AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION (EIN 81-0541893)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-11-15
IRS object ID
201113199349308691
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2011-11-15T16:33:07-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GALUSHA HIGGINS & GALUSHA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1777 EAST MAIN STE 201AddressLine1
CityBOZEMANCity
StateMTState
ZIP Code59715ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810541893EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlAMERNameControl
Phone4065854600Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 908AddressLine1
CityBOZEMANCity
StateMTState
ZIP Code597710908ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSEAN GERRITYName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone4065854600Phone
Date Signed2011-11-04DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameWAYNE IWENName
Phone4065862386Phone
Date Prepared2011-11-04DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonSEAN GERRITYNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line1PO BOX 908AddressLine1
CityBOZEMANCity
StateMTState
ZIP Code597710908ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.AMERICANPRAIRIE.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation2001YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMTStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ACQUIRE, HOLD AND MANAGE PROPERTIES FOR A PRAIRIE RESERVE. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO RESTORE AND CONSERVE NATIVE PRAIRIE LANDS IN NORTHEASTERN MONTANA THROUGH PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Other Revenue Prior Year44554OtherRevenuePriorYear
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Mission DescriptionTHE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO MEET THE NEED FOR A NONPROFIT LAND TRUST TO ACQUIRE, HOLD AND MANAGE PROPERTIES FOR THE AMERICAN PRAIRIE RESERVE.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense619553Expense
DescriptionLAND ACQUISITION - INCLUDES A PORTION OF SALARIES AND PAYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL FEES DEDICATED TO LAND ACQUISITION TO FULFILL THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.Description

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Expense547284Expense
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Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments1TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip1ReportLandBldgEquip
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Independent Audit Financial Stmt1IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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School0School
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Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
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Related Entity0RelatedEntity
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Number Forms Transmitted With109619NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
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Business Name Line1JENNIFER HAMMONDBusinessNameLine1
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Address Line1104 E MAIN ST SUITE 202AddressLine1
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StateMTState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

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CHAIRX000X
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JEFF MILLER
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SUSAN MYERS
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DARRELL TUNNICLIFF
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GEORGE MATELICH
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SUSAN MATELICH
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JAY ABBE
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BILL LIVELY
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ERIVAN HAUB
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HELGA HAUB
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M JEFF HAGENER
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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Interest Interest

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Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.31940PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Ten Percent Test Current YearXTenPercentTestCurrentYear
Facts And Circumstances TestSUPPORT FOR APF'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST1. PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION MUST BE AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT.APF'S PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 25.27% IN 2010.2. THE ORGANIZATION MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND/OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT.APF DOES NOT SEEK GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. HOWEVER, APF HAS AN EXTENSIVE, DETAILED AND CONTINUOUS FUNDRAISING PROGRAM AIMED AT ATTRACTING NEW INDIVIDUAL AND FOUNDATION DONORS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE GIFT OFFICERS, EACH OF WHOM SPEND A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THEIR TIME (A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 2.9 FTE'S) IDENTIFYING AND CULTIVATING NEW POTENTIAL DONORS AND STEWARDING EXISTING DONORS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL STAFF WHO SUPPORT THOSE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. IN 2010 WE LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $300 MILLION OVER SIX YEARS. WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY FORMED TWO "VOLUNTEER TEAMS" CONSISTING OF APF BOARD AND NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY AND CULTIVATE NEW DONORS. ADDITIONALLY, APF HOLDS SEVERAL PUBLIC EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO INTRODUCE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO APF AND ITS WORK, AND TO CULTIVATE THEM INTO DONORS. APF ALSO SENDS AT LEAST ONE, AND SOMETIMES TWO, APPEAL LETTERS PER YEAR TO A MAILING LIST OF OVER 2,500 INDIVIDUALS, AND ELECTRONIC APPEAL LETTERS TO OVER 1,800 PEOPLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE APPEAL LETTERS IS TO SOLICIT DONATIONS. APF PUBLISHES A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT REACHES MORE THAN 2,100 PEOPLE IN PHYSICAL COPY AND 1,800 VIA EMAIL. ALL OF THE NEWSLETTERS INCLUDE AN INVITATION TO DONATE TO APF AND THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER DISPLAYS A PROMINENT "DONATE NOW" BUTTON. APF OFFERS VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE VIA AN ONLINE DONATION FORM. APF ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAMS:- FACEBOOK: WE HAVE A GROWING FACEBOOK COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 900 PEOPLE, WHERE INVITATIONS TO GIVE ARE REGULARLY POSTED.- CROWDRISE: WE MAINTAIN A PROFILE ON CROWDRISE, A SITE AIMED AT LINKING PEOPLE WITH NONPROFITS THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO.- ACTION ATLAS: WE HAVE A PROFILE ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S ACTION ATLAS SITE, WHICH PROVIDES USERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE.- CHANGING THE PRESENT: APF HAS A PROFILE ON CHANGING THE PRESENT, A SITE THAT ALLOWS DONORS TO GIVE TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS, SUCH AS BISON RADIO COLLARS OR FENCE REMOVAL.- LEGACY CONNECT: APF HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT TO BE A BETA SITE FOR THIS NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT AIMS TO BUILD PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITIES AROUND CHARITABLE CAUSES.3. THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF BROAD PUBLIC INTEREST, AS OPPOSED TO THE SPECIFIC INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS.IN 2010, FOURTEEN PEOPLE SERVED ON APF'S BOARD. ONLY FOUR OF THEM QUALIFIED AS MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO APF. 4. SOME SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION COMES FROM GOVERNMENTAL AND /OR OTHER SOURCES THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS OPPOSED TO A FEW MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS.APF DOES NOT SEEK SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT SOURCES, BUT IT HAS RECEIVED 1,455 DONATIONS FROM 2006-2010 (SOME OF THOSE WERE FROM REPEAT CONTRIBUTORS). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, APF HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 921 PEOPLE/ENTITIES. THESE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF APF'S MISSION TO BUILD A LARGE WILDLIFE RESERVE. ONLY FOURTEEN OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS QUALIFIED AS MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS IN 2010.5. THE FACILITIES, PROPERTIES, AND PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.APF CURRENTLY OWNS 39,795 ACRES OF LAND IN NORTHEASTERN MONTANA. ALL OF IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE ALSO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO EDUCATIONAL EVENTS HELD ON THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING BIRDING EXPEDITIONS, WILDLIFE WATCHING AND NATURAL HISTORY TOURS. WE RECENTLY BUILT AND OPENED OUR FIRST PUBLIC CAMPGROUND ON THE PROPERTY. PUBLIC ACCESS IS AN EXPLICIT PART OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO OUR RESERVE.6. THE PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION APPEAL TO A BROAD BASED PUBLIC INTEREST RATHER THAN BEING RESTRICTED TO A SMALL SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION.APF'S PROGRAM CONSISTS OF BUYING LAND THAT IS VALUABLE WILDLIFE HABITAT IN A PARTICULAR AREA IN MONTANA, AND OPENING IT TO THE PUBLIC FOR ITS ENJOYMENT. PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS LAND IS AN EXPLICIT PART OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT. ALL PEOPLE, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ARE WELCOME TO ENJOY THE PROPERTY AND ITS NATURAL AMENITIES. APF'S RESERVE HAS ALREADY BEEN VISITED BY PEOPLE FROM CHINA, GERMANY, CANADA, AND ALL THE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC USE OF THESE LANDS.WE ARE BUYING AND PROTECTING PRAIRIE HABITAT FOR THE PUBLIC'S ENJOYMENT IN ONE OF ONLY FOUR PLACES LEFT ON EARTH WHERE CONSERVATION OF GRASSLANDS ON A LANDSCAPE SCALE IS EVEN POSSIBLE. OUR GOAL IS TO LEAVE A LEGACY IN THE FORM OF A FULLY-FUNCTIONING GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY.FactsAndCircumstancesTest
General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: THE UNUSUAL GRANT IS A MULTIYEAR PLEDGE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD.GeneralExplanation
General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART IV, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS: 5 YEAR PLEDGE DATE: 08/10/10 AMOUNT: 9009180.GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance810651BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses11167InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance821818EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance794565BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses16086InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance810651EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance757811BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses36754InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance794565EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.49000BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.51000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis18978901OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value18978901BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1395079OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation228774Depreciation
Book Value1166305BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis737947OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation362201Depreciation
Book Value375746BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings20520952TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue11986615TotalRevenue
Total Expenses3027109TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year8959506ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-1170NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments-1170TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS8958336ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt12026099TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-1170NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities40654DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F99039484RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal11986615RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99011986615TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3067763TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities40654DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99040654ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal3027109ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9903027109TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NONPROFIT FOUNDATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THEREFORE HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS A MATTER OF LAW, THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THE 2007 TO 2010 TAX YEARS. ALTHOUGH MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE AMOUNTS REFLECTED IN THE FOUNDATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH THE APPICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX REGULATIONS, BOTH THE IRS AND THE VARIOUS STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES CAN TAKE POSITIONS CONTRARY TO MANAGEMENT'S POSITION BASED ON THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW. A TAX POSITION THAT IS CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY COULD RESULT IN AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FOUNDATION'S RECORDS. IN THE EVENT THE FOUNDATION IS ASSESSED PENALTIES AND/OR INTEREST, PENALTIES WILL BE CHARGED TO OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE AND INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED TO INTEREST EXPENSE.Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegion
Number Of Offices0NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedFUNDRAISINGTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Total Expenditures53644TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent53644SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent53644TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses0WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
SEAN GERRITY
12700004750000000178180192318000
RICHARD DOLAN
10750003687500000177230162098000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 1AReturnReference
ExplanationAMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FOR COMPANION TRAVEL EXPENSES ON A CASE BY CASE ANALYSIS, WHEN COMPANIONS ARE DETERMINED TO BE A BENEFICIAL PRESENSE IN THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. SUBSTANTIATION OF EXPENSES IS REQUIRED.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions7NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990786910NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2GEORGE MATELICH AND SUSAN MATELICH ARE SPOUSES GIB MYERS AND SUSAN MYERS ARE SPOUSES ERIVAN HAUB AND HELGA HAUB ARE SPOUSES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE SOME ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS AND DOES NOT KEEP RECORD OF THEIR MEETINGS UNLESS THEY MAKE A DECISION ON SOMETHING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE RETURN IS REVIEWED PRIOR TO FILING BY AUDIT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE FINANCE MANAGER AND THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND A NEW ONE IS SIGNED BY EACH EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY. THE BOD ALSO DISCUSSES ISSUES AS THEY ARISE.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
FOR BOTH THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL AND OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF APF THERE IS INDEPENDENT SALARY REVIEW PERFORMED OUTSIDE APF. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ANNUALLY.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
APF'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -1,170.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:

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