2023-11-12T13:44:46-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 316050408 SCHOOL OF LIVING SCHO 8143530130 215 Julian Woods Lane Julian PA 16844 Ann Wilken Assistant Treasurer 8143214144 2023-11-11 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Matthew Tennyson PO Box 82 Butler MD 21023 53961 0 X schoolofliving.org X 1954 OH School of Living is an educational organization dedicated to learning and teaching the philosophy, practices, and principles of sustainable living that are self-empowering for individuals within the general aim of establishing decentralized, ecologically sound, self-governed, and humane communities. All its resources, but most specifically the land it holds in trust, are held in responsible stewardship for present and future generations. 9 0 0 20 1341 0 75151 38868 20842 13752 444 1341 0 0 96437 53961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53628 60174 53628 60174 42809 -6213 850992 840941 0 0 850992 840941 School of Living is an educational organization dedicated to learning and teaching the philosophy, practices, and principles of sustainable living that are self-empowering for individuals within the general aim of establishing decentralized, ecologically sound, self-governed, and humane communities. All its resources, but most specifically the land it holds in trust, are held in responsible stewardship for present and future generations. 0 0 45487 0 34988 In 2022 the Heathcote Education Committee's (HEC's) main program was Heathcote Community Farm, an educational farm that demonstrates permaculture and organic gardening principles. Farm manager Matt Belmont grew organic vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs and mushrooms which were sold at an honor stand on site to provide revenue for the program and he gave1 workshop on mushroom cultivation. HEC's Volunteer and Internship Program (VIP) engaged 4 international interns from the Community College of Baltimore County's Sustainable Horticulture program who completed the last day of their internship that they began in 2021 during the first quarter of 2022. In addition, one intern helped with the farm for most of the season and several committed volunteers regularly assisted with projects around the community. HEC also hosted 10 Visitor Days for 51 participants who came to learn about Heathcote and take a tour. Working in partnership with Chesapeake Education Arts & Research Society (CHEARS), HEC partnered on an alley cropping demonstration project at Many Streams Farm and hosted 5 webinars that were attended by 50 participants. Finally, HEC hosted 1 Black woman urban farmer for a 4-day rural retreat and learning experience in partnership with the Journey Womxn program of Where's Your Tree, a nonprofit project. 7579 0 9355 School of Living's Community Land Trust (CLT) involves 6 parcels of land in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Each parcel supports a residential community that involves a living and learning center, demonstrating and teaching cooperative community living, ecology and conservation, sustainable development, and natural living. In 2022, we continued to work on developing a new lease for our Amherst County, Virginia parcel. This parcel is being leased to Stellar Roots, a collective of Black, Brown, and Indigenous People, rooted in healing and in service of land based community living. We also followed up on supporting our other parcels in the Land Trust; solving disputes among parties and updating legal documents. Another focus of School of Living's CLT is outreach and follow up with outside inquiries to our CLT. 2100 0 0 During 2022, while still under School of Living's fiscal sponsorship, Permaculture Living Lands Trust (PLLT) supported or launched these initiatives: 1) hosted a series of listening sessions with permaculture and agroforestry practitioners via zoom meetings and the Permaculture Perspectives podcast series; 2) covered travel costs to meet with prospective conservation landowners which have generated proposed donations of tree crop and forest garden sites in North Carolina and New Jersey; 3) updated the PLLT website (https://www.permaculturelivinglandstrust.com/) and power point presentations; and 4) applied for or sought donations and gifts. PLLT transitioned to their own non-profit organization near the end of 2022, and is very grateful for the ongoing support and leadership School of Living has demonstrated as a model for community land trusts and commons creation. PLLT remains open to conversations about future collaboration. 625 0 170 In 2022, School of Living's Education Committee organized an online presentation called "Cracking the Codes". This is a film discussing and soliciting discussion around causes and consequences of systemic inequity. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Members are those who contribute $6 or more annually, and are accepted as members at the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Members elect Directors to open seats on the Board, at the annual meeting each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Assistant Treasurer prepares the form 990, has it reviewed by the Treasurer, and submits the form to the Board for approval before filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each Board Member or Committee Member shall disclose to the Board or Committee any financial interest that he or she may have in a matter pending before the Board or Committee. He or she shall refrain from participating in any decision regarding such matter, unless the Board or Committee, acting without participation of the person in question, determines that the Member's interest is sufficiently minimal that his or her participation would not constitute a conflict of interest. Further, that the question be asked at the beginning of each meeting, after the agenda has been set, whether anyone has a potential conflict of interest to disclose. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available by request to our administrator's email address. This is stated on our website.