2026-07-29T13:55:27-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 200223486 WILDERNESS EAST WILD 9373651935 7240 Cave Road Bainbridge OH 456129501 David Baker President 6147455169 2026-07-29 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X David Baker 7240 Cave Rd Bainbridge OH 456129501 11433 0 X wildernesseast.org X 2003 OH Wilderness East aims to protect the natural heritage of America's Great Eastern Forest, while fostering a deeper connection between people and the natural world. We provide a valuable service to our colleague nonprofits by buying selected biologically-significant lands and then holding them long enough to allow the initiating land trust to raise acquisition funds from grants and private donors. We serve as a competent, experienced, and reliable holder of conservation easements in the heartland of Appalachia. 10 10 0 15 0 0 26 11409 0 0 30 24 0 0 56 11433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226 10629 226 10629 -170 804 2340838 6138648 2337611 6135387 3227 3261 In 2025 we continued to provide a valuable service to our colleague nonprofits by buying selected biologically-significant lands and then holding them long enough to allow the initiating land trust to raise acquisition funds from grants and private donors. 0 0 10629 0 0 In 2025, Wilderness East (WE) furthered its official mission of advancing wildlands protection in Appalachia by supporting and collaborating with the nonprofit Arc of Appalachia, as prioritized in its Articles of Incorporation. The mission of Wilderness East is to help the Arc of Appalachia, and other nonprofit land trusts when relevant, acquire new natural areas by buying and holding them temporarily in order to give time for the initiating land trust to raise funds to buy and permanently secure them as enduring nature preserves. In 2025, WE acquired, via secured promissory notes held by the Arc of Appalachia, the following properties: Four acquisitions to expand the Arc of Appalachia's Tobacco Barn Hollow Preserve in Pike County, Ohio, the acreages being 46, 5, 24, and 112, respectively, Five Miles on the Gauley near Craigsville, WV, totaling 1,336 acres, The Emerald Forest Hocking Hills, Ohio, totaling 114 acres, and Keystone Swamp in Jackson County, Ohio, totaling 54.065 acres. 0 0 0 Wilderness East accomplished an inner strengthening in 2025, significantly expanding its board members and invigorating its goals and missions. A website was designed and published, a logo was designed, and plans were made to engage Wilderness East Board Members as volunteers to increase the number of free or low-cost educational programs presented in Arc of Appalachia preserves in 2026. Board Members also committed to significantly increase their knowledge of negotiating and managing conservation easements so that WE could accept conservation easements capably in the future, if the need arose. 0 0 0 10629 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 OH X X Kathleen Bruns 9373651935 7240 Cave Road Bainbridge OH 456129501 David Ackerman Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Rachael Grove Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Kleinrichert Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Wahrer Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jeff White Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Zelinski Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 David Baker President 2 0 X 0 0 0 Bill Bruns Vice President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Lexie Stevenson Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 Teri Gilligan Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11409 0 11409 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11433 24 0 0 10383 10383 0 0 Government filing fees 200 200 0 0 Bank fees and miscellaneous 46 46 0 0 10629 10629 0 0 185 1165 2271 2096 0 6135387 0 2338382 6135387 2340838 6138648 0 2337611 6135387 2337611 6135387 X 3227 3261 0 0 3227 3261 2340838 6138648 804 0 0 0 -770 0 X 0 0 0 X 0 2667 6658 26 11409 20760 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2667 6658 26 11409 20760 583 20177 1 7 26 30 24 88 0 0 0 0 20848 0 0.96781 0.99636 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 6135387 6135387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6135387 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 On March 3, 2025, the Articles of Incorporation were updated with the Ohio Secretary of State to reflect the enhanced mission of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the completed but unsigned IRS Form 990 is distributed electronically to all board members with a request to review and submit any corrections, revisions, additions, or deletions. The board then votes to accept a completed version with the board President signing and submitting the final version electronically to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At the beginning of each year, all trustees of Wilderness East are required to sign an Annual Statement of Conflict of Interest form. This form states that they acknowledge receipt of the Organizations' Conflict of Interest Policy, that they have read and understand it, and they agree to comply with the Policy. They also must state that they are aware of no transactions or arrangements between them and the Organization, directly or indirectly, that might create a conflict of interest as described in the Policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Paper copies of any or all governing documents are available to anyone upon written or verbal request to the organization's address or phone number of record.