2024-05-05T10:44:23-07:00 2023-12-31 421585901 NANETTE K MILLER CPA PC 2450 VIRGINIA AVE NW E309 WASHINGTON DC 20037 990 2023-01-01 884025479 DARKSKY TEXAS DARK 9403826988 825 W 11TH ST AUSTIN TX 78701 GORDON MEREDITH TREASURER 9403826988 2024-04-11 true GORDON MEREDITH true NAN MILLER CPA P00620061 2024637600 2024-05-05 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X GORDON MEREDITH 3428 TEASLEY LANE DENTON TX 76210 47201 false X https://darkskytexas.org/ X 2022 TX THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF DARKSKY INTERNATIONAL SEEKS TO PROTECT THE "STARS AT NIGHT" THAT ARE "BIG AND BRIGHT" DARK SKY TEXAS IS A VOLUNTEER EDUCATIONAL GROUP WORKING TO ENGAGE CITIZENS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO KEEP OUR RURAL KIES NATURALLY DARK AND FULL OF STARS. 7 7 0 28 0 0 31730 42739 0 3 0 -2112 31730 40630 0 0 0 0 0 1540 21961 1540 21961 30190 18669 30190 48859 0 30190 48859 THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF DARKSKY INTERNATIONAL SEEKS TO PROTECT THE "STARS AT NIGHT" THAT ARE "BIG AND BRIGHT" DARK SKY TEXAS IS A VOLUNTEER EDUCATIONAL GROUP WORKING TO ENGAGE CITIZENS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO KEEP OUR SKIES NATURALLY DARK AND FULL OF STARS. false false 13068 0 0 SEE SCHEDULE 0. 13068 true 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 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X THE ORGANIZATION 9403826988 3428 TEASLEY LANE DENTON TX 76210 X CYNTHIA CASSIDY PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 FRANK CRONIN SECRETARY X 0 0 0 GORDON MEREDITH TREASURER X 0 0 0 ART SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 KAREN MCGRAW DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SOLL SUSSMAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PHILIP WALKER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 false false false 1943 40796 42739 3 0 3 4383 6571 -2188 -2188 76 76 0 0 76 40630 -2112 0 3 6075 6075 0 0 750 0 750 0 3600 2520 1080 0 3273 1948 1325 0 5738 0 5738 0 2525 2525 0 0 21961 13068 8893 0 7258 8466 22932 40393 30190 48859 0 0 X 30190 48859 30190 48859 30190 48859 18669 X false false false X 0 31730 48122 79852 0 0 31730 48122 79852 0 79852 3 3 0 0 79855 X 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other PART III, LINE 4a: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROGRAMS FOR 2023 1. A. CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS SHARING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE NIGHT SKY, RELATED CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS, AND OTHER TOPICS RELATED TO RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR LIGHTING THAT IS USEFUL, TARGETED, CONTROLLED, NO BRIGHTER THAN NECESSARY AND WHICH USES AN APPROPRIATE COLOR FOR THE APPLICATION. B. DARKSKY TEXAS VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT THE ACTIVITY OR ARRANGE FOR QUALIFIED SPEAKERS. C. THESE SESSIONS WERE OFFERED BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON. EXAMPLES OF IN PERSON LOCATIONS: STATE OR LOCAL PARKS, MASTER NATURALIST TRAINING CLASSES, PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, CIVIC CLUB MEETINGS, ETC. D. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT LIGHT POLLUTION. IT FURTHERS OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT OUR STATE PARKS, SCHOOLS, AND CIVIC GROUPS. IT SUPPORTS OUR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE BY SHARING SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND BY TEACHING THE PUBLIC HOW TO ENGAGE IN CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. 2.A. STAFF TABLES OR BOOTHS WITH EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES TO HELP THE PUBLIC LEARN WHY AND HOW TO HAVE OUTDOOR LIGHTING THAT MINIMIZES GLARE, ENERGY USAGE, LIGHT TRESPASS, AND DAMAGE TO ECOSYSTEMS WHILE IMPROVING VISIBILITY. B. DARKSKY TEXAS VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT THE ACTIVITY. C. THIS ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED AT PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS FARMER'S MARKETS, COMMUNITY FESTIVALS, AND PUBLIC PARK SPONSORED ACTIVITIES. D. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT LIGHT POLLUTION. IT FURTHERS OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS. IT SUPPORTS OUR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE BY SHARING SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND BY TEACHING THE PUBLIC HOW TO ENGAGE IN CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. 3. A. PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS TO RUN NIGHTTIME STAR OBSERVING AND OTHER EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC TO DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR OUR HERITAGE OF A STAR FILLED NIGHT SKY. B. DARKSKY TEXAS VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT THE ACTIVITY. C. THESE NIGHTTIME EVENTS ARE NORMALLY CONDUCTED AT PUBLIC PARKS, STATE HISTORICAL SITES, OR LOCAL SCHOOLS. D. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT AND AN APPRECIATION FOR THE NIGHT SKY AS WELL AS ALLOWING US TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHT POLLUTION. IT FURTHERS OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC PARKS, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC HISTORIC SITES. IT SUPPORTS OUR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE BY TEACHING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NIGHT SKY. 4. A. LEAD COACHING SESSIONS AND PROVIDE ON-SITE ASSISTANCE TO HELP VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE WORKING WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES OR PARKS TO APPLY FOR RECOGNITION AS AN INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY PLACE. B. DARKSKY TEXAS VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT THE ACTIVITY. C. THESE SESSIONS ARE EITHER OFFERED ONLINE WITH FREE LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE OR IN-PERSON. D. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY PLACE DESIGNATION. IT FURTHERS OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT ANY PARK OR COMMUNITY SEEKING THE DESIGNATION. 5. A. SUPPORT A WEBSITE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS, TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO THE REDUCTION OF LIGHT POLLUTION, TO CELEBRATE LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION SUCCESSES, AND TO PROVIDE TIPS ON HOW TO TAKE ACTION TO HAVE BETTER OUTDOOR LIGHTING. B. DARKSKY TEXAS VOLUNTEERS CREATED AND CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE. C. THIS WORK IS ONLINE. D. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY ENCOURAGING THE CELEBRATION OF THE NIGHT SKY AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT LIGHT POLLUTION. 6. A. MAINTAIN DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT DARKSKY TEXAS 501C3 STATUS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. B.DARKSKY TEXAS VOLUNTEERS MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE WORK OF THE ENTITY. C. THIS WORK IS ONLINE AND IN PERSON. D. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY ESTABLISHED A FORMAL NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHICH CAN RAISE THE FUNDS NEEDED ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION AND GOALS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.