2024-10-02T11:33:49-07:00 2023-12-31 030483170 CEA Scholtes and Associates 106 Tunbridge Rd Baltimore MD 21212 990 2023-01-01 521657508 GUNPOWDER VALLEY CONSERVANCY INC GUNP 4432533570 PO BOX 9733 TOWSON MD 21284 MARY ANN WILSON Treasurer 2024-10-02 true true CHRIS SCHOLTES CPA P01607734 4103230010 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MARY ANN WILSON 829658 false X https://gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org X 1989 MD To engage, connect, and inspire people to preserve and restore the Gunpowder Watershed. 16 16 10 1300 0 702200 784351 25853 23597 3218 5862 1360 -4284 732631 809526 0 0 304682 395788 0 51270 401424 421244 706106 817032 26525 -7506 573154 585567 20835 37415 552319 548152 To engage, connect, and inspire people to preserve and restore the Gunpowder Watershed. false false 433043 23790 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION - SEE SCHEDULE O 165653 CONSERVATION EDUCATION - SEE SCHEDULE O 4184 LAND PRESERVATION/LOCAL LAND TRUST 2023 - 27 EASEMENT PROPERTIES WERE MONITORED IN 2023. GVC HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 39 PROPERTIES TOTALING 2,042 ACRES. THERE WERE NO EASEMENTS MODIFIED IN 2023. GVC CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE OTHER FOUR LAND TRUSTS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY THROUGH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. 602880 true true false false false false true false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 false 10 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MD X X MARY ANN WILSON 4432533570 PO BOX 9733 TOWSON MD 212849733 Kimberly Tucker Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 93531 0 0 Cyrus Green President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Don Callihan Vice President 25.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jonathan Lovell Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Ann Wilson Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sarah Bunk Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Deborah Slawson Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Luke Hancock Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brittany Anuszkiewicz Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edward Stuebing Director 15.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Clark III Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Martin Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Roberta Ficke Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carl Gold Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Johnson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Vondrasek Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elisa Watson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 93531 0 false false false Live Green Landscape Associates LLC 619 Westminster Pike Reisterstown MD 21136 Landscape 154000 1 20839 582679 180833 500 784351 RAIN BARRELS/GARDENS 110000 23597 23597 23597 5862 5862 0 0 0 0 15655 20839 20132 -4477 -4477 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 193 193 193 809526 23790 1385 X 0 0 0 0 93531 61052 23273 9206 0 256941 167720 63933 25288 0 18709 18709 26607 16846 8120 1641 0 0 29036 29036 0 0 0 267900 264009 3250 641 0 13415 3404 5089 4922 8130 1794 6336 0 2752 2752 11350 11089 205 56 0 644 175 380 89 592 592 0 1466 1466 3095 3065 30 SUPPLIES 67080 65351 1016 713 EASEMENT COST 6500 6500 OTHER 4850 3299 1551 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4055 370 2773 912 379 379 817032 602880 162882 51270 79523 225769 184029 107555 0 94719 108437 0 0 0 0 0 7327 2076 6717 5251 98316 93864 0 0 0 109850 44691 573154 585567 20835 37415 20835 37415 X 302649 256107 249670 292045 552319 548152 573154 585567 -7506 3339 X false false false X 636362 430434 734328 702200 784351 3287675 0 0 636362 430434 734328 702200 784351 3287675 0 3287675 1312 748 346 3218 5862 11486 13805 -4477 9328 63 1692 2817 193 4765 3313254 178467 0.99230 0.98970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 39 20 1 true 18 3712 false 79630 23031 2392 105053 79631 8 9 79630 79624 7 79631 59772 19213 639 79624 59606 166 59772 1.00000 false false false 7327 2076 5251 5251 ACCRUED REVENUE 44372 CONSERVATION EASEMENT 219 ORGANIZATION COSTS 100 44691 Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. THE GUNPOWDER VALLEY CONSERVANCY GVC OWNS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, WHICH ARE INTANGIBLE ASSETS COMPRISING LISTED RIGHTS AND/OR RESTRICTIONS OVER THE OWNED PROPERTY THAT ARE CONVEYED BY A PROPERTY OWNER TO THE ORGANIZATION, IN PERPETUITY, IN ORDER TO CONSERVE THE OWNED PROPERTY. THESE INTANGIBLE ASSETS MAY BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED TO OTHERS SO LONG AS THE ASSIGNEE AGREES TO CARRY OUT IN PERPETUITY, THE CONSERVATION PURPOSES INTENDED BY THE ORIGINAL GRANTOR. SUCH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, DO NOT GENERATE CASH FLOW OR PROVIDE FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFIT. ACCORDINGLY, GVC EXPENSES THE COST OF PURCHASING, MONITORING AND DEFENDING SUCH EASEMENTS. GVC MUST MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE FUND IN RESERVE SEE PART V, LINE 4 TO POSITION ITSELF AS A CREDITABLE GUARDIAN OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN PERPETUAL PRESERVATION OF THE CONSERVATION VALUES ON THE PROPERTY. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SO THAT THE GUNPOWDER VALLEY CONSERVANCY GVC MAY USE THE EARNINGS TO SUPPORT THE COST OF MONITORING AND DEFENDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PURCHASED BY THE STATE IN THE GUNPOWDER RURAL LEGACY AREA. SPECIFIC AMOUNTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PARTICULAR EASEMENT AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT IF THE STATE FINDS THAT THE GVC HAS NOT PROPERLY DISCHARGED THESE DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO AN EASEMENT, THEN THE CONSERVANCY MAY BE REQUIRED TO REFUND THE PRINCIPAL TO THE STATE. THE PRINCIPAL MAY BE USED TO DEFRAY COSTS OF DEFENDING AN EASEMENT BUT ONLY WITH WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE STATE, THEREFORE THE FUNDS ARE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED. THE PRINCIPAL IS HELD IN FDIC DEPOSITS AND THE INTEREST EARNED GOES INTO A SEPARATE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUND TO BE USED ONLY FOR EASEMENT MONITORING AND DEFENSE COSTS, ALONG WITH FUNDS THE GVC IS ABLE TO RAISE FROM OTHER SOURCES FOR EASEMENT MONITORING AND DEFENSE. false CELEBRATION 36494 20839 15655 1936 12086 6110 36494 20839 15655 1936 12086 6110 20132 -4477 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE GVC ACCOMPLISHES THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF FORM 990, OR FORM 990-EZ, TAX RETURNS BY THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THIS PACKAGE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF THEIR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE FINAL SUBMISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c GVC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADVISORS, AND KEY PERSONNEL REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ANY CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED VIA SELF-DISCLOSURE AND BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION. DECISIONS ARE MADE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AFTER BOARD DISCUSSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES AND ALL RELATED BENEFITS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION: REFORESTATION: VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 2,020 TREES ON 32.32 ACRES 16.97 RIPARIAN ACRES 13.35 UPLAND ACRES. TOTAL FOR PAST 34 YEARS 38,148 TREES PLANTED IN THE GUNPOWDER WATERSHED ON 282 ACRES BY VOLUNTEERS. FOREST STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MAINTAINED 5,612 TREES ON APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES, REMOVING 15,830 LBS. OF INVASIVE PLANTS. STREAMS: MOTIVATED THE ADOPTION OF 11 NEW SITES COVERING 2.75 NEW STREAM MILES; ORGANIZED VOLUNTEERS FOR 26 STREAM CLEAN-UPS THAT RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF 5.27 TONS OF TRASH IN 2023. RAIN BARRELS: DISTRIBUTED 28 RAIN BARRELS DURING 3 WORKSHOPS. TOTAL STORM WATER RUNOFF COLLECTED: EST. 7,000 SQ. FT FROM ROOF TOPS. 1 BAY-WISE YARD CERTIFICATION; 29 CONSERVATION GARDENS INSTALLED INCLUDING 23 RAIN GARDENS, 5 MICRO-BIORETENTION PRACTICES, AND 1 BAYSCAPE IN THE CLEAR CREEKS PROJECT AREA. TOTAL 2023 GVC VOLUNTEERS - 1,300. TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS - 3,500 X $32.82 VOLUNTEER LABOR VALUE IN MD $114,870. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONSERVATION EDUCATION: OUTREACH - 53 OUTREACH EVENTS HELD IN 2023 FOR 981 PEOPLE, 25 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS, 25 PRESENTATIONS/TABLING OUTREACH, 3 GVC COMMUNITY EVENTS. 508 EVENTS SINCE 2008 WITH 10,928 PARTICIPANTS EDUCATED. COMMUNITY PARTNERS: OVER 100 PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.