2025-01-17T15:23:17-06:00 2024-03-31 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 20 STANWIX STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15222 990 2023-04-01 231392700 HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION HAWK 6107566961 1700 HAWK MOUNTAIN DRIVE KEMPTON PA 19529 SEAN GRACE PRESIDENT 6107566961 2025-01-17 1 1 JEFFREY J SPENGLER CPA P00109764 4126976400 2025-01-06 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SEAN GRACE 1700 HAWK MOUNTAIN DRIVE KEMPTON PA 19529 9658872 0 X WWW.HAWKMOUNTAIN.ORG X 1938 PA STUDY & CONSERVATION OF RAPTORS; EDUCATION OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS & THE PUBLIC IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE. 23 23 48 150 0 0 1513404 4026271 817501 822735 565667 1478881 453338 435310 3349910 6763197 59388 53422 0 0 1755743 1867870 0 0 383405 1564425 1371995 3379556 3293287 -29646 3469910 24581884 29162455 439169 482391 24142715 28680064 X HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS OF PREY WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN RAPTOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND EDUCATION, AND BY MAINTAINING HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY AS A MODEL OBSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION FACILITY. 1 0 2691416 53422 822735 BACKGROUND:HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY WAS FOUNDED IN 1934 BY PIONEER CONSERVATIONIST ROSALIE EDGE AS THE WORLD'S FIRST REFUGE FOR BIRDS OF PREY. THE SANCTUARY'S FOUNDING WAS A TURNING POINT IN REVERSING THEIR WIDESPREAD PERSECUTION. TODAY THE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED IN 1938, CONTINUES ITS PIONEERING WORK TO PROTECT BIRDS OF PREY THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MONITORING OF RAPTOR AND OTHER MIGRANT POPULATIONS, CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND THROUGH INFORMATION SHARING AND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.SEVEN BIOLOGISTS AND EDUCATORS SERVE ON ITS PROGRAM STAFF, INCLUDING THREE PH.D.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE SANCTUARY HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF GLOBALLY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC EFFORTS TO MONITOR RAPTOR POPULATIONS AND TO STUDY THE DYNAMICS OF RAPTOR MIGRATION AND ECOLOGY. THE SANCTUARY HAS EMERGED AS A LEADER IN GLOBAL RAPTOR CONSERVATION. ITS ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING SERVES AS A HUB FOR GLOBAL RAPTOR INFORMATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND STUDIES, AND ITS ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 500 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 76 COUNTRIES ON SIX CONTINENTS. PROGRAMS AREAS:1) NATURE DISCOVERY - WILDLIFE WATCHING, HIKING, ECO-TOURISM:HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY IS A WORLD-CLASS OBSERVATION SITE FOR BIRDS OF PREY AND IS A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARK, AND MORE RECENTLY LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR ITS LEGACY TO CONSERVATION AND WOMEN'S HISTORY. THE ANNUAL AUTUMN SPECTACLE OF THOUSANDS OF WILD HAWKS, EAGLES AND FALCONS IN FLIGHT, COMBINED WITH ITS SCENIC MOUNTAIN VIEWS, APPEAL TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. EACH YEAR HAWK MOUNTAIN HOSTS AN AVERAGE OF 70,000 VISITORS. FREE NATURE INTERPRETATION IS PRACTICED AT ITS LOOKOUTS DURING SPRING AND FALL MIGRATION. THE SANCTUARY VISITOR CENTER, WHICH IS OPEN DAILY AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC, HOUSES A MUSEUM ON BIRDS OF PREY AND NATURE BOOKSTORE. A "WINGS OF WONDER" GALLERY FEATURES 19 HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED, LIFE-SIZE MODELS OF RAPTORS IN FLIGHT. TRAILS ARE OPEN DAWN TO DUSK YEAR-ROUND. IN 2020 THE SANCTUARY OPENED A FULLY ACCESSIBLE AMPHITHEATER FEATURING UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY, COVERED STAGE WITH LIGHTING, AND GENEROUS SEATING, A PORTION OF WHICH IS COVERED. THIS FACILITY ALLOWED FOR SOCIALLY DISTANCED PROGRAMMING DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AND RECOVERY PERIODS AND ALSO INCLUDES AN ACCESSIBLE TRAIL THAT LINKS THE FACILITY TO THE VISITOR CENTER AND ON TO SOUTH LOOKOUT. EIGHT MILES OF TRAILS ARE MAINTAINED YEAR-ROUND LEADING TO SCENIC OVERLOOKS AND THREE RAPTOR VIEWING AREAS. IN 2020, THE SANCTUARY COMPLETED MAJOR UPGRADES TO ITS BACK-COUNTRY GOLDEN EAGLE TRAIL TO IMPROVE VISITOR SAFETY AND BETTER PROTECT THE FOREST BY INSTALLING WATER RETENTION BASINS, PLANTING NATIVE PLANT AND TREE SPECIES, AND ADDING SWITCHBACKS TO REDUCE STORM WATER RUNOFF AND EROSION. IN 2021, IT CONSTRUCTED A SPUR TRAIL TO THE EAST ROCKS OVERLOOK TO BETTER PROTECT SENSITIVE HABITAT. FOR ITS OUTSTANDING AND MODEL WORK PRACTICES, A PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES FORESTER NOMINATED THE STEWARDSHIP DEPARTMENT WHICH RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL PRACTICES IN FOREST, TRAIL, AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT. THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES A GROUND-BREAKING AND LONG-TERM INVASIVE PLANT REMEDIATION PROJECT THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF A DEDICATED SMALL TEAM TO TACKLE INVASIVES EACH SUMMER FOR CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT REMEDIATION. LAST YEAR, THE STEWARDS CONSTRUCTED AN IMPRESSIVE DEER ENCLOSURE AND SEVERAL SMALLER ENCLOSURES TO REMEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER UPON NATIVE SPECIES. THE SUMMER STEWARD TEAM ALSO HELPED TO MANAGE A NEWLY CREATED POLLINATOR MEADOW IN A PARCEL ACQUIRED CONTIGUOUS TO ITS ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING, WHICH THIS YEAR HAS ATTRACTED INCREDIBLE NUMBERS OF BUTTERFLIES, BEES, AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS. A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS WAS COMPLETED AND OUTLINES TOP GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS A FULL OPERATIONAL PLAN WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY (I.D.E.A.). EACH DEPARTMENT WORKS TO ADVANCE IDEA GOALS AND REPORTS TO THE BOARD AT THREE ANNUAL MEETINGS. AN IDEA FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVOTE DEDICATED FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO THIS WORK, WHICH IS ONGOING AND IMMERSED THROUGHOUT ALL PROGRAM AREAS. 2) CONSERVATION EDUCATION - SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, LIFE-LONG LEARNING:PER ITS MISSION, BIRDS OF PREY ARE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR LEARNING IN HAWK MOUNTAIN EDUCATION PROGRAM. APPALACHIAN FOREST ECOLOGY IS INCORPORATED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY BY USING OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND BY ENCOURAGING SPONTANEOUS DISCOVERY BASED ON THE CHANGING SEASONS. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS RANGE FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO COLLEGE LEVEL TO ADULT LEARNING. AN EXTENSIVE ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES MORE THAN 500 FREE INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC, UP TO A DOZEN SPECIAL-FOCUS WORKSHOPS FOR NOMINAL FEES, AND FOUR FULLY ACCREDITED COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES THROUGH CEDAR CREST COLLEGE. TYPES OF PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, COLLEGE COURSES, AND THREE-MONTH RESIDENTIAL TRAINEESHIPS IN ADDITION TO A FULL CALENDAR OF WALKS, TALKS, LECTURES, AND PROGRAMS. IN 2020, THE SANCTUARY LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS AND ONGOING PLATFORM OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, REACHING MORE THAN 10,000 INDIVIDUALS LOCAL TO GLOBAL. IN 2021 IT LAUNCHED EIGHT WEEKS OF NATURE DAY CAMP. IN 2022, IT ADDED TWO AGE SESSIONS PER WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF 16 SESSIONS, ALL OF WHICH SOLD OUT IN 2023. AN IDEA SCHOLARSHIP FOR NATURE DAY CAMP REMOVES BARRIERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY OTHERWISE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS NOW CONTINUE DURING NON-PEAK MONTHS AND DAY CAMP CONTINUES IN ITS ADVANCED FORM AS WELL, INCLUDING THE USE OF CITS AND DAY CAMP INTERNS. ALL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO (1) BE SCIENCE AND INQUIRY-BASED, (2) OFFER CONTENT AND SKILLS TO EMPOWER VISITORS TO OBSERVE AND LEARN ABOUT NATURE AFTER THEIR VISIT, AND (3) PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, SITE-SPECIFIC CONTENT THAT RESONATES WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. A NEW FOCUS ON COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS HAS HELPED TO EXPAND PROGRAM OPTIONS TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND TO GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH EARNED INCOME THAT CAN MAKE EDUCATION SUSTAINABLE OVER THE LONG-TERM.FACILITIES INCLUDE THE FULLY WIRED AND ADA-ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION BUILDING, THE "WINGS OF WONDER GALLERY" IN THE VISITOR CENTER FOR PUBLIC LECTURES AND OTHER PROGRAMS, THE NEWLY UPGRADED, EXPANDED AND ACCESSIBLE AMPHITHEATER, AND "LAURELWOOD NICHE," ANOTHER ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE. SANCTUARY TRAILS LEAD TO EIGHT SCENIC LOOKOUTS THAT PROVIDE A BACKDROP FOR MOST EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AT HAWK MOUNTAIN. DURING AUTUMN, UP TO A DOZEN PERSONNEL SPOT BIRDS AND INTERPRET THE MIGRATION FOR VISITORS AT TWO PRIMARY LOOKOUTS. HAWK MOUNTAIN SEEKS TO EXPORT ITS RAPTOR EDUCATION MATERIALS, INCLUDING A DOZEN BOOKLETS, FLYERS AND BOOKS AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS, CURRICULA, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND CLASSROOM POSTERS, MOST PROVIDED FREE VIA ITS WEBSITE AND IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDE A 92-PAGE TEACHER GUIDE WITH ANNUAL LESSON PLAN UPDATES BASED ON NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS, SEVERAL DOWNLOADABLE POWERPOINTS FOR CLASSROOM USE, AND NUMEROUS ONLINE RESOURCES ON RAPTORS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD, ALSO AT NO COST. SEVERAL DOZEN VIRTUAL PROGRAMS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS ARE AVAILABLE TO VIEW AT NO COST VIA THE HAWK MOUNTAIN YOUTUBE CHANNEL. AN EDUCATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2015 AND HAWK MOUNTAIN IS WORKING TOWARD BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MASTERS-LEVEL STUDENTS STUDYING ADVANCED DEGREES IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. IN 2016, THE SANCTUARY LAUNCHED A DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM THAT REACHED SEVEN COUNTIES AND FOUR STATES (MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK). TRANSPORTABLE RAPTOR TRUNKS WERE CREATED AND SHIPPED FOR EACH DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM AND STAFF MENTORED FORMER TRAINEES IN ENGLAND, THE GHANA, ZIMBABWE, MEXICO, AND SOUTH AFRICA TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM TAILORED TO EACH LOCATION AND AUDIENCE. IN 2022, HAWK MOUNTAIN PILOTED A 9-MONTH-LONG SENIOR EDUCATION INTERNSHIP THAT IS RESIDENTIAL AND SO OFFERS A TRULY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE TO BOOST EXPERIENCE FOR THE INTERN AS WELL AS CAPACITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT. A NEW BARN OWL, SCREECH OWL, AND AMERICAN KESTREL WERE ADDED TO THE LIVE RAPTOR COLLECTION ALONG WITH A PERMIT FOR AMPHIBIANS. 2691416 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X X SHELLEY DAVENPORT BUSINESS MANAGER 6107566961 1700 HAWK MOUNTAIN DRIVE KEMPTON PA 19529 THOMAS KERR III CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BONENBERGER VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY W MCLEAN ESQ SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWIN BALDRIGE TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER BENNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELYN BONOMO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANA MARIA CASTANO RIVAS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE CAUFFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH EDGE MD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN EDGE MD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF GOLDENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HOLT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HUCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE HUSIC PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NASREEN KARA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES LEFIK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY MERKER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MIDDLETON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARA NICHOLAS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARA O'BYRNE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL RUBENSTEIN PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERNESTO RUELAS INZUNZA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WEIDENSAUL COMMITTEE MEMBER (NON-VOTING) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY WEIL ESQ DIRECTOR (NON-VOTING) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MINTURN T WRIGHT ESQ DIRECTOR EMERITUS (NON-VOTING) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER J FONTAINE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH HAWKINSON PHD DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/23) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN GRACE PRESIDENT 40.00 0.00 X 144200 0 49446 LAURIE GOODRICH DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE 40.00 0.00 X 114618 0 25915 258818 0 75361 2 0 1 0 0 60351 3965920 71603 4026271 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 395585 395585 ADMISSIONS 900099 301386 301386 EDUCATION FEES 900099 125764 125764 822735 534040 534040 3658216 2713375 944841 944841 944841 13234 60351 63464 -50230 -50230 226401 118836 107565 107565 SALE OF CARBON CREDITS 900099 349012 349012 OTHER REVENUE 900099 28963 28963 377975 6763197 822735 0 1914191 53422 53422 159829 159829 1370591 1129905 26716 213970 17991 9296 6424 2271 204658 136798 28405 39455 114801 83549 17776 13476 47461 47461 40696 40696 194001 129319 6130 58552 15847 6523 6378 2946 190587 178724 11591 272 99944 78280 21664 110533 106291 4242 125328 119199 4513 1616 1070 1026 44 263581 234816 16177 12588 121201 121201 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 61376 61376 EQUIPMENT 50056 44788 5268 HOSPITALITY 24991 15398 684 8909 AMUSEMENT TAX 15052 15052 10271 6624 247 3400 3293287 2691416 218466 383405 638697 649405 850576 573273 907593 118976 112991 124264 97566 12535162 6176363 6564842 6358799 15940232 17527021 344297 2935807 24581884 29162455 65038 60241 374131 422150 439169 482391 X 12548300 13581367 11594415 15098697 24142715 28680064 24581884 29162455 3469910 1067439 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4090672 2320862 1833882 1513404 4026271 13785091 1155841 887498 793631 975941 822735 4635646 5246513 3208360 2627513 2489345 4849006 18420737 210549 94363 153633 128236 203827 790608 0 210549 94363 153633 128236 203827 790608 17630129 382261 432908 670392 441560 534040 2461161 382261 432908 670392 441560 534040 2461161 345465 411084 325454 341866 498774 1922643 5974239 4052352 3623359 3272771 5881820 22804541 0.77310 0.76610 0.10790 0.11520 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: NATIVE PLANT SALES - OTHER REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 12,743. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,624. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 27,662. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 28,963. SALE OF CARBON CREDITS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 247,439. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 370,459. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 208,832. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 177,246. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 349,012. SALES OF INVENTORY NET - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 81,195. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 35,580. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 110,106. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 110,959. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 107,565. GAMING/EVENT REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 4,088. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,045. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,892. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,999. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 13,234. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16401400 697319 101591 -673284 17873594 17320094 443751 -969936 -610444 16401400 16801413 534178 524748 540245 17320094 11882261 499996 4883934 464778 16801413 10262585 2590599 -530644 440279 11882261 0.32712 0.50078 0.17210 0 0 2622399 2622399 7041613 4161751 2879862 1825958 1677911 148047 1045192 336701 708491 6358799 CASH RESTRICTED FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2058923 CASH RESTRICTED FOR LAND ACQUISITION 876884 2935807 X 7853404 1067439 -40696 1026743 6826661 -63464 -63464 6763197 3316055 63464 63464 3252591 40696 40696 3293287 PART V, LINE 4: THE DIFFERENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS HELP TO FUND THE INTERN AND TRAINEE PROGRAM, LIBRARY, & ARCHIVES, AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACOPIAN CENTER. ALL FUNDS ARE USED TOWARD EDUCATION AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IS MET. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AS OF MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FINANCIALS -40,696. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -63,464. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 63,464. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FINANCIALS 40,696. BENEFIT FOR THE BIRDS 51131 43717 7414 18707 15289 200 10782 BIRDS & BREW 22454 16634 5820 13000 600 4886 73585 60351 13234 18707 28289 800 15668 63464 -50230 1 AWARDS 13 53422 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS NEED TO PROVIDE REPORTS OR LETTERS RESPONDING TO HOW THE AWARD WAS UTILIZED. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEAN GRACE PRESIDENT 144200 0 0 0 0 0 4354 0 45092 0 193646 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED HOUSING AS PART OF HIS COMPENSATION. THE HOUSING IS PROVIDED ON THE PROPERTY OF THE ASSOCIATION AS A CONDITION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT. THE HOUSING IS PROVIDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER AND IS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE INCOME TO THE PRESIDENT. X 5 71603 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 HAWK MOUNTAIN RECEIVED A GRANT TO COORDINATE OFFICIAL HAWKWATCHES AT FIVE SITES ALONG THE KITTATINNY RIDGE AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT EACH SITE. SANCTUARY SCIENTISTS WORKED TO TRAIN SEASONAL AND VOLUNTEER COUNTERS AND EDUCATORS AND THEN SYNTHESIZED THE COLLECTED MIGRATION DATA, ALONG WITH DATA OF NUMBER OF VISITORS, INCLUDING NUMBER OF VISITORS TO NORTH LOOKOUT AT HAWK MOUNTAIN. HAWK MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP DEPARTMENT PRODUCED A SERIES OF LAND CONSERVATION POSTERS FOR USE IN PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AS AN EXHIBIT, AND CONSTRUCTED A TRAILSIDE KIOSK TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING THE KITTATINNY RIDGE AS A CLIMATE RESILIENT LANDSCAPE. NEW HIGHER-LEVEL ADULT WORKSHOPS SEEKING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE RAPTOR FIELD TECHNIQUES COURSE, APPALACHIAN FIELD INSTITUTE WORKSHOPS, AND CAPTIVE RAPTOR MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP. THE STATE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR HAWK MOUNTAIN TO OVERSEE THE 3RD PENNSYLVANIA BIRD ATLAS, A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT TO SURVEY BIRD SPECIES' STATUS DURING THE BREEDING AND THE WINTERING SEASON. AMBER WIEWEL WAS SELECTED TO SERVE AS BIRD ATLAS PROJECT COORDINATOR AND REPORTS TO THE DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE. VULTURE ROAD SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED ALONG THE KITTATINNY RIDGE AFTER A DECADE-LONG HIATUS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE WINTERING BEHAVIORS OF VULTURES, HIGHLIGHT THE BIRDS AS BOTH YEAR-ROUND RESIDENTS AND MIGRANTS FROM THE NORTH. STAFF ALSO COORDINATED TO COMPLETE ROAD SURVEYS IN URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, AND SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONT'D: 3) CONSERVATION SCIENCE - LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND MENTORING, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY, ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION: THE FIVE-MEMBER CONSERVATION SCIENCE TEAM AT HAWK MOUNTAIN INCLUDES THREE PH.D.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS AND IS LED BY SARKIS ACOPIAN DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE DR. LAURIE GOODRICH WINNER OF THE WOMEN IN CONSERVATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM PENNFUTURE ALONG WITH MANY OTHER ACCOLADES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON DETERMINING RAPTOR POPULATION TRENDS AND UNDERLYING CAUSES AND GAINING NEW INSIGHT INTO THE PROCESS AND PATTERNS OF RAPTOR MOVEMENT ECOLOGY. PROFESSIONAL STAFF RECORDS AND MAINTAINS COUNTS OF MIGRATING RAPTORS ONSITE EACH AUTUMN, CONDUCTS PUBLIC-EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OVERSEES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND CONDUCTS AND ANALYZES COUNTS OF BOTH SPRING AND AUTUMN MIGRANTS ALONG WITH OTHER WILDLIFE AND BIRD SURVEYS. THE SANCTUARY'S LONG-TERM (1934-PRESENT) DATABASE OF AUTUMN COUNTS SERVES AS A CRITICAL INDICATOR OF THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF RAPTOR POPULATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA. THE DATASET REPRESENTS THE LONGEST AND MOST DETAILED RECORD OF RAPTOR POPULATIONS IN THE WORLD AND IS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AND TO PROFESSIONALS FOR LEARNING, GENERAL INTEREST, OR ANALYSIS. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INCLUDES LONG-TERM STUDIES OF NEW WORLD VULTURES, AMERICAN KESTRELS IN PENNSYLVANIA, THE ENDANGERED HOODED VULTURE IN AFRICA, BROAD-WINGED HAWK MIGRATION ECOLOGY, ARCTIC RAPTORS, STRIATED CARACARAS IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, PENNSYLVANIA FARMLAND RAPTORS, AND THE NORTHERN GOSHAWK. IN ALL RESEARCH, TELEMETRY TRACKING HAS TAKEN PRECEDENCE, AND THE DATABASE OF TELEMETRY DATA-POINTS NOW FAR EXCEEDS THE LONG-TERM MIGRATION COUNT DATA. A GROWING GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM FURTHER EXTENDS THE REACH OF THE SANCTUARY BY WORKING WITH YOUNG SCIENTISTS CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. IN 2020, THE TEAM LAUNCHED THE FIRST COLLABORATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDY TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE FOR AMERICAN KESTREL DECLINES IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND IS NOW PURSING AN ENDOWMENT TO SECURE ANNUAL FUNDS FOR DEDICATED GRADUATE STUDENTS, POST-DOCS AND EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS TO HELP ADVANCE THE SANCTUARY'S AMBITIOUS RESEARCH GOALS. A GRANT THIS YEAR WILL CONTINUE THIS RESEARCH. THE KESTREL STUDY HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 60 COLLABORATORS, FOUR MAJOR UNIVERSITIES, AND TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE SANCTUARY SUPPORTED MORE THAN A DOZEN YOUNG PEOPLE TO HELP ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS THROUGH SEED GRANTS SPONSORED BY THE BEN OLEWINE PROJECT SOAR AWARDS, MENTORED A DOZEN GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND PUBLISHED A SPANISH-LANGUAGE AND POCKET-SIZED RAPTOR FLIGHT GUIDE FOR MIGRATORY RAPTORS OF MESOAMERICA. FIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVED THEIR PH.D.S, AN OUTSTANDING FEAT FOR RAPTOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE, THE GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND FOR HAWK MOUNTAIN. THE TEAM ALSO MENTORED AND RAISED FUNDS TO REJUVENATE A COUNT SITE IN KEKOLDI, COSTA RICA, WHERE MORE THAN 2 MILLION RAPTORS WERE TALLIED, FOLLOWING SCIENTIFIC PROTOCOLS. A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING AND SECURING FUNDS FOR ONGOING COUNTS, AND WITH LOCAL NON-PROFIT OVERSIGHT. THE FLEDGLING SITES IN COLOMBIA, LAUNCHED BY FORMER TRAINEE ESTHER VALEJO, IS NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR AND CONTINUES TO EXPAND, PARTICULARLY IN ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. CONSERVATION SCIENCE FACILITIES INCLUDE THE ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING CENTER, A THREE-BUILDING COMPLEX WITH TWO RESIDENCES AND A RESEARCH CENTER THAT HOUSES OFFICE, LAB AND WORK SPACE ALONG WITH A LIBRARY THAT SERVES AS A GLOBAL INFORMATION CENTER FOR RAPTOR MIGRATION SCIENCE. THE ACOPIAN CENTER LIBRARY IS A WORLD-CLASS RESOURCE BOASTING 3,500-VOLUMES AND 168 SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT AT NO COST TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN STUDYING RAPTORS OR CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON CONSERVATION ISSUES. 4) INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY (I.D.E.A.): HAWK MOUNTAIN IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL AND OFFERS AT NO EXTRA CHARGE AN ALL-TERRAIN WHEELCHAIR FOR VISITOR USE. UPON REQUEST, STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS WILL TRANSPORT TO THE CLOSEST OVERLOOK, ALSO AT NO COST, VISITORS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY VIA A LOW-IMPACT GOLF CART. A NATIONALLY-AWARD-WINNING ACCESSIBLE TRAIL CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE NEAREST SCENIC OVERLOOK (TRAIL OPENED IN 2015), FURTHER EXPANDING THE SANCTUARY'S AUDIENCE. THIS OVERLOOK INCLUDES AN ACCESSIBLE BUT NATURAL VIEWING PLATFORM. THE PATHWAY INCLUDES BENCH SEATING ALONG THE WAY OFFERING MULTIPLE POINTS FOR REST. HAWK MOUNTAIN'S EDUCATION BUILDING AND ACOPIAN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEARNING ARE BOTH FULLY ACCESSIBLE, AS IS ITS AMPHITHEATER. A PROJECT TO PLAN UPGRADES TO THE SANCTUARY VISITOR CENTER IS UNDERWAY AND WITH AN EYE ON ACCESSIBILITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. IN 2020, THE HAWK MOUNTAIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT, HOSTED TWO SESSIONS OF DE&I TRAINING FOR ITS FULL BOARD AND SENIOR STAFF, AND INCORPORATED GOALS INTO ITS STRATEGIC PLAN. THE HAWK MOUNTAIN WEBSITE INCLUDES AN ACCESSIBILITY WIDGET TO BETTER SERVE ONLINE USES WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT. AN IDEA TAB IS POPULATED WITH INFORMATION AND CONTINUES TO GROW. BRAILLE BOOKLETS WITH INFORMATION ON THE SANCTUARY'S NATIVE PLANT GARDEN AND OTHER ACCESSIBLE AREAS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO VISITORS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. HAWK MOUNTAIN INCREASED ITS BOARD DIVERSITY ADDING TWO FORMER TRAINEES WHO NOW ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF RAPTOR CONSERVATION: A MEXICAN MALE ORNITHOLOGIST, AND A COLOMBIAN FEMALE RAPTOR EDUCATOR AND FORESTRY ENGINEER TO BETTER REFLECT THE SANCTUARY'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REACH. A GIFT TO LAUNCH AN IDEA FUND ALLOWS STAFF TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND INCREASE EQUITY IN THE OUTDOORS AND CONTINUE DISCUSSION AND EDUCATION IN THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC. THE SENIOR STAFF MEETING QUARTERLY TO REVIEW WAYS TO ADVANCE 'IDEA' GOALS AND TO SHARE SUCCESS STORIES AND/OR CHALLENGES. HAWK MOUNTAIN'S INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM HAS REACHED MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUALS FROM 76 COUNTRIES, PROVIDING VISITORS THE CHANCE TO MEET PEOPLE FROM MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS DURING A VISIT. OF ITS GRADUATES, 46 PERCENT ARE INTERNATIONAL, 53 FROM THE UNITED STATES, AND 25 PERCENT ARE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, WITH 60 PERCENT OF GRADUATES BEING FEMALE, THUS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE, LOCAL TO GLOBAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS DEBORAH AND STEPHEN EDGE ARE SIBLINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS CREATE 2 CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS : - VOTING MEMBERS (WHO ARE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS) - ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (WHO ARE PUBLIC, DUES-PAYING MEMBERS OF THE SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION). - ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE NO ROLE IN GOVERNANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BUSINESS MANAGER, PRESIDENT, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PERFORM AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. THE ENTIRE BOARD IS THEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONSISTENTLY MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE MENTIONED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS SOURCES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DECISION-MAKING INVOLVING THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REVIEWING COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, TO ENSURE COMPENSATION IS WITHIN FAIR MARKET RANGE FOR THE INDUSTRY. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALS IS DETERMINED SUBSEQUENT TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE OVERALL ANNUAL FISCAL BUDGET. THE PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES THE OVERALL ANNUAL BUDGET, AND COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE THEN DETERMINED BASED ON THE OVERALL BUDGET WITH SPECIFIC SALARIES SET BY THE PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES SALARIES, IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.