Nonprofit · EIN 46-2907677
EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $228,713 | $609,843 | -$381,130 | $15,421,597 | $35,678 | $15,385,919 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $219,685 | $599,894 | -$380,209 | $15,236,015 | $23,937 | $15,212,078 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $131,894
- Net rental income
- $96,819
- Other revenue
- $96,819
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $177,094
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $177,094
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,711
- Depreciation
- $267,755
- Program services (functional)
- $495,478
- Management and general (functional)
- $114,365
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,236,015
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,421,597
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,678
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,385,919
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,236,027
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,474,475
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,885,919
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,500,000
- Gross receipts
- $228,713
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $392,545 |
| SUZANNE BIEMILLER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $198,482 |
| JUSTIN ENNIS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $142,781 |
| CRYSTAL EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONNETTA GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLAN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE BIEMILLER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $189,940 | $0 |
| MEG WISE | FORMER VICE- Former | 1 | $0 | $127,236 | $12,596 |
| JUSTIN ENNIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $49,861 | $1,569 |
| CRYSTAL EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONNETTA GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE SCIARRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLAN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3401 RESERVOIR DR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121-2510
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUZANNE BIEMILLER, 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121
- Signed the 990
- SUZANNE BIEMILLER, CO-CHAIR
- Phone
- (215) 323-9130
- Website
- WWW.DISCOVERYPHILA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BARATZ & ASSOCIATES PA
Mission
EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND.
Program accomplishments
- THE EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER ("EPLACC") IS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT OF THE PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL ("OUTWARD BOUND") AND THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. ("AUDUBON"). TOGETHER, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS RAISED FUNDS AND OVERSAW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER IN EAST FAIRMOUNT PARK, A ONE-OF-A-KIND CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OVERLOOKING A 37-ACRE RESERVOIR, THE DISCOVERY CENTER FEATURS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, EXHIBITIONS, TRAILS, HIGH ROPES COURSE, CLIMBING WALL, AND BIRD-WATCHING LOOK-OUTS. OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON DEVELOPED THE CENTER WITH THE INTENTION OF SERVING PHILADELPHIA'S ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO A NEW PUBLIC AMENITY. EPLACC IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTIONS CONSISTING OF THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUTWARD BOUND, THREE FROM AUDUBON, AND A REPRESENTATIVE JOINTLY SELECTED BY THE STRAWBERRY MANSION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND STRAWBERRY MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT GOVERNS USE OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER AND ITS ENVIRONS, COST SHARING BETWEEN OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF EPLACC IS TO FURTHER THE MISSIONS OF ITS TWO SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS - NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL - BY DEVELOPING THE SITE IN WAY THAT WILL PROTECT BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, ALLOW FOR MANAGED PUBLIC ACCESS, PROVIDE SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND CREATE ADEQUATE STAFF OFFICES. IT IS THE GOAL OF EPLACC, THROUGH THE DISCOVERY CENTER, TO CREATE AN UNPARALLED RESOURCES TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE PHILADELPHIA REGION WITH YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, NATURE, AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. ON JULY 3, 2014 ("THE EFFECTIVE DATE"), EPLACC ENTERED INTO GROUND LEASE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. AT THE END OF THE 30-YEAR PERIOD STARTING ON THE COMMENCEMENT DATE. AT THE END OF THE 30 -YEAR PERIOD, EPLACC MAY RENEW THE LEASE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10-YEAR PERIOD. THE COMMENCEMENT DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 13, 2017, AND IS THE DATE THAT EPLACC MET A SERIES OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT BUDGET AND RAISING 100 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IN READILY AVAILABLE FUNDS OR IN BINDING, IRREVOCABLE DONATION PLEDGES NO LATER THAN THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE. IN 2016, AUDUBON COMPLETED WORK ON AN OVERFLOW VALVE TO CONTROL WATER LEVELS ON THE RESERVOIR AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PRESERVING THE RESERVOIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH DECOMMISSIONED THE RESERVOIR AS A DAM, WAS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT THE SITE. CONSTRUCTION ON THE DISCOVERY CENTER BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 AND WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UNDERTAKEN BY OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON ENVISIONED A PROJECT BUDGET SUFFICIENT TO FUND ALL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE DISCOVERY CENTER, A 5 MILLION ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT BUILDING OPERATIONS IN PERPETUITY, AND CAPITAL AND OPERATING RESERVES FOR BUILDING REPAIRS AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS OF OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON.Expenses $495,478
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2907677
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,421,597
- Income (IRS master file)
- $228,713
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $228,713 | $609,843 | $15,421,597 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $219,685 | $599,894 | $15,236,015 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $168,403 | $624,231 | $14,855,550 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-2907677).
Questions about EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER
- What is the EIN of EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER is 46-2907677.
- Is EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SUZANNE BIEMILLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $228,713, expenses of $609,843 and total assets of $15,421,597 at year end.
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