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Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Inc.
(originally Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Alliance, 2000)
Operates
Union Sportsmen's Alliance, a program with the
AFL-CIO
555 11th St NW
6th Floor
Washington , DC 20004
http://www.trcp.org
Phone: (202) 654-4600
Email contact:
cridder@trcp.org
EIN:
04-3706385
Founded: 2002
Exempt since: 2003
 Self-description: TRCP represents a
coalition of the nation's leading hunting, fishing, and conservation
groups working together to guarantee all Americans quality places to
hunt and fish.
Actual:
Almost exclusively campaigns against oil and gas development.
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Jim Range |
NoDOG Connection: TRCP Chairman
James D. Range (deceased 2009) influenced Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the
House Natural Resources Committee, to hold a March 27, 2007 hearing
titled,
Access Denied:
The Growing Conflict Between Fishing, Hunting, and Energy
Development on Federal Lands.
Three TRCP directors, Steven A. Williams, William
Hite, and Rollin Sparrowe, gave testimony against oil and gas
development.
Librarian's Note: A board member of
this group, John M. "Mick" Seidl, was once the president of scandal-ridden Enron
Corporation.
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Officers, Directors, and Key Employees
| Name |
Title |
Compensation |
| GEORGE
COOPER |
PRESIDENT |
$147,209 |
| MATT
CONNOLLY |
FORMER
PRESIDENT |
$60,987 |
| STEVEN
A. WILLIAMS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| DAVID D.
PERKINS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| CHARLES
GAUVIN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| JAMES D.
RANGE |
CHAIRMAN
(deceased 2009) |
$0 |
| JOHN M.
"MICK" SEIDL |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| HOWARD
VINCENT |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| MATT
HOGAN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| BILL
HITE |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| JAMES T.
MARTIN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| CHARLES
H. COLLINS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| R.
THOMAS BUFFENBARGER |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| MARC A.
PIERCE |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
|
CHRISTOPHER MERRITT |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| ROLLIN
SPARROWE |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| CHARLES
S. POTTER, JR. |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| DONALD
L. ROLLINS |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| ALAN
WENTZ |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
| J.
MICHAEL NUSSMAN |
DIRECTOR |
$0 |
Five Highest Paid
Employees: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007
| Name |
Title |
Compensation |
| FRED MEYERS
|
VP OF PARTNERS & AFFILIATES |
$113,780 |
| THOMAS ST. HILAIRE
|
VP CAMPAIGN MGMT |
$82,367 |
| THOMAS FRANKLIN
|
VP |
$80,668 |
| TERRY RILEY
|
VP OF POLICY |
$69,844 |
| MAUREEN BATES
|
VP ADMINISTRATION |
$64,443 |
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TRCP'S REVOLVING DOOR POWER CONNECTION
John M. "Mick"
Seidl,
TRCP director, came
to the board from the
Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation, where
he served as Chief Environment Program Officer from June, 2001 to
December 2004. He arranged a $600,000 grant from the Moore
Foundation to TRCP, paid in 2005, "to change the current course of
energy development on public lands," which The Librarian takes to
mean the destruction of coal, oil and gas production on government
land.
He has also been president of
MAXXAM, chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Aluminum
Corporation and chairman of the Pacific Lumber Company. Prior to
that, Seidl was president, chief operating officer and director of
Enron Corporation in Houston, Texas. Seidl also
served as chairman of the board and president of Houston Grand Opera
and remains a trustee.
(Business Wire Release)
TRCP'S INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES
James D. Range (deceased 2009),
Chairman - also Trustee, Trout Unlimited; Vice Chair,
American Bird Conservancy, Vice Chair.
Steven A. Williams, Director - also Director, National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation.
Charles Gauvin, Director - also President/CEO Trout
Unlimited.
Matt Hogan, Director - also Executive Director,
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
James T. Martin, Director - also Director, National Wildlife
Federation.
R. Thomas Buffenberger, Director - also Vice President,
American Federation
of Labor & Congress
of Industrial Organizations
and International President, Machinists Union.
Rollin Sparrowe, Director - also Officer, North American
Grouse Partnership.
Charles S. Potter, Jr., Director - also President/CEO, Max
McGraw Wildlife Foundation.
Donald L. Rollins, Director - also At-Large Member,
Board of Directors, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
J. Michael Nussman, Director - also President and CEO, American
Sportfishing Association.
History:
In 2000, Trout Unlimited became the
“fiscal sponsor” of a new
group, the “Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Alliance” (TRCA).
Trout Unlimited passed more than $2 million from the
Pew Charitable Trusts to the new TRCA.
The new group was not incorporated and had
no IRS exempt status of its own. Trout Unlimited received and
managed funds on behalf of the new group as fiscal sponsor. This
type of arrangement is not uncommon among non-profit organizations
wishing to “incubate” new groups.
Trout Unlimited made no public
acknowledgment of its money-funnel role that The
Librarian could discover, although
Pew’s role as TRCA’s key
donor was well-reported and widely known.
In 2002,
Trout Unlimited’s fiscal sponsorship of the Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Alliance changed. TRCA found new donors (including the
Turner Foundation), hired new leadership, and incorporated to
become the “Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership” (TRCP).
TRCP applied for its own IRS exempt status in 2002 and was approved
in 2003. Its first Form 990 was filed in 2003.
TRCP no
longer needed to borrow the exempt status of Trout Unlimited, but
continued its former cooperative association.
In 2005, TRCP received a
$600,000 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation “To change
the current course of energy development on public lands.”
Moore Foundation Form 990, 2005, Schedule of Appropriations.
TRCP
immediately launched a barrage of attacks on the oil and gas
industry, with:
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Internally-prepared reports of damage to
wildlife allegedly caused by oil and gas development (booklet,
“FACTS for fish and wildlife”, protests filed
on 1 million acres in Wyoming, many more);
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False allegations that its opinion poll
findings showed most sportsmen opposed to oil and gas development (Sportsmen
Support Congressional Reform of Energy Development on Federal Public
Lands - 2007), and;
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Congressional testimony urging limits and
burdens on oil and gas operations designed to ultimately bankrupt
and destroy oil and gas production on politically vulnerable public
lands, where most independent producers operate (Access Denied:
The Growing Conflict Between Fishing, Hunting, and Energy
Development on Federal Lands – 2007, House Natural Resources
Committee).
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Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
financial condition 2007
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Revenue |
|
Expenses |
|
Contributions |
$5,265,737 |
|
Government Grants |
$0 |
|
Program Services |
$0 |
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Investments |
$74,829 |
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Special Events |
$0 |
|
Sales |
$0 |
|
Other |
$0 |
|
|
|
Program Services |
$1,612,253 |
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Administration |
$191,149 |
|
Other |
$149,266 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$4,168,580 |
|
|
Total Revenue |
$5,340,566 |
|
NET
GAIN/LOSS |
$1,171,986 |
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37 foundation grants to
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
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Total Amount $3,254,625 |
37 grants |
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Donor
Foundation |
Grant |
Year
|
Grant
Description |
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PERKINS
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$14,350 |
2007 |
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TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$450,000 |
2006 |
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NEW-LAND
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$15,000 |
2006 |
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PERKINS
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$7,775 |
2006 |
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BELDON FUND
New York
New York |
$100,000 |
2006 |
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JOYCE
FOUNDATION
Chicago
Illinois |
$150,000 |
2006 |
To work
with like-minded organizations and the agricultural community
to create, educate the public about, and advocate for
alternatives to direct commodity payments that comply with
trade regulations and provide greater benefits to u.s.
taxpayers |
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WYSS
FOUNDATION
West Chester
Pennsylvania |
$30,000 |
2006 |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$75,000 |
2006 |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$10,000 |
2006 |
General
support for efforts to engage America's 40 million sportsmen
and sportswomen and make possible their active participation
in the national conservation policy arena |
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MCKNIGHT
FOUNDATION
Minneapolis
Minnesota |
$40,000 |
2006 |
For a
conservation program initiative to protect fish and wildlife
and their habitat throughout the Mississippi River Corridor |
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DAVID AND
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION
Los Altos
California |
$85,000 |
2006 |
Strategic
opportunities in conservation and science |
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GORDON AND
BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$600,000 |
2005 |
To change
the current course of energy development on public lands |
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PUTNAM
FOUNDATION
Keene
New Hampshire |
$5,000 |
2005 |
To support
GMC Kodiak c7500 |
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MCKNIGHT
FOUNDATION
Minneapolis
Minnesota |
$40,000 |
2005 |
For a
conservation program initiative to protect fish and wildlife
and their habitat throughout the Mississippi River Corridor |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$10,000 |
2005 |
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NORCROSS
WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$5,200 |
2005 |
Purchase a
server |
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DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
New York
New York |
$100,000 |
2005 |
Educating
the public about the state wildlife planning process |
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THE
ANNENBERG FOUNDATION
Radnor
Pennsylvania |
$200,000 |
2005 |
Civic and
community |
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THE HENRY
FOUNDATION INC
Jacksonville
Illinois |
$10,000 |
2005 |
To support
outreach and education programs |
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JOYCE
FOUNDATION
Chicago
Illinois |
$150,000 |
2005 |
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PLUM CREEK
FOUNDATION
Seattle
Washington |
$10,000 |
2005 |
Campaign to
protect and promote Conservation Tax incentives |
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ORVIS-PERKINS FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$15,000 |
2005 |
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TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$450,000 |
2005 |
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FRENCH
FOUNDATION
Boston
Massachusetts |
$7,000 |
2004 |
Operating
funds |
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ORVIS-PERKINS FOUNDATION
Cleveland
Ohio |
$15,000 |
2004 |
Gift
purposes |
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THE HENRY
FOUNDATION INC
Jacksonville
Illinois |
$10,000 |
2004 |
To support
outreach and education programs |
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GOLDMAN
SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND
New York
New York |
$10,000 |
2004 |
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NORCROSS
WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$5,300 |
2004 |
Computers
to help build grassroots list/wildlife conservation efforts |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$5,000 |
2004 |
Support for
an umbrella organization dedicated to motivating hunters and
fishermen to participate more actively in federal conservation
policy debates that have an impact on fish and wildlife |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$75,000 |
2004 |
Board
discretionary grant |
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OSHKOSH
AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Oshkosh
Wisconsin |
$5,000 |
2004 |
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JCK
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$10,000 |
2004 |
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W E WALKER
FOUNDATION
Jackson
Mississippi |
$10,000 |
2004 |
To support
conservation of wildlife |
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SURDNA
FOUNDATION INC
New York
New York |
$60,000 |
2003 |
For an
umbrella organization dedicated to motivating hunters and
fishermen to participate more actively in federal conservation
policy debates that have an impact on fish and wildlife. |
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DEAN L. &
ROSEMARIE BUNTROCK FOUNDATION
Oakbrook Terrace
Illinois |
$10,000 |
2003 |
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TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$10,000 |
2003 |
For general
support of the organization |
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TURNER
FOUNDATION INC
Atlanta
Georgia |
$250,000 |
2002 |
For general
support to engage hunters and anglers in activities that
protect fish and wildlife in the National forest system and on
other public lands through a communications campaign and a
centennial |
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