2024-04-08T11:19:42-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 872704374 NEPP INC NEPP 9178257851 63 St Johns Road Wilton CT 06897 Charles Kerr Board Member 9178257851 2024-03-31 Charles Kerr 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.pollinator-pathway.org X X 63384 X 60868 650 0 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 63384 0 0 0 32956 0 5551 17153 55660 7724 94870 1307 103901 X 93494 98204 0 0 1376 5697 94870 103901 0 0 94870 103901 NEPP, Inc.'s mission is to inspire, educate, and support local communities taking the initiative to make positive change by restoring and connecting habitat for pollinators. We promote proper land care, avoidance of harmful pesticides and use of native plants across a network of connected parks, preserves and private property. NEPP, Inc. is organized to provide support to local Pollinator Pathway Projects at the local level and is now established in 334 towns across 23 states. It extends its educational and promotional reach through the distribution of signs stating, "This Property is on the Pollinator Pathway." This signifies that native plants supporting local pollinators are intentionally grown and that the property is pesticide-free. To date, signs have been placed on over 10,000 public and private properties across the US and Canada. 0 4379 NEPP, Inc. maintains a website with newsworthy blog posts, an archive of Pollinator Pathway newsletters sent quarterly to 6000 individuals. We provide a free platform to host webpages for towns on the Pathway, and offer printable plant lists, brochures, signage all at no cost. Our iNaturalist Pollinator Pathway Project has 50,000+ sightings for Citizens Science data collection purposes. We offer webinars and in-person speaking engagements about the importance of protecting pollinators and biodiversity. 0 0 The NEPP, Inc. strategic plan identifies Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) as a priority. We focus on partnering with urban and frontline community groups that are engaging students in planting native plants. The DEIJ committee works to implement The Pollinator Pathway's mission is to inspire, educate and support diverse communities working together to restore and connect habitat for native pollinators. 0 0 We provide ongoing support and suggestions to local Pollinator Pathway projects across the country. We are routinely contacted by a variety of groups with questions about pollinator protection, native plants, invasive plant removal and management, pesticide alternatives and a variety of related topics. We work to be a clearing house for information and organizational guidance to these local groups. We also encourage local groups to advocate for issues supporting our mission 0 0 We ran webinars on topics relating to our mission, including webinars about the dangers presented by and steps to reduce the use of pesticides 0 0 4379 Donna Merrill President and Director 25.00 0 0 0 Louise Washer Treasurer and Director 25 0 0 0 Jana Hogan Vice-President and Director 30 0 0 0 Charles Kerr Secretary and Director 10 0 0 0 Jackie Algon Director 5 0 0 0 Elizabeth Craig Director 5 0 0 0 Mary Hogue Director 5 0 0 0 Holly Kocet Director 5 0 0 0 Karalyn Lamb Director 7 0 0 0 Mary Ellen Lemay Director 5 0 0 0 Jean Puchalski Director 5 0 0 0 Melanie Hollas Director 4 0 0 0 Kitsey Snow Director 5 0 0 0 Mary Wilson Director 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CT Louise Washer 280 Silvermine Avenue Norwalk CT 06850 2038561497 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 18000 105722 60868 184590 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18000 105722 60868 184590 67956 116634 0 0 0 0 1849 1849 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1147 667 1814 188253 0 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 10 In connection with public speaking by Board Members on topics relating to Pollinators and native plants, they received speaking fees which were given to NEPP, Inc. Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 In connection with public speaking by Board Members on topics relating to pollinators and native plants, they received speaking fees, which were given to NEPP, Inc. In addition, we received a small amount of credit card credit. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 We received credit card credit Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 We spent funds to purchase pollinator signs, for food and supplies for Board retreats, to purchase ads and provide honorariums for speakers, insurance premiums, filing fees with the Town of Wilton, various banking fees and subscriptions costs for technology providers, office supplies, tools and equipments used for programming projects, and telephone costs. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 We purchased pollinator signs at the cost during 2023, and distributed some, but not all, of these pollinator signs to town organizers and visitors to our web site, which meant that during 2023 we gained $1,307 in the value of pollinator signs over the course of the fiscal year. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Based on work by our consultant, Pam Roman, over the course of 2023, we updated the estimate of the number of pollinator signs we were holding at the beginning of 2023. We also purchased pollinator signs at the cost of $9,800 during 2023, and distributed $8,493 worth of pollinator signs to town organizers and visitors to our web site, which meant that during 2023 we gained $1,307 in net assets over the course of the fiscal year. In addition, we began acquiring both large and small pollinator signs over the course of 2023. Based on these changes, we confirmed an inventory of both large and small signs as of the end of the year.