2024-04-24T05:15:53-04:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 020703765 Association of Retired US Fish & Wildlife Employees % Cynthia Barry ASSO 3048767276 698 Conservation Way Shepherdstown WV 25443 Douglas J Fruge Treasurer 2024-04-24 false Douglas J XXX-XX-XXXX 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X fwsretirees.org X X 57921 X 52203 3280 5744 -2464 2403 2412 -9 35 49765 23287 10881 121 655 16789 51733 -1968 30801 1193 30026 X 30916 34324 30916 34324 115 4298 30801 30026 Conservation of US Fish and Wildlife Service FWS Historical Artifacts support of conservation projects on FWS lands and facilities or programs and support of the FWS's History Committee and Youth Conservation Programs guided by a Memorandum of Agreement and Strategic Plan. FWS Retirees Association Operations: Major accomplishments included producing and issuing three newsletters Winter Spring Fall and maintaining a website to inform and maintain engagement with our 2,458 currently enrolled members. Worked on design and developing a new more contemporary style website to go live in 2024. A Retiree Association polo shirt was designed produced and purchased by 78 members. We requested and received permission from some members to allow contact information to be provided to field stations and friends groups to allow reaching retirees in their areas for volunteer opportunities to work on projects supporting the mission of the FWS. Board members attended FWS meetings and those of other conservation organizations and events to help develop and enhance partnerships with the Association. We organized and held a bi-annual reunion in November attended by about 80 or so about 80 or so Association members presenters guests and FWS employees. 0 7727 FWS History Committee Strategic Plan Support: Significant accomplishments included reimbursing travel expenses for retirees to complete six oral history interviews and covering the costs of a contractual transcriptionist and Simon Says AI transcription software to transcribe interviews. We purchased supplies to support efforts to complete oral history interviews including video camcorders and tripods 12 digital voice recorders a wireless lavalier microphone an audio mixer for camcorders and 20 memory cards. Travel expenses were covered by Board members attending a FWS History Committee meeting in December. 500 17023 FWS Youth Programs Support: Significant accomplishments included awarding funds in the form of mini-grants to 27 non-governmental organizations primarily National Wildlife Refuges and Hatcheries friends groups to conduct programs involving outdoor skills that provided hands-on experiences illustrating the potential for careers in the outdoors. We also coveed the cost for an invited speaker to attend and make a presentation at a Tribal Youth Conference held at the FWS National Conservation Training Center. A Board member and other participants representing the Retiree Association attended events promoting youth engagement with nature and interest in conservation-related careers. These included the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree Endangered Species Day at the Smithsonian Museum of National History and at The Wildlife Society's annual meeting. 22787 26981 51731 Cynthia Barry Bd Dir - Chair 18 0 0 0 Paul Tritaik Bd Dir - Vice-Chair 10 0 0 0 Douglas Fruge Bd Dir - Treasurer 15 0 0 0 Denise Baker Bd Dir - Secretary 10 0 0 0 Helen Clough Bd Dir - Communications 5 0 0 0 Lewis E Gorman III Bd Dir - Grants & Outreach 15 0 0 0 Deborah Holle Bd Dir - Heritage & Membership 5 0 0 0 Patrick Martin Bd Dir 1 0 0 0 Conrad Fjetland Bd Dir 1 0 0 0 Marc Epstein Contr Empl - Database Manager 3 4116 0 0 Firefly Visual LLC Contr Empl - Webmaster 2 2955 0 0 X false true false false false false false false false WV Douglas J Fruge 2039 Maple Hill Ln Whitingham VT 05361 7202334233 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 60857 52326 5964 79528 52203 250878 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60857 52326 5964 79528 52203 250878 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250878 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 13411 0 0 0 13411 60857 65737 5964 79528 52203 264289 0.9493 0.95 0 0.00 X Part III, line 12 | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, $35, Refund of "PayPal Here" POS device| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Doing Business As Names FWS Retiree Association Part I, line 8 | Other Revenues:, Amount:| Refund of "PayPal Here" POS device, $35| Part I, line 10 | Activity:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Amount:, Relationship:| Station Anniversary, Friends of John Heinz NWR, "P.O. Box 333 Folcroft PA 19032", $500.00, None| Mini-Grant, Big Oaks Conservation Society, "PO Box 935 Madison IN 47250", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Booth Society, "423 Hatchery Circle Spearfish SD 57783", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Alaska NWRs, "PO Box 2617 Homer AK 99603", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Crane Meadows NWR, "19502 Iris Rd. Little Falls MN 56345", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Berkshire NWR, "240 Hatchery Road New Marlborough MA 01230", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Frds of Boyer Chute and DeSoto NWRs, "PO Box 73 Fort Calhoun NE 68023", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Crab Orchard Refuge, "6987 Headquarters Rd Marion IL 92959", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Forsythe, "8 Newport Street Barnegat NJ 08005", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Frds of the Frnt Rnge Wildl Refuges, "6550 Gateway Road Commerce City CO 80022", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Frds of the Gr Plns Natr Cntr Inc, "6232 E. 29th St. N. Wichita KS 67220-2200", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Hackmatack NWR, "385 Wiltshire Lane Lakewood IL 60014", $843.00, None| Mini-Grants, Friends of Heinz Refuge, "PO Box 333 Folcroft PA 19032", $843.00, None| Mini-Grants, Evelyn Goldberg Briggs Mem Libr, "PO Box 145 Iron River WI 54847", $843.00, None| Mini-Grants, Friends of Maga Ta Hohpi WPA, "942 Kansas Ave SE Huron SD 57350", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Mammoth Spring NFH, "302 Fish Hatchery Ln Mammoth Spring AR 72554", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Mashpee NWR, "P.O. Box 1283 Mashpee MA 02649", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Northwest Hatcheries, "12790 Fish Hatchery Road Leavenworth WA 98826", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Northwest Hatcheries, "PO Box 2044 Leavenworth WA 98826", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Pendills Creek Hatchery, "PO Box 32 Brimley MI 49715", $869.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Prairie Wetlands LC, "PO BOX 229 Fergus Falls MN 56538", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Rachel Carson NWR, "149 Brown Street Kennebunk ME 04043", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Rice Lake NWR, "36289 State Hwy 65 McGregor MN 55760", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Trempealeau Refuge, "W28488 Refuge Road Trempealeau WI 54661-7246", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Friends of Trinity River NWR, "PO Box 12 Liberty TX 77575", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, International Wildl Refuge Alliance, "5437 W Jefferson Trenton MI 48183", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends, "3815 American Blvd. W. Bloomington MN 55118", $843.00, None| Mini-Grant, Muscatatuck Wildlife Society, "12987 E. U.S. Hwy 50 Seymour IN 47274", $843.00, None| Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Travel to 2023 History Committee meeting, $6130.00| Equipment and supplies needed for collecting and transcribing oral histories and carrying out other History Committee activities, $500.00| 2022 Reunion registration fee refund Jotform subscription Annual WV Sec State Registration Renewal fee membership management supplies including pins Norton Small Business subscription renewal, $2163.00| Office supplies, $95.00| Travel and other expenses related to collecting and transcribing oral histories of former FWS employees, $4217.00| PayPal transaction fees, $309.00| New Lifetime Members plaque, $681.00| Travel for youth outreach, $2694.00| Part I, line 20 | Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| Pending income or expenses, Net Income or expense transactions that were initiated or obigated but not yet reflected in year-end account balances., $1193| Part II, line 26 | Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Mortgages or other loans payable, $115, $4298| Part V, line 34 | Significant Name:, Description:| The policies or procedures contained within the organizing documents or by laws regarding compensation of officers directors trustees or key employees conflicts of interest whistle blowers or document retention or destruction., We did a comprehensive review and made some minor revisions to our By-Laws document.|