Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$2,204,965

Total expenses

$2,742,040

Contributions and grants received

$2,222,860

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

-$17,895

Total assets, end of year

$1,217,673

Total liabilities, end of year

$210,953

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,006,720

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,084,362

Management and general expenses

$361,413

Fundraising expenses

$296,265

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,084,362

Program services were 76.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• SEE SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM - LITIGATION: CHALLENGE GOVERNMENT APPROVALS FOR MINING IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS (BWCAW) WATERSHED.ACTIVITIES - CONTINUED TO SUPPORT STATE MERA CASE, WHICH SAW THE MN DNR RECEIVE AN 8-MO EXTENSION ON ITS COURT-REMANDED FINDINGS OF FACT, WHICH ARE NOW EXPECTED BY THE END OF MAY 2023; SAW THE RESOLUTION OF LEASE RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT LITIGATION; IN DECEMBER, JOINED BY TEN AREA BUSINESSES AND FOUR CONSERVATION GROUPS, MOVED TO INTERVENE ON SIDE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAINST A TWIN METALS LAWSUIT; ALSO MOVED TO DISMISS LAWSUIT.PROGRAM - RESEARCH PROJECT AND POLICY PROPOSALS AND THEIR IMPACT: MONITOR CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT WEBSITES AND PUBLICATIONS TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS RELATED TO MINING IN THE WATERSHED OF THE BWCAW; EVALUATE OR USE CONTRACT SERVICES AS NEEDED TO ASSESS POTENTIAL IMPACTS; DEVELOP FACT SHEETS AND MAPS ON PROPOSALS AND IMPACTS.ACTIVITIES - IMPLEMENTED FIELD STUDIES TO ESTABLISH BASELINE CONDITIONS; PROVIDED EXPERT OPINION IN LAWSUITS AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; SOLICITED INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES ON MINING DISCUSSIONS; ANALYZED AND SUMMARIZED SIGNIFICANT FOIA REQUEST; COMPLETED TWO ROBUST TECHNICAL COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE FEDERAL MINERAL WITHDRAWAL PROCESS.PROGRAM - EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC: DEVELOP INFORMATION FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION ON PROJECTS AND IMPACTS; DISTRIBUTE VIA PERTINENT CHANNELS SUCH AS WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS RELEASES, PUBLIC FORUMS, ETC.; RESPOND TO MEDIA INQUIRIES; DEVELOP OTHER OUTREACH MATERIALS AND HOST EVENTS FOR INTERESTED CITIZENS.ACTIVITIES - AS INFORMATION BECAME AVAILABLE OR THE ISSUE CHANGED, FACT SHEETS WERE ADDED TO THE WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTED ACCORDINGLY. MORE THAN 123 EMAIL ALERTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORTER LISTS. AT LEAST 18 PRESS RELEASES PUBLISHED. AT LEAST 10 MAJOR MEDIA PUBLICATIONS INITIATED AND PUBLISHED. WEEKLY POSTINGS ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND LINKEDIN. POSTED AT LEAST 25 BLOGS. HELD NEARLY 40 PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED STRATEGIC AD CAMPAIGN.PROGRAM - EDUCATE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENT STAFF: DEVELOP INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS; MEET WITH PERTINENT ELECTED OFFICIALS AND AGENCY STAFF; ADVISE OF PROJECT IMPACTS; IDENTIFY STRATEGIC APPROACHES. ACTIVITIES - SUPPORTED FORWARD PROGRESS OF H.R. 2794, WHICH WAS VOTED OUT OF THE HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. SUPPORTED INTRODUCTION OF STATE PROTECTION BILL. DEVELOPED FOLDERS OF FACTUAL INFORMATION AND MEDIA CLIPS FOR DOZENS OF CONGRESS PEOPLE AND STATE LEGISLATORS. HELD APPROXIMATELY 300 MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH OVER 80 ADVOCATES TO EDUCATE AND ADVISE ON PROJECT IMPACTS. MET IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY SEVERAL TIMES WITH AGENCY OFFICIALS AT BLM, USFS, DNR, AND MPCA.PROGRAM - FUNDRAISE: HOST EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS; SOLICIT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, AND WEBSITE; SELL ISSUE-RELATED MERCHANDISE; IDENTIFY AND STEWARD INDIVIDUALS AND GRANTING ENTITIES FOR DONATIONS AND GRANTS.ACTIVITIES - RAISED JUST OVER $2,500,000 FOR CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES VIA EVENTS, INTERNET-BASED SOLICITATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND GRANTS.PROGRAM - BOUNDARY WATERS CONNECT - ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN WILDERNESS EDGE COMMUNITY OF ELY, MINNESOTA. ACTIVITIES - SUPPORTED NEW RESIDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, CREATED, SPONSORED, AND FACILITATED LOCAL EVENTS (INCLUDING TUESDAY GROUP AND NEW RESIDENT SOCIALS), STAYED CURRENT AND FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS ON DATA, TRENDS, AND BEST PRACTICES AMONG ECONOMICALLY SUCCESSFUL RURAL COMMUNITIES, SPONSORED SOCIETY HALL WORKSPACE, A CO-WORKING SPACE WITH HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ABOVE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP NORTHERN GROUNDS.

  Expenses $2,084,362

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND

  501(C)(4) · TO PROTECT MN WILD PLACES AGAINST EVER INCREASING PRESSURES · MN

  Directly controlled by NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS

• BOUNDARY WATERS PAC

  527 · TO PROTECT MN WILD PLACES AGAINST EVER INCREASING PRESSURES · MN

  Directly controlled by BOUNDARY WATERS ACTION FUND

• CAMPAIGN FUND TO SAVE THE BOUNDARY WATERS PAC

  527 · TO PROTECT MN WILD PLACES AGAINST EVER INCREASING PRESSURES · MN

  Directly controlled by NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

30 June 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202301849349300410

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