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The funds were paid to the other exempt organization in September 2010. true Wisconsin PIRG Foundation 122 State Street Madison WI 53703 391926253 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Environmental protection Wisconsin Environment Rsch & Plcy Cntr 122 State Street Madison WI 53703 208727808 501(c)(3) 65000 0 Environmental protection US PIRG Education Fund 218 D Steet SE Washington DC 20003 521384240 501(c)(3) 163000 0 Environmental protection Penn Environment Research & Policy Cntr 1420 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19102 050530668 501(c)(3) 201000 0 Environmental protection Environment Washington Rsch & Plcy Cntr 1402 3rd Avenue Seattle WA 98101 208789898 501(c)(3) 30000 0 Environmental protection Environment Texas Rsch & Policy Center 815 Brazos Austin TX 78701 562591697 501(c)(3) 30500 0 Environmental protection Environment Rhode Island Rsch & Plcy Cnt 298 West Exchange Street Providence RI 02903 134342708 501(c)(3) 17000 0 Environmental protection Environment Oregon Rsch & Policy Center 1536 SE 11th Avenue Portland OR 97214 208786532 501(c)(3) 90000 0 Environmental protection Environment Ohio Rsch & Policy Center 203 E Broad Street Columbus OH 43215 562616863 501(c)(3) 124000 0 Environmental protection Environment No Carolina Rsch & Plcy Cnt 112 South Blount Street Raleigh NC 27601 421712369 501(3)(3) 107850 0 Environmental protection Environment New Mexico Rsch & Plcy Cntr PO Box 40173 Albuquerque NM 87196 134342665 501(c)(3) 21850 0 Environmental protection Environment New Jersey Rsch & Plcy Cntr 143 East State Street Trenton NJ 08608 205601076 501(c)(3) 195000 0 Environmental protection Environment New Hamp Rsch & Plcy Center 30 S Main Street Concord NH 03301 753231692 501(c)(3) 40350 0 Environmental protection Environment Michigan Rsch & Policy Cntr 103 E Liberty Ann Arbor MI 48104 421709879 501(c)(3) 69750 0 Environmental protection Environment Mass Research & Policy Cntr 44 Winter Street Boston MA 02108 208180181 501(c)(3) 105000 0 Environmental protection Environment Maryland Rsch & Policy Cntr 3121 St Paul Street Baltimore MD 21218 204690070 501(c)(3) 76500 0 Environmental protection Environment Maine Rsch & Policy Center 39 Exchange Street Portland ME 04101 920181057 501(c)(3) 57000 0 Environmental protection Environment Illinois Rsch & Policy Cntr 407 S Dearborn Street Chicago IL 60605 562586486 501(c)(3) 71500 0 Environmental protection Environment Georgia Rsch & Plcy Center 817 West Peachtree Street Atlanta GA 30308 161761755 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Environmental protection Environment Florida Rsch & Policy Cntr 926 E Park Avenue Tallahassee FL 32301 205308250 501(c)(3) 55250 0 Environmental protection Environment Connecticut Rsch & Plcy Cntr 198 Park Road West Hartford CT 06119 331151595 501(c)(3) 90000 0 Environmental protection Environment Colorado Rsch & Policy Cntr 1536 Wynkoop Street Denver CO 80202 571151227 501(c)(3) 111000 0 Environmental protection Environment California Rsch & Plcy Cntr 3435 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90010 680531882 501(c)(3) 120000 0 Environmental protection 23 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Research and Policy Center staff work closely with grantees to ensure that the goals of the grants are accomplished. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The governing documents are not made available to the public, nor are corporate governance policies. Financial statements are only made available to individuals or others with a professional interest in them. Copies of Form 990 are available through web sites like Guidestar, and in the offices of EARPC upon request, following the guidelines stipulated by IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The procedures applied to compensation considerations for top management also apply to department heads and other key employees, including the top fiscal officer of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Any officer, director, department head or other senior management who has a direct or indirect financial interest (as defined in the Conflict of Interest policy) must disclose all situtations to the Board of Directors that meet conflict of interest standards covered by the policy. In addition, an annual Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement must be completed by July 31 of each year and filed with the Administrative Director. Conflicts of interest are considered at regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors, at which a 2/3 majority is required for approval of the issue at hand. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is reviewed by the Administrative Director, Executive Director and Board of Directors before it is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 8 Form 990, Part VI, Line 8 : Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Consequently, there are no meetings of such committees and no Minutes need be taken. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Article III, Section 2 changed to read as follows:The original Board of Directors shall be appointed by the incorporator. The Board may be expanded, vacancies on the Board may be filled, and directors may be removed from office with or without cause by a majority vote of the directors then in office.Article X changed to read as follows:These By-Laws may be amended or repealed upon the vote of a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that sections 2 and 3 of Article III may not be amended or repealed except by unanimous vote of all the Directors. Any amendments to the By-Laws shall be consistent with the Articles of Incorporation. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Preservation & Conservation: Public education, research, and policy development to preserve America's last pristine places, critical wildlife habitat and the laws that protect them; protect our national parks, national forests, or other open spaces from logging, mining and drilling industries, so future generations can know these places, and the species that inhabit them, like we do; preserve and restore the oceans and our national coastlines by supporting a moratorium on new offshore drilling for oil and gas, establishing marine protected areas where some limitations are placed on fishing, and reducing the flow of nutrients and toxics into coastal waters. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Clean Water: Public education, research, and policy development to protect and restore the nation's lakes, rivers and streams by curbing pollution with tough permitting and enforcement, preventing runoff and sewage overflows by investing in green infrastructure, and conserving water through more efficient use. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Clean Air & Toxic Pollution: Public education, research, and policy development to clean up smog, fine particle soot, mercury and other toxic pollutants from the biggest sources, including power plants, cars and trucks, and industrial plants to protect the public health and the air we breathe.