SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2014
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND
POLICY CENTER
Employer identification number

20-8786532
Return Reference Explanation
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OUR AIR, WATER, AND OPEN SPACES. WE INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS, CRAFT SOLUTIONS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS, AND HELP THE PUBLIC MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL DEBATES OVER THE QUALITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR LIVES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLEAN ENERGY, CONTINUED: ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER HELPED HOST 11 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE EDUCATING OREGONIANS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN ENERGY. ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER ALSO WORKED IN COALITION WITH PARTNER GROUPS. CLEAN WATER: PROTECT OREGON'S RIVERS FROM THE COLUMBIA TO THE ROGUE, OREGON'S HAS SOME OF THE MOST STUNNING RIVERS IN THE COUNTRY. UNFORTUNATELY, LOOPHOLES IN THE CLEAN WATER ACT LEAVE 61,000 MILES OF OREGON'S STREAMS, WHICH FEED AND FILTER OUR RIVERS, VULNERABLE TO POLLUTION. IN FY 2015, ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER EDUCATED OVER 20,000 OREGONIANS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FACE-TO-FACE, ON THE PHONE, AND THROUGH EMAIL, AND DROPPED LITERATURE AT THOSE HOMES AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER RESEARCHED AND WROTE TWO REPORTS WITH THE FRONTIER GROUP TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROBLEM OF WATER POLLUTION IN OREGON. THESE REPORTS, "SUMMER FUN INDEX- AND "POLLUTING POLITICS," WERE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC IN COALITION WITH PARTNER GROUPS. PRESERVATION: PROTECTING CRATER LAKE THE WOODS AND WATERS THAT SURROUND CRATER LAKE ARE HOME TO BALD EAGLES, BLACK BEARS, WOLVES, AND ROOSEVELT ELK. HOWEVER, MUCH OF THE HABITAT IS UNDER THREAT FROM BULLDOZERS, BACKHOES, AND CHAINSAWS. AROUND THE PARK, LOGGING COMPANIES ARE PUSHING TO CLEAR-CUT THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FOREST- LAND THAT SHELTERS THE HEADWATERS OF THE ROUGE AND UMPQUA RIVERS, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR MAINTAINING HEALTHY RUNS OF COHO AND CHINOOK SALMON. IN RESPONSE TO THESE THREATS, ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER IS WORKING TO PROTECT THIS AREA FROM LOGGING, MINING, AND OTHER FORMS OF DESTRUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT. IN FY 2015, ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER EDUCATED OVER 10,000 OREGONIANS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FACE-TO-FACE, ON THE PHONE, AND THROUGH EMAIL, AND DROPPED LITERATURE AT THOSE HOMES AS WELL. ENVIRONMENT OREGON RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER ALSO WORKED IN COALITION WITH PARTNER GROUPS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FINALIZED FOR THEIR COMMENTS. MANAGEMENT PERFORMS A DETAILED REVIEW.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL STATEMENT DISCLOSING TO THE BOARD ANY BUSINESS, CONTRACTUAL OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS THE PERSON HAS WITH OTHER CORPORATIONS. IN ADDITION, SAID PERSONS HAVE AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, THAT THE PERSON WOULD GAIN FROM ANY PARTICULAR TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR POLICY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD MUST ASSESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CONFLICTED PERSONS MUST ABSTAIN FROM THE DELIBERATION OF THE TRANSACTION, AND CORPORATE RECORDS BE MAINTAINED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGES AFTER REVIEWING AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES; 2) CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; OR 3) ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGES AFTER REVIEWING AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES; 2) CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; OR 3) ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND EXEMPT APPLICATIONS ARE KEPT IN OUR OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS - VENDOR SERVICES 2,131 6,394 0 CONSULTANTS - GRANTS 0 0 3,231 FRONTIER GROUP 281 0 0 CITIZEN OUTREACH 7,296 0 0
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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