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IN PARALLEL, WE ASSESSED LONG-TERM STAFFING NEEDS FOR THE DEDICATED, EXPERT OVERSIGHT OF THE COLLECTION, ENGAGING IN PLANNING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TOWARD THE HIRING OF A HORTICULTURALIST. WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO PROPAGATE NATIVE LOULU (PRITCHARDIA) PALMS FOR FUTURE PLANTING WITHIN THE GARDEN AND FOR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO BROADER RECOVERY AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON MAUI. OUR RESIDENTS MAINTAINED THE TRADITION OF PLANTING A NATIVE LOULU PALM, DEEPENING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. 121348 ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMMING: THROUGH OUR PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES THE GREEN ROOM, THE MERWIN CONSERVANCY PRESENTED THE WORK OF POETS, WRITERS, AND ARTISTS TO LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. WE HOSTED IN- PERSON PROGRAMS ON MAUI AND O'AHU FEATURING CURRENT AND FORMER RESIDENTS AND OFFERED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO EXTEND ACCESS TO OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUED OUR OPEN GARDEN DAYS PROGRAM, WELCOMING VISITORS TWICE MONTHLY FOR GUIDED, CONTEMPLATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT CENTER THE ECOLOGICAL AND LITERARY LEGACY OF THIS PLACE. IN ADDITION, WE HOSTED EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL VISITORS, AND LAUNCHED OUR EDUCATOR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, CONNECTING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ACROSS MAUI WITH THE CONSERVANCY THROUGH VISITS, PROGRAM ATTENDANCE, AND TEACHING RESOURCES. THESE PROGRAMS ADVANCED OUR MISSION TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATURE, LANGUAGE, AND THE IMAGINATION. IN 2025, THE MERWIN CONSERVANCY ADVANCED ITS STEWARDSHIP OF W.S. MERWINS LITERARY LEGACY THROUGH ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS. DURING THE YEAR, THE CONSERVANCY COMPLETED THE TRANSFER OF W.S. MERWINS REMAINING PAPERS TO THE HARRY RANSOM CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ENSURING LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND ACCESS FOR SCHOLARSHIP. 49399 RESIDENCY PROGRAM:THE MERWIN CONSERVANCYS RESIDENCY PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2021, CONTINUED IN 2025 TO OFFER THE MERWINS HOME AND GARDEN AS A SANCTUARY FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND THINKERS WHO MAKE NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR LANGUAGE AND LAND. RESIDENTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A NOMINATION PROCESS INVOLVING ADVISORS WORKING ACROSS DISCIPLINES. DURING THE YEAR, THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE AND RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT COMFORT, ACCESSIBILITY, AND THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS. 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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 5 67385 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 6688 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, THE MERWIN CONSERVANCY HAS CONTINUED TO CARE FOR, PROTECT, AND CATALOG ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST SIGNIFICANT AND DIVERSE PALM COLLECTIONS. IN 2025, WE ADVANCED ONGOING GARDEN CARE THROUGH THE WORK OF CONTRACT GARDENERS, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS, FURTHER REFINING INFRASTRUCTURE, PATHWAYS, AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES TO SUPPORT THE LONG- TERM HEALTH OF THE GARDEN. IN PARALLEL, WE ASSESSED LONG-TERM STAFFING NEEDS FOR THE DEDICATED, EXPERT OVERSIGHT OF THE COLLECTION, ENGAGING IN PLANNING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TOWARD THE HIRING OF A HORTICULTURALIST. WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO PROPAGATE NATIVE LOULU (PRITCHARDIA) PALMS FOR FUTURE PLANTING WITHIN THE GARDEN AND FOR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO BROADER RECOVERY AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON MAUI. OUR RESIDENTS MAINTAINED THE TRADITION OF PLANTING A NATIVE LOULU PALM, DEEPENING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMMING: THROUGH OUR PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES THE GREEN ROOM, THE MERWIN CONSERVANCY PRESENTED THE WORK OF POETS, WRITERS, AND ARTISTS TO LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. WE HOSTED IN- PERSON PROGRAMS ON MAUI AND O'AHU FEATURING CURRENT AND FORMER RESIDENTS AND OFFERED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO EXTEND ACCESS TO OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUED OUR OPEN GARDEN DAYS PROGRAM, WELCOMING VISITORS TWICE MONTHLY FOR GUIDED, CONTEMPLATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT CENTER THE ECOLOGICAL AND LITERARY LEGACY OF THIS PLACE. IN ADDITION, WE HOSTED EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL VISITORS, AND LAUNCHED OUR EDUCATOR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, CONNECTING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ACROSS MAUI WITH THE CONSERVANCY THROUGH VISITS, PROGRAM ATTENDANCE, AND TEACHING RESOURCES. THESE PROGRAMS ADVANCED OUR MISSION TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATURE, LANGUAGE, AND THE IMAGINATION. IN 2025, THE MERWIN CONSERVANCY ADVANCED ITS STEWARDSHIP OF W.S. MERWINS LITERARY LEGACY THROUGH ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS. DURING THE YEAR, THE CONSERVANCY COMPLETED THE TRANSFER OF W.S. MERWINS REMAINING PAPERS TO THE HARRY RANSOM CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ENSURING LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND ACCESS FOR SCHOLARSHIP. 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. ARCHIVALS: WE PLACED A PORTION OF W.S. MERWIN'S LATE ARCHIVES WITH THE RENOWNED LITERARY ARCHIVE, THE HARRY RANSOM CENTER. THE PLACEMENT ENSURES THE PRESERVATION OF THIS IMPORTANT MATERIAL AND FACILITATES BROAD AND DEEP ACCESS BY SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, WRITERS, AND OTHERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD 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 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 TO CORRECT BEGINNING ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION -49,153