANCE OF WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1792143)
Tax period: 2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed: 2014-02-10
IRS object ID: 201400419349301810
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-02-10T16:30:29-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	390974031	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2110 LUANN LN	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537133098	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391792143	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE RIVER ALLIANCE OF WISCONSIN INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	RIVE	NameControl
Phone	6082572424	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	306 E WILSON ST NO 2W	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537033990	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DENNY CANEFF	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	6082572424	Phone
Date Signed	2014-02-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRUCE MAYER CPA CFP	Name
PTIN	P00187180	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	DENNY CANEFF	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	306 E WILSON ST NO 2W	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537033990	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	734761	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.WISCONSINRIVERS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1993	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT, AND RESTORATION OF WISCONSIN'S RIVERS AND WATERSHEDS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	9	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	9	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	11	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	70	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1372648	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	696311	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	2365	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1802	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	11565	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	14057	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1386578	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	712170	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	106230	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	5500	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	521856	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	541970	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	70251	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	416800	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	303928	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1044886	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	851398	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	341692	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-139228	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	993864	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	936291	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	108802	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	155198	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	885062	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	781093	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE RIVER ALLIANCE OF WISCONSIN ADVOCATES RESPECTFULLY BUT ASSERTIVELY FOR RIVERS; BRINGS PEOPLE TO RIVERS SO THEY EXPERIENCE THEIR BEAUTY AND UNDERSTAND THEIR THREATS; PARTNERS WITH, WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND CHALLENGES, WHEN NECESSARY, THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ENTRUSTED WITH PROTECTING RIVERS; AND DEVELOPS THE ABILITY OF ORDINARY CITIZENS AND GRASSROOTS GROUPS TO ORGANIZE THEIR PASSION FOR RIVERS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	710690	Expense
Grants	5500	Grants
Revenue	2033	Revenue
Description	IN FISCAL YEAR 2013 THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON URBAN RIVER RENEWAL, RESTORING FISH HABITAT THROUGH FISH PASSAGE AROUND HYDRO DAMS, TRAINING AND ORGANIZING CITIZENS TO CARE FOR THEIR RIVERS AND WATERSHEDS, AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES. THE CITY OF RACINE AND THE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN AREA ARE THE LOCI OF URBAN RIVER RESTORATION ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDE CITIZEN EDUCATION, WATERSHED PLAN DEVELOPMENT, AND DIRECT EFFORTS TO REDUCE POLLUTED RUNOFF. THE FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN MOVING THE THREATENED LAKE STURGEON AROUND TWO DAMS ON THE MENOMINEE RIVER CONTINUED TO DESIGN, DEVELOP AND BUILD DEVICES TO MOVE STURGEON BOTH UP- AND DOWNSTREAM AT MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN/MARINETTE, WISCONSIN. WE HAVE SUPPORTED AND ASSISTED HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS AND OVER A SCORE OF VOLUNTEER CITIZEN RIVER FRIENDS AND WATERSHED PROTECTION GROUPS. OUR ASSISTANCE INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN FUNDRAISING, BOARD AND MEMBER DEVELOPMENT, AND INCORPORATION AND TAX EXEMPTION PROCEDURES. WE ALSO PROVIDE CONSIDERABLE MORAL AND INTERPERSONAL SUPPORT TO GROUP LEADERS. THIS FISCAL YEAR SPECIAL EMPHASIS WAS GIVEN TO GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION, SHORELAND ZONING, COMMISSIONING NEW SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, ORGANIZING CITIZEN GROUPS, AND REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITIES TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	710690	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	1	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	1	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	16	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	11	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	9	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	9	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	SHARON WHITE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6082572424	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	306 E WILSON ST STE 2W	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537033990	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
CASSIE GOODWIN
CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
NELSON HAM
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LYNN ISHERWOOD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARCIA KRAUS
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
BOB MARTINI
VICE CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
DEBRA A RYUN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARY WOOLSEY SCHLAEFER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KEN SCHREIBER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
BEV STELLJES
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
BRAD WERNTZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DENNY CANEFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		X	70612	0	13091

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	70612	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	13091	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Federated Campaigns	14474	FederatedCampaigns
Membership Dues	97103	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	1592	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	297771	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	285371	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	670	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	696311	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1802	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,802	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	34615	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	1592	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	22591	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	12024	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$12,024	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	2033	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2033	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2033	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	712170	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2033	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$13,826	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5500	Total
Program Services	5500	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	97293	Total
Program Services	58376	ProgramServices
Management And General	29188	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9729	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	366969	Total
Program Services	313001	ProgramServices
Management And General	22314	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	31654	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17795	Total
Program Services	14235	ProgramServices
Management And General	1974	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1586	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28502	Total
Program Services	22799	ProgramServices
Management And General	3162	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2541	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31411	Total
Program Services	25127	ProgramServices
Management And General	3484	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2800	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	500	Total
Program Services	481	ProgramServices
Management And General	14	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5000	Total
Management And General	5000	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1450	Total
Program Services	1395	ProgramServices
Management And General	41	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	165869	Total
Program Services	164242	ProgramServices
Management And General	23	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1604	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21065	Total
Program Services	21065	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27417	Total
Program Services	15413	ProgramServices
Management And General	601	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11403	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6442	Total
Program Services	6365	ProgramServices
Management And General	11	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	66	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31092	Total
Program Services	25219	ProgramServices
Management And General	3282	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2591	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22238	Total
Program Services	21067	ProgramServices
Management And General	107	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1064	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5743	Total
Program Services	4338	ProgramServices
Management And General	12	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1393	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3980	Total
Program Services	3228	ProgramServices
Management And General	420	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	332	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3057	Total
Program Services	2378	ProgramServices
Management And General	219	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	460	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	6603	4550	537	1516
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	3472	1911	68	1493

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	851398	Total
Program Services	710690	ProgramServices
Management And General	70457	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	70251	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	34853	BOY
EOY	11546	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62699	BOY
EOY	193665	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	616226	BOY
EOY	354663	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12061	BOY
EOY	92829	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	49568	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	46668	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6880	BOY
EOY	2900	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	175481	BOY
EOY	185272	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	85664	BOY
EOY	95416	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	993864	BOY
EOY	936291	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	96842	BOY
EOY	62089	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11960	BOY
EOY	93109	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	108802	BOY
EOY	155198	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	246516	BOY
EOY	230564	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	638546	BOY
EOY	550529	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	885062	BOY
EOY	781093	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	993864	BOY
EOY	936291	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-139228	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	28207	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	7052	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	768334	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	682534	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	892469	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1369053	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	696311	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4408701	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	768334	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	682534	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	892469	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1369053	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	696311	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4408701	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	906326	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	3502375	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1942	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2591	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	761	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2365	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2589	CurrentTaxYear
Total	10248	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	4418949	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	106291	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.79260	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.82140	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	18270	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	4410	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	22680	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	828718	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	851398	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	152710	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	38178	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	142133	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	151018	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	179489	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	152710	CurrentYear
Total	625350	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$938,025	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	13778	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	12016	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	5991	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	22680	CurrentYear
Total	54465	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	35533	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	37755	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	44872	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	38178	CurrentYear
Total	156338	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$234,507	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	18270	CurrentYear
Total	18270	Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	85664	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	10635	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	883	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	95416	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	76572	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	11690	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	1770	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	828	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	85664	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	21214	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	60169	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-4222	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	589	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	76572	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	19561	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1847	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	194	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	21214	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	17192	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	2624	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	255	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	19561	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	1.00000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	49568	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	46668	Depreciation
Book Value	2900	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	2900	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION OF WI	Description
Book Value	95416	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	95416	TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	773570	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	28207	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	850	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	9752	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	38809	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	734761	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	-22591	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-22591	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	712170	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	874839	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	850	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	22591	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	23441	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	851398	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	851398	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:	PART V, LINE 4:	THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES FDTN
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	WILD AND SCENIC	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	10863	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	10863	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	3391	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	922	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	2853	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	ONLINE AUCTION	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	17795	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	1592	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	16203	GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	1467	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	3379	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	1	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	5100	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	5100	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events	4838	RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	72	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	189	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	33758	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	1592	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	32166	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	9696	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	994	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	6421	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	17111	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	15055	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	1	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOX-WISCONSIN HERITAGE PARKWAY	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 204	AddressLine1
City	KIMBERLY	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	54136	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient	270909700	EINOfRecipient
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant	5500	AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of Grant	PROJECT TO HELP BETTER UNDERSTAND THE USE AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE LOWER FOX RIVER BY THE HMONG COMMUNITY OF THAT AREA	PurposeOfGrant

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	1	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: RIVER ALLIANCE HAS A GRANT AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH FOX-WISCONSIN HERITAGE PARKWAY THAT SPECIFIES HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE USED. RIVER ALLIANCE IS KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE GRANTEE PERIODICALLY ON THE PROJECT. FINAL PAYMENT IS CONTINGENT ON RIVER ALLIANCE RECEIVING A SATISFACTORY FINAL REPORT DETAILING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. ANY SIGNIFICANT MATTERS NOTED DURING THE REVIEW ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS CONSIDERED NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT DISCLOSING INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND ARE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE REVIEW DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE GOVERNING BODY APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ANNUAL REPORTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 164,242. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,604. TOTAL EXPENSES 165,869.	OTHER FEES
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES FDTN 9,752. LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PROMISES TO GIVE -2,700.	CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: