2024-11-15T11:16:05-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 760786897 WICOMICO ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LTD WICO 4438803182 1001 Lake St SALISBURY MD 21801 Kathie Wright Treasurer 4107265988 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X www.wicomicoenvironment.org X X 114487 X 86957 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 27487 13153 14334 0 0 0 0 101334 0 0 34986 3055 3300 380 81529 123250 -21916 152572 0 130656 152572 130656 0 0 0 0 152572 130656 0 0 152572 130656 Wicomico Environmental Trust supports protecting the environment, with special emphasis on the Wicomico River, its tributaries, and the paleochannel, and other policies that preserve and protect nature in our county and the Chesapeake Bay region. We work with other nonprofits, government, businesses, and individuals to keep or water, forests, and farmland beautiful and healthy for future generations to enjoy. WET has the primary responsibility of administering the Creekwatchers Program which was begun 20 years ago. The Creekwatchers group is a grassroots volunteer-based organization which was formed to assess the health of the Wicomico River with financial support provided by the City of Salisbury and Wicomico County with technical expertise and scientific analysis provided by Salisbury University. More than 40 citizen scientists monitored 26 sites throughout the watershed from March to November at regular two-week intervals. Analysis is conducted with special emphasis on the types of bacteria found to determine human or animal origin. The results of these analyses are made publicly available on an annual basis and inform local government decision-making processes where the Chesapeake Bay water quality is of concern. 0 21580 Waterside Park: Chesapeake Bay Trust and the City of Salisbury in partnership with the Wicomico County NAACP has been awarded a grant to commence in 2022 to plan and develop this park. The neighbors of the park, primarily minorities, are central to the planning and development of this park. In 2023, efforts focused on clearing invasive species and the planting of 126 trees. Plant/tree maintenance will continue in 2024 and 2025 along with environmental education and outreach programs to engage the local community. 50000 19727 The Wicomico Environmental Trust partners with and is the fiscal sponsor for the Youth Environmental Action Summit Program. YEAS's mission is to support young people in taking action on hyper-local environmental issues and to build up their capacity to lead and make the change they want to see in their community. 15000 15990 Provided ongoing legal, financial, grassroots mobilization, and communications support for several efforts to protect and improve environmental health on the Lower Shore. 0 0 Wicomico Watershed Atlas: Created by academic experts at two local universities, the atlas is an educational document, designed to aggregate information relating to historical, demographic, geological, business (agribusiness and development) factors affecting the Wicomico River Watershed. The document was completed in 2023 and is scheduled for publication/distribution to schools, libraries and local public organizations in 2024. 10000 212 57509 MADELEINE ADAMS Past-President 30 0 0 0 JUDITH HEARTHWAY Board Member 1 0 0 0 MIKE FOLKOFF Board Member 1 0 0 0 LINDA PARRY Board Member 5.00 0 0 0 CAROL DUNAHOO Secretary 25 0 0 0 DAN SAVOY Board Member 5.00 0 0 0 Anne Young Board Member 1 0 0 0 Aurelio Giannitti Board Member 1 0 0 0 Leah Tomlins Board Member 1 0 0 0 Carolyn Brooks Board Member 1 0 0 0 Jean Siers Board Member 5.00 0 0 0 Kathie Wright Treasurer 25 0 0 0 Charles Stegman President 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MD Blackwater Bookkeeping 10693 Downs Way Delmar MD 21875 4437356496 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 74161 86322 77481 153702 101334 493000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74161 86322 77481 153702 101334 493000 493000 304 676 170 101 43 1294 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 494294 0.99738 0.99699 X Annual Banquet 19743 0 19743 0 0 0 13153 0 0 Giving Tuesday 7195 0 7195 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26938 0 26938 0 0 0 13153 0 0 13153 13785 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Program costs for (1) Creekwatchers (Science) Programs: $21.579.68; (2) Education Programs: $29355.78; (3) Restoration and Equity Programs: $21,723.61. Misc. operation costs (Advertising & Media; Information Technology; Insurance): $7,847