2024-11-15T07:55:41-05:00 2023-12-31 222212404 BARATZ & ASSOCIATES PA 4B EVES DR STE 100 MARLTON NJ 08053 990 2023-01-01 462907677 EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER EAST 2153239130 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 SUZANNE BIEMILLER CHAIR 2152329130 2024-11-15 true true EDWARD A SUAREZ CPA P00018408 8569855688 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SUZANNE BIEMILLER 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 219685 false X WWW.DISCOVERYPHILA.ORG X 2012 PA EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND. 9 5 0 197 0 1000 0 99767 120487 68636 98198 168403 219685 0 0 179983 163374 0 0 444248 436520 624231 599894 -455828 -380209 14855550 15236015 24857 23937 14830693 15212078 X EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND. false false 486481 THE EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER ("EPLACC") IS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT OF THE PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL ("OUTWARD BOUND") AND THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. ("AUDUBON"). TOGETHER, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS RAISED FUNDS AND OVERSAW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER IN EAST FAIRMOUNT PARK, A ONE-OF-A-KIND CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OVERLOOKING A 37-ACRE RESERVOIR, THE DISCOVERY CENTER FEATURS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, EXHIBITIONS, TRAILS, HIGH ROPES COURSE, CLIMBING WALL, AND BIRD-WATCHING LOOK-OUTS. OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON DEVELOPED THE CENTER WITH THE INTENTION OF SERVING PHILADELPHIA'S ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO A NEW PUBLIC AMENITY. EPLACC IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTIONS CONSISTING OF THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUTWARD BOUND, THREE FROM AUDUBON, AND A REPRESENTATIVE JOINTLY SELECTED BY THE STRAWBERRY MANSION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND STRAWBERRY MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT GOVERNS USE OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER AND ITS ENVIRONS, COST SHARING BETWEEN OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF EPLACC IS TO FURTHER THE MISSIONS OF ITS TWO SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS - NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL - BY DEVELOPING THE SITE IN WAY THAT WILL PROTECT BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, ALLOW FOR MANAGED PUBLIC ACCESS, PROVIDE SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND CREATE ADEQUATE STAFF OFFICES. IT IS THE GOAL OF EPLACC, THROUGH THE DISCOVERY CENTER, TO CREATE AN UNPARALLED RESOURCES TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE PHILADELPHIA REGION WITH YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, NATURE, AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. ON JULY 3, 2014 ("THE EFFECTIVE DATE"), EPLACC ENTERED INTO GROUND LEASE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. AT THE END OF THE 30-YEAR PERIOD STARTING ON THE COMMENCEMENT DATE. AT THE END OF THE 30 -YEAR PERIOD, EPLACC MAY RENEW THE LEASE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10-YEAR PERIOD. THE COMMENCEMENT DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 13, 2017, AND IS THE DATE THAT EPLACC MET A SERIES OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT BUDGET AND RAISING 100 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IN READILY AVAILABLE FUNDS OR IN BINDING, IRREVOCABLE DONATION PLEDGES NO LATER THAN THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE. IN 2016, AUDUBON COMPLETED WORK ON AN OVERFLOW VALVE TO CONTROL WATER LEVELS ON THE RESERVOIR AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PRESERVING THE RESERVOIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH DECOMMISSIONED THE RESERVOIR AS A DAM, WAS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT THE SITE. CONSTRUCTION ON THE DISCOVERY CENTER BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 AND WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UNDERTAKEN BY OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON ENVISIONED A PROJECT BUDGET SUFFICIENT TO FUND ALL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE DISCOVERY CENTER, A 5 MILLION ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT BUILDING OPERATIONS IN PERPETUITY, AND CAPITAL AND OPERATING RESERVES FOR BUILDING REPAIRS AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS OF OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON. 486481 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 9 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false PA X X SUZANNE BIEMILLER 6106665593 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 SUZANNE BIEMILLER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 189940 0 MEG WISE FORMER VICE- 1.00 X 0 127236 12596 JUSTIN ENNIS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 49861 1569 CRYSTAL EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONNETTA GRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE HOLMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY LANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORRAINE SCIARRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLAN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 367037 14165 true true false 1000 1000 120487 120487 98198 98198 98198 98198 219685 218685 163374 130699 32675 18140 18140 2000 2000 3313 3313 287896 259106 28790 31497 25198 6299 UTILITIES 38136 30509 7627 BUILDING & MAINTENANCE RE 35147 28118 7029 SUPPLIES 5333 4266 1067 COMMUNICATIONS 5147 4118 1029 9911 4467 5444 599894 486481 113413 0 544033 664695 80000 15763 16325 10086261 1582479 8791678 8503782 5424076 6051213 14855550 15236015 24857 23937 24857 23937 X 11330693 11712078 3500000 3500000 14830693 15212078 14855550 15236015 -380209 761594 X false true true false X X 2 PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL 562472884 7 true 163374 0 NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC 131624102 7 true 0 0 2 163374 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false 9933161 1432272 8500889 24511 24511 128589 125696 2893 8503782 X 219685 219685 219685 599894 599894 599894 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X PART X, LINE 2: EPLACC IS INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. EPLACC IS REGISTERED AS REQUIRED WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA BUREAU OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. EPLACC HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. EPLACC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. false false false false false false false false false SUZANNE BIEMILLER CHAIR 189940 189940 MEG WISE FORMER VICE-CHAIR 127236 12596 139832 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER ("EPLACC") IS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT OF THE PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL ("OUTWARD BOUND") AND THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. ("AUDUBON"). TOGETHER, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS RAISED FUNDS AND OVERSAW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER IN EAST FAIRMOUNT PARK, A ONE-OF-A-KIND CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OVERLOOKING A 37-ACRE RESERVOIR, THE DISCOVERY CENTER FEATURS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, EXHIBITIONS, TRAILS, HIGH ROPES COURSE, CLIMBING WALL, AND BIRD-WATCHING LOOK-OUTS. OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON DEVELOPED THE CENTER WITH THE INTENTION OF SERVING PHILADELPHIA'S ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO A NEW PUBLIC AMENITY. EPLACC IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTIONS CONSISTING OF THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUTWARD BOUND, THREE FROM AUDUBON, AND A REPRESENTATIVE JOINTLY SELECTED BY THE STRAWBERRY MANSION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND STRAWBERRY MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT GOVERNS USE OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER AND ITS ENVIRONS, COST SHARING BETWEEN OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF EPLACC IS TO FURTHER THE MISSIONS OF ITS TWO SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS - NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL - BY DEVELOPING THE SITE IN WAY THAT WILL PROTECT BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, ALLOW FOR MANAGED PUBLIC ACCESS, PROVIDE SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND CREATE ADEQUATE STAFF OFFICES. IT IS THE GOAL OF EPLACC, THROUGH THE DISCOVERY CENTER, TO CREATE AN UNPARALLED RESOURCES TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE PHILADELPHIA REGION WITH YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, NATURE, AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. ON JULY 3, 2014 ("THE EFFECTIVE DATE"), EPLACC ENTERED INTO GROUND LEASE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. AT THE END OF THE 30-YEAR PERIOD STARTING ON THE COMMENCEMENT DATE. AT THE END OF THE 30 -YEAR PERIOD, EPLACC MAY RENEW THE LEASE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10-YEAR PERIOD. THE COMMENCEMENT DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 13, 2017, AND IS THE DATE THAT EPLACC MET A SERIES OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT BUDGET AND RAISING 100 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IN READILY AVAILABLE FUNDS OR IN BINDING, IRREVOCABLE DONATION PLEDGES NO LATER THAN THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE. IN 2016, AUDUBON COMPLETED WORK ON AN OVERFLOW VALVE TO CONTROL WATER LEVELS ON THE RESERVOIR AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PRESERVING THE RESERVOIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH DECOMMISSIONED THE RESERVOIR AS A DAM, WAS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT THE SITE. CONSTRUCTION ON THE DISCOVERY CENTER BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 AND WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UNDERTAKEN BY OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON ENVISIONED A PROJECT BUDGET SUFFICIENT TO FUND ALL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE DISCOVERY CENTER, A 5 MILLION ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT BUILDING OPERATIONS IN PERPETUITY, AND CAPITAL AND OPERATING RESERVES FOR BUILDING REPAIRS AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS OF OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ENFORCED ANNNUALY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND CENTER INC 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 562472884 PART VII PA 501C3 7 N/A false NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC 225 VARICK STREET 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10014 131624102 PART VII NY 501C3 7 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false SCHEDULE R PART II(B): PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND CENTER, INC. - PRIMARY ACTIVITY: BUILD LEADERSHIP THROUGH EXPERIENCE-BASED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS. PART II(B): NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. - PRIMARY ACTIVITY: CONSERVE AND RESTORE NATIONAL ECOSYSTEMS, FOCUSING ON BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.