2023-10-27T14:23:29-07:00 2022-12-31 223191317 Renzi Bernardi Suarez & Co 51 Haddonfield Road Suite 100 Cherry Hill NJ 08002 990 2022-01-01 462907677 EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER EAST 2152329130 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 SUZANNE BIEMILLER PRESIDENT 2152329130 2023-07-12 true SUZANNE BIEMILLER XXX-XX-XXXX true Edward A Suarez CPA MBA P00018408 8568587887 2023-10-27 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SUZANNE BIEMILLER 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 168403 false X N/A X 2012 PA EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND. 9 5 0 197 0 0 95500 0 0 296381 99767 16658 68636 408539 168403 0 0 76128 179983 0 0 405031 444248 481159 624231 -72620 -455828 16580928 14855550 32783 24857 16548145 14830693 EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION CENTER SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC AND PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND. false false 518213 0 0 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 FEATURES INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, EXHIBITIONS, TRAILS, HIGH ROPES COURSE, CLIMBING WALL, AND BIRD-WATCHING LOOK-OUTS. OUTWARD BOUND AND AUDUBON DEVELOPED THE CENTER WITH STRONG INVOLVEMENT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS 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 DIRECTORS 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 UNPARALLELED RESOURCE 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 A GROUND LEASE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE LEASE IS FOR A 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 FO THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IN READILY AVAILABLE FUNDS OR IN BINDING, IRREVOCABLE DONATION PLEDGES NOT 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. 518213 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 5 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true false false false PA X X SUZANNE BIEMILLER 6106665593 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 MEG WISE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 159163 25000 SUZANNE BIEMILLER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 185923 18436 LORRAINE SCIARRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 282507 27000 AMY SOBEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 299031 27000 CRYSTAL EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONNETTA GRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE HOLMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY LANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLAN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 926624 97436 0 false true false 99767 0 99767 68636 68636 68636 68636 168403 68636 0 99767 179983 143986 35997 0 13030 850 12180 0 1244 0 1244 0 295482 265934 29548 0 29411 23529 5882 0 UTILITIES 40393 32314 8079 0 MINOR EQUIPMENT 4311 3880 431 0 SUPPLIES 10489 8399 2090 0 BUILDING & MAINTENANCE REPAIR 16231 12985 3246 0 33657 26336 7321 0 624231 518213 106018 0 860835 544033 85755 80000 14885 15763 10086261 1294583 9087160 8791678 6532293 5424076 16580928 14855550 32783 24857 32783 24857 X 13048145 11330693 3500000 3500000 16548145 14830693 16580928 14855550 X -455828 -1207802 -53822 X X false true X true false X X 2 PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL 562472884 7 true 26911 0 NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY 131624102 7 true 26911 0 2 53822 0 0 0 0 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false 0 0 9933161 1167410 8765751 24511 21257 3254 128589 105916 22673 8791678 X 168403 168403 168403 624231 624231 624231 Pt X, Line 2 EPLACC IS INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. EPLACC IS REGISTERED AS REQUIRED WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA BUREAU OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. EPLACC HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. EPLACC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. false false false false false false false false false MEG WISE 159163 0 0 0 0 0 25000 0 0 0 184163 0 0 0 SUZANNE BIEMILLER 185923 0 0 0 0 0 18437 0 0 0 204360 0 0 0 LORRAINE SCIARRA 282507 0 0 0 0 0 27000 0 0 0 309507 0 0 0 AMY SOBEL 299031 0 0 0 0 0 27000 0 0 0 326031 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 8b NO OTHER COMMITTEE IS ALLOWED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. Pt VI, Line 11b A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW ELECTRONICALLY. Pt VI, Line 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. Pt VI, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Pt XII, Line 2c THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION OR OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. Pt XI THIS EXPLANATION IS IN RELATION TO LINE 9. THERE WERE TWO DISTRIBUTIONS TO TWO SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS. ONE ORGANIZATION BEING THE PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL WHO RECEIVED $225,726, AND THE OTHER, NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WHO RECEIVED $625,725. EAST PARK LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION IS DETERMINDED TO BE A 509 (a) (3), WHICH IS A CONSIDERED A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. Pt VI, Line 4 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ALL DEALING WITH THE WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IMPLEMENTED ALL OF THESE POLICIES IN 2021. Pt VI, Line 12c FORMS REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE SIGNED ANNUALLY. PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND CENTER INC 3401 RESERVOIR DRIVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 562472884 SEE PART VII PA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 false NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC 225 VARICK STREET 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10014 131624102 SEE PART VII NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false PART II(b) PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND CENTER, INC. - PRIMARY ACTIVITY: BUILD LEADERSHIP THROUGH EXPERIENCE-BASED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS. PART II(b) NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. - PRIMARY ACTIVITY: CONSERVE AND RESTORE NATIONAL ECOSYSTEMS, FOCUSING ON BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.