2023-05-02T09:52:13-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 010927490 TECHE PROJECT TECH 3372444645 PO BOX 165 Arnaudville LA 705120165 Patricia Holland Secretary 3372774645 2023-05-02 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Connie Csstile 125 Roma Dr Breaux Bridge LA 70517 99536 0 X TECHEPROJECT.ORG X 2010 LA WORK TO ENHANCE THE ECOLOGY OF BAYOU TECHE AND TO BUILD AND MANAGE THE BAYOU TECHE PADDLE TRAIL, A DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RECOGNIZED NATIONAL WATER TRAIL, FOR TRAIL BASED TOURISM IN THE FIFTEEN COMMUNITIES ALONG BAYOU TECHE. 9 9 0 150 0 0 131423 99536 0 0 0 0 0 0 131423 99536 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2874 106804 112045 106904 112045 24519 -12509 58670 46161 0 0 58670 46161 WORK TO ENHANCE THE ECOLOGY OF THE BAYOU TECHE WATERSHED. TO ENCOURAGE RECREATIONAL USE OF BAYOU TECHE BY BUILDING A FIRST CLASS PADDLE TRAIL WITH ACCESS DOCKS IN ALL FIFTEEN TOWNS ALONG THE BAYOU. TO WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROMOTE TRAIL BASED TOURISM AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE BAYOU TECHE CORRIDOR 0 0 7605 14000 PROMOTED THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF BAYOU TECHE: HOSTED THE 10TH ANNUAL SHAKE YOUR TRAIL FEATHER PADDLE PARADE WITH OVER 200 ATTENDEES. LOCAL CAJUN MUSICIANS ENTERTAINED PADDLERS IN OUR ANNUAL BAYOU TECHE PADDLE PARADE. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BANQUET IN NEW IBERIA FOR 80 ATTENDEES. REPRESENTED THE TECHE PROJECT AND OUR MISSION AT SEVERAL EVENTS. ALSO GAVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE GOALS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. 3286 770 PROVIDED ECOLOGICAL SERVICES: IN THE SPRING OF 2022 WE CONDUCED A TRASH PICKUP IN IN JEANERETTE (1/2 TON OF TRASH REMOVED FORM THE BAYOU AND BANK-LINE). PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF NEW IBERIA AND THE LOUISIANA IRIS CONSERVATION INITIATIVE TO PLANT THE SECOND PHASE OF THE NEW IBERIA CITY PARK IRIS PLANTING PROJECT ALONG THE BAYOU BANK. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL WOOD DUCK WORKSHOP IN ARNAUDVILLE. CONTINUED WOOD DUCK PRODUCTION PROGRAM WITH OVER 56 LANDOWNERS ALONG THE BAYOU (PRODUCING OVER 300 FLEDGLINGS ANNUALLY). IN 2022 WE RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING TO HOST A YOUTH WORKSHOP TO EDUCATE TEENS ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF TE BAYOU TECHE WATERSHED. 74857 68569 BUILD, MANAGE AND PROMOTE THE BAYOU TECHE PADDLE TRAIL: CONTINUED TO WORK ON AN LOUISIANA OFFICE OF TOURISM RECREATIONAL TRAILS GRANT (H.013508)TO BUILD PADDLE TRAIL ACCESS DOCKS IN EACH OF THE 15 COMMUNITIES ALONG THE BAYOU TECHE.IN 2022 THE LEONVILLE DOCK WAS INSTALLED. WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE CITY OF NEW IBERIA IN THE INSTALLATION OF A KAYAK PARK UNDER ANOTHER GRANT THAT THE CITY WAS ADMINISTRATING.CURRENTLY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLETE TRAILHEADS TO 14. WE RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING TO BUILD THE LAST TRAILHEAD IN POCHE BRIDGE WHICH WILL BE COMPLETER IN 2023 0 0 0 85748 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LA X X Thomas Holland 3372774636 PO BOX 165 Arnaudville LA 705120165 X Patti Holland Council member/ Secretary 30 0 X X 0 0 0 Dane Thibodeaux council Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Conni Castille Executive Director/President 2 X X 0 0 0 Brent Miller Council Member/Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Eric Martin Council Member 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 MARGARET SIMOM COUNCIL MEMBER 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 GREG GUIDROZ COUNCIL MEMBER 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 JIMMY GRAVOIS COUNCIL MEMBER 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 ALEX GUILLORY COUNCIL MEMBER 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 Thomas Holland Bookkeeper 2 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4460 8037 0 71523 15516 0 99536 0 0 0 0 0 8037 0 99536 0 0 0 X 20004 20004 78273 77973 300 120 20 100 942 307 633 2 56 56 54 54 401 241 107 53 4558 2059 2499 SUPPLIES 6219 3959 0 2260 STATE FEES 50 0 50 0 BANK FEES 213 54 0 159 REPAIRS 1155 1155 0 0 112045 85748 23423 2874 58670 46161 58670 46161 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 58670 46161 58670 46161 58670 46161 -12509 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 58757 83585 173568 131423 99536 546869 58757 83585 173568 131423 99536 546869 546869 546869 0 1 1 X Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 THE TECHE PROJECT HAS NON VOTING MEMBERS Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b COMMITTEES ARE NOT TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A COPY OF THE RETURN IS GIVEN TO EACH GOVERNING MEMBER TO REVIEW BEFORE FILEING Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE 2022 TAX YEAR, THE FORM 990EZ FOR 2015 AND THE FORM 990 FOR THE YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2021 WERE AVAILABLE ONLINE Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g DOCK FABRICATION $69,473 CONCERT FEES $4,525 SIGNAGE DESIGN $2,500 ENGINEERING $1,475