2012-08-01T13:21:16-04:00 2011-12-31 J Lunsford CPA 3590 Cherokee Street Suite 304 Kennesaw GA 30144 990 2011-01-01 582095413 Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc UPPE 916 Joseph Lowerey Blvd NW Atlanta GA 30318 Sally Bethea 4043529828 2012-05-17 true James R Lunsford Jr 7707940104 2012-08-01 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Sally Bethea 1888210 false X www.ucriverkeeper.org X 1994 GA The organizations primary exempt purpose is to advocate and secure the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River its tributaries and watershed in order to restore and preserve their ecological health for the people fish and wildlife that depend on the River system 16 16 12 850 0 0 1610800 1376500 0 33724 44092 0 1644524 1420592 0 0 101049 762789 0 82577 1355659 823220 1456708 1586009 187816 -165417 3345216 3157206 63504 73038 3281712 3084168 The organizations primary exempt purpose is to advocate and secure the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River its tributaries and watershed in order to restore and preserve their ecological health for the people fish and wildlife that depend on the River system false false 1408299 1 Precedent setting court victory to keep high quality waters clean in national river park Report released - Filling the Water Gap - Conservation successess and Missed Opportunities in Metro Atlanta Permit negotiated to require more pollution con trols at industrial facilities statewide New UCR satellite office opened in LaGrange Bill defeated which would have exempted GA DOT from enforcement in some erosion cases Chicken plant processing plant required to control bacterial pollution Tri- State Conservation Coalition Conference convened proposed reservoir required to undergo comprehensive environmental review Interactive Watershed Map created for online use Paddling brochuremap created for Upper Chattahoochee River Blue Trail Yea r-long brown trout study supported with volunteers and other assistance 2 4 Riverchat newsletters produced 4 local governments recognized for water conservation programs 3 6 Public hearings where testimony was offered on mercury stormwater l egislation water conservation and keeping high quality waters clean 4 7 Water quality monitoring trips on Lake Lanier 91 nutrient samples analyzed 5 10 Paddle trips organized including River Discovery Seriew for 202 canoeists and kayakers 6 13 Student interns trained 7 16 Comment letters submitted on proposed permits policies buffer variances zonings 8 18 Neighborhood Water Watch programs established 476 bacteria samples analyzed 9 23 Tons of trash removed from waterway s 16 tons of plastic glass and tires recycled 10 25 Riverflash e-newsletters sent to more than 6000 recipients 11 34 Trout unlimited members trained for new Adopt-the-Hooch program 12 47 Sites investigated 10 enforcement actions taken to st op pollution 13 168 Citizen Hotline Response Program calls handled 14 850 Volunteers Participated in stream lake and river cleanups 15 1200 Rain barrels provided to citizens at workshops 16 1557 Citizens government officials and busine ss leaders viewed Tapped Out 17 2924 People attended river awareness events 18 3866 StudentsTeachers educated onboard our floating classroom including 752 disadvantaged youth with partner Elachee Nature Center 19 5452 UCR members celeb ratede 1037 new members in 2011 20 15825 Linear feet of streambank restored andor protected 21 71000 hits to UCR website 1408299 true true false true false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 12 true false false false false false true true false false false true true false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X X X Sally Bethea 4043529828 916 Joseph Lowerey Blvd NW Atlanta GA 30318 Ben Jordan 1.00 X 0 0 0 Billy Hall 1.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Woodling 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Smith 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Hung 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Shaffer 1.00 X 0 0 0 Denise Donahue 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dionne Deli-Gatti 1.00 X 0 0 0 Divid Kirkpatrick 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Gaines 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hugo Hernandez 1.00 X 0 0 0 J Rutherford Seydel II 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jamie Pryor 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim McCaffrey 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Jacobson 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steve ODay 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sally Bethea 40.00 X X 103000 0 0 103000 0 0 1 false false false 154040 21565 1200895 262373 1376500 53228 53228 458482 467618 -9136 -9136 -9136 1420592 -9136 0 53228 103000 72100 5150 25750 659789 565005 56507 38277 39547 39547 92984 83716 8568 700 95627 80913 7399 7315 27504 22330 5127 47 8917 8277 615 25 52874 52874 29753 27639 879 1235 Bank Card Clearing 1009 1009 Bank Charges 1383 1383 Hiring Costs 145 145 Hospitality 6467 3868 1953 646 467010 450876 7552 8582 1586009 1408299 95133 82577 1286642 962216 501250 368750 2246 2303 554304 352244 234798 202060 1320280 1621877 3345216 3157206 6251 11590 57253 61448 63504 73038 X 2997877 2897939 283835 186229 3281712 3084168 3345216 3157206 X -165417 -32127 X false true true X false X 1047612 1504629 1202438 1420272 1114127 6289078 1047612 1504629 1202438 1420272 1114127 6289078 1100898 5188180 82803 73185 32747 33992 53228 275955 6565033 0.79030 0.76610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true false false false false true 20321 false 20321 false 13041 98 12943 541263 352146 189117 202060 1420592 1586009 -165417 -32127 -262373 -294500 -459917 1388465 -32127 -32127 1420592 1420592 1586009 1586009 1586009 X Contributed Services 262373 Estimated Value 01. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11) The prepared 990 will be reviewed by the Executive Director and the Business Manager They will then provide the 990 to the Board Finance Committee who will review the 990 The Board Finance Committee will then present the 990 to the full Board of Directors at a regularly scheduled board meeting for thier review 02. Conflict of interest policy compliance (Part VI, line 12c) The organization requires that Board of Directors Officers and the Executive Director disclose any potential conflicts of interest prior to the negotiations with respect to the proposed transaction involving a member of the board officer or executive director Interested Management Person with a financial interest in the proposed transaction Following disclosure of a financial interest the Board of Directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists and if so the Board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take any other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect the Organizations best interests 03. CEO, executive director, top management comp (Part VI, line 15a) It is the policy of UCR to establish rates of pay that are competitive in the nonprofit community particularly as they are reflected for organizations of comparable size mission and location Salary increases are a function of performance and the Organizations ability to pay Salary increases are considered annually the Organization does not grant automatic annual increases Increases are determined based on budget considerations and in conjunction with a performance review The Consideration of salary increases includes the employees fulfillment of current job responsibilities and maintaining an attitude of professionalism 04. Other officer or key employee compensation (Part VI, line 15b It is the policy of UCR to establish rates of pay that are competitive in the nonprofit community particularly as they are reflected for organizations of comparable size mission and location Salary increases are a function of performance and the Organizations ability to pay Salary increases are considered annually the Organization does not grant automatic annual increases Increases are determined based on budget considerations and in conjunction with a performance review The Consideration of salary increases includes the employees fulfillment of current job responsibilities and maintaining an attitude of professionalism 05. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19) The organization publishes an annual report each year that makes the governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public 06. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances (Part XI, line 5) Unrealized Gain loss on Marketable Securities