2025-03-27T10:37:09-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 311595880 FRIENDS OF THE LOWER OLENTANGY WATERSHED FLOW FRIE 6142673386 1404 Goodale Blvd Suite 100 Columbus OH 43212 Kathleen Bruns Treasurer 6147455169 2025-03-27 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.olentangywatershed.org X X 174302 X 111780 3852 0 6208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52462 174302 0 0 0 28666 0 330 101103 130099 44203 376076 0 420279 X 153214 147071 0 0 225486 279748 378700 426819 2624 6540 376076 420279 FLOW is dedicated to keeping the Olentangy River and its tributaries clean and safe for all to enjoy, through public education, volunteer activities, and coordination with local decision makers. FLOW received two grants to install antennas and their associated hardware and software on the top of the Army Corps of Engineers Delaware Dam to track nano-tagged birds through Ohio. FLOW put the finishing touches on the new greenspace courtyard at 1091 King Avenue. FLOW received a Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund grant to create an urban greenspace at the Nak Muay Thai site in Grandview. This new greenspace is an urban patch cleaned of litter, mowed and refreshed with trees and raised beds. FLOW also used some funding to commission landscape architect drawings for 2 outdoor classrooms proposed for Valley Forge Elementary School with future grant funding. 0 10326 To follow up on our work last year educating people that street stormwater drains lead directly to our river along with all the trash it carries, Columbus contracted with FLOW to have an Olentangy Trail Pump Station painted by a professional artist to envision their ONE WATER concept and the importance of rivers. This contract commits FLOW to the removal of any graffiti on the artwork for the next 4 years. FLOW also received grant funding to produce 5,000 watershed maps to highlight some of the more interesting areas to enjoy in the Olentangy, so that people will EXPLORE, DISCOVER, UNDERSTAND and ACT to keep it amazing. Our new Activity Book is targeted to educate students about what a watershed is and about the complexity of our stream macroinvertebrates, the problem that trash causes in our streams, native plants, the problems caused by invasive plants, and the many benefits of increasing canopy cover for the watershed. Finally, FLOW installed over 20 signs at our publicly accessible pollinator gardens with a QR code to encourage visitors to use the citizen science application iNaturalist and take photos of the biodiversity they observe. 0 44176 2024 was a busy year at our 3 tree nurseries while FLOW grew over 3,000 three gallon containerized native trees and shrubs in the worst drought that Central Ohio has experienced in many years. Thanks to our volunteers who gave their time and energy to hand water and even bring in water to ensure survivability of these trees being grown for restoration projects and to give away to our residents to increase the low 20% canopy to a healthier level. FLOW was also busy with invasive removals and weeding and planting at our 40 pollinator pathway gardens. None of this work could be done without the generous volunteers who give up their free time to support these watershed wellness projects. FLOW continued our Trees for Schools program and planted 2 inch caliper balled and burlapped trees at Linden STEM Academy, Hamilton STEM and Valley Forge Elementary School campuses. Finally, FLOW helped the Weinland Park community manage their donation from the Marker Foundation to help preserve the mature trees that they have in the neighborhood by hiring a contractor to prune the mature trees to keep them healthy and away from power lines. To help residents increase the ecological services of their personal greenspaces, FLOW packaged native seeds. 0 56558 111060 Kelly Thiel Chair 4.0 0 0 0 Monica Backs Vice-Chair 2.0 0 0 0 Kathleen Bruns Treasurer 4.0 0 0 0 Ellie Nowels Director 2.0 0 0 0 Cory Richmond Director 2.0 0 0 0 Christopher Shirring Director 2.0 0 0 0 John Brett Director 2.0 0 0 0 Laura Fay Science Chair 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OH Kathleen Bruns 1404 Goodale Blvd Columbus OH 43212 6147455169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 92564 155152 191478 110754 111780 661728 412 2400 3669 6481 92564 155152 191890 113154 115449 668209 743 1369 750 2862 0 0 743 1369 750 2862 665347 2512 2167 2538 3358 6208 16783 2512 2167 2538 3358 6208 16783 13086 52462 65548 95076 157319 194428 129598 174119 750540 0.88649 0.94569 0.02236 0.03048 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 change in beneficial interest in fund held at community foundation Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Change in beneficial interest of community foundation fund;52462^Total;52462^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Program support grant expenditures;77851|Supplies and small equipment;4528|Tree nursery supplies;4651|Technology and software;6478|Conferences and travel;487|Bank and service charges;345|Insurance;350|Tool storage;1647|Other miscellaneous expenses;2786|Investment management fees;864|Office supplies;1116^Total;101103^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Beneficial interest in fund at community foundation;279748^Total;279748^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Accrued expenses