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HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION (EIN 23-1392700)
Tax period
2014-04-01 to 2015-03-31
Filed
2015-07-27
IRS object ID
201502089349300985
Schema version
2014v5.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-07-27T15:11:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12609 KEISER BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityWYOMISSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP196103338ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN231392700EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHAWKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6107566961PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 HAWK MOUNTAIN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityKEMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19529ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJERRY REGANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6107566961PhoneNum
Signature2015-07-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHARLES A BEZLERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00193859PTIN
Phone6109274910PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJERRY REGANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 HAWK MOUNTAIN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityKEMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19529ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,091,664GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HAWKMOUNTAIN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1938FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONSERVE BIRDS OF PREY WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN RAPTOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND EDUCATION, AND BY MAINTAINING HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY AS A MODEL OBSERVATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FACILITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers213TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$749,603CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$432,028PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$437,377CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$102,223PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$98,226CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,314,392PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,723,687CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,152,600PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,266,155PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,581,303CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,418,755PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,928,484CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$895,637PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$204,797CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$16,718,938TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$796,676TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$890,296TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,866,179NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,828,642NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionHAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS OF PREY WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN RAPTOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND EDUCATION, AND BY MAINTAINING HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY AS A MODEL OBSERVATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FACILITY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,275,475ExpenseAmt
Revenue$847,829RevenueAmt
DescSEE ATTACHED FOOTNOTE - ORGANIZATION SUMMARYDesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance0BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee39EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members24GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member24IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHELLEY DAVENPORTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6107566961PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 HAWK MOUNTAIN RDAddressLine1Txt
CityKEMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19529ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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PETER E BENNETT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERICK J BESTE III
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIAM M ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH S MALLORY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY MCLEAN
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FERDINAND THUN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR STEPHEN EDGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA A KRAUSER VARGAS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS J KERR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J BARKANIC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH EDGE MD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA ALTMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEWIS CYR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOUSTON STEBBINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD CROSSLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOLOMON LAUSCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL RUBENSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT WEIDENSAUL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MINTURN T WRIGHT III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK BUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA CLAYTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL ROE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL SANDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY REGAN
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$125,000$0$25,721
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BANK OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 15796AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19886ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMERCHANT SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$257,538CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$23,679GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,414,802AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,438,481TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$398,748$398,748
ADMISSIONS900099$350,855$350,855
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$749,603TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$322,544TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$322,544ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$372,660SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$257,827SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$114,833SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$114,833TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$114,833ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$208,376GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$110,150CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$98,226TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$98,226RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,723,687TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$437,377ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,258,677TotalAmt
Program Services$1,029,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,636FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,504TotalAmt
Program Services$72,184ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,351FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,514TotalAmt
Management And General$44,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,471TotalAmt
Program Services$23,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,792FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,983TotalAmt
Program Services$128,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,158FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,939TotalAmt
Program Services$74,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,060FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,847TotalAmt
Program Services$102,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,497ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,614FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,377TotalAmt
Management And General$11,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$268,234TotalAmt
Program Services$238,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,447FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,714TotalAmt
Program Services$73,714ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$363,165$257,179$47,695$58,291
EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES$86,484$76,582$9,237$665
COMPUTER$83,448$57,139$12,968$13,341
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$73,951$31,260$2,730$39,961

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,176TotalAmt
Program Services$110,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,228FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,928,484TotalAmt
Program Services$2,275,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$297,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$355,544FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,207BOYAmt
EOY$21,141EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,058BOYAmt
EOY$212,058EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,000BOYAmt
EOY$20,622EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,900BOYAmt
EOY$50,316EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,376BOYAmt
EOY$18,814EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,626,683LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,574,973LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,108,618BOYAmt
EOY$7,051,710EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,471,002BOYAmt
EOY$8,702,167EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$801,694BOYAmt
EOY$642,110EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,662,855BOYAmt
EOY$16,718,938EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,930BOYAmt
EOY$95,860EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,973BOYAmt
EOY$41,655EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$554,240BOYAmt
EOY$262,480EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,533BOYAmt
EOY$490,301EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$796,676BOYAmt
EOY$890,296EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,443,724BOYAmt
EOY$8,077,449EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,148,149BOYAmt
EOY$2,318,742EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,274,306BOYAmt
EOY$5,432,451EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,866,179BOYAmt
EOY$15,828,642EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,662,855BOYAmt
EOY$16,718,938EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$204,797ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$167,260OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,201,754CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,593,745CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,835,522CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,467,264CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,837,229CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,935,514TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$481,532CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$439,148CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$468,770CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$526,944CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$559,231CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,475,625TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,032,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,304,292CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,994,208CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,396,460CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,411,139TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$932,069CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$592,886CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$129,440CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$189,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,134,885TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$932,069CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$592,886CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$129,440CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$189,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,134,885TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$9,276,254PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

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ExplanationTHE DIFFERENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS HELP TO FUND THE INTERN AND TRAINEE PROGRAM, LIBRARY, & ARCHIVES, AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACOPIAN CENTER. ALL FUNDS ARE USED TOWARD EDUCATION AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AHAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BACKGROUND HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY WAS FOUNDED IN 1934 BY PIONEER CONSERVATIONIST ROSALIE EDGE AS THE WORLD'S FIRST REFUGE FOR BIRDS OF PREY. THE SANCTUARY'S FOUNDING WAS A TURNING POINT IN REVERSING THEIR WIDESPREAD PERSECUTION. TODAY THE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED IN 1938, CONTINUES ITS PIONEERING WORK TO PROTECT BIRDS OF PREY THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MONITORING OF RAPTOR AND OTHER MIGRANT POPULATIONS, CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND THROUGH INFORMATION SHARING AND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING. SEVEN BIOLOGISTS AND EDUCATORS SERVE ON ITS PROGRAM STAFF, INCLUDING THREE PH.D.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE SANCTUARY HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF GLOBALLY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC EFFORTS TO MONITOR RAPTOR POPULATIONS AND TO STUDY THE DYNAMICS OF RAPTOR MIGRATION AND ECOLOGY. ITS ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING SERVES AS A HUB FOR GLOBAL RAPTOR INFORMATION, TRAINING AND STUDIES. PROGRAMS AREAS NATURE DISCOVERY WILDLIFE WATCHING, HIKING, ECO-TOURISM HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY IS A WORLD-CLASS OBSERVATION SITE FOR BIRDS OF PREY AND IS A FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARK. THE ANNUAL AUTUMN SPECTACLE OF THOUSANDS OF WILD HAWKS, EAGLES AND FALCONS IN FLIGHT, COMBINED WITH ITS SCENIC MOUNTAIN VIEWS, APPEAL TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. EACH YEAR HAWK MOUNTAIN HOSTS AN AVERAGE 70,000 VISITORS. FREE NATURE INTERPRETATION IS PRACTICED AT ITS LOOKOUTS DURING SPRING AND FALL MIGRATION. THE SANCTUARY VISITOR CENTER, WHICH IS OPEN DAILY AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC, HOUSES A MUSEUM ON BIRDS OF PREY AND NATURE BOOKSTORE. A "WINGS OF WONDER" GALLERY FEATURES 19 HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED, LIFE-SIZE MODELS OF RAPTORS IN FLIGHT. TRAILS ARE OPEN DAWN TO DUSK YEAR-ROUND. HAWK MOUNTAIN IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL AND OFFERS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE AN ALL-TERRAIN WHEELCHAIR FOR VISITOR USE. A CAPITAL PROJECT TO BUILD AN ACCESSIBLE TRAIL TO THE SOUTH LOOKOUT IS NOW UNDERWAY AND WILL OPEN ON JULY 26, 2015. PLANS ARE COMPLETE AND FUNDRAISING CONTINUES ON A CAPITAL PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT AND OPEN A FULLY-FUNCTIONING AND ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER AND CLASSROOM AS WELL AS AN ACCESSIBLE CONNECTOR TRAIL THAT LINKS ALL MAJOR VISITOR CENTER FACILITIES WITH THE TRAILHEAD. CONSERVATION EDUCATION SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, LIFE-LONG LEARNING PER ITS MISSION, BIRDS OF PREY ARE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR LEARNING IN HAWK MOUNTAIN EDUCATION PROGRAM. APPALACHIAN FOREST ECOLOGY IS INCORPORATED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY BY USING OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND BY ENCOURAGING SPONTANEOUS DISCOVERY BASED ON THE CHANGING SEASONS. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS RANGE FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO COLLEGE LEVEL. AN EXTENSIVE ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES MORE THAN 500 FREE INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UP TO A DOZEN SPECIAL-FOCUS WORKSHOPS FOR NOMINAL FEES, AND FOUR FULLY ACCREDITED COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES THROUGH CEDAR CREST COLLEGE. TYPES OF PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, COLLEGE COURSES, AND THREE-MONTH RESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIPS. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO (1) BE SCIENCE AND INQUIRY-BASED, (2) OFFER CONTENT AND SKILLS TO EMPOWER VISITORS TO OBSERVE AND LEARN ABOUT NATURE AFTER THEIR VISIT, AND (3) PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, SITE-SPECIFIC CONTENT THAT RESONATES WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. FACILITIES INCLUDE AN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER AND NEWLY EXPANDED, ADA-COMPLIANT EDUCATION BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE "WINGS OF WONDER GALLERY" IN THE VISITOR CENTER FOR PUBLIC LECTURES. SANCTUARY TRAILS LEAD TO EIGHT SCENIC LOOKOUTS THAT PROVIDE A BACKDROP FOR MOST EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AT HAWK MOUNTAIN. DURING AUTUMN, UP TO A DOZEN PERSONNEL SPOT BIRDS AND INTERPRET THE MIGRATION FOR VISITORS AT TWO PRIMARY LOOKOUTS. HAWK MOUNTAIN ALSO HAS AN ACTIVE PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM, INCLUDING A DOZEN BOOKLETS, FLYERS AND BOOKS AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS PROVIDED FREE VIA ITS WEBSITE. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDE A 92-PAGE TEACHER GUIDE WITH ANNUAL LESSON PLAN UPDATES BASED ON NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS, SEVERAL DOWNLOADABLE POWERPOINT'S FOR CLASSROOM USE, AND NUMEROUS ONLINE RESOURCES ON RAPTORS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD, ALSO AT NO COST. STAFF AND BOARD APPROVED IN 2012 A FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR EDUCATION WHICH MEASURABLE GOALS AND A STRONG FOCUS ON OUTCOME BASED EVALUATION. FOLLOWING THE PLAN, IN 2014, HAWK MOUNTAIN HIRED ERIN BROWN AS ITS FIRST DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN MORE THAN A DECADE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY. UNDER HER DIRECTION, A NEW EDUCATION INTERNSHIP THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2011 AND 2012 HAS EXPANDED AND IS LINKED TO THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM AT HAWK MOUNTAIN. BROWN AND HER TEAM ALSO HAVE DEDICATED CONSIDERABLE TIME IN BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND THEIR EDUCATORS, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AT THE SANCTUARY, AND CREATING NEW CURRICULA AND EXPORTABLE TOOLS, TEACHING AIDS, AND LESSONS. THIS WORK IS STRATEGIC AND WILL SET HAWK MOUNTAIN APART AS A LEADER IN RAPTOR EDUCATION. CONSERVATION SCIENCE LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND MENTORING, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY, ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION. THE FOUR-MEMBER CONSERVATION SCIENCE TEAM AT HAWK MOUNTAIN (INCLUDING THREE PH.D.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS) IS LED BY A GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON BIRDS OF PREY, DR. KEITH BILDSTEIN, THE SARKIS ACOPIAN DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND AUTHOR OF MIGRATING RAPTORS OF THE WORLD: THEIR ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION (PUBLISHED 2006) AND CO-AUTHOR OF HAWK MOUNTAIN: A CONSERVATION SUCCESS STORY (2014). HAWK MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION SCIENCE FOCUSES ON DETERMINING RAPTOR POPULATION TRENDS AND UNDERLYING CAUSES, AND GAINING NEW INSIGHT INTO THE PROCESS AND PATTERNS OF RAPTOR MOVEMENT ECOLOGY. SANCTUARY PERSONNEL RECORD AND MAINTAIN COUNTS OF MIGRATING RAPTORS EACH AUTUMN, CONDUCT PUBLIC-EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LEAD PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND HELP CONDUCT AND ANALYZE COUNTS OF BOTH SPRING AND AUTUMN MIGRANTS. THE SANCTUARY'S LONG-TERM (1934-2012) DATABASE OF AUTUMN COUNTS SERVES AS A CRITICAL INDICATOR OF THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF RAPTOR POPULATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA. THE DATASET REPRESENTS THE LONGEST AND MOST DETAILED RECORD OF RAPTOR MIGRATION DATA IN THE WORLD AND IS PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS TO SCIENTISTS FOR LEARNING, GENERAL INTEREST OR ANALYSIS. OTHER LOCAL TO GLOBAL RESEARCH PROJECTS INCLUDE STUDIES OF THE AMERICAN KESTREL IN PENNSYLVANIA, A LONG-TERM STUDY OF NEW WORLD VULTURES, RESEARCH ON THE GLOBALLY-THREATENED STRIATED CARACARA, A NEW STUDY ON HOODED VULTURES IN AFRICA, A SPRING 2014 LONG-TERM STUDY ON THE LONG-DISTANCE OF MOVEMENTS OF THE BROAD-WINGED HAWK, AND RESEARCH ON ARCTIC RAPTORS, AMONG OTHER STUDIES WHERE HAWK MOUNTAIN SERVES IN A MENTOR, PARTNER OR IN AN ADVISORY ROLE. CONSERVATION SCIENCE FACILITIES INCLUDE THE HAWK MOUNTAIN ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING CENTER, A THREE-BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, LAB AND WORK CENTER COMPLETE WITH A LIBRARY THAT SERVES AS A GLOBAL INFORMATION CENTER FOR RAPTOR MIGRATION SCIENCE. THE ACOPIAN CENTER LIBRARY IS A WORLD-CLASS RESOURCE ITSELF BOASTING 3,500-VOLUMES AND 168 SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT AT NO COST TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN STUDYING RAPTORS OR CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON CONSERVATION ISSUES. THE ACOPIAN CENTER HELPS TO FOSTER THE RESEARCH, BOTH ON- AND OFF-SITE, BY SANCTUARY SCIENTISTS AND ITS COLLABORATORS GLOBALLY AND PROVIDES A HEADQUARTERS AND MEETING PLACE FOR OTHER CONSERVATION GROUPS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION. IT ALSO FUNCTIONS AS THE CENTER FOR HAWK MOUNTAIN'S INTERNATIONAL TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM, WHICH WELCOMES A SPRING AND AN AUTUMN CLASS OF UP TO EIGHT INDIVIDUALS FOR LONG-TERM, RESIDENTIAL TRAINING. IN SEPTEMBER 2012, HAWK MOUNTAIN CELEBRATED THE FIRST 10 YEARS AT THIS WORLD-CLASS FACILITY, WHICH ENABLED THE SANCTUARY TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF TRAINEES, AND TO EXPAND ALL RESEARCH PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 40 HAWK MOUNTAIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATES NOW INCLUDE SCIENTISTS FROM CORNELL AND PRINCETON UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS SCIENTISTS FROM ELSEWHERE IN NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AFRICA AND ASIA. SINCE 1935, HAWK MOUNTAIN'S RESEARCH STAFF AND ITS COLLABORATORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 240 TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS, THESES AND DISSERTATIONS TO THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. THE SANCTUARY IS A LEAD PARTNER IN THE RAPTOR POPULATION INDEX (RPI) PROJECT, WORKING WITH HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL, BIRDLIFE CANADA AND THE HAWK MIGRATION ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA (HMANA) TO ASSESS THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF NORTH AMERICAN RAPTORS. THE RPI GOAL IS TO MONITOR RAPTOR POPULATIONS ON A CONTINENTAL BASIS, BASED ON MIGRATION COUNTS AND OTHER DATA. HAWK MOUNTAIN OFFERS ITS EXPERTISE AT NO CHARGE AND CONDUCTS DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE PROJECT, THUS PROVIDING A LARGE SNAPSHOT ON THE STATUS OF RAPTORS ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4ACONSERVATION TRAINING SINCE 1976, HAWK MOUNTAIN'S CONSERVATION SCIENCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 380 YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS FROM 79 COUNTRIES ON SIX CONTINENTS. UPON THEIR RETURN HOME, TRAINEES CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US AS PARTNERS AND HELP TO MOVE FORWARD HAWK MOUNTAIN'S MISSION TO CONSERVE BIRDS OF PREY WORLDWIDE. PARTIALLY THROUGH ENDOWMENT BUT ALSO FUNDED IN PART BY GENERAL OPERATIONS, THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS COME TO HAWK MOUNTAIN AT ABSOLUTELY NO COST. TRAINEES ARE SELECTED EXCLUSIVELY UPON PERSONAL MERIT AND THE CONSERVATION NEED IN THEIR AREA-NEVER ON INDIVIDUAL ABILITY TO PAY. TO INCREASE LONG-TERM STABILITY, THE SANCTUARY HAS WORKED TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $300,000 TO ITS CURRENT TRAINEE ENDOWMENT IN ORDER TO FULLY FUND THE PROGRAM AT ITS NOW-EXPANDED CAPACITY. THE SANCTUARY ALSO ACTIVELY SUPPORTS ALUMNI WORK, INCLUDING RAISING FUNDS AND OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE PROVIDING TOOLS TO HELP START MIGRATION COUNTS, HELPING TO LAUNCH CRITICALLY NEEDED RESEARCH PROJECTS OR BY HELPED TO FUND WORKSHOPS IN THE PLACES WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED. TRAINING ALSO IS OFFERED AS SUMMER FIELD EXPERIENCES FOR NORTH AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATES, AND LEADERSHIP-LEVEL INTERNSHIPS ARE DESIGNED FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF A PROMISING CONSERVATION CAREER. ALL INTERNSHIPS AT HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. RECENTLY HAWK MOUNTAIN HAS STARTED TO OFFER POSITIONS FOR ITS TRAINEE GRADUATES THROUGH ITS GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM, IN WHICH HAWK MOUNTAIN SERVES AS AN ADVISOR TO A YOUNG CONSERVATIONIST WHO SEEKS A DOCTORAL DEGREE. THIS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT TRAINEES HAVE A LEADING EDGE AND ARE EQUIPPED TO EFFECT CHANGE AT A LEADERSHIP LEVEL. HAWK MOUNTAIN CURRENTLY IS GROWING A GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM AND RAISING ENDOWMENT DOLLARS TO COVER THIS COST WHICH HELPS TO FURTHER INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON RAPTORS BY THE NEXT GENERATION WHILE HELPING TO FURTHER HAWK MOUNTAIN'S OWN SCIENTIFIC STUDIES. LAND AND FACILITIES BUILDING USE AND MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS LAND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES OPERATION OF HAWK MOUNTAIN'S PHYSICAL PLANT OF 2,500 ACRES AND SIX BUILDINGS DEPENDS UPON A STAFF OF THREE AND MANY VOLUNTEERS. WITH VISITOR SAFETY AND SATISFACTION BEING THE HIGHEST PRIORITY, STAFF MUST PROVIDE CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE ON THE 8-MILE TRAIL SYSTEM INCLUDING MONITORING STORM WATER RUNOFF AND INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL, ADDING NEW HAND OR SAFETY RAILING WHERE NECESSARY, AND RE-GRADING ROADWAYS AND TRAILS AS NEEDED. FACILITIES INCLUDE THE VISITOR CENTER (PUBLIC), THE ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING (SCIENCE AND TRAINING), THE EDUCATION BUILDING (EDUCATION), A MAINTENANCE SHED AND RAPTOR ENCLOSURES, TWO THREE-SIDED ADIRONDACK SHELTERS AND AN EIGHT-SITE TENT-ONLY CAMPGROUND, AND THREE STAFF RESIDENCES. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, AT LEAST ONE STAFF MEMBER IS ON SITE AND ON-CALL AT ALL TIMES, 365 DAYS A YEAR. HAWK MOUNTAIN FACILITIES STAFF IN 2014 LAUNCHED THE FIRST OF A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT TO REMOVE AND ULTIMATELY TO CONTROL INVASIVE PLANTS ON THE SANCTUARY. THIS WORK IS FUNDED THROUGH THE USDA AND INCLUDES USE OF HAND-PULLING, WEED WHACKING, GRAZING BY ANIMALS AND HERBICIDE SPRAY ALONG WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION COMPONENTS. CAPITAL PROJECTS FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET HAWK MOUNTAIN'S FOUR-PHASE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN CALLS FOR A $10 MILLION FUNDING GOAL WHICH AIMS TO IMPROVE UPON THE SANCTUARY'S CURRENT ASSETS. THE FIRST PHASE-THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMON ROOM INTO A NEWLY EXPANDED AND IMPROVED EDUCATION BUILDING IS COMPLETE AND NOW FEATURES FULL ADA ACCESSIBILITY, SAFE SCHOOL BUS TURNAROUND, AN EXPANDED OUTDOOR PATIO, HIGH SPEED INTERNET AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND AN INTERPRETIVE TRAIL THAT LINKS THE PARKING AREA TO THE BUILDING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4ATHE SECOND PHASE WILL BE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSIBLE TRAILS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL OPEN IN JULY 2015 AND WILL LEAD TO THE SOUTH LOOKOUT. THE EXTENSION WILL PROVIDE A CONNECTOR TRAIL THAT LINKS THE TRAILHEAD ENTRANCE, VISITOR CENTER, AND AMPHITHEATER WITH THE PARKING AREA. CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPER OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER, ALREADY SUPPORTED WITH A LEAD GIFT OF $250,000 FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION AND OTHERS, IS FULLY PLANNED AND WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY, A COVERED STONE AND TIMBER STAGE AREA WITH SOUND AND LIGHTING, AND MOISTURE RESISTANT SEATING. THE THIRD PHASE WILL FOCUS ON THE SCENIC GATEWAY AND CREATING A PROPER APPROACH TO THE SANCTUARY, AND IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A VISITOR AND PARKING STUDY, WHILE THE FINAL PHASE WILL BE A RENOVATION OR REBUILD OF THE VISITOR CENTER OFFICES WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVING VISITOR SERVICES. HAWK MOUNTAIN IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS AND INTENDS TO BOOST LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY WHILE PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE HAWK MOUNTAIN MISSION. FREE SERVICES VISITOR CENTER OPEN DAILY AT NO CHARGE, 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. BIRD FEEDING AND WILDLIFE WATCHING WINDOWS INFORMAL INTERPRETATION AT SCENIC OVERLOOKS, SPRING AND AUTUMN RAPTOR MIGRATION COUNT DATABASE ONLINE Q&A FOR ANY RAPTOR QUESTION VIA EMAIL MENTORING FOR TRAINEE ALUMNI AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CONSERVATION SCIENCE TRAINEESHIPS OFFERED TO ALL SELECTED AND WELL-QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AT NO CHARGE THROUGH ENDOWMENT AND GENERAL OPERATIONS VISITOR PARKING DIRECTIONAL SERVICES DURING BUSY AUTUMN WEEKENDS GREETER SERVICES AT THE TRAIL ENTRANCE BY VOLUNTEERS FREE TRAIL MAPS FOR ALL VISITORS FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ONLINE FREE SPANISH TRANSLATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, MANY ALREADY AVAILABLE ONLINE FREE USE OF LIBRARY BY ANY RESEARCHER OR MEMBER BY APPOINTMENT FREE INFORMATION ON NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR BENEFIT TO WILDLIFE MORE THAN 500 FREE WEEKEND PROGRAMS DURING SPRING AND AUTUMN FREE REFERRAL SERVICES FOR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION NUMEROUS RESOURCES AT NO CHARGE AVAILABLE AT WWW.HAWKMOUNTAIN.ORG, INCLUDING THE DAILY RAPTOR COUNT DURING SPRING AND AUTUMN WINGS OF WONDER RAPTOR GALLERY OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE EXHIBITS ON BIRDS OF PREY OPEN DAILY AT NO CHARGE SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY HAWK MOUNTAIN AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE VIA PDF FREE IMAGE GALLERY AVAILABLE FOR ANY PUBLICITY OR EDUCATIONAL USE TO PROMOTE THE HAWK MOUNTAIN MISSION FREE PHOTOS AND UPDATES AVAILABLE VIA VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA AVENUES INCLUDING FACEBOOK AND FLICKR
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2STEPHEN EDGE AND DEBORAH EDGE ARE SIBLINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ENTIRE BOARD IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. A COPY OF THE FINAL 990 WILL THEN BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONSISTENTLY MONITORED AND POLICED THROUGH THE MANDATORY ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM. NEW DIRECTORS ALSO COMPLETE THE FORM WHEN THEY COME ON BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALS IS DETERMINED SUBSEQUENT TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE OVERALL ANNUAL FISCAL BUDGET. THE PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES THE OVERALL ANNUAL BUDGET, COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE THEN DETERMINED BASED ON THE OVERALL BUDGET WITH SPECIFIC SALARIES APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DISCLOSURE IS AVAILABLE VIA REQUEST AND IS ALSO POSTED ONLINE, AND IN THE PUBLISHED ANNUAL REPORT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CURRENT YEAR UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS 148,540. CHANGE IN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 18,720.