2024-11-12T11:33:33-07:00 2024-06-30 990EZ 2023-07-01 541778484 HOFFLER CREEK WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED HOFF 7576868684 4510 Twin Pines Rd Portsmouth VA 23703 Ray Strutton President 7574836838 2024-10-31 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X www.hofflercreek.org X X 181034 X 170001 4730 0 6110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 39 71 83 180995 0 0 90810 0 10344 4956 34433 140543 40452 135166 0 175618 X 135266 175741 0 0 879 840 136145 176581 979 963 135166 175618 Environmental education & habitat conservation Environmental Education and Outreach: HCWF engages the public in educational activities and outreach programs throughout the year by partner-ing with local professionals to provide engaging and informative hikes, tours, paddles, classes, and expe-riences. HCWF works closely with the Portsmouth Public School system to provide instruction, technical support, materials, and equipment to raise butterflies in all of the second grade classrooms in the city. High school and elementary classes raise oysters at the preserve throughout the school year and deposit the full grown oysters onto local reefs to help filter the water and provide habitat. HCWF staff and volunteers teach stu-dents about water quality and life in the Chesapeake during monthly visits to the classroom. HCWF staff lead field experiences for classes, home school groups, scouts, and camps focused on local wildlife and their habitat. 0 51905 Conservation and Research: Nearly 1,000 volunteers participated in work days and donated community service hours to removing in-vasive species, improving wildlife habitat, and preserving beneficial plant species. Birding enthusiasts surveyed the species living in and migrating through the preserve every month. HCWF contributed data to the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count. Portsmouth Public School students deposited 2,000 oysters to the established reef in Hoffler Creek. Old Dominion University (ODU) professors and students conducted research on the tick populations and taught graduate students to use mist nets. Christopher Newport University engaged in studies on fish pop-ulations and the impacts of climate change on coastal habitats. ODU ornithologists performed studies on nest predation and soundscapes of the forest. The foundation in partnership with the VA Department of Environmental Quality and the Chesapeake Monitoring Coop collected important water quality data every month to help establish baseline data on the creek. HCWF facilitated access to the creek for Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources researchers to survey the creek and surrounding salt marshes for the presence of nutria. 0 43057 Recreation: The preserve opened six days a week throughout the year. More than 8,000 visitors came to hike the over 3 miles of trails, paddle the creek in kayaks, glimpse the abundant bird life, picnic in the pavilion, and photograph the scenery and wildlife. Staff and volunteers hosted kayak tours, kayak rentals, birdwatching tours, and mindful meditation sessions. 0 28632 123594 Ray Strutton President 10 0 0 0 Beth Hester Vice President 2 0 0 0 Amy Poland Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Debbie Farrell Secretary 2 0 0 0 Kathryn Edmondson Director 1 0 0 0 Justin Lovell Director 1 0 0 0 Becky Zambas Director 1 0 0 0 Ashley Morgan Executive Director 40 54731 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VA Ashley Morgan 4510 Twin Pines Rd Portsmouth VA 23703 7576868684 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 82896 133563 123291 102327 170001 612078 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82896 133563 123291 102327 170001 612078 0 612078 1578 57 142 1297 6110 9184 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 621262 0 0.98522 0.99081 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Close out of grants -- 83 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Restricted grant expense -- 27,193; Program expense -- 276; Payroll Taxes -- 6,964 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Inventory -- 840 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Payroll Taxes Withhold -- 963