2014-09-11T09:58:10-05:00 2013-10-31 390859910 BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLP ONE TOWNE SQUARE SUITE 600 SOUTHFIELD MI 48076 990 2012-11-01 237348118 BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY BELL 3133317760 8109 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE DETROIT MI 48214 SARAH EARLEY 3133317760 2014-09-11 1 MICHAEL F FENBERG P01284396 2483727300 2014-09-05 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z SARAH EARLEY 8109 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE DETROIT MI 48214 1065258 0 X WWW.BELLEISLECONSERVANCY.ORG X 1973 MI PROTECT, PRESERVE, RESTORE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND UNIQUE CHARACTER OF BELLE ISLE AS A PUBLIC PARK FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL. 19 19 0 2286 0 0 234536 846749 46287 2257 266 0 296431 99814 577520 948820 0 0 0 0 0 168802 0 59833 129740 489258 411474 489258 640109 88262 308711 622063 937771 27908 34905 594155 902866 X THE MISSION OF BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY IS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, RESTORE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND UNIQUE CHARACTER OF BELLE ISLE AS A PUBLIC PARK FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL - NOW AND FOREVER. 0 0 256832 HISTORIC PRESERVATION: PRESERVING THE BUILDINGS, FOUNTAINS, STATUES, HISTORIC LANDSCAPE AND OTHER HISTORIC AMENITIES OF BELLE ISLE PARK INCLUDES PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND THEN IMPLEMENTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THE BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY RAISES PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES, WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF DETROIT'S RECREATION DEPARTMENT. IN 2012, OUR MAJOR PROJECT WAS COMPLETION OF THE RESTORATION OF THE HORSE STABLES ROOF, A LARGE BUILDING DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT GEORGE MASON IN THE 1920S. THE CLAY TILE ROOF WAS COMPLETELY REPAIRED AND WHERE NECESSARY, REBUILT, ENSURING THE PRESERVATION OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS LOCATED IN A PROMINENT AREA OF THE PARK. ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT HAS BEEN RAISING FUNDS TO REPLACE THE PEWABIC TILES IN THE SCOTT FOUNTAIN. THE CONSERVANCY HAS ALSO SUPPORTED THE CITY'S EFFORT TO RENEW THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR HISTORIC PLACES DESIGNATION FOR BELLE ISLE, THOUGH DOCUMENTATION, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC MEETINGS. CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEERS CONSTANTLY MONITOR THE CONDITION OF BELLE ISLE STRUCTURES, STREETLIGHTS, FOOTPATH BRIDGES OVER THE CANALS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND REPORT PROBLEMS TO THE CITY. 85418 BELLE ISLE AQUARIUM AND SCRIPPS WHITCOMB CONSERVATORY: THE BELLE ISLE AQUARIUM DELIGHTED VISITORS FOR OVER A CENTURY BEFORE THE CITY OF DETROIT CLOSED IT IN 2005 DUE TO BUDGET REDUCTIONS. IN 2012, THE BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY NEGOTIATED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF DETROIT TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATING THE AQUARIUM, WHICH IS NOW PARTIALLY STOCKED WITH FISH, FILLED WITH OTHER DISPLAYS, AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVERY SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO SUPPORTED A STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT TO REPAIR THE AQUARIUM ROOF BY PROVIDING MATCH FUNDING AND BY PAYING FOR THE REQUIRED FLOOD INSURANCE TO SECURE THE GRANT. 22576 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: BELLE ISLE'S 986 ACRES INCLUDES A LARGE WETLAND FOREST, A SYSTEM OF CANALS AND INTERIOR LAKES IN THIS PARK THAT IS ITSELF AN ISLAND, AND TREES AND OTHER PLANTINGS THROUGHOUT THE HEAVILY USED PICNIC AND PLAYGROUND AREAS. INVASIVE SPECIES THREATEN THE MORE FRAGILE NATIVE PLANTS AND ARE HELD IN CHECK THROUGH A COMBINATION OF VOLUNTEER LABOR AND CHEMICAL TREATMENTS THAT ARE A JOINT PROJECT OF THE CONSERVATORY AND THE DETROIT RECREATION DEPARTMENT. MORE THAN 4,500 CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEERS SPEND WELL OVER 10,000 HOURS EACH YEAR THROUGH MONTHLY STEWARDSHIP SATURDAYS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO MAINTAIN THE FOREST TRAILS AND FOOTBRIDGES OVER THE CANALS. THE CONSERVANCY HAS ALSO PLANTED THOUSANDS OF DAFFODILS THROUGHOUT THE PARK. VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT A FROG AND TOAD SURVEY AS A WAY OF MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE PARK'S ECOSYSTEM AND SUPPORT NATIONAL EFFORTS TO SURVEY AND MONITOR MIGRATORY BIRDS. 1874 2257 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ARE THOSE SERVICES THAT IMPROVE BELLE ISLE PARK FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL, BUT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED UNDER HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AQUARIUM AND SCRIPPS OR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP (I.E. REGULAR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, CONSULTING SERVICES, ETC.) 1874 2257 366700 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 19 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 MI X APPARATUS SOLUTIONS 3132591780 600 RENAISSANCE CENTER SUITE 1780 DETROIT MI 48243 ETHAN VINSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BEEBE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED DEEB 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE ELLISON 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA FORD 1.00 X 0 0 0 BUZZ THOMAS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN TUCHOW 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD DICK 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRI CONNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES TATE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAY C JOHNSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY JONNA 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICIA M MASSE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VANCE PATRICK 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMETT MOTEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICIA MINTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH EARLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE HODGES 40.00 X 108500 0 8878 PAUL HUXLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE HAYES-GILES 1.00 X 0 0 0 108500 0 8878 1 0 0 0 0 35380 340000 471369 846749 PROGRAM SERVICES 900009 2257 2257 2257 216252 340000 116438 99814 99814 948820 2257 0 99814 X 117377 70427 23475 23475 37769 22661 7554 7554 13656 8194 2731 2731 35000 35000 59833 59833 70559 19429 38623 12507 29531 2466 10237 16828 7900 7900 8356 5014 1671 1671 5267 158 5109 800 800 5179 1309 3870 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 227441 227441 SUPPLIES 15266 9529 5705 32 MEMBERSHIPS & LICENSES 6175 230 5945 640109 366700 143669 129740 618063 754697 175000 4874 4000 800 4000 3200 622063 937771 27908 34905 27908 34905 X 477885 778665 116270 124201 594155 902866 622063 937771 308711 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 77493 112813 83320 234536 506749 1014911 9946 10462 20654 296431 556252 893745 87439 123275 103974 530967 1063001 1908656 2258 2141 2134 6533 37500 52250 15367 105117 39758 54391 17501 111650 1797006 266 266 266 266 87439 123275 103974 531233 1063001 1908922 0.94140 0.86480 0.00010 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4000 800 3200 3200 X 1069108 3850 116438 120288 948820 0 948820 760397 3850 116438 120288 640109 0 640109 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS CURRENT AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ONLY IF THE POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD BE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. FOR TAX POSITIONS MEETING THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD, THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED, UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY. BASED ON ITS EVALUATION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION ARE SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT COSTS 116,438. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT COSTS 116,438. X X 0 C&B SCENE 22750 WOODWARD AVE 304 FERNDALE MI 48220 DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING 0 0 59833 -59833 59833 -59833 GRAND PRIXMERE 282247 172519 109728 32749 1750 21477 POLISH THE JEWEL 187065 114340 72725 12900 20184 1 86940 53141 33799 13614 350 13414 556252 340000 216252 59263 2100 55075 116438 99814 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATED MANAGEMENT DUTIES TO APPARATUS SOLUTIONS WHO PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION SELLS MEMBERSHIPS. MEMBERS RECEIVE E-NEWSLETTERS AND PRINTED NEWSLETTERS AS WELL AS INVITATIONS TO SPECIAL MEMBER EVENTS AS WELL AS FUNDRAISING EVENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,429. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 38,623. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12,507. TOTAL EXPENSES 70,559. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.