2026-02-21T21:04:01Z 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 842825026 BACK BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SOCIETY BACK 9088682958 1324 Sandbridge Rd Virginia Beach VA 23456 Mark Gorny Treasurer 9088682958 2026-02-21 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.bbnwrs.org X X 168233 X 168233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168233 0 0 0 0 0 356 45671 46027 122206 52488 174694 X 40462 162518 12026 12176 52488 174694 52488 174694 Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Society is the primary partner and Friends group of the the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The Society was formed in 2020 as an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System. Our purpose is to promote and support the BBNWR in it's mission to conserve, protect and enhance natural resources through projects, advocacy, outreach, education, fundraising, diverse membership and volunteerism for the betterment of the Refuge. Monarch and Pollinator gardens. Volunteer labor is utilized to maintain a beneficial native pollinator garden that is functional environmentally and educational for visitors. Maintenance and continued development benefit between 115k and 215k annual visitors to the refuge. 1257 Outdoor Classroom planning, design and regulatory preparation for construction started in 2025. The classroom's function will be to host outdoor events and environmental education activities. Upon completion, anticipating more than 2,000 annual school trip visitors annually. 42914 Refuge trail and facilities maintenance including wayfinding signage and informational kiosks. Maintenance of sheds protects Refuge equipment and supplies. Photo chronolog records conditions at set locations over time. These efforts are volunteer time and labor. Trails and signage are utilized by between 115k and 215k annual visitors to the refuge. 673 44844 Chris Elam Board Secretary 10.00 0 Chris Freeman Board President 15.00 0 Barry Erdlejon Board Vice President 15.00 0 Mark Gorny Board Treasurer 5.00 0 Dianna McDowell Board Member 5.00 0 Charlie Ellin Board Member 5.00 0 Grant Leonard Board Member 5.00 0 false false false false false 0 false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false VA Mark Gorny Treasurer 1324 Sandbridge Rd Virginia Beach VA 23456 7573017329 false false false false false false false false false false NONE 0 NONE 0 true X 0 6885 9787 9356 39735 168233 233996 6885 9787 9356 39735 168233 233996 0 0 0 0 0 233996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6885 9787 9356 39735 168233 233996 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, Line 16 General Corp Administrative Expenses (Domain & Website Admin, Exhibition Fees) $571 - Expenses related to Outdoor Classroom Project $42,914 - Expenses related to support of Refuge activities and facilities (Garden maintenance, trail maintenance, photographic survey) $1,930 - Expenses related to regulatory requirements (taxes, state fees) $256 - TOTAL PART I EXPENSES LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES: $45,671 Part II, Line 24 Prepaid expense: Outdoor Classroom Wetlands Permitting $3,800 - Classroom Equipment (Binoculars, Spotting Scopes, Tripods, Digital Picture Frames) $8,376 - TOTAL PART II LINE 24 OTHER ASSETS: $12,176