2024-09-18T11:42:10-04:00 2023-12-31 251767697 GOLDBERG & BALTHASER PC 3540 N PROGRESS AVE STE 107 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2023-01-01 251859016 PENNSYLVANIA PARKS AND FORESTS FOUNDATION INC PENN 7172367644 704 LISBURN ROAD SUITE 102 CAMP HILL PA 17011 MARCI MOWERY PRESIDENT 7172367644 2024-09-18 true true JACQUELINE BALTHASER CPA P00115240 7176529200 2024-09-18 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z MARCI MOWERY 704 LISBURN ROAD SUITE 102 CAMP HILL PA 17011 2023568 false X WWW.PAPARKSANDFORESTS.ORG X 1999 PA PPFF'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF PENNSYLVANIA'S STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. 14 14 12 540 0 1397850 1461705 43946 94949 10082 30101 279851 249331 1731729 1836086 0 0 247456 272389 0 39517 1289591 1423134 1537047 1695523 194682 140563 2460393 2602508 2170 3722 2458223 2598786 X PPFF'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF PENNSYLVANIA'S STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. false false 1605444 94949 THE THEME FOR 2023 WAS REFLECTIONS, WHICH AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY LOOK AT CONSERVATION HISTORY, BUT TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE VARIOUS MEANINGS OF THE WORD. IT PROVIDED A VENUE FOR EXPLORING A PLACE, SUCH AS THE LEHIGH GORGE, THROUGH A RICHER LENS OF HISTORY, RECREATION AND CONSERVATION. IN THIS REALM, ONE OF THE LARGER PROJECTS OF THE YEAR WAS THE RESTORATION OF THE BOARDWALK AT PETROLEUM CENTER AT OIL CREEK STATE PARK. THIS IS PART ONE OF A MULTI-PHASE PROJECT TO INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF THE EARLY OIL INDUSTRY IN THE COMMONWEALTH. REFLECTING MIGHT ALSO LEAD ONE TO LOOK FORWARD - HOW DOES ONE ENSURE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE OUTDOORS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS? IN THIS REALM, WE UNDERTOOK HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS AT MICHAUX STATE FOREST AND BALD EAGLE STATE FOREST, TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY GAME SPECIES LIKE GROUSE AND TURKEY, BUT THOSE OTHER SPECIES THAT RESIDE IN THE SAME HABITAT. CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE PENNSYLVANIA OUTDOOR CORPS PROGRAM, BOTH THROUGH SUPPORT OF CORPS MEMBERS AS WELL AS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM, IS ANOTHER WAY TO PAY IT FORWARD. TWO PROJECTS THAT THE CORPS COMPLETED, SHINGLING RESTROOMS WITH STEEL SHINGLES AT OHIOPYLE STATE PARK AND CREATING A STATE-OF-THE-ART FIREWOOD SHELTER ON THE LAUREL HIGHLAND HIKING TRAIL, PROVIDE LONG-TERM DIVIDENDS FOR PARK AND FOREST USERS. A COLLECTIVE CELEBRATION OF A HIKER-BIKER CAMPGROUND AT OHIOPYLE STATE PARK BROUGHT SMILES TO THE FACES OF MANY WHEN THEY REALIZED THEIR ACCESS TO CAMPING, AND TO TOWN, JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT EASIER. LASTLY, ADVOCACY EFFORTS PAID OFF WHEN DCNR WAS AWARDED 112 MILLION FOR MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. THINGS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PPFF AND FRIENDS GROUPS: 6614 TREES PLANTED 7600 STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH 335 PROGRAMS SUPPORTED THROUGH EITC DONATIONS 518 MILES OF TRAILS BUILT OR MAINTAINED 134 TRAILS MAINTAINED 133 BLUEBIRD BOXES BUILT OR MAINTAINED 35 AMPHITHEATERS OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES BUILT OR MAINTAINED 30 FIRE RINGS PLACED 29 GARDENS PLANTED OR MAINTAINED 27 GRILLS PLACED 26 BENCHES PLACED 24 TRAIL BRIDGES BUILT OR MAINTAINED 22 BLOGS WRITTEN AND POSTED 18 ROADSIDE CLEANUPS 15 VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMS HELD 15 INFLUENCERS HOSTED 14 SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO SHOWS HELD 12 PAINT BY NUMBERS CREATED 12 BUILDINGS OR OTHER STRUCTURES MAINTAINED 8 PLAYGROUNDS MAINTAINED 4 PLAYGROUNDS BUILT OR UPDATED 4 CONSERVATION BOOKS DISCUSSED 3 INTERNS 2 ADA CANOE AND KAYAK LAUNCHES LAUNCHED 2 HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS 1 HIKER/BIKER CAMPGROUND OPENED 1 ADA FISHING PIER 1 RANGER E-BIKE PURCHASED 1 PUBLIC WEBINAR HELD EQUIPMENT PURCHASES-DR MOWER FOR TRAILS, ETC EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES PURCHASED-ENVIROSCAPE, WATER QUALITY TEST KITS, ETC PA OUTDOOR CORPS CREWS SUPPORT UNTOLD NUMBER REACHED THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF WINGS OVER WATER 1605444 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false true 35 0 12 true false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false PA X OFFICERS 7172367644 704 LISBURN ROAD SUITE 102 CAMP HILL PA 17011 MARCI MOWERY PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 79416 0 16818 CHRISTINE MOLSKI CHAIRWOMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRADLEY MALLORY IMMEDIATE PA 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY SODERBERG VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DR JAMES GRACE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA LEE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL FOGAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE HARPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT HESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HIRST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC MADDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MONTERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS SHOFFNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP JIM STRUZZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 79416 16818 false false false 184154 1277551 1461705 PASSPORT REVENUE 35398 35398 SERVICE INCOME 34451 34451 FRIENDS GROUP FEES 14437 14437 OTHER REVENUE 10663 10663 94949 29758 29758 15661 15318 343 343 343 421495 172164 249331 249331 1836086 95292 279089 231926 206460 15725 9741 18330 16345 1245 740 22133 19683 1521 929 23078 23078 30462 28010 1514 938 34286 31010 2078 1198 13040 11869 805 366 28944 25766 1962 1216 7261 6991 134 136 412 209 203 1458 1458 9126 7668 1065 393 PARK & FOREST GROUP'S EXP 722868 722868 GRANT & ALLOCATION EXP 440640 440640 EITC EXPENSE 25873 25873 PASSPORT PROJECT 16358 14562 1109 687 69328 46032 123 23173 1695523 1605444 50562 39517 45494 47528 2287995 2377004 30900 49154 1440 300 87641 103568 4709 6698 33808 17766 16042 2214 2214 2460393 2602508 2170 3722 2170 3722 X 418190 397449 2040033 2201337 2458223 2598786 2460393 2602508 X 140563 X false true X true false X 1079822 928661 1180112 1397850 1461705 6048150 1079822 928661 1180112 1397850 1461705 6048150 6048150 16335 12881 5053 10140 29758 74167 70362 336150 409785 395519 421495 1633311 7755628 244126 0.77980 0.81100 X PART II, LINE 10 SPECIAL PROGRAM REVENUE 1,211,816 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1938 1938 31870 15828 16042 16042 2008250 172164 172164 1836086 1836086 1867687 172164 172164 1695523 1695523 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF ITEMS RESOLD 172,164 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF ITEMS RESOLD 172,164 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE THEME FOR 2023 WAS REFLECTIONS, WHICH AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY LOOK AT CONSERVATION HISTORY, BUT TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE VARIOUS MEANINGS OF THE WORD. IT PROVIDED A VENUE FOR EXPLORING A PLACE, SUCH AS THE LEHIGH GORGE, THROUGH A RICHER LENS OF HISTORY, RECREATION AND CONSERVATION. IN THIS REALM, ONE OF THE LARGER PROJECTS OF THE YEAR WAS THE RESTORATION OF THE BOARDWALK AT PETROLEUM CENTER AT OIL CREEK STATE PARK. THIS IS PART ONE OF A MULTI-PHASE PROJECT TO INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF THE EARLY OIL INDUSTRY IN THE COMMONWEALTH. REFLECTING MIGHT ALSO LEAD ONE TO LOOK FORWARD - HOW DOES ONE ENSURE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE OUTDOORS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS? IN THIS REALM, WE UNDERTOOK HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS AT MICHAUX STATE FOREST AND BALD EAGLE STATE FOREST, TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY GAME SPECIES LIKE GROUSE AND TURKEY, BUT THOSE OTHER SPECIES THAT RESIDE IN THE SAME HABITAT. CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE PENNSYLVANIA OUTDOOR CORPS PROGRAM, BOTH THROUGH SUPPORT OF CORPS MEMBERS AS WELL AS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM, IS ANOTHER WAY TO PAY IT FORWARD. TWO PROJECTS THAT THE CORPS COMPLETED, SHINGLING RESTROOMS WITH STEEL SHINGLES AT OHIOPYLE STATE PARK AND CREATING A STATE-OF-THE-ART FIREWOOD SHELTER ON THE LAUREL HIGHLAND HIKING TRAIL, PROVIDE LONG-TERM DIVIDENDS FOR PARK AND FOREST USERS. A COLLECTIVE CELEBRATION OF A HIKER-BIKER CAMPGROUND AT OHIOPYLE STATE PARK BROUGHT SMILES TO THE FACES OF MANY WHEN THEY REALIZED THEIR ACCESS TO CAMPING, AND TO TOWN, JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT EASIER. LASTLY, ADVOCACY EFFORTS PAID OFF WHEN DCNR WAS AWARDED 112 MILLION FOR MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. THINGS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PPFF AND FRIENDS GROUPS: 6614 TREES PLANTED 7600 STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH 335 PROGRAMS SUPPORTED THROUGH EITC DONATIONS 518 MILES OF TRAILS BUILT OR MAINTAINED 134 TRAILS MAINTAINED 133 BLUEBIRD BOXES BUILT OR MAINTAINED 35 AMPHITHEATERS OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES BUILT OR MAINTAINED 30 FIRE RINGS PLACED 29 GARDENS PLANTED OR MAINTAINED 27 GRILLS PLACED 26 BENCHES PLACED 24 TRAIL BRIDGES BUILT OR MAINTAINED 22 BLOGS WRITTEN AND POSTED 18 ROADSIDE CLEANUPS 15 VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMS HELD 15 INFLUENCERS HOSTED 14 SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO SHOWS HELD 12 PAINT BY NUMBERS CREATED 12 BUILDINGS OR OTHER STRUCTURES MAINTAINED 8 PLAYGROUNDS MAINTAINED 4 PLAYGROUNDS BUILT OR UPDATED 4 CONSERVATION BOOKS DISCUSSED 3 INTERNS 2 ADA CANOE AND KAYAK LAUNCHES LAUNCHED 2 HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS 1 HIKER/BIKER CAMPGROUND OPENED 1 ADA FISHING PIER 1 RANGER E-BIKE PURCHASED 1 PUBLIC WEBINAR HELD EQUIPMENT PURCHASES-DR MOWER FOR TRAILS, ETC EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES PURCHASED-ENVIROSCAPE, WATER QUALITY TEST KITS, ETC PA OUTDOOR CORPS CREWS SUPPORT UNTOLD NUMBER REACHED THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF WINGS OVER WATER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRESIDENT REVIEWS WITH FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND ANALYZES CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS SIGNED AND COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ALL COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 COST OF ITEMS RESOLD 172,164 COST OF ITEMS RESOLD -172,164