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PROVIDE DETROIT CHAPTER MEMBERS WITH QUARTERLY PRINT MAGAZINE. PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PROGRAMS, EVENTS, ADVOCACY. 55555 14792 EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS AND PUBLIC: REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS & FIELD TRIPS, FIELD TRIPS TO REGIONAL CONSERVANCY LANDS AND AT AREA NATURE CENTERS, LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG BIRDERS, SWIFT NIGHT OUT, PERIODIC OWL PROWLS, AND AWARD EVENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND ENCOURAGE AREA INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS. PARTNERS / RECIPIENTS INCLUDE BELLE ISLE NATURE CENTER, AREA LIBRARIES, GARDEN CLUBS, AUDUBON CHAPTERS, AUDUBON GREAT LAKES, SCHOOLS IN DETROIT, AND GENERAL PUBLIC. EDUCATION PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE CONTINUED OFFERINGS OF LIVE WEBINARS AND LESSONS, VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, AND ACCESS TO ARCHIVED WEBINARS AFTER THE EVENTS. 37653 CONSERVATION & Advocacy: PARTNER WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATION GROUPS TO DEVELOP SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH END GOAL OF ADVOCACY AND CONSERVATION. PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED/ CURRENTLY INCLUDE NATIONAL AUDUBON, AUDUBON GREAT LAKES, DETROIT CITY PARKS, BELLE ISLE NATURE CENTER, DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY, US FISH AND WILDLIFE, GREENING OF DETROIT, HURON CLINTON METROPARKS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, SEMI-WILD, AND MORE. JOINT CONSERVATION AND ADVOCACY PROJECTS INCLUDE DETROIT BIRD CITY, URBAN BIRD TREATY AND OTHERS. DETROIT BIRD CITY IS A LONG-TERM MAJOR FOCUS PROJECT, PARTNERING WITH DETROIT CITY PARKS, NATIONAL FISH and WILDLIFE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NATIONAL AUDUBON, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES, MI STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OTHERS TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE VACANT CITY LOTS AS NATIVE MEADOW GRASSLAND HABITATS FOR ENJOYMENT BY BIRDS AND RESIDENTS. ADDITIONAL GROWTH OF PROGRAM HAS COME IN FORD CORKTOWN PROJECT AND IN THE 1000 ACRE MEADOWS PROJECT. CONSERVATION ALSO INCLUDES PURSUIT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESERVE LAND BY PURCHASE, EASEMENTS, OR SUPPORT OF OTHER 501C3'S PURCHASE FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. 19316 170670 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false true true false false MI X Colleen Sturm 3135881015 174 Clark St Suite 201 Detroit MI 48209 X ROCHELLE BREITENBACH President 17.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES BULL Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA MINARDI Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JACK SMILEY Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE CHEKLICH Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARA COLE SRINIVASAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMY GREENE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GISELA LENDLE-KING Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC STEMPIEN Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MCKARNS Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSANN KOVALCIK Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JILL NOLL Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Crockett Secretary 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Evan Deutsch Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeremiah Steen Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick Filbin Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Colleen Sturm Treasurer 8.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carla VanKampen Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Meredith Meyer Director 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 114 295 185099 185508 Educational Programming 611600 14792 14792 14792 8573 8573 0 0 0 0 10835 3247 7588 0 0 0 216461 23365 0 0 0 0 0 0 155476 109669 39231 6576 0 2797 1973 706 118 12139 8563 3063 513 0 0 22500 22500 0 0 0 5275 4486 505 284 0 6272 1813 4207 252 9023 3995 3877 1151 0 13900 9805 3507 588 5544 5382 141 21 0 886 702 139 45 0 0 0 921 921 Printing 20399 13701 26 6672 Other Programming Expense 9381 8835 546 Postage & Mailing 3847 1746 434 1667 0 268360 170670 79257 18433 99385 88760 0 0 74 3335 0 0 0 931 0 1490 2176 72786 8383 64403 64403 196502 153075 0 0 0 0 362785 311749 6267 2242 720 5608 6987 7850 X 220480 176930 135318 126969 355798 303899 362785 311749 -51899 X true X false true false X 254272 99196 207667 221827 185508 968470 10496 2262 7331 13795 22380 56264 0 0 0 264768 101458 214998 235622 207888 1024734 892 3205 3312 2509 20148 30066 149173 149173 150065 3205 3312 2509 20148 179239 845495 2005 442 18 2776 8573 13814 0 2005 442 18 2776 8573 13814 0 0 266773 101900 215016 238398 216461 1038548 0.81410 0.77140 0.01330 0.00610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 5 88 1 false 12 false 12801 12801 12801 12801 12801 12801 12801 12801 12801 12801 1.00000 false false false 64403 64403 7448 7448 935 935 64403 Liabilities_Other 5608 5608 Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. Any nominal expense related to acquiring easements has been expensed in year of acquisition. Conservation Easements held with zero monetary ownership value: Open space along Clinton River, Sterling Hts, Macomb Cty. Arthur M Pasinski Memorial Preserve, Oceola Twp, Livingston Cty. LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve, 2 parcels, Superior Twp, Washtenaw Cty. Heritage Oaks Nature Preserve, Van Buren Twp, Wayne Cty. No change in 2023. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Earnings on Endowment to be used for ongoing operations. Principal to be held in perpetuity Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CONSERVATION & Advocacy: PARTNER WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATION GROUPS TO DEVELOP SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH END GOAL OF ADVOCACY AND CONSERVATION. PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED/ CURRENTLY INCLUDE NATIONAL AUDUBON, AUDUBON GREAT LAKES, DETROIT CITY PARKS, BELLE ISLE NATURE CENTER, DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY, US FISH AND WILDLIFE, GREENING OF DETROIT, HURON CLINTON METROPARKS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, SEMI-WILD, AND MORE. JOINT CONSERVATION AND ADVOCACY PROJECTS INCLUDE DETROIT BIRD CITY, URBAN BIRD TREATY AND OTHERS. DETROIT BIRD CITY IS A LONG-TERM MAJOR FOCUS PROJECT, PARTNERING WITH DETROIT CITY PARKS, NATIONAL FISH and WILDLIFE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NATIONAL AUDUBON, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES, MI STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OTHERS TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE VACANT CITY LOTS AS NATIVE MEADOW GRASSLAND HABITATS FOR ENJOYMENT BY BIRDS AND RESIDENTS. ADDITIONAL GROWTH OF PROGRAM HAS COME IN FORD CORKTOWN PROJECT AND IN THE 1000 ACRE MEADOWS PROJECT. CONSERVATION ALSO INCLUDES PURSUIT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESERVE LAND BY PURCHASE, EASEMENTS, OR SUPPORT OF OTHER 501C3'S PURCHASE FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM EXPENSES Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 BYLAWS ARTICLE 3: MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND DUES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AND ADJUSTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD. DUES SHALL BE PAID ON ANNUAL BASIS. ANNUAL PERIOD AND AMOUNT OF DUES DETERMINED BY BOARD. CURRENT MEMBERSHIP MINIMUM DONATION OF $30 PER ANNUM. TWELVE MOnth MEMBERSHIP BEGINS AT DATE OF RECORD OF DONATION. BYLAWS ALSO PROVIDE FOR NON-VOTING MEMBERSHIP VIA JOINT MEMBERSHIP WITH NATIONAL AUDUBON, WHOSE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS ARE SET BY NATIONAL AUDUBON. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Copy provided to governing body for review, board members vote to accept to file Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c periodic review of policy. required review upon installment of new board member. board procedures to review, avoid, address and remove conflicts. documentation of proceedings related to conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a BYLAWS ARTICLE 6, SECTION 1 AUTHORIZES BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE AND FILL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b NO COMPENSATION FOR ANY OFFICERS Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request