2025-11-16T19:17:18-05:00 2024-12-31 651203311 WIKOFF COMBS & CO LLC 1001 BISHOP STREET SUITE 2760 HONOLULU HI 968133486 990 2024-01-01 474653401 MERWIN CONSERVANCY INC MERW 8085798876 PO BOX 809 HAIKU HI 96708 SONNET K COGGINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8085798876 2025-11-15 true true CATHA LEE COMBS P01711103 8087911414 2025-11-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SONNET K COGGINS PO BOX 809 HAIKU HI 96708 734300 false X HTTPS://MERWINCONSERVANCY.ORG/ X 2016 HI 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 5 25 0 590162 664814 710 0 74341 67408 0 665213 732222 0 0 273713 362158 0 92734 234674 273451 508387 635609 156826 96613 2427822 2604276 11608 22283 2416214 2581993 X PART III, LINE 1 - 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. false false 178700 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 2024, WE CONTINUED TO REFINE GARDEN CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROCESS. OUR ARTISTS-, WRITERS-, AND SCIENTISTS-IN RESIDENCE CONTINUED THE TRADITION OF PLANTING A NATIVE LOULU (PRITCHARDIA) PALM IN THE GARDEN. WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO PROPAGATE LOULU BOTH TO EVENTUALLY OFFER TO RECOVERY EFFORTS IN LAHAINA AFTER THE MAUI FIRES, AND TO PLANT OUT IN OUR OWN GARDEN, AS WE EXPAND INTO THE UNPLANTED ACRES. 111175 ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMMING. THIS YEAR, THROUGH OUR LONG STANDING PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES THE GREEN ROOM, WE PRESENTED THE WORK OF SEVERAL WRITERS AND POETS DURING IN-PERSON GATHERINGS ON MAUI AND OAHU. WE ALSO OFFERED VIRTUAL BROADCASTS OF OUR GREEN ROOM EVENTS WITH OUR GROWING GLOBAL COMMUNITY. WE OFFERED SPECIAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS ONSITE IN THE GARDEN, INCLUDING A READING AND A WORKSHOP WITH A FEW OF OUR WRITERS- AND ARTISTS-IN RESIDENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE ALSO OPENED THE GARDEN IN INTIMATE, MINDFUL WAYS TO GUESTS DURING OUR OPEN GARDEN DAYS. 74820 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 FIVE RESIDENTS INVITED DURING THE FIRST AND PILOT PHASE OF THE RESIDENCY, WE REFINED THE RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE AND EVOLVED THE HOUSE TO SERVE AS A SITE FOR IMAGINATION AND PRACTICE. 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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. X 1 100924 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 3639 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PART III, LINE 1 - 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 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 2024, WE CONTINUED TO REFINE GARDEN CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROCESS. OUR ARTISTS-, WRITERS-, AND SCIENTISTS-IN RESIDENCE CONTINUED THE TRADITION OF PLANTING A NATIVE LOULU (PRITCHARDIA) PALM IN THE GARDEN. WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO PROPAGATE LOULU BOTH TO EVENTUALLY OFFER TO RECOVERY EFFORTS IN LAHAINA AFTER THE MAUI FIRES, AND TO PLANT OUT IN OUR OWN GARDEN, AS WE EXPAND INTO THE UNPLANTED ACRES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, 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, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF MAUI NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION TO CALIBRATE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY PRIOR TO HIRE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WYOMING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, 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.