2025-10-15T13:55:54-04:00 2024-12-31 550771644 ELLIS & ELLIS PLLC 500 VIRGINIA ST E STE 1000 CHARLESTON WV 25301 990 2024-01-01 550778211 FRIENDS OF BLACKWATER INC FRIE 3043457663 PO BOX 247 THOMAS WV 26292 JUDITH S RODD PRESIDENT 3043457663 2025-10-07 true true KIMBERLY K WILLIAMS P00877535 3043424169 2025-10-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JUDITH S RODD PO BOX 247 THOMAS WV 26292 689806 false X WWW.SAVEBLACKWATER.ORG X 2000 WV THE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. 5 5 7 0 429723 681684 1804 0 1762 6318 431485 689806 500 7173 0 116691 119999 0 0 371272 309565 488463 436737 -56978 253069 105804 358873 0 105804 358873 X THE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. false false 9863 HIGHWAYS: OBTAINED AN EXPERT ENGINEERING REPORT ANALYZING THE FAVORED WV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WVDOT) ROUTE FOR CORRIDOR H FROM PARSONS TO DAVIS. FUNDS WERE ALSO UTILILIZED ON LEGAL CONSULTATION FOR THE PROJECT AND TO BUILD A GRASSROOTS COALITION TO ANAYLZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE WVDOT FAVORED CORRIDOR H ROUTE SOUTH AND ADVOCATING FOR AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. 65322 7173 PUBLIC LANDS: FOB IS WRITING A GUIDEBOOK WITH MAPS AND TOURS OF THE PUBLIC LANDS IN THE BLACKWATER WATERSHED. ADDITIONALLY, FOB IS IMPROVING THE RAIL TRAIL FROM THOMAS TO DOUGLAS FALLS BY REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES OF PLANTS WHICJ WILL LEAD TO ECO TOURS OF THE AREA. THE TRAIL IS MAINTAINED SO THAT IT CAN BE OPEN TO HIKERS AND BIKERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE AGAINST THE CUTTING OF OLDER GROWTH TREES WHICH DIMINISHES THE FOREST CARBON SINK WHICH IS A HEDGE AGAINST THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. 118830 BLACKWATER/NORTHFORK WATERSHED: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED MULTIPLE GRANTS FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO PLAN A WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE BLACKWATER NEXT TO THE RAIL TRAIL AND ONE AT BEAVER CREEK. THE PROJECT CONSULTANT, BIO MOST, ANALYZED THE LEVEL OF ACID MINE DRAIN POLLUTION, THE SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION AND THE FLOW OR VOLUME OF WATER FROM KEY SITES AND DESIGNED THE PIPING TO THE PLANT. IN ADDITION BIO MOST ENGINEERED THE PROCESSING AND THE REMOVAL OF THE WASTE PRODUCT FROM THE TREATMENT SITE AND WORKED ON PERMITTING AND LAND OWNERS AGREEMENTS FOR BOTH SITES. WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO MONITOR WATER MONTHLY ALONG THE NORTH FORK AND ALONG BEAVER CREEK OF THE BLACKWATER. ADDITIONALLY, NEW HISTORIC SIGNAGE WAS PLANNED FOR THE NORTH FORK BY WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS. 165334 8122 RIVER TRAIL PROJECTS: THE ORGANIZATION IS PLANNING AND DESIGNING THE WV RAILROAD HERITAGE TRAIL FROM THOMAS, WV TO CUMBERLAND, MD. ALSO, A CONSULTANT IS PLANNING AND DESIGNING AN 8.5 MILE THE BLACKWATER RIVER LOOP TRAIL. THE TRAIL FOLLOWS THE MON NATIONAL FOREST'S HISTORIC RAIL TRAIL AND JOINS TRAILS IN BLACKWATER FALLS STATE PARK AT DOUGLAS FALLS. THE TRAIL WILL CONNECT TO THE STATE PARK WITH A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE NORTH FORK OF THE BLACKWATER. HISTORY:THE ORGANIZATION RESEARCHES, WRITES AND PRODUCES PUBLIC MEETINGS AND A DRAMATIC READING OF COAL MINERS IN TUCKER COUNTY. THE SCRIPT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORDINGS MADE IN THE 1970'S. THE VENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT BLACKWATER FALLS STATE PARK. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION CREATED A TRAVELING EXHIBIT OF THEIR HISTORIC SIGNAGE TAKEN FROM THE THOMAS RAIL TRAIL, DOWNTOWN DAVIS, DAVIS CITY PARK AND BLACKWATER FALLS STATE PARK AND IS STUDYING AND DOCUMENTING HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN SITES IN THE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. 165334 8122 359349 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false WV X X JUDITH S RODD 3043457663 PO BOX 247 THOMAS WV 26292 JUDITH S RODD PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 30400 0 0 MICHAEL PLANTE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 THOMAS RODD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DONNA COOK TREASURER X 0 0 0 JEANNIE DALPORTO SECRETARY X 0 0 0 30400 false false false 235635 446049 681684 FILM FESTIVAL 1804 1804 1804 MERCHANDISE SALES 459420 6318 6318 6318 689806 8122 X 7173 7173 30400 29000 1400 82160 64650 17510 7439 6189 1250 5673 5673 6370 6370 238487 217766 20721 3589 1774 1815 24374 15310 9064 6300 5075 1225 4152 1753 2399 1149 800 349 2958 2958 SUPPLIES 7149 3321 3828 EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE 6013 6013 EVENT EXPENSES 2007 822 1185 PROCESSING FEES 775 43 732 569 569 436737 359349 77388 0 105804 358873 105804 358873 0 0 X 105804 102964 255909 105804 358873 105804 358873 253069 X false false false X 213588 497825 630210 429723 681684 2453030 2551 798 1762 8122 13233 213588 500376 631008 431485 689806 2466263 2466263 213588 500376 631008 431485 689806 2466263 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1000 500 1500 434737 436237 87247 21812 92336 114992 97693 87247 392268 588402 2000 10000 1500 1500 15000 23084 28748 24423 21812 98067 147101 1000 1000 1000 3000 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C BLACKWATER/NORTHFORK WATERSHED: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED MULTIPLE GRANTS FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO PLAN A WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE BLACKWATER NEXT TO THE RAIL TRAIL AND ONE AT BEAVER CREEK. THE PROJECT CONSULTANT, BIO MOST, ANALYZED THE LEVEL OF ACID MINE DRAIN POLLUTION, THE SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION AND THE FLOW OR VOLUME OF WATER FROM KEY SITES AND DESIGNED THE PIPING TO THE PLANT. IN ADDITION BIO MOST ENGINEERED THE PROCESSING AND THE REMOVAL OF THE WASTE PRODUCT FROM THE TREATMENT SITE AND WORKED ON PERMITTING AND LAND OWNERS AGREEMENTS FOR BOTH SITES. WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO MONITOR WATER MONTHLY ALONG THE NORTH FORK AND ALONG BEAVER CREEK OF THE BLACKWATER. ADDITIONALLY, NEW HISTORIC SIGNAGE WAS PLANNED FOR THE NORTH FORK BY WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D RIVER TRAIL PROJECTS: THE ORGANIZATION IS PLANNING AND DESIGNING THE WV RAILROAD HERITAGE TRAIL FROM THOMAS, WV TO CUMBERLAND, MD. ALSO, A CONSULTANT IS PLANNING AND DESIGNING AN 8.5 MILE THE BLACKWATER RIVER LOOP TRAIL. THE TRAIL FOLLOWS THE MON NATIONAL FOREST'S HISTORIC RAIL TRAIL AND JOINS TRAILS IN BLACKWATER FALLS STATE PARK AT DOUGLAS FALLS. THE TRAIL WILL CONNECT TO THE STATE PARK WITH A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE NORTH FORK OF THE BLACKWATER. HISTORY:THE ORGANIZATION RESEARCHES, WRITES AND PRODUCES PUBLIC MEETINGS AND A DRAMATIC READING OF COAL MINERS IN TUCKER COUNTY. THE SCRIPT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORDINGS MADE IN THE 1970'S. THE VENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT BLACKWATER FALLS STATE PARK. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION CREATED A TRAVELING EXHIBIT OF THEIR HISTORIC SIGNAGE TAKEN FROM THE THOMAS RAIL TRAIL, DOWNTOWN DAVIS, DAVIS CITY PARK AND BLACKWATER FALLS STATE PARK AND IS STUDYING AND DOCUMENTING HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN SITES IN THE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 THOMAS RODD JUDITH S. RODD DIRECTOR PRESIDENT SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE BOARD CHAIR FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTING EXPENSE 110,595 1,468 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 106,171 19,253 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES - OTHER 1,000 0 0 TOTAL 217,766 20,721 0