2024-11-14T09:32:50-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 316050408 SCHOOL OF LIVING SCHO 8143530130 215 Julian Woods Lane Julian PA 16844 Ann Wilken Assistant Treasurer 8143214144 2024-11-13 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Julian Vitaglione 244 Mary St Lemont PA 16051 64018 0 X schoolofliving.org X 1954 OH School of Living is an educational organization dedicated to learning and teaching the philosophy, practices, and principles of sustainable living that are self-empowering for individuals within the general aim of establishing decentralized, ecologically sound, self-governed, and humane communities. All its resources, but most specifically the land it holds in trust, are held in responsible stewardship for present and future generations. 9 9 0 25 0 0 38868 37424 13752 20866 1341 5728 0 0 53961 64018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60174 61201 60174 61201 -6213 2817 840941 846070 0 0 840941 846070 School of Living is an educational organization dedicated to learning and teaching the philosophy, practices, and principles of sustainable living that are self-empowering for individuals within the general aim of establishing decentralized, ecologically sound, self-governed, and humane communities. All its resources, but most specifically the land it holds in trust, are held in responsible stewardship for present and future generations. 0 0 45072 0 23635 In 2023 the Heathcote Education Center (HEC) offered 14 educational and cultural events serving a total of 137 participants. HEC's main educational program was a series of 8 Visitor Days attended by 53 people featuring hands-on learning projects, a potluck, a community tour, and a visit to the Black Locust Hops Farm Brewery next door to Heathcote. HEC's new Land Manager, Sache Jones, managed the Heathcote Community Farm, an educational farm that demonstrates permaculture and organic gardening principles. The Volunteer and Internship Program (VIP) engaged 4 volunteers who helped with projects throughout the year. One highlight was that a group of 14 Naval Academy midshipmen who were taking a class on the history of utopia with professor Lori Bogel came to Heathcote for a field trip. The midshipmen worked on the Accessible Garden project and learned about the history of Heathcote Community. HEC was also a partner on the Chesapeake Climate Countdown Citizen Science Project, an educational initiative funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, which included co-hosting a series of webinars and doing a stream assessment of Heathcote Run. In addition, HEC conducted 2 off site educational events. One was a retreat for 20 people facilitated by Pamela Boyce Simms at the Maryland Line United Methodist Church where participants engaged in educational community building activities and planning for Heathcote's future. The other was a workshop on Heathcote's experience with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), which was presented by several Heathcote residents at the Twin Oaks Communities Conference in Louisa, VA to an audience of about 20 people. 8442 0 5010 Auphir Education is a School of Living project committed to land education. It creates physical and virtual workshops, immersive residential opportunities, and events to enhance learning and skill development in land management. The project aims to empower individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary for effective stewardship of land resources through these diverse educational formats. Stellar Roots, a School of Living Land Trust parcel in Virginia, is the home base of the Auphir Education project. Stellar Roots is operated by a collective of Black, Brown, and Indigenous queer individuals. It provides land access to impoverished descendants of America's industrial legacies. The project emphasizes healing and supports land-based community living, focusing on cooperative community living, ecology, conservation, sustainable development, and natural living. 2049 0 25711 School of Living's Community Land Trust (CLT) involves 6 parcels of land in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Each parcel supports a residential community that involves a living and learning center, demonstrating and teaching cooperative community living, ecology and conservation, sustainable development, and natural living. In 2023, we continued to work on developing a new lease for our Amherst County, Virginia parcel. This parcel is being leased to Stellar Roots, a collective of Black, Brown, and Indigenous People, rooted in healing and in service of land based community living. We also followed up on supporting our other parcels in the Land Trust; solving disputes among parties and updating legal documents. Another focus of School of Living's CLT is outreach and follow up with outside inquiries to our CLT. 970 0 1439 In 2023, two more of School of Living's fiscally sponsored projects presented educational events at their hosting communities. 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Jerome Liss and Michaelann Velicky are married. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 School of Living's members contribute dues of $6 or more annually, and are accepted as members at the annual Membership Meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Members elect Directors to the open seats on the Board of Directors, at the annual Membership meeting each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by the Assistant Treasurer using the year-end Financial Statements approved by the Board. The draft form is then reviewed by the Board and officers. When approved, the final copy is filed with this IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each Board Member or Committee Member shall disclose to the Board or Committee any financial interest that he or she may have in the matter pending before the Board or Committee. The chair of the meeting asks at the beginning of each meeting, after the agenda has been set, whether anyone has a potential conflict of interest to disclose. If anyone has financial interest, he or she shall refrain from participating in any decision regarding such matter, unless the Board or Committee, acting without participation of the person in question, determines that the Member's interest is sufficiently minimal that his or her participation would not constitute a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available by request to our administrator's email address. This is stated on our website. Form 8868 was filed and accepted, to allow us a 6 month extension in filing.