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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by RESTORE THE NORTH WOODS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$85,846
Total expenses
$83,056
Contributions and grants received
$75,683
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$9,766
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$397
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$177,874
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$177,874
Program service expenses (Part III)
$58,844

Program services were 70.8% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

RESTORE:THE NORTH WOODS, INC. IS A NONPROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION WORKING TO RESTORE, PRESERVE AND DEFEND WILDLIFE, WILDERNESS, AND PUBLIC LANDS THROUGH ADVOCACY, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CITIZEN ACTIVISM. TOWARD THIS END, RESTORE SHALL WORK TO:*RESTORE DAMAGED ECOSYSTEMS, DEGRADED HABITATS, AND THE FULL RANGE OF NATIVE WILDLIFE;*ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WILDLAND PRESERVES;*REDUCE HUMAN CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE LEVEL;*PROMOTE A SHIFT TO AN ECONOMY THAT IS IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.

  • MAINE WOODS NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE (MWNP): RESTORE: THE NORTH WOODS CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR A 3.2-MILLION-ACRE MAINE WOODS NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE. THIS INCLUDED WEBSITE POSTINGS, AN E-NEWSLETTER AND EMAIL ALERTS, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS, AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PARK BROCHURE. WE ALSO WATCHDOGGED THE KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT, CREATED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA IN 2016 WITHIN OUR PROPOSED PARK BOUNDARIES, TO PREVENT ANY ATTEMPT TO WEAKEN PROTECTION.

    Expenses $12,164

  • NEW NATIONAL PARKS CAMPAIGN: RESTORE WORKED TO BUILD A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL PARK INITIATIVES, BRING TOGETHER A COALITION OF PARK GROUPS, AND RALLY BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NEW PARKS. THIS INCLUDED SENDING COPIES OF KEY ARTICLES TO AN EMAIL LIST THAT INCLUDED MORE THAN 200 POLICY MAKERS, OPINION LEADERS, FUNDERS, AND ACTIVISTS AS WELL AS REGULAR TWITTER AND FACEBOOK POSTS.

    Expenses $11,303

  • SAVE NEW ENGLAND FORESTS:RESTORE WORKED WITH LOCAL GROUPS AND ACTIVISTS TO SUBMIT COMMENTS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT LOGGING PROJECTS ON STATE FOREST LANDS, ADVOCATE DESIGNATION OF STATE LANDS AS PARKS AND RESERVES, AND SUPPORT INCREASED ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WHO WANT TO KEEP THEIR FORESTS STANDING. THIS INCLUDED LAUNCHING CITIZEN PETITIONS SUPPORTING A FOREST PROTECTION BILL AND A MORATORIUM ON LOGGING ON STATE LANDS.

    Expenses $27,355

  • PUBLIC LANDS, WILDLIFE, OTHEROPPOSITION TO BIOMASS ENERGY:RESTORE JOINED WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIP FOR POLICY INTEGRITY TO PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT BIOMASS ENERGY. WE CONTINUED TO OPPOSE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MAINE BIOMASS ENERGY PROJECTS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED A BILL INTRODUCED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES THAT ENCOURAGE BURNING BIOMASS FOR ENERGY.MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:RESTORE CONTINUED TO EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE CONSERVATIONISTS AND THE PUBLIC VIA ITS MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS WEBSITE, POSTING MORE THAN 5,000 LINKS TO ARTICLES AND EVENTS, WHICH ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF READERS EACH WEEK.

    Expenses $8,022

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

Listed in Part IV

  • Michael Kellett

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CLERK

    Total calculated
    $25,000
    Compensation
    $25,000
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    16
  • George Wuerthner

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Mathieu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathi Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brock Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Guethlen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elisabeth Kay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamie Sayen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
30 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401319349202185

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