Wild Arizona (Formerly Arizona Wilderness Coalition Et Al - See Sch O)

“- Kelly Burke AWC Treasurer and Kim Crumbo AWC Director were employed by the same nonprofit organization in Flagstaff, Arizona during a portion of FY 2015. Burke is the Executive Director and Crumbo was the Conservation Director at Grand Canyon Wildlands Council GCWC. AWC and GCWC did not have any financial transactions or contractual arrangements with each other during FY 2015. Joel Barnes AWC Secretary and Doug Hulmes AWC Vice President are employed by Prescott College. AWC maintains an annual contract with Prescott College to provide office space for AWCs Wilderness Stewardship program, discussed in Program Service Accomplishments Form 990, p2.”

“- Review of Form 990 Once the draft of Form 990 is completed, it is reviewed in detail by the Executive Director, staff bookkeeper and the Treasurer who is the Executive Director of another Arizona-based nonprofit organization, along with a copy of the preparers detailed workpapers. An electronic copy of the updated draft 990 is then sent to all board members and officers for their review before it is finalized and filed.”

“- Conflict of Interest Policy COI AWC maintains a Conflict of Interest policy. Directors are asked about their potential conflicts on an annual basis which are then documented in the meeting minutes and with the Directors signatures on a statement confirming their receipt and understanding of the policy. Any member with a potential conflict abstains from voting on any related matters.”

“Compensation Review The Executive Directors compensation is reviewed and approved annually by the Board of Directors during the fiscal budgeting process. In 2013, the Board of Directors consulted with a TREC Training Resources for the Environmental Community salary survey to determine the annual compensation for the Executive Director, also considering the limitations of AWCs budget. The Board has approved small salary increases the past two years for the Executive Director that have been at or below the national rate of inflation. All staff compensation is reviewed by the Board as part of the annual budgeting process. Officers and directors serve in those capacities as volunteers and are not compensated.”

“- Public Records The annual Form 990 and the application for tax-exempt status under IRS Section 501c3 are made available to the public upon request. The 990 is also available at www.guidestar.org. The organizations Articles of Incorporation and annual report to the Arizona Corporations Commission are available to the public at azcc.gov. A summary of the annual financial report is made publicly available through AWCs annual report on its website at azwild.org.”

“Program Service Expenses 4,502, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 POLICY PLANNING This program addresses diverse public lands natural resource issues facing Arizona, seeking to expand preservation of wilderness areas through revision of major Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management plans, and improve management of existing wilderness and other conservation lands. During the year, AWC participated in multiple conservation collaborations and authored individual comments submitted to agencies on topics including the revision of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Resource Management Plan the Harquahala Wilderness Management Plan agency action for the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness and a number of additional actions that may affect Arizona wilderness. AWC also worked to counter efforts aimed at transferring federal public lands to state or certain local control, through organizing citizen comments and authoring an editorial published in a newspaper in northwestern Arizona.”

“Program Service Expenses 30,703, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 CITIZEN WILDERNESS INVENTORY In this fiscal year, AWC began an extensive effort to survey public lands in Arizona for wilderness resources. Major citizen inventories occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, leading to Arizonas two landmark wilderness acts of 1984 and 1990. Since that time, public lands have seen significant change, and current inventories of wilderness-quality lands are critical to informing agencies of wilderness-quality lands that need protection as agencies revise land management plans and propose actions that affect these lands. During the fiscal year, over 300,000 acres of new wilderness-quality lands were identified in northwestern Arizona through the efforts of AWC representatives. The detailed surveys resulting from this work will be submitted formally to land management agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management.”

“Program Service Expenses 41,640, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 OUTREACH EDUCATION AWC engaged in various outreach and educational efforts over the year to inspire, inform and activate Arizona citizens regarding wilderness issues, this year building extensive focus on the 2014 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act W50. AWC implemented the Views of the Wild program series including author talks, lectures, workshops and Chautauqua performances, designed to illuminate perspectives on wilderness across time and culture. The series included activities in Tucson, Flagstaff, Phoenix and Prescott, Arizona. Workshops in Phoenix and Tucson focused on multicultural perspectives on wilderness. AWC also was a significant partner in conducting a wilderness experience for the second biennial National Student Congress, held in Phoenix in September 2014. AWC hosted an interactive and fun educational booth for children at the Wild for Wilderness celebration at Sabino Canyon in Tucson, and participated in multiple additional community fairs and festivals. In January 2015, AWC provided a day of wilderness awareness continued below, Schedule O, p2”

“WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM continued from 990, page 2 Sycamore Canyon, Hellsgate, Sierra Ancha, White Canyon, Superstition, Four Peaks, Red Rock-Secret Mountain and Salome Wilderness areas. Stewardship projects removed 400 pounds of trash, improved or maintained 152 miles of trail, and restored or maintained 175 acres of remote backcountry resources on public lands. During the fiscal year, AWC implemented a long-desired expansion of the program to begin working with the Bureau of Land Management in addition to our extensive work with the Forest Service.”

“continued from OUTREACH EDUCATION above education for Hopi High School on the Hopi Nation. AWC continued highlighting relevant conservation issues through our monthly Enews and social media.”

“FEES FOR SERVICES - OTHER The total expense of 74,358 for this item represents the following Communication Consultants 7535 Program 6597, Fundraising 938 Event Management/Speakers 2842 Program 2842 Fieldwork Services 25,330 Program 25,330 Program Management/Interns 33,761 Program 33,761 Information Technology Service/Support 2476 Program 1184, General/Admin 1292 Office Support 2414 Program 890, General/Admin 1174, Fundraising 350”

“GENERAL NOTE During the fiscal year, AWC consolidated staff positions to align organizational structure with projected funding and with an increased focus on a smaller number of core programs. AWC eliminated the part-time Conservation Associate position, and we are continuing communications activities on a contract basis. As a result of changing funding from major foundations, AWC has significantly revised its program priorities during the past two years. AWC now places great priority on our Wilderness Stewardship program described above, which is supported by multiple foundation grantors. This program has grown both geographically to encompass the entire state, and to address Bureau of Land Management lands in additon to Forest Service lands. This program expansion increased organizational expenses for travel, field supplies and contracted field services. Additionally, with new restricted foundation funding, AWC saw significant expansion to undertake citizen wilderness inventory projects, increasing our expenses for contract services to implement the field surveys. AWC continues an emphasis on pursuing wilderness preservation through working with agencies to seek administrative protections, a practical and tangible strategy for achieving greater conservation on public lands. As a result of significantly changed foundation funding, AWC has reduced our emphasis on legislative campaigns, while we remain active in a small number of carefully selected legislative campaigns to preserve wilderness.”