2024-10-22T11:31:23-07:00 2023-12-31 208246789 M&N Sparks Inc 1667 A South Kihei Rd Kihei HI 96753 990 2023-01-01 474653401 MERWIN CONSERVANCY INC MERW 8085798876 PO BOX 809 HAIKU HI 96708 Sonnet Coggins Executive Director 8085798876 2024-10-22 1 1 Nancy Sparks P03208869 8082767464 2024-10-22 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Sonnet K Coggins PO Box 809 Haiku HI 96708 666216 0 X https://merwinconservancy.org/ X 2016 HI We inspire innovation in the arts and sciences by advancing the ideas of W.S. Merwin. Please see full Mission Statement on Schedule O. ............................................................ MISSION STATEMENT: Rooted in the convictions of renowned American poet W.S. Merwin, The Merwin Conservancy imagines ways of engaging with place, poetry, and practice. We care for the thriving, internationally recognized palm garden on Maui that William Merwin and his wife Paula planted on land depleted by extractive agricultural practices; offer a residency program in the Merwins' home to writers and artists who make new possibilities for language and land; and foster attention to nature and the imagination through programming and storytelling. 18 18 6 6 0 0 460328 590162 19228 710 -100755 74341 0 0 378801 665213 0 0 0 0 307263 273713 0 0 72872 312210 234674 619473 508387 -240672 156826 2484360 2427822 22266 11608 2462094 2416214 Rooted in the convictions of renowned American poet W.S. Merwin, The Merwin Conservancy imagines ways of engaging with place, poetry, and practice. We care for the thriving, internationally recognized palm garden on Maui that William Merwin and his wife Paula planted on land depleted by extractive agricultural practices; offer a residency program in the Merwins' home to writers and artists who make new possibilities for language and land; and foster attention to nature and the imagination through programming and storytelling. 0 0 154999 0 0 TENDING THE MERWIN PALM TREE COLLECTION: Since assuming stewardship of the Merwin Palm Tree Collection in 2020, TMC has employed contract gardeners to care for, protect, catalog, and report on a diverse collection of palms. The collection is widely considered to be one of the largest and most diverse private palm collections. It is a core tenet of our organization's mission to ensure the ecological integrity of this collection, and to safeguard the health of species within it. In 2023, we made several important improvements to the garden care infrastructure and process. Biologist and palm expert Dr. Bill Baker helped to identify several palm species in the garden and planted a native loulu (Pritchardia) palm during his residency, a tradition we invite all the artists, writers, and scientists in our residency program to take part in. As we considered how we might contribute to recovery efforts in Lahaina after the Maui fires, we began planning an effort to cultivate native West Maui palm species for replanting-inspired by W.S. Merwin's "Outline of a Project to Save the Hawaiian Pritchardias." 85618 0 0 ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMMING. This year, through our long standing public program series The Green Room, we presented the work of biologists and authors during in-person gatherings on Maui and Oahu. We also offered virtual broadcasts of our Green Room events with our growing global community, and presented a virtual screening of a documentary about W.S. Merwin's life. Throughout the year, we opened the garden in intimate, mindful ways to guests during our Open Garden Days. 39014 0 0 RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Our residency program, launched in late 2021, offers the Merwins' home and garden as a sanctuary for writers, artists, and scientists who make new possibilities for language and land across disciplines. Our residents are selected by a committee of nominators working across and between fields. In partnership with the first five residents invited during the first phase of the residency, we refined the residency experience and evolved the house to serve as a site for imagination and practice. In 2023, we welcomed yet another resident, biologist and palm expert Dr. Bill Baker, who helped us identify and catalog several new palm species in the garden, and began planning to host four residents in 2024. 58479 0 0 CONTINUED KEY REPAIRS & RESTORATION OF THE MERWINS' HOME: As we became stewards of the property, we continued repairs to the two-story home, which is approximately 40 years old, readying the home as the site of our residency and arts and ecology programming. 58479 0 0 338110 1 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI ID IL KS KY MA MD ME MN MO MS NC NJ NM OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA VT WA WI WY X X SONNET COGGINS 8085798876 PO BOX 809 HAIKU HI 96708 Sonnet K Coggins EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 0 X X X 129419 0 6954 Robert Becker PRESIDENT 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Amber Strong Makaiau VICE PRESIDENT 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Richard Andrews VICE PRESIDENT 2 0 X X 0 0 0 James Pickrel TREASURER 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Mary Lock ASSISTANT TREASURER 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Michael Moore SECRETARY 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Jeanne Herbert ASSISTANT SECRETARY 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Matthew Carlos Schwartz DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Conway Kean DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Molly Taylor DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Catherine St Germans DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Wiegers DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jocelyn Romero Demirbag DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Hamilton DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Vilsoni Hereniko DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gabby Ahuli'i Ferreira Holt DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Li Hay DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Severine von Tcharner Fleming DIRECTOR 1 0 X 0 0 0 129419 0 6954 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 590162 6178 590162 Book Sales 900099 169 169 0 0 T-Shirt Sales 900099 541 541 0 0 0 0 0 0 710 39077 0 0 39077 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36267 0 1003 0 35264 0 35264 35264 0 0 0 0 665213 35974 0 39077 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129419 75063 28472 25884 0 0 0 0 96651 56058 21263 19330 0 0 0 0 10580 6136 2328 2116 37063 21497 8153 7413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7928 0 7928 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7757 0 7757 0 15717 15717 0 0 8637 0 917 7720 4576 2654 1007 915 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28226 19639 4498 4089 5948 2974 2974 0 0 0 0 0 440 440 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12830 12830 0 0 5377 3119 1183 1075 House Repairs/Property Maintenance 83663 83663 0 0 Public Engagement Programs 34563 34563 0 0 Misc Expenses 19012 3757 10925 4330 508387 338110 97405 72872 280215 280050 51290 316000 50000 10145 2488 0 0 0 0 3008 4315 550306 49386 513750 500920 1361242 1538759 0 0 0 0 2484360 2427822 22266 11608 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22266 11608 X 476869 842455 1985225 1573759 2462094 2416214 2484360 2427822 X 156826 107292 0 0 -5000 -304998 X 0 0 0 X 871948 958416 589953 1006452 590162 4016931 871948 958416 589953 1006452 590162 4016931 416461 3600470 19219 8770 50192 36334 39077 153592 8094 4086 0 0 0 12180 4182703 0.86080 0.9412 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 no other income to report Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 No other income to report. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1366242 0 180274 0 0 7757 1538759 1613663 25000 -258271 0 0 14150 1366242 1598559 10000 19392 0 0 14288 1613663 1276040 133716 188803 0 0 0 1598559 1003668 130000 142372 0 0 0 1276040 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 540426 0 47041 493385 0 0 0 0 9880 0 2345 7535 0 0 0 0 500920 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Endowment funds are intended for the ongoing maintenance of the Palm Garden and Merwin House. Funds will not be drawn upon until the corpus reaches $2M, and the interest earned may then be released for maintenance as determined necessary and appropriate by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the draft 990 is provided to the Board for their review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Prior to bringing any matter to the Board, the Executive Director reviews the matter to identify any existing conflicts. Subsequently, the Executive Director will bring a matter to the Board to be voted on or to be resolved by decision. The Board then requests that any member with any conflict of interest recuse themselves from voting. Also, every Board member is provided a disclosure statement at the first Board meeting of the year that is completed, signed and maintained for the year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board utilizes the services of Maui Non-Profit Executive Directors Association to calibrate the Executive Director's salary prior to hire. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing Documents are available through the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, or upon request. The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 This reflects the organization's write off of 2 pledges: $300,000 bereavement pledge that was mistakenly recorded to the books prior to 2018; and a $5,000 pledge that is now known to be uncollectible, and a $2 rounding adjustment.