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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UPPER PENINSULA ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,351
Total expenses
$67,209
Contributions and grants received
$31,600
Grants paid
$38,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$13,751
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$513,226
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$513,226
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$49,502
Management and general expenses
$17,707
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$49,502

Program services were 73.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,555

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $29,045

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,751 · related or exempt $13,751 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $38,500 · program services $38,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $7,200 · program services $0 · management and general $7,200 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,000 · program services $4,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,675 · program services $0 · management and general $6,675 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $801 · program services $0 · management and general $801 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,882 · program services $1,291 · management and general $591 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $355 · program services $231 · management and general $124 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,766 · program services $0 · management and general $1,766 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions

    total $550 · program services $0 · management and general $550 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program services-related expenses

    total $5,480 · program services $5,480 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,863 · end of year $14,998

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $46,683 · end of year $36,795

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $25 · end of year $25

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $450,930 · end of year $461,408

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $504,501 · end of year $513,226

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Environmental protection of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

  • Community conservation grants. Grant program awards funds to land conservancies and other qualified organizations to establish, expand, or otherwise support permanent protection of UP lands and waters through fee-simple acquisitions, conservation easements, and other legal means, or to carry on other environmental projects (e.g., native plant restoration) that benefit the UP environment and communities. These grants benefit a large number of UP residents and others in the general public.

    Expenses $23,000 · Grants $23,000 · Revenue $275

  • Environmental Education Grants. Competitive grant program awards funds for environmental education projects to K-12 and post-secondary schools and universities. Benefits over 100 students annually.

    Expenses $500 · Grants $500 · Revenue $125

  • Recurring publications. UPEC newsletter, livestream programs, website, and social media platforms provide timely information on UP environmental issues and UPEC activities. Benefits over 200 UPEC members + additional non-member readers/listeners.

    Expenses $1,696

  • Form 990, Part III, Line 4d - Other program services. (a) Mining Action Group. Acts as environmental watchdog for existing and potential mines in the UP. Benefits over 200 UPEC members + members of general public.

    Expenses $550 · Revenue $5,300

  • Celebrate the UP! Annual event provides educational sessions and environmentally themed creative activities (art, music, etc.) to encourage valuation of the UP and its environment. Benefits over 200 attendees, on average, annually. 2022 event was held virtually.

    Expenses $1,133

  • Protect the Porkies public education campaign. UPEC assumed sponsorship and oversight of the grassroots Protect the Porkies campaign to stop a proposed mine adjacent to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the western Upper Peninsula. The campaign educates the public about the environmental hazards associated with the proposed mine.

    Expenses $7,623 · Revenue $13,310

  • Torch Lake Area of Concern Public Advisory CNC. UPEC provided a pass-through grant to the TLAOC Public Advisory CNC to assist in the organization's ongoing efforts to remediate the Torch Lake Superfund Site in Houghton County.

    Expenses $15,000 · Grants $15,000 · Revenue $15,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Terri Bocklund

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Connie Julien

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Horst Schmidt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ryan Leary

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathleen Heideman

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Evan Zimmermann

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Steven Garske

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tom Grotewohl

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve

    $10,000

    Funding to help remove 150 acres of the Yellow Dog River Community Forest from commercial forest designation (CF), thus eliminating the requirement to harvest trees.

  • Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior

    $7,000

    Establish a native plant garden and outdoor classroom at the Big Bay Pathway trailhead in Powell Township, Marquette County, Michigan.

  • Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy

    $6,000

    Reroute the trail within the wet lowland areas of Tory's Woods Nature Preserve (Alger County, Michigan) and build an elevated boardwalk to alleviate the risk of harmful human impact to the water resources and sensitive flora.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202522299349300007

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