2013-10-29T06:29:20-05:00 2013-03-31 232932984 PARENTEBEARD LLC 2609 KEISER BOULEVARD WYOMISSING PA 196103338 990 2012-04-01 231392700 HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION HAWK 6107566961 1700 HAWK MOUNTAIN ROAD KEMPTON PA 19529 JERRY REGAN 6107566961 2013-10-08 1 CHARLES A BEZLER P00193859 6109274910 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z JERRY REGAN 1700 HAWK MOUNTAIN ROAD KEMPTON PA 19529 2811990 0 X WWW.HAWKMOUNTAIN.ORG X 1938 PA 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. 21 21 35 200 0 0 1192075 1433562 644779 666605 214243 258763 93498 103834 2144595 2462764 0 0 0 0 1176368 1167053 0 0 296953 952004 1038108 2128372 2205161 16223 257603 14185308 14940307 460508 551536 13724800 14388771 X HAWK 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. 0 0 1666318 768929 SEE ATTACHED FOOTNOTE - ORGANIZATION SUMMARY 1666318 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 PA X SHELLEY DAVENPORT 6107566961 1700 HAWK MOUNTAIN RD KEMPTON PA 19529 PETER E BENNETT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FREDERICK J BESTE III 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DRWILLIAM M ANDERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH S MALLORY 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY MCLEAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARA F O'BYRNE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM STINE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FERDINAND THUN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR STEPHEN EDGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA VARGAS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS J KERR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J BARKANIC 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH EDGE MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WINKLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA ALTMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEWIS CYR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HOLLOWELL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE NOWOTARSKI 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOUSTON STEBBINS 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED KLEISNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ULFELDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY REGAN 40.00 X 106111 0 20122 106111 0 20122 1 0 0 0 BANK OF AMERICA PO BOX 15019 WILMINGTON DE 19850 CREDIT CARD 136587 STANLEY BAUMAN JR GENERAL CONTRACTOR IN PO BOX 157 TOPTON PA 19562 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR 126684 2 96203 1337359 1433562 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 401960 401960 ADMISSIONS 900099 264645 264645 666605 149670 149670 358028 248935 109093 109093 109093 204125 100291 103834 103834 2462764 770439 0 258763 106111 106111 984535 748662 91558 144315 76407 60045 5734 10628 28686 28686 16276 2909 8039 5328 132473 84668 18038 29767 92310 83032 4639 4639 90387 78002 10535 1850 200227 163614 19332 17281 57790 57790 OUTSIDE SERVICES 177355 140302 18568 18485 HOSPITALITY 56096 17347 15673 23076 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 48737 20127 2741 25869 COMPUTER 37675 22480 2460 12735 100096 81229 15887 2980 2205161 1666318 241890 296953 116600 161552 21050 5047 5000 45995 48114 12510 17781 9341264 3074559 6058700 6266705 7354255 7763676 592201 656429 14185308 14940307 122718 116108 85425 14628 214000 386000 38365 34800 460508 551536 X 7355210 7730856 1171614 1399339 5197976 5258576 13724800 14388771 14185308 14940307 X 257603 406368 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2028030 1162767 1201754 1593745 1835522 7821818 454114 489246 481532 439148 468770 2332810 2482144 1652013 1683286 2032893 2304292 10154628 210239 134601 291289 932069 592886 2161084 0 210239 134601 291289 932069 592886 2161084 7993544 193702 159302 162377 214243 258763 988387 193702 159302 162377 214243 258763 988387 2675846 1811315 1845663 2247136 2563055 11143015 0.71740 0.75090 0.08870 0.09900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7626409 125528 665131 337583 8079485 7616711 188571 304614 483487 7626409 7112067 36000 835712 367068 7616711 5406177 32593 2005915 332618 7112067 4993023 136360 5129383 0.24000 0.65000 0.11000 0 0 1886150 1886150 7455114 3074559 4380555 0 6266705 RETIREMENT LIABILITY 34800 34800 2869132 406368 406368 2462764 0 2462764 2205161 0 2205161 0 2205161 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE 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. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A HAWK 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. UPON REQUEST, STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS WILL TRANSPORT TO THE CLOSEST OVERLOOK-ALSO AT NO COST-VISITORS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY VIA A LOW-IMPACT GOLF CART. 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-ACCESSIBLE 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 MAIN 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 RECENTLY APPROVED A NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING WHICH INCLUDES CLEAR PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES IN EDUCATION AS WELL AS MEASURABLE GOALS AND A STRONG FOCUS ON OUTCOME BASED EVALUATION. ALSO NEW, AN EDUCATION INTERNSHIP POSITION WAS LAUNCHED IN 2011 AND 2012, AND HAWK MOUNTAIN IS WORKING TOWARD BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MASTERS-LEVEL STUDENTS STUDYING TOWARD ADVANCED DEGREES IN ENVIRONMENTAL 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). 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 ONSITE EACH AUTUMN, CONDUCT PUBLIC-EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LEAD PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND HELP CONDUCT AND ANALYZE COUNTS IN 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. 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 OF 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 HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 360 INTERNS AND TRAINEES FROM 67 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. IN SEPTEMBER 2012, HAWK MOUNTAIN CELEBRATED THE FIRST 10 YEARS AT THIS WORLD-CLASS FACILITY, WHICH ENABLED THE SANCTUARY TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF INTERNS AND 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. CONSERVATION TRAINING SINCE 1976, HAWK MOUNTAIN'S CONSERVATION SCIENCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 360 YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS FROM 67 COUNTRIES ON SIX CONTINENTS. UPON THEIR RETURN HOME, INTERNS AND 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. INTERNS AND TRAINEES ARE SELECTED EXCLUSIVELY UPON PERSONAL MERIT AND THE CONSERVATION NEED IN THEIR AREA--NEVER ON INDIVIDUAL ABILITY TO PAY. THE SANCTUARY ALSO ACTIVELY SUPPORTS ALUMNI WORK, INCLUDING RAISING FUNDS AND OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR ASSOCIATED ASSOCIATIONS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE PROVIDING TOOLS TO HELP START MIGRATION COUNTS, HELP 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 FREEE OF CHARGE. 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 ON 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), 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. 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 INCLUDES 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. THE SECOND PHASE WILL BE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPER OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER, ALREADY SUPPORTED WITH A LEAD GIFT OF $250,000 FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION. THIS PLAN CALLS FOR AN ADA ACCESSIBLE WALKWAY FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE NEW GATHERING SPACE, ADDITION OF NATIVE PLANTINGS, A 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 THE SANCTUARY, AND IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A VISITOR AND PARKING STUDY, WHILE THE FINAL PHASE WILL BE A RENOVATION OR REBUILT OF THE VISITOR CENTER OFFICES WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVING VISITOR SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 STEPHEN EDGE AND DEBORAH EDGE ARE SIBLINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED BY THE FULL BOARD STATING THAT ONLY THE OFFICERS AND PRESIDENT WILL 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 12C THE 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 15 THE 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 19 DISCLOSURE IS AVAILABLE VIA REQUEST AND IS ALSO POSTED ONLINE, AND IN THE PUBLISHED ANNUAL REPORT. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CURRENT YEAR UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS 406,368.