2024-04-25T17:51:32-04:00 2023-12-31 562070443 ROUSE ROUSE ROUSE & GARDNER LLP 439 W KINGS HWY EDEN NC 27288 990 2023-01-01 562275695 DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION DANR 3366276270 413 CHURCH ST SUITE 401 EDEN NC 27288 TIFFANY HAWORTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3366276270 2024-04-24 TIFFANY HAWORTH XXX-XX-XXXX false TREVOR C GARDNER CPA P02087263 3366271323 2024-04-25 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TIFFANY HAWORTH 413 CHURCH ST EDEN NC 27288 548746 false X WWW.DANRIVER.ORG X 2002 NC THE DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION PRESERVES AND PROMOTES THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE DAN RIVER BASIN THROUGH STEWARDSHIP, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION. 16 16 6 1100 0 437005 508252 1586 37417 574 2515 69954 562 509119 548746 0 0 235312 239760 0 27596 194129 202095 429441 441855 79678 106891 850684 672706 428159 143508 422525 529198 X THE DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION PRESERVES AND PROMOTES THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE DAN RIVER BASIN THROUGH STEWARDSHIP, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION. false false 106853 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EE) MORE THAN 9,000 YOUTH AND ADULTS, A 10% INCREASE OVER 2022, FROM ALMOST A DOZEN COUNTIES PARTICIPATED IN DRBAS EE PROGRAMS IN 2023. DRBA CONTINUED ITS SPECIAL OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH BY PROVIDING EE PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 100 UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGH MHC AFTER 3. DRBA ALSO PROVIDED ITS AWARD-WINNING IN-CLASSROOM AND FIELD PROGRAMS SUCH AS TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM, STREAMSIDE TREES IN THE CLASSROOM AND GROWING KIDS AND TREES AT MORE THAN 40 SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, DRBA SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN 22 PUBLIC EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDING VIRGINIA SAVE OUR STREAMS TRAINING, RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP, AND CITIZEN WATER QUALITY MONITORING TRAININGS FOR MORE THAN 150 VOLUNTEERS. DRBA ALSO INSTALLED A SENSORY GARDEN AT THE ALBERT HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED MONARCH WAYSTATION AT MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WAS DRBAS FOURTH WAYSTATION INSTALLED IN THE REGION. ON NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, DRBA AND THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HOSTED THE FOREST SCHOOL AT PHILPOTT LAKE EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE ECO AMBASSADOR COUNCIL AND CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED. IN 2023, THE NEW VOLUNTEER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS (VEE) WAS LAUNCHED AND TRAINED EIGHTEEN VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE DRBA EE PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. 178089 OUTDOOR RECREATION IN 2023, DRBA COMPLETED 13 TRAIL, RIVER ACCESS AND PARK PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDED THE BATTEAU RENOVATION PROJECT AT THE MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, THE FIELDALE STEPS PROJECT, THE BEAVER CREEK CAMPUS TRAIL, THE M.C. MARTIN PARK AND HOGANS CREEK PARK. THE NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE NAMED 2023 AS THE YEAR OF THE TRAIL IN NC AND DRBA PLANNED AND HOSTED OVER TWO DOZEN OUTDOOR EVENTS INSPIRING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO GET OUTDOORS. DRBA ALSO MANAGED THE INSTALLATION OF A MURAL CREATED BY A SENIOR CENTER ART GROUP AT THE MATRIMONY CREEK TRAIL IN EDEN. DRBA COMPLETED ITS WORK ON TWO MASTER PLANS FOR THE REGION INCLUDING THE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NC OUTDOOR RECREATION MASTER PLAN AND THE DAN RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY. DRBAS MONTHLY, PUBLIC, FREE FIRST SATURDAY OUTINGS INSPIRED MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN A DRBA-HOSTED HIKE OR PADDLE IN 2023, ALMOST A 10% INCREASE OVER 2022. IN ADDITION, DRBA PROVIDED A GUIDED HIKE FOR YOUTH AT KNIGHT BROWN NATURE PRESERVE IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR DOZENS OF YOUTH AND A BI-STATE PARK HIKE WITH RANGERS FROM NC MAYO RIVER STATE PARK AND THE FUTURE VA STATE PARK. 71235 STEWARDSHIP & OUTREACH IN 2023, DRBA HOSTED AND/OR MANAGED 24 LAND AND WATER CLEANUPS IN THE WATERSHED ENGAGING MORE THAN 950 VOLUNTEERS. MORE THAN 300 TREES WERE PLANTED AS RIPARIAN BUFFER TO PROMOTE HEALTHY WATER. MORE THAN SIXTY VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED MONTHLY MONITORING OF THE REGIONS RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGH DRBAS CITIZEN WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM USING THE SAME PROTOCOLS AS VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA WATER QUALITY DEPARTMENTS. DRBA ALSO PARTNERED WITH SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER TO MAINTAIN THE BAN ON URANIUM MINING IN VIRGINIA. AT DRBAS ANNUAL CELEBRATION IN JUNE, 2023, DRBA MEMBERS VOTED TO ELIMINATE MEMBERSHIP LEVELS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH THEY WERE ABLE TO DONATE. DRBA HELD SEVERAL PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING THE FLOATING LOTUS WHERE PEOPLE DONATED IN CELEBRATION OR MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE AND THEN SET A LOTUS FLOWER IN THE WATER. DRBA PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND MANAGED A KAYAK POOL AT THE SMITH RIVERFEST HELPING BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN HOW TO SAFELY PADDLE. DRBA HOSTED INSPIRED BY NATURE WEBINAR WHICH FEATURED LOCAL ARTISTS AND HOW THEY INCORPORATE THE OUTDOORS INTO THEIR ART. DRBA STAFF CONTINUED TO SERVE ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES AND BOARDS OF ORGANIZATIONS. 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SEE BELOW false DAN RIVER IMPLEMENTATION TEAM DIRECTOR SEE BELOW false SCHEDULE L, PART V LINE 1. SPRAY MERCANTILE, LLC. IS A LANDLORD OF DRBA FOR ITS PRIMARY OFFICE SPACE (SUITE 401 IN THE SPRAY MERCANTILE BUILDING, EDEN, NC). THE CHARGES FOR RENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED ARE NO MORE THAN MARKET RATE FOR THE SPACE AND SERVICES, AS DETERMINED BY AMOUNTS BEING CHARGED FOR SPACE AND SERVICES TO OTHER MERCANTILE BUILDING TENANTS, THAT ARE INDEPENDENT AND UNRELATED TO MARK BISHOPRIC, WHO IS A MEMBER AND THE MANAGER OF SPRAY MERCANTILE LLC. LINE 2 & 3. MARK BISHOPRIC AND WAYNE KIRKPATRICK HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE DAN RIVER IMPLEMENTATION TEAM THAT HAS INTERACTED WITH DRBA ON VARIOUS PROJECTS. BOTH THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM AND DRBA'S BOARD HAVE BEEN KEPT INFORMED OF OUR POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE TWO (2) ORGANIZATIONS, AND THERE HAS BEEN OVERSIGHT OF ANY TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH DURING 2014 AND THROUGH 2023 PERIODS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EE) MORE THAN 9,000 YOUTH AND ADULTS, A 10% INCREASE OVER 2022, FROM ALMOST A DOZEN COUNTIES PARTICIPATED IN DRBAS EE PROGRAMS IN 2023. DRBA CONTINUED ITS SPECIAL OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH BY PROVIDING EE PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 100 UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGH MHC AFTER 3. DRBA ALSO PROVIDED ITS AWARD-WINNING IN-CLASSROOM AND FIELD PROGRAMS SUCH AS TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM, STREAMSIDE TREES IN THE CLASSROOM AND GROWING KIDS AND TREES AT MORE THAN 40 SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, DRBA SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN 22 PUBLIC EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDING VIRGINIA SAVE OUR STREAMS TRAINING, RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP, AND CITIZEN WATER QUALITY MONITORING TRAININGS FOR MORE THAN 150 VOLUNTEERS. DRBA ALSO INSTALLED A SENSORY GARDEN AT THE ALBERT HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED MONARCH WAYSTATION AT MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WAS DRBAS FOURTH WAYSTATION INSTALLED IN THE REGION. ON NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, DRBA AND THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HOSTED THE FOREST SCHOOL AT PHILPOTT LAKE EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE ECO AMBASSADOR COUNCIL AND CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED. IN 2023, THE NEW VOLUNTEER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS (VEE) WAS LAUNCHED AND TRAINED EIGHTEEN VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE DRBA EE PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B OUTDOOR RECREATION IN 2023, DRBA COMPLETED 13 TRAIL, RIVER ACCESS AND PARK PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDED THE BATTEAU RENOVATION PROJECT AT THE MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, THE FIELDALE STEPS PROJECT, THE BEAVER CREEK CAMPUS TRAIL, THE M.C. MARTIN PARK AND HOGANS CREEK PARK. THE NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE NAMED 2023 AS THE YEAR OF THE TRAIL IN NC AND DRBA PLANNED AND HOSTED OVER TWO DOZEN OUTDOOR EVENTS INSPIRING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO GET OUTDOORS. DRBA ALSO MANAGED THE INSTALLATION OF A MURAL CREATED BY A SENIOR CENTER ART GROUP AT THE MATRIMONY CREEK TRAIL IN EDEN. DRBA COMPLETED ITS WORK ON TWO MASTER PLANS FOR THE REGION INCLUDING THE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NC OUTDOOR RECREATION MASTER PLAN AND THE DAN RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY. DRBAS MONTHLY, PUBLIC, FREE FIRST SATURDAY OUTINGS INSPIRED MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN A DRBA-HOSTED HIKE OR PADDLE IN 2023, ALMOST A 10% INCREASE OVER 2022. IN ADDITION, DRBA PROVIDED A GUIDED HIKE FOR YOUTH AT KNIGHT BROWN NATURE PRESERVE IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR DOZENS OF YOUTH AND A BI-STATE PARK HIKE WITH RANGERS FROM NC MAYO RIVER STATE PARK AND THE FUTURE VA STATE PARK. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C STEWARDSHIP & OUTREACH IN 2023, DRBA HOSTED AND/OR MANAGED 24 LAND AND WATER CLEANUPS IN THE WATERSHED ENGAGING MORE THAN 950 VOLUNTEERS. MORE THAN 300 TREES WERE PLANTED AS RIPARIAN BUFFER TO PROMOTE HEALTHY WATER. MORE THAN SIXTY VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED MONTHLY MONITORING OF THE REGIONS RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGH DRBAS CITIZEN WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM USING THE SAME PROTOCOLS AS VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA WATER QUALITY DEPARTMENTS. DRBA ALSO PARTNERED WITH SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER TO MAINTAIN THE BAN ON URANIUM MINING IN VIRGINIA. AT DRBAS ANNUAL CELEBRATION IN JUNE, 2023, DRBA MEMBERS VOTED TO ELIMINATE MEMBERSHIP LEVELS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH THEY WERE ABLE TO DONATE. DRBA HELD SEVERAL PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING THE FLOATING LOTUS WHERE PEOPLE DONATED IN CELEBRATION OR MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE AND THEN SET A LOTUS FLOWER IN THE WATER. DRBA PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND MANAGED A KAYAK POOL AT THE SMITH RIVERFEST HELPING BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN HOW TO SAFELY PADDLE. DRBA HOSTED INSPIRED BY NATURE WEBINAR WHICH FEATURED LOCAL ARTISTS AND HOW THEY INCORPORATE THE OUTDOORS INTO THEIR ART. DRBA STAFF CONTINUED TO SERVE ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES AND BOARDS OF ORGANIZATIONS. DRBA STAFFWERE ALSO VIRTUAL GUEST LECTURERS AND SPEAKERS FOR MORE THAN A DOZEN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 CHANGES TO BYLAWS ON JUNE 3, 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS, BUT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE SHAREHOLDERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS). THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS THE OFFICERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION REVIEWED THE FINAL DRAFT OF 2023 990 AT A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IN APRIL 2024. FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY ROUSE, ROUSE, ROUSE & GARDNER, CPA FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH DRBA STAFF AND INPUT FROM BOARD MEMBERS. THE DOCUMENT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING IN APRIL. BOARD MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO FORWARD QUESTIONS TO SHAWN GORMAN, TREASURER. BOARD MEMBERS APPROVED THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY EMAIL WITH A REQUEST THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSES ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND SIGN AND RETURN A COPY OF THE POLICY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS DISTRIBUTION AND REQUEST WERE MADE BY EMAIL IN FEBRUARY 2023. THIS REQUEST WAS REPEATED TO REMIND BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAD NOT RETURNED THEIR SIGNED POLICIES LATER IN FEBRUARY 2023. ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SIGNED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS INFORMATION WAS ASSIMILATED INTO THE 990 FORM AS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED IN THIS FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS PERIODICALLY TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EVALUATE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPABILITY TO RETAIN ITS STAFF WHILE EVALUATING INFORMATION FROM OTHER REGIONAL NONPROFITS AS IT RELATES TO THEIR DISCLOSED COMPENSATION PACKAGE INFORMATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY APPOINTMENT AT THE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE LOCATION OF THE ORGANIZATION AT 413 CHURCH STREET, SUITE 401, EDEN, NC 27288. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 TAX RETURN IS POSTED ON ANOTHER'S WEBSITE, WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG, FOR REVIEW ANNUALLY.