2024-11-13T09:39:10-08:00 2023-12-31 264821755 Great Lakes Accounting PC 902 Razorback Dr Ste 5 GrandBridge Houghton MI 49931 990 2023-01-01 386156566 Isle Royale Natural History Association DBA Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Assoc ISLE 9064827860 P O Box 233 Houghton MI 49931 Sandra Wilhoit President & CEO 2024-11-13 true true Lucinda K Enderby P00030539 9063700827 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X Sandra Wilhoit P O Box 233 Houghton MI 49931 420500 false X www.irkpa.org X 1963 MI Partner with the National Park Service to promote public understanding, appreciation, enjoyment and protection of the natural and cultural resources of Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park through education and research. 9 9 5 18 0 97105 53459 22907 21447 8818 10065 102992 182760 231822 267731 30387 39339 0 102343 110261 0 20563 51631 37627 184361 187227 47461 80504 617983 720662 9712 6730 608271 713932 Partner with the National Park Service to promote public understanding, appreciation, enjoyment, and protection of the natural and cultural resources of Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park through education and research. false false 61995 172918 Interpretive products and services. Stocked sales areas in four National Park Service visitor centers with high quality educational and interpretive products and assisted with staffing these areas. Fulfilled phone and online mail order sales. Published and wholesaled interpretive guides and books. Employed a college intern during the summer. Developed a new Keweenaw bird checklist and a mineral checklist, reprinted The Diary of an Isle Royale School Teacher, and continued transcribing the Isle Royale Lighthouse logbooks for future publication. 44029 39339 Direct Financial Aid to Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park. Funding was provided for: printing the 2023 Greenstone and Keweenaw Guide newspapers for distribution to park and area visitors; staffing two seasonal park interpreter positions at Isle Royale; travel and lodging for seasonal interpretive training; purchasing books for the interpretive library; revising and printing park brochures; acquiring supplies for family and youth programs, community events, and new exhibits. 26985 42072 Member and Public Programs. Assisted park visitors with trip planning and on-site questions. Staffed booths at eight community outreach events. Offered two 6-day night sky photography workshops, one 6-day botany workshop, as well as two service trips to remove invasive species and debris. Advertised new research grant opportunities in the parks for college students. Conducted two fundraising campaigns, maintained donor records and the membership database. Published three editions of our newsletter The Wolfs Eye for distribution to our members and posting online. Maintained a website and a social media presence. 133009 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false true true false MI X X Emily Dekker-Fiala 9062812896 PO Box 233 Houghton MI 49931 X Mark Wilcox Executive Director 40.00 0.00 49907 0 0 Sharon Kisiel Retail Manger 40.00 0.00 39035 0 0 Michael George Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emily Dekker-Fiala Secretary-Treas 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vic Foerster Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Wilhoit President & CEO 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marilyn Cooper Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan West Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Trynoski Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Barrie Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kristin Raisenen Schourek Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 88942 0 false false false 0 20625 32834 53459 Botany and Night Sky Wksp 712190 21447 21447 21447 10065 10065 0 0 0 0 0 0 335529 152769 182760 182760 0 267731 204207 10065 39339 39339 0 0 0 88942 57812 13342 17788 0 5483 5483 0 8000 8000 7836 5094 1175 1567 0 0 4043 4043 0 0 0 0 4011 3008 1003 8498 5665 2833 0 0 0 340 340 0 0 0 0 0 2499 2499 Program Supplies 11677 11677 Product Development 3359 3359 Telephone, Internet, Website 2053 1232 616 205 Meeting Expense 947 947 200 200 187227 133009 33655 20563 87920 52495 115587 209895 0 0 0 0 0 147975 157818 0 0 266501 300454 0 0 0 0 617983 720662 9712 6730 9712 6730 X 582557 689085 25714 24847 608271 713932 617983 720662 X 80504 26868 -1711 X false false false X 67687 48036 416671 86919 32834 652147 0 6750 6500 6500 6750 6750 33250 74437 54536 423171 93669 39584 685397 0 685397 333 388 2735 8118 64 11638 0 0 697035 0.98330 X Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Individuals may become members of the organization at self-directed dues levels. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of form 990 is emailed to board members prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is discussed at the October board meeting (the first meeting for new board members). Board members are then asked to complete and sign a form certifying their compliance with the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Position descriptions were rewritten for the Executive Director and Retail Manager in 2020. At this time a compensation analysis was performed by a board member with expertise in this area. The federal pay scale (GS)was used as the basis for determining compensation. The board of directors approves step increases (merit based) and cost of living adjustments annually based on the current federal GS schedule. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Change in Restricted Assets = -$1711 Form 8868 was not filed. We normally file for an automatic extension since the May deadline falls in one of our busiest times of year. Due to an error in communication prior to the due date, we believed that form 8868 had been filed for 2023, but later learned that was not the case.