2024-04-08T10:45:55-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 872704374 NEPP INC NEPP 9178257851 63 St Johns Road Wilton CT 06897 Charles Kerr Board Member 9178257851 2023-05-05 Charles Kerr 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.pollinator-pathway.org X X 104709 X 103317 1387 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104709 0 0 0 3499 0 3885 21696 29080 75629 17865 1376 94870 X 17865 93494 0 0 0 1376 17865 94870 0 0 17865 94870 NEPP, Inc.'s mission is to inspire, educate, and support local communities taking the initiative to make positive change by restoring and connecting habitat for pollinators. We promote proper land care, avoidance of harmful pesticides and use of native plants across a network of connected parks, preserves and private property. NEPP, Inc. is organized to provide support to local Pollinator Pathway Projects at the local level and is now established in 334 towns across 17 states. It extends its educational and promotional reach through the distribution of signs stating, "This Property is on the Pollinator Pathway." This signifies that native plants supporting local pollinators are intentionally grown and that the property is pesticide-free. To date, signs have been placed on 7,279 public and private properties across the US and Canada. 0 11485 NEPP, Inc. maintains a website with newsworthy blog posts, an archive of Pollinator Pathway newsletters sent quarterly to 6000 individuals. We provide a free platform to host webpages for towns on the Pathway, and offer printable plant lists, brochures, signage all at no cost. Our iNaturalist Pollinator Pathway Project has 50,000+ sightings for Citizens Science data collection purposes. We offer webinars and in-person speaking engagements about the importance of protecting pollinators and biodiversity. 0 0 The NEPP, Inc. strategic plan identifies Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) as a priority. We focus on partnering with urban and frontline community groups that are engaging students in planting native plants. The DEIJ committee works to implement The Pollinator Pathway's mission is to inspire, educate and support diverse communities working together to restore and connect habitat for native pollinators. 0 0 We provide ongoing support and suggestions to local Pollinator Pathway projects across the country. We are routinely contacted by a variety of groups with questions about pollinator protection, native plants, invasive plant removal and management, pesticide alternatives and a variety of related topics. We work to be a clearing house for information and organizational guidance to these local groups. 0 0 11485 X Donna Merrill President and Director 30 0 0 0 Louise Washer Treasurer and Director 20 0 0 0 Jana Hogan Vice-President and Director 20 0 0 0 Charles Kerr Secretary and Director 20 0 0 0 Jackie Algon Director 5 0 0 0 Elizabeth Craig Director 5 0 0 0 Mary Hogue Director 5 0 0 0 Holly Kocet Director 5 0 0 0 Karalyn Lamb Director 5 0 0 0 Mary Ellen Lemay Director 5 0 0 0 Jean Puchalski Director 5 0 0 0 Deepika Saksena Director 5 0 0 0 Kitsey Snow Director 5 0 0 0 Mary Wilson Director 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CT Louise Washer 280 Silvermine Avenue Norwalk CT 06850 2038561497 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 0 18000 103317 121317 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18000 103317 121317 67914 53403 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1387 1387 122709 0 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 In connection with public speaking by Board Members on topics relating to Pollinators and native plants, they received speaking fees which were given to NEPP, Inc. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B As part of updating our bookkeeping in 2023, we reviewed our 2022 Income Statement and our estimated sign inventory and determined that we needed to make some minor corrections to our financial numbers that we used to prepare our 2022 Form 990-EZ. While we do not believe these changes are material, we decided to amend our 2022 return. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 We paid Independent contractors to assist us in our programming efforts, we paid for Pollinator signs, which we distributed across the country, we purchased a computer, we paid for refreshments for a Board Retreat and a Landowner forum, we paid for insurance, we paid for Zoom support services, we paid certain filing fees Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 We acquired Pollinator signs and, as of the end of the year we estimate that we had signs worth $1376. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 We estimate that the pollinator Signs we had as of the end of the year are valued at $1376 Form 990-EZ, Part IV Director Deepika Saksena left the Board of Directors during 2022 This is an amended return. We previously timely filed our 2022 Form 990-EZ.