2025-10-23T07:48:50-05:00 2024-12-31 341145015 WILLIAM VAUGHAN COMPANY 145 CHESTERFIELD LANE MAUMEE OH 43537 990 2024-01-01 341702076 BLACK SWAMP BIRD OBSERVATORY BLAC 4198984070 13551 W STATE ROUTE 2 OAK HARBOR OH 434499480 MINDY L WITHROW BOARD CHAIR 2025 4198984070 2025-10-22 1 1 MICHELLE M KLEMENT P00051644 4198911040 2025-10-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MINDY L WITHROW 13551 W ST RT 2 OAK HARBOR OH 43449 946594 0 X WWW.BSBO.ORG X 1993 OH TO INSPIRE THE APPRECIATION, ENJOYMENT AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. 12 12 8 275 0 0 416663 520099 310971 336818 13019 24855 -10678 -14844 729975 866928 0 0 0 0 350659 369909 0 0 81748 432476 448282 783135 818191 -53160 48737 1337234 1433276 3315 24292 1333919 1408984 TO INSPIRE THE APPRECIATION, ENJOYMENT AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. 0 0 277151 158305 EDUCATION: ANNUALLY BSBO'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCOLADES. WE FOCUS ON YOUTH EDUCATION THROUGH WETLAND INVESTIGATION NETWORK (WIN) PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS STUDENTS GRADES K-12 A DAY-LONG EXPLORATION OF THE LOCAL MARSH ECOSYSTEM. THROUGH OUR OHIO YOUNG BIRDERS CLUB FOR AGES 12-18 WE ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER FUTURE CONSERVATION LEADERS. THE CLUB IS USED AS A MODEL PROGRAM FOR MANY OTHER YOUTH BIRDING CLUBS ACROSS THE US. BSBO BUSINESS ALLIANCE HELPS BUILD STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FOR FUTURE CONSERVATION-LAND ACQUISITION. 235873 134727 RESEARCH: BSBO HAS CONDUCTED AVIAN RESEARCH SINCE 1992; INCLUDING STUDIES IN THE BREEDING AND MIGRATION ECOLOGY OF BIRDS THAT UTILIZE THE LOCAL, GLOBALLY IMPORTANT STOPOVER HABITAT, MONITORING POPULATIONS, MIGRATION ROUTES, AND FLIGHT ALTITUDES, ON PASSERINES, WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, & RAPTORS. RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE HABITATS SPANING FROM OAK OPENINGS IN WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY OHIO, NORTH INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND THE LAKE ERIE BASIN, AND EAST TO SHAKER LAKES IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO. ON AVERAGE, BSBO BANDS 12,000 BIRDS ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 700,000 IN TOTAL. BASED ON BIRDS PER NET HOURS FIGURES, BSBO'S NAVARRE MARSH BANDING STATION IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. 76659 43786 CONSERVATION: HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION IS PROMOTED IN NW OHIO AND OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD WHERE THE BIRDS MIGRATE TO, FROM AND THROUGH, BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE WIND ENERGY, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN 3 TO 5 MILES OF THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE, A GLOBALLY IMPORTANT STOPOVER HABITAT. THE BIGGEST WEEK IN AMERICAN BIRDING 10-DAY FESTIVAL ATTRACTED 90,000+ BIRDWATCHERS TO NW OHIO ANNUALLY, WHO SPENT AN ESTIMATED $40 MILLION IN THE AREA. BSBO'S WORK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, TOURISM DEPARTMENTS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ENSURES THIS EVENT BUILDS SUPPORT FOR MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION. DURING THE SPRING OF 2020 AND 2021, THIS EVENT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, YET STILL CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. 589683 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 OH X KIM KAUFMAN 4198984070 13551 WEST STATE ROUTE 2 OAK HARBOR OH 43449 ROB RIPMA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE M KLEMENT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS PALMER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE KOMOROWSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE LINDSAY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMURTHUR RAMAMURTHY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SYDLOWSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGY TRUMBULL VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DON BAUMAN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARE HYLANT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLIE TRAXLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM KAUFMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 95831 0 0 95831 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75711 152273 292115 520099 PROGRAM REVENUE 611600 336818 336818 336818 24855 24855 0 152273 9415 -9415 -9415 64822 70251 -5429 -5429 866928 336818 0 10011 X 95831 47915 23958 23958 274078 205559 46593 21926 33760 25320 5739 2701 95757 71817 16279 7661 15722 11791 2673 1258 4351 3263 740 348 10958 8218 1863 877 11042 8282 1877 883 8424 6318 1432 674 EVENTS AND PROGRAMS 194433 145824 33054 15555 EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES 38688 29016 6577 3095 MISCELLANEOUS 24034 18025 4086 1923 PRINTING 11113 8335 1889 889 818191 589683 146760 81748 1224 21164 739089 732838 42496 42496 499068 57619 383259 441449 171166 195329 1337234 1433276 2496 23328 819 964 3315 24292 X 126391 50323 1207528 1358661 1333919 1408984 1337234 1433276 48737 26328 0 X 0 0 0 X 426519 695719 797895 416663 520099 2856895 15173 22803 62359 36260 64822 201417 67104 61098 236563 310971 336818 1012554 508796 779620 1096817 763894 921739 4070866 0 0 0 4070866 16 10 42 13019 24855 37942 16 10 42 13019 24855 37942 131 131 508943 779630 1096859 776913 946594 4108939 0.99070 0.99650 0.00920 0.00340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 70662 24163 94825 44076 26586 70662 74685 -30109 44076 52049 22636 74685 28227 23822 52049 1 0 400462 9324 391138 98606 48295 50311 441449 BENEFICIAL INTEREST-ASSETS AT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 195329 195329 SALES TAX PAYABLE 159 FANNIE COUTIER PAYABLE 95 BWIAB CONSERVATION 235 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS 475 964 BSBO BIG SIT 27760 27760 4219 ANNUAL APPEAL 124513 124513 5209 152273 152273 9428 9428 -9428 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B - AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND REQUIRED SCHEDULES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AFTER IT IS REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY THE TREASURER, EXEC DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRPERSON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EXISTING POLICY PROHIBITS BOARD MEMBERS FROM PROFITING IN ANY WAY FROM THE TRANSACTION OF ANY BUSINESS WITH THIS ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENSURES THAT EACH CURRENT BOARD MEMBER READS AND SIGNS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. THE PROPOSED FINAL BUDGET WAS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ITS DELIBERATION AND APPROVAL. THE FULL BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS AND SUCH VOTE WAS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY WRITING TO THE ORGANIZATION AT 13551 W STATE ROUTE 2, OAK HARBOR, OHIO 43449 FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 71,817. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,279. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,661. TOTAL EXPENSES 95,757.