2013-01-18T16:46:47-06:00 2012-08-31 362929601 FGMK LLC 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE 3RD FLOOR BANNOCKBURN IL 60015 990 2011-09-01 237104524 ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES ALLI 3129390838 17 NSTATE STREET NO 1390 CHICAGO IL 60602 SUE CONATSER 3129390838 2013-01-18 1 CORNELIUS F MURPHY P00085442 8473740400 2013-01-18 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JOEL BRAMMEIER 17 NSTATE STREET NO 1390 CHICAGO IL 60602 2871832 0 X WWW.GREATLAKES.ORG X 1971 IL TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRESH WATER RESOURCE 25 25 19 0 0 0 1721486 2495139 285340 316891 11939 21041 -18493 -50776 2000272 2782295 0 0 0 0 948428 1097151 0 0 210692 999109 1089032 1947537 2186183 52735 596112 1489571 2106191 129798 126627 1359773 1979564 X 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 1168770 82084 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND REFORM: THE ALLIANCE PERFORMS A BROAD VARIETY OF POLICY RESEARCH, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES GOVERNING GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY, WATER USE, ECOSYSTEMS INTEGRITY AND INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION. DURING FISCAL 2012, WE LED A COALITION OF GROUPS WORKING TO STOP THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE INTO THE GREAT LAKES IN DETROIT BY ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOCAL SEWAGE DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND REDUCE PHOSPHORUS INPUTS INTO THE DETROIT RIVER AND LAKE ERIE. WE INTERVENED IN THE NEGOTIATION OF A WEAK PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. EPA AND THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO. WE ISSUED A REPORT DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND THAT PAYS TO BUILD SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND STOP SEWAGE OVERFLOWS. WE CONTINUED OUR LEADERSHIP OF A REGIONAL AND ILLINOIS-BASED EFFORT TO PERMANENTLY PREVENT INVASIVE ASIAN CARP ENTERING THE GREAT LAKES. THIS INCLUDED A SUCCESS OF COMPRESSING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TIMELINE FOR REPORTING ON OPTIONS FOR PREVENTION AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE PUBLICATION OF A REPORT BY THE GREAT LAKES STATES AND CITIES THAT OUTLINE HOW TO SEPARATE THE GREAT LAKES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FINALLY IN THIS AREA, WE ANNOUNCED THE FOUNDING OF A NEW ILLINOIS-BASED HEALTHY WATER SOLUTIONS COALITION DESIGNED TO CURRY SUPPORT FOR SUCH SEPARATION WITHIN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WHERE PUBLIC SUPPORT IS CRITICAL TO REGIONAL SUCCESS. AS A MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES ADVISORY COUNCIL, WE ADVOCATED FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO APPLY STRONGER PROTECTIONS AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES IN SHIPS BALLAST WATER THAN THOSE ON OFFER FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE ENSURED SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO A CONTROVERSIAL NEW OHIO LAW IMPLEMENTING THE GREAT LAKES WATER RESOURCES COMPACT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HIRED ITS FIRST FULL-TIME PH.D. SCIENTIST TO ENHANCE OUR ACADEMIC AND EXPERT NETWORK, AS WELL AS TO BUILD A RESEARCH PORTFOLIO WITHIN THE ALLIANCE THAT WILL GUIDE FUTURE PROGRAM WORK. IN ADDITION, THE ALLIANCE PERFORMS DAY-TO-DAY WORK ON CONVENTIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL FROM REFINERIES, MINES, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES LOCATED ON OR NEAR THE GREAT LAKES. 157207 18328 EDUCATION: THE ALLIANCE PROVIDES RESEARCH, OUTREACH, TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO EDUCATORS IN SUPPORT OF ITS EFFORT TO BRING PLACE-BASED EDUCATION (PBE) TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES REGION. DURING FISCAL 2012, THE ALLIANCE INTEGRATED GREAT LAKES EDUCATION ACROSS THE 4TH GRADE LEVEL IN RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WISCONSIN TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THE FIRST EFFORT OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION. IN ADDITION, WE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SIMILAR GRADE-LEVEL INTEGRATION TO OCCUR IN A CLUSTER OF SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE COMPLETED A GRADES 9 - 12 CURRICULUM TO COMPLEMENT OUR EXISTING K - 8 RESOURCE. THIS CREATED NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT STEWARDSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO COMPLETED THE FIRST YEAR OF DEVELOPMENT OF A TOOL TO EVALUATE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR CURRICULUM. THERE ARE MORE THAN 2,750 COPIES OF THE ALLIANCE AUTHORED GREAT LAKES IN MY WORLD CURRICULUM IN USE THROUGHOUT ALL EIGHT OF THE GREAT LAKES STATES - RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 30,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY LEARNING ABOUT THE RESOURCE IN THEIR OWN BACK YARD. MORE THAN 3,000 TEACHERS HAVE INTEGRATED THE GREAT LAKES IN MY WORLD CURRICULUM AND ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM INTO THEIR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. 369806 216479 STEWARDSHIP: THE ALLIANCE PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPPORTS THE ON-THE-GROUND RESTORATION INITIATIVES FOR SOME 10,000 VOLUNTEERS ON ALL FIVE GREAT LAKES THROUGH ITS ADOPT-A-BEACH AND HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAMS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012, THE ALLIANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME COMBINED ITS DEBRIS REMOVAL WORK WITH ON-THE-GROUND HABITAT RESTORATION WITH THE FIRST YEAR OF A PROJECT TO RESTORE THE SHORELINE OF BELLE ISLE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. WE ALSO LED A COLLABORATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NON-PROFITS TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR RESTORING UNIQUE GLACIAL RAVINES THAT DRAIN TO LAKE MICHIGAN FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND. IN ADDITION, WE ARE WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES IN WISCONSIN TO USE VOLUNTEER DATA IN A PILOT PROJECT TO PREDICT WHEN BACTERIA LEVELS ARE EXCEEDED BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT THE BEACH. VOLUNTEERS IN CHICAGO ARE WORKING WITH THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT TO GET TRAINING TO EDUCATE BEACH GOERS ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR BEACHES. THIS WORK HAS SPURRED VOLUNTEERS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO TO LAUNCH A SIMILAR PROGRAM FOR THEIR URBAN BEACHES. THE ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO WORK IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO REPLICATE THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEERS CLEANED UP AND MONITORED MORE THAN 300 COASTAL LOCATIONS IN ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, OHIO, NEW YORK AND WISCONSIN REMOVING AN ESTIMATED SOME 35,000 POUNDS OF UNSIGHTLY AND DANGEROUS DEBRIS FROM BEACHES. IN ADDITION, WE MONITORED THESE SAME BEACHES AND COASTAL WATERS TO DETERMINE SOURCES OF POLLUTION WHILE EDUCATING AND ENGAGING MORE THAN 350 SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE ALLIANCE COMMUNICATED THE COMPILED RESULTS OF OUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES TO NUMEROUS STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO HELP ESTABLISH THE NEED FOR IMPROVED WATER QUALITY AT GREAT LAKES BEACHES 1695783 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL IN NY OH MI X X THE ORGANIZATION 3129390838 17 NSTATE STREET NO 1390 CHICAGO IL 60602 BILL SHELDRAKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB TAFT 1.00 X 0 0 0 BUZZ PATTERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KELLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LOESER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY BALLESTEROS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK BAILS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM RIDGWAY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JO-ELLE MOGERMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN COOPER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOY MULINEX 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE SOLBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BARTTER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY MACDONALD 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA YEE-LITZENBERG 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK SHADLE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BRETT 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA NINHAM HOEFT 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL BOTTS 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE CONATSER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN MIHALO 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED MARTIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 TINA RONGERS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 UNMI SONG 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM JEFFERSON BLACK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOEL BRAMMEIER 50.00 X 120171 0 19306 120171 0 19306 1 0 0 0 0 131050 2364089 64235 2495139 CONTRACT REVENUES 541900 311277 311277 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5614 5614 316891 21041 21041 38761 131050 89537 -50776 -50776 2782295 316891 0 -29735 154856 82192 60118 12546 790053 654329 66752 68972 18828 16147 1026 1655 66333 55743 4783 5807 67081 52646 8640 5795 87157 87157 586151 514273 8978 62900 97311 63076 4234 30001 86473 66324 9131 11018 51644 46358 3952 1334 46244 23442 4602 18200 27689 21237 2924 3528 2840 2178 300 362 FUNDRAISING EVENTS DIRE -30710 -30710 SUPPLIES 54352 52634 1718 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 33096 19028 397 13671 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 16855 12928 1780 2147 29930 13248 14934 1748 2186183 1695783 279708 210692 208872 270163 151584 236360 400350 118715 179943 9237 10560 31538 30647 148447 105186 68401 43261 664864 1171267 1489571 2106191 96479 93553 33319 33074 129798 126627 X 998771 1172860 361002 806704 1359773 1979564 1489571 2106191 X 596112 23679 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1706732 1326394 1610017 1738972 2438832 8820947 1706732 1326394 1610017 1738972 2438832 8820947 2347882 6473065 44927 31523 11726 11939 21041 121156 1373 1373 8943476 1310906 0.72380 0.69550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 1 3953 0 1 11755 0 0 15708 0 EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ALLIANCE SOUGHT TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OF THE STOP ASIAN CARP ACT, WHICH PASSED CONGRESS IN JULY. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A WEBPAGE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS TO SIGN A PETITION IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINED AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND. 149619 12229 161848 139906 719 8993 149619 99763 30576 9567 139906 96536 3227 99763 1.00000 0 0 59043 37089 21954 24214 18184 6030 65190 49913 15277 43261 DEFERRED RENT 33074 33074 2782295 2186183 596112 23679 23679 619791 3268646 23679 373135 89537 486351 2782295 0 2782295 2648855 373135 89537 462672 2186183 0 2186183 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE BOARD HAS DESIGNATED THESE FUNDS FOR THE LONG TERM PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUND RAISING EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS NETTED AGAINST EVENT REVENUES SOCIAL 169811 159961 9850 2250 28460 169811 159961 9850 2250 28460 30710 -20860 X 2 975 RETAIL VALUE X 3 5408 MARKET VALUE X VARIOUS AUCTION ITEMS 70 30002 RETAIL VALUE X ITEMS USED FOR FUNDRAISING EVENT 8 27850 RETAIL VALUE 0 0 1 0 METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS: PART I, COLUMN (B): THE DATA ON PART 1, COLUMN (B) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED. 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 POLCICY 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 OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CHAIRMAN 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 ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE WERE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE YEAR UPON REQUEST. ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 23,679. FORM 990. PART XI, LINE 2C. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.