2026-09-01T14:00:19-04:00 2025-12-31 341873333 MCMANAMON & CO LLC 1651 CROSSINGS PKWY D WESTLAKE OH 441451959 990 2025-01-01 043636350 DOAN BROOK WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP DOAN 2163257781 12200 FAIRHILL ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44120 EMILY KAO INCOM EXEC DIRECTOR 2163257781 2026-07-23 true JEFFREY D FIRESTONE CPA CVA P01055566 4408928900 2026-08-13 2025 EMILY KAO 12200 FAIRHILL ROAD CLEVELAND OH 44120 719452 false X WWW.DOANBROOKPARTNERSHIP.ORG X 2002 OH 1) FACILITATE AND SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS WITHIN THE WATERSHED -- WITH AN EYE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, 2) DYNAMICALLY INCREASE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS OF THE WATERSHED, AND SERVE AS A COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR THE DOAN BROOK AND ITS CONSTITUENCIES.3) DEVELOP A SOLID ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO WORK TOWARD ALL GOALS. IN NON-PANDEMIC YEARS, THE DBWP VOLUNTEERS SERVE MANY FUNCTIONS. THEY HELP TO PLAN AND CARRY OUT PROGRAM EVENTS, SUPPORT IN-OFFICE FUNCTION, RESTORE HABITATS, LEAD HIKES, COLLECT TRASH AND STENCIL STORMDRAINS FOR WATER QUALITY AWARENESS. 17 17 6 200 0 406637 713375 5687 0 9768 6077 0 422092 719452 0 0 140449 196341 0 10201 251248 388500 391697 584841 30395 134611 456635 583004 8646 404 447989 582600 X THE MISSION OF THE DOAN BROOK WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP (DBWP) IS TO LEAD CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT CHAMPION ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT WATERSHED AND TO SERVE AS A COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR THE DOAN BROOK AND ITS CONSTITUENCIES THROUGH EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT AND BY PROVIDING RELIABLE, ACCESSIBLE WATERSHED SCIENCE. DBWP MAINTAINS A SMALL STAFF INCLUDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMILY KAO AND WATERSHED PROGRAM MANAGER, ALEX KIRCHNER, AND A WATERSHED PROGRAM COORDINATOR. WE ALSO RELY ON INTERNS AND DBWP VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE MANY ORGANIZATION AND EVENT SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. THEY HELP TO PLAN AND CARRY OUT PROGRAM EVENTS, SUPPORT IN-OFFICE FUNCTION, RESTORE HABITATS, LEAD HIKES, COLLECT TRASH AND LEAD DIGITAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS ABOUT STORMWATER, SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. false false 514017 ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT: DBWP HOSTS REGULAR ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. BOARD MEETINGS AND PROJECT PLANNING MEETINGS WERE HELD IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. WE SERVE AS FISCAL SPONSORS FOR BLUESTONE HEIGHTS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 17 REGULAR AND AFFILIATE TRUSTEES SERVING THE ORGANIZATION. THE AFFILIATE TRUSTEE POSITIONS ARE NON-VOTING AND REPRESENT DBWP VOLUNTEERS, A CITIZEN FROM THE CITY OF SOUTH EUCLID, AND THE NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND STEWARDSHIP: IN 2025, DBWP CONTINUED TO HOST EXISTING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND HABITAT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS. WE OFFERED 48 IN PERSON EVENTS INCLUDING FAMILY FISHING DAY, 2 FISHING WORKSHOPS, TAKE TO THE LAKE, STREAM CLEANUPS, HIKES, NATIVE HABITAT STEWARDSHIP DAYS AT LOWER LAKE, THE DOAN BROOK GORGE, AND AT THE GROW NOT MOW SITES IN SHAKER HEIGHTS. IN TOTAL, WE HAD OVER 2000 ATTENDEES VISIT OUR EVENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED OVER 3481 HOURS OF HABITAT STEWARDSHIP. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: IN THE SPRING OF 2025, DBWP WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS TO INSTALL A RAIN GARDEN AT WILLSON SCHOOL, A CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL THAT SERVES YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN CLEVELAND. IN ADDITION, DBWP LAUNCHED THE BROOK & BLOOM PROGRAM, A YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM EMPOWERING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE DOAN BROOK WATERSHED. THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A 71,665 GRANT FROM THE OHIO LAKE ERIE COMMISSION. PLANNING: DBWP HOSTED A COMMITTEE OF CITY, SEWER DISTRICT, VOLUNTEER AND NON-PROFIT REPRESENTATIVES TO COLLECTIVELY WORK ON SHAKER LAKES PARKLANDS MANAGEMENT. DBWP CONTINUES TO SERVE THE CENTRAL LAKE ERIE BASIN COLLABORATIVE (CLEB) STEERING COMMITTEE, ONE OF FIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE THE COLLABORATIVE IN THIS CAPACITY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMILY KAO ALSO SERVES ON THE RESTORE ROCKEFELLER PARK, CUYAHOGA AREAS OF CONCERN, CLEVELAND CULTURAL GARDENS FEDERATION, AND OTHER COMMITTEES. DBWP SPENT MANY PLANNING AND EDUCATION HOURS ON A DAM REMOVAL CONTROVERSY IN OUR WATERSHED, WHICH WAS INITIATED BY NEORSD AND THE CITIES OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS AND SHAKER HEIGHTS. RESTORATION: DBWP WAS AWARDED A HEALTHY URBAN TREE CANOPY GRANT FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR APPROXIMATELY 27,594.00 TO MAINTAIN MORE THAN 60 HISTORIC TREES IN ROCKEFELLER PARK, AND A 15,000 GRANT FROM THE CLEVELAND TREE COALITION TO GIVE AWAY 200 NATIVE TREES TO CLEVELAND RESIDENTS. DBWP RECEIVED A NEORSD WATERSHED SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR 45,000, AND MANY OTHER PROGRAM RELATED GRANTS TO SUPPORT EVENTS AND OUTREACH IN THE WATERSHED. WE ALSO RECEIVED A 100% COST-WAIVER FROM THE USACE THROUGH THEIR PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR STATES PROGRAM TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN THE ROCKEFELLER REACH OF THE DOAN BROOK. 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FASB ASC 740 DETAILS HOW COMPANIES SHOULD RECOGNIZE, MEASURE, PRESENT AND DISCLOSE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OR ARE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. AS SUCH, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WOULD REFLECT EXPECTED FUTURE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS PRESUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITIES' FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSITION AND ALL RELEVANT FACTS, IF THEY EXISTED. THE MANAGEMENT OF DBWP BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. DBWP'S TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ARE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND FORWARD. X US ARMY CORPS 1 237222 FMV false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE DOAN BROOK WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP (DBWP) IS TO LEAD CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT CHAMPION ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT WATERSHED AND TO SERVE AS A COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR THE DOAN BROOK AND ITS CONSTITUENCIES THROUGH EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT AND BY PROVIDING RELIABLE, ACCESSIBLE WATERSHED SCIENCE. DBWP MAINTAINS A SMALL STAFF INCLUDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMILY KAO AND WATERSHED PROGRAM MANAGER, ALEX KIRCHNER, AND A WATERSHED PROGRAM COORDINATOR. WE ALSO RELY ON INTERNS AND DBWP VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE MANY ORGANIZATION AND EVENT SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. THEY HELP TO PLAN AND CARRY OUT PROGRAM EVENTS, SUPPORT IN-OFFICE FUNCTION, RESTORE HABITATS, LEAD HIKES, COLLECT TRASH AND LEAD DIGITAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS ABOUT STORMWATER, SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PLANNING: DBWP HOSTED A COMMITTEE OF CITY, SEWER DISTRICT, VOLUNTEER AND NON-PROFIT REPRESENTATIVES TO COLLECTIVELY WORK ON SHAKER LAKES PARKLANDS MANAGEMENT. DBWP CONTINUES TO SERVE THE CENTRAL LAKE ERIE BASIN COLLABORATIVE (CLEB) STEERING COMMITTEE, ONE OF FIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE THE COLLABORATIVE IN THIS CAPACITY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMILY KAO ALSO SERVES ON THE RESTORE ROCKEFELLER PARK, CUYAHOGA AREAS OF CONCERN, CLEVELAND CULTURAL GARDENS FEDERATION, AND OTHER COMMITTEES. DBWP SPENT MANY PLANNING AND EDUCATION HOURS ON A DAM REMOVAL CONTROVERSY IN OUR WATERSHED, WHICH WAS INITIATED BY NEORSD AND THE CITIES OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS AND SHAKER HEIGHTS. RESTORATION: DBWP WAS AWARDED A HEALTHY URBAN TREE CANOPY GRANT FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR APPROXIMATELY 27,594.00 TO MAINTAIN MORE THAN 60 HISTORIC TREES IN ROCKEFELLER PARK, AND A 15,000 GRANT FROM THE CLEVELAND TREE COALITION TO GIVE AWAY 200 NATIVE TREES TO CLEVELAND RESIDENTS. DBWP RECEIVED A NEORSD WATERSHED SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR 45,000, AND MANY OTHER PROGRAM RELATED GRANTS TO SUPPORT EVENTS AND OUTREACH IN THE WATERSHED. WE ALSO RECEIVED A 100% COST-WAIVER FROM THE USACE THROUGH THEIR PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR STATES PROGRAM TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN THE ROCKEFELLER REACH OF THE DOAN BROOK. THIS ASSESSMENT IS VALUED AT 235,000. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WERE ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 25, 2012. BOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE DISCLOSURE STATEMETN AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A SALARY LEVELS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WERE REVIEWED. SALARY CHANGES ARE BASED ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AT MEMBER ORGANZIATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104 (D) AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, IN A TIMELY MANNER SUBJECT TO THE CHARGES PERMITTED BY LAW TO ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUEST IT.