2014-06-18T13:31:35-05:00 2013-12-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX ST SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2013-01-01 541965304 RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES REST 7035240248 2300 CLARENDON BLVD NO 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 JEFFREY BENOIT PRESIDENT AND CEO 7035240248 2014-06-10 1 ANDREW YOUNG CPA P01203950 7035351200 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z JEFFREY BENOIT 2300 CLARENDON BLVD NO 603 ARLINGTON VA 22201 2824237 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 10 11 0 0 3266137 2567206 287611 115088 11236 12539 0 19597 3564984 2714430 1989910 1885457 0 0 858583 638127 0 0 57217 654779 338562 3503272 2862146 61712 -147716 1119822 1141471 69984 244947 1049838 896524 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 2153461 1885457 2291962 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. 242526 73394 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. 75090 65588 LIVING SHORELINES SUMMIT: THE SUMMIT WAS A TWO-DAY WORKING MEETING FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN LIVING SHORELINES RESEARCH, IMPLEMENTATION, AND POLICY, AS WELL AS PROMOTING DIALOGUE AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION. THERE WAS AN ENERGIZING MIX OF PRESENTATION AND FACILITATED BREAKOUT SESSIONS DESIGNED TO BROADEN PARTICIPANTS' ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS MORE EFFECTIVELY. 289543 THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE PROTOCAL DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPING VERIFIED CARBON STANDARD WETLANDS REQUIREMENTS AND HOSTING THE NATIONAL SUMMIT. THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON COASTAL AND ESTUARINE RESTORATION BRINGS TOGETHER THE ENTIRE COMMUNITED RELATED TO HABITAT RESTORATION TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE, SCALE, PACE, PRACTICE, AND SUCCESS OF HABITAT RESTORATION AT ALL LEVELS. THE 7TH NATIONAL SUMMIT WILL BE HELD IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA NOVEMBER 1-6, 2014 AT THE GAYLORD NATIONAL RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER. 289543 2760620 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 0 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 TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN PEYRONNIN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT JOHNSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SHELLEY 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 STEVE DUBIEL 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 163439 0 10659 163439 0 10659 1 0 1 0 0 2365356 201850 2567206 CONFERENCE AND MEETING 900099 65588 65588 AFFILIATE DUES 900099 49500 49500 115088 12346 12346 110000 109807 193 193 193 COST REIMBURSEMENT 900099 19597 19597 19597 2714430 134685 0 12539 1885457 1885457 156722 141514 2494 12714 351408 317310 5591 28507 31138 28117 495 2526 52265 47193 832 4240 46594 42073 741 3780 2325 1929 394 2 25323 21009 4290 24 139969 116128 23712 129 80 80 13734 10389 2409 936 8812 8592 220 47398 47036 299 63 43023 41188 1317 518 42461 40936 1525 4977 912 2918 1147 PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTI 9628 9628 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 1145 1129 16 MISCELLANEOUS -313 -1403 1090 2862146 2760620 44309 57217 88 88 888862 185340 71500 55756 44274 80838 1720 187784 109227 0 627213 4151 4452 1119822 1141471 67856 116329 115000 2128 13618 69984 244947 X 1024838 871558 25000 24966 1049838 896524 1119822 1141471 -147716 -5598 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2101500 3288610 3032751 3266137 2567206 14256204 2101500 3288610 3032751 3266137 2567206 14256204 14256204 20706 11945 12745 11236 12346 68978 4001 5595 19597 29193 14354375 115088 0.99320 0.99270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 11300 11300 2850846 2862146 293107 73277 0 0 321075 318662 325164 293107 1258008 1887012 4029 279 0 11300 15608 80269 79666 81291 73277 314503 471755 604 0 0 0 604 25000 144000 144034 24966 10254 25000 10254 25000 157181 146927 10254 157181 157181 1.00000 0 0 0 LONG TERM CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 627213 F 627213 DEFERRED RENT 13618 13618 X 2708832 -5598 -5598 2714430 0 2714430 2862146 0 2862146 0 2862146 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, 2013 INCLUDED FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR THE COASTAL REHABILITATION PROJECT AND COASTAL BLUE CARBON PROJECT. PART X, LINE 2: THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED 2011, 2012, AND 2013 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) 92411 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION 6 HERNDON AVENUE ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 526065757 501(C)(3) 300033 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION 62 SUMMER STREET BOSTON MA 02110 046149986 501(C)(3) 401166 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) 122793 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION EARTHCORPS 6310 NE 74TH ST 201E SEATTLE WA 98115 911592071 501(C)(3) 57204 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 760279876 501(C)(3) 145842 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION 3609 HIGHWAY 24 NEWPORT NC 28570 581494098 501(C)(3) 165826 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) 285670 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION SAVE THE BAY - SAN FRANCISCO 1330 BROADWAY STE 1800 OAKLAND CA 94612 946078420 501(C)(3) 113733 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION SAVE THE SOUND 142 TEMPLE STREET 3RD FLOOR NEW HAVEN CT 06510 060990195 501(C)(3) 127682 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION TAMPA BAY WATCH 3000 PINELLAS BAYWAY SOUTH TIERRA VERDE FL 33715 593191962 501(C)(3) 73097 FMV N/A COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION 11 SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION CLOSELY MONITORS THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS, INCLUDING SITE VISITS TO MONITOR HOW FUNDS ARE USED AS WELL AS REGUIRING PROGRESS REPORTS EVERY SIX MONTHS AND FINAL REPORTS FROM ALL ORGANIZATIONS DETAILING HOW THE FUNDS WERE USED. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JEFF BENOIT PRESIDENT & CEO 163439 0 0 0 0 0 10659 0 0 0 174098 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 2013. 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 THE PRIOR YEAR.