2024-07-31T10:39:52-07:00 2023-12-31 Mary Ely Accounting Services 1027 St Helena Avenue Sebastopol CA 95472 990 2023-01-01 911767178 HALLBERG BUTTERFLY GARDENS HALL 7078233420 8687 OAK GROVE AVE SEBASTOPOL CA 95472 LEAH BRORSTROM Treasurer 2024-07-31 true true Mary Ely P00436961 7078248379 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z DON MAHONEY 8687 OAK GROVE AVE SEBASTOPOL CA 95472 250541 false X www.hallbergbutterflygardens.org X 1997 CA FOSTER THE BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE LEPIDOPTERA ORDER BY OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE EXPERIMENTAL BUTTERFLY HABITATS. PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CENTERS. 5 5 1 90 0 26535 29732 0 86923 -5347 10401 13613 123859 37998 0 0 61811 66862 0 0 45459 57389 107270 124251 16589 -86253 1720950 1792456 2339 2367 1718611 1790089 FOSTER THE BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE LEPIDOPTERA ORDER BY OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE EXPERIMENTAL BUTTERFLY HABITATS. PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CENTERS. false false 94355 65749 THE PROGRAM IS FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF BUTTERFLY HABITAT. THE GARDENS HOSTED REGULAR VOLUNTEERS EVERY TUESDAY AND THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH IN 2022. THERE WERE 90 VOLUNTEERS DURING THE YEAR WHO PUT IN A TOTAL OF OVER 550 HOURS. WORK INCLUDED TRAIL MAINTENANCE, PROPAGATION OF NATIVE AND HABITAT FRIENDLY PLANTS FOR THE GARDENS AND PLANT SALES, AND INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL. VOLUNTEERS ALSO WORKED ON ENHANCEMENT & EXPANSION OF THE GARDEN'S MILKWEED PATCHES & NECTAR SOURCES FOR THE MONARCH HABITAT PATCH. THE MONARCH HABITAT PATCH IS INCLUDED IN THE ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECT HEADED BY THE NON-PROFIT, POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP. THIS GROUP STUDIES THE PHENOLOGY OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY IN CALIFORNIA.ALSO A GRANT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE XERCES SOCIETY FOR PLANTS TO BE PLANTED IN THE MONARCH PATCH. 8000 5412 THE HALLBERG BUTTERFLY GARDENS OFFERED THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITES IN 2023.SELF-GUIDED TOURS WERE OFFERED BY APPOINTMENT SPRING THROUGH FALL. THERE WERE 2,031 PEOPLE WHO CAME AND TOURED THE GARDENS INCLUDING 426 CHILDREN FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS. 728 BUTTERFLIES FROM 24 DIFFERENT SPECIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY GUESTS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME TO THE GARDENS.THE GARDENS HELD ITS 5TH ANNUAL MOTH NIGHT IN JULY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL MOTH WEEK.28 PEOPLE CAME TO LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTHS IN THE ECOSYSTEMS. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING THE PARTICIPANTS HELPED TO DOCUMENT AND ID THE MOTHS FOUND IN THE GARDENS AT 2 UV LIGHT STATIONS USED TO ATTRACT MOTHS AND OTHER INSECTS. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ARTICLE 9.5 OF BYLAWS STATES THAT CORPORATION SHALL ANNUALLY PREPARE AND FURNISH TO EACH DIRECTOR A STATEMENT OF ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH AN INTERESTED PERSON HAD A DIRECT OR INDIRECT MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST WHICH INVOLVED MORE THAN $50,000 OR WAS A NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS WITH THE SAME INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVING IN THE AGGREGATE MORE THAN $50,000.AN INTERESTED PERSON IS ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION AND ANY HOLDER OF MORE THAN 10% OF THE VOTING POWER.THE STATEMENT INCLUDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTION, NAMES OF INTERESTED PERSONS INVOLVED, RELATIONSHIP TO THE CORPORATION & NATURE OF INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 REQUIRED COPY OF FORM 990 AND SCHEDULE B SENT TO CA REGISTRY OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY REQUEST.