2025-06-27T09:43:43-05:00 2024-09-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-10-01 133536463 BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC BLAC 8455344517 65 RESERVOIR ROAD CORNWALL NY 12518 HUME R STEYER CHAIR 8455344517 2025-06-03 1 0 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BLACK ROCK FOREST HUME R STEYER 65 RESERVOIR ROAD CORNWALL NY 12518 4114011 0 X WWW.BLACKROCKFOREST.ORG X 1989 NY ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, & CONSERVATION. 19 19 19 50 0 0 5324504 2064472 76137 106455 368075 746685 18139 139809 5786855 3057421 43896 24196 0 0 1441457 1228799 0 0 281751 668866 715431 2154219 1968426 3632636 1088995 19237795 22687076 267731 242940 18970064 22444136 BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH PROGRAMS IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION. 0 0 498845 24196 106455 CONSERVATION: FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, CONSERVATION WORK TARGETED THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, RESTORATION PLANTINGS FOR FOREST POLLINATORS, AND REBUILDING AREAS DAMAGED BY A STORM IN 2023. ONGOING STORM RECOVERY EFFORTS WERE COORDINATED WITH FEMA AND NEW YORK STATE, DAMAGE INVENTORIES WERE COMPLETED, FOREST ROADS WERE REPAIRED, AND MANY TONS OF DEBRIS WERE REMOVED. IN SPRING 2023, WE BEGAN A PROGRAM TO MONITOR THE USE OF HIKING TRAILS AND DOCUMENTED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH MONTH, WITH PEAK VISITATION IN OCTOBER AND MAY. 369009 EDUCATION:BLACK ROCK FOREST SUPPORTED 8,456 STUDENT-DAYS, 332 BUS-DAYS, AND 2388 BED-NIGHTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. THIS INCLUDES A DIVERSE ARRAY OF STUDENTS OF ALL AGES - KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. DURING OUR SUMMER SCIENCE ADVENTURES, WE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL NEWBURGH NONPROFITS AND THE NEWBURGH DISTRICT EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM (BLACK ROCK STEM) TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR 371 STUDENT VISITS. WE HOSTED OUR SECOND EDUCATOR OPEN HOUSE FOR 21 PEOPLE. WE REINSTITUTED A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR THE NEWBURGH TEACHER CENTER, WHERE 18 NEWBURGH DISTRICT TEACHERS RECEIVED LEARNING HOURS CREDIT FOR 3 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION ON BLACK ROCK FOREST FIELD TRIP LOGISTICS AND IDEAS, CULMINATING IN A LESSON PLAN FOR FUTURE TRIPS. 498845 RESEARCH:DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT EXPANDED OUR EFFORTS IN FOREST MONITORING, FOREST ECOLOGY, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, INCLUDING CONTINUED WORK WITH ROAD ECOLOGY AND MITIGATION PARTNERS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO FACILITATED FIELD RESEARCH ACTIVITIES BY EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS AND PROVIDED FUNDING TO 5 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS THROUGH THE DAVID REDDEN CONSERVATION SCIENCE FUND. SEVEN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED BY BLACK ROCK FOREST STAFF OR EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS UTILIZING OUR DATA, FACILITIES, AND/OR LANDS. 1366699 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X ISABEL ASHTON 8455344517 65 RESERVOIR ROAD CORNWALL NY 12518 HUME R STEYER CHAIR 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 HILARY S CALLAHAN PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW I PALMER VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM A GLASER TREASURER 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL T KEANY SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD A BARTLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIE DION DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOTUS DO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER ELLIMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOREEN GLEASON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRYANNE MAENZA-GMELCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER J RAXWORTHY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNETTE REDDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICIA REID DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW REINMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA SIVERLS-DUNHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISBETH URIBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA WARE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISABEL ASHTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 1.00 X 171235 0 31901 WILLIAM SCHUSTER SENIOR ECOLOGIST 40.00 X 189354 0 26783 360589 0 58684 2 0 1 0 0 371241 107492 1157980 427759 2064472 LODGING AND OTHER 900099 106455 106455 106455 469787 469787 1289961 1013063 276898 276898 276898 43527 107492 43527 0 INSURANCE PAYOUT 900099 100000 100000 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 39809 39809 139809 3057421 106455 0 886494 24196 24196 228121 168810 22812 36499 735119 518543 102914 113662 51145 36085 7151 7909 137663 97003 19391 21269 76751 54659 10144 11948 72308 72308 27003 1005 25998 220889 157307 29196 34386 39455 35751 1701 2003 3320 3320 4062 4062 536 536 70790 50414 9356 11020 62965 44841 8322 9802 REPAIRS, EQUIPMENT AND 180039 170167 4533 5339 EVENT EXPENSES 27914 27914 BAD DEBT 6150 6150 1968426 1366699 319976 281751 57762 1118616 222433 215610 34933 8095 10837 4286 4744 1396405 567591 1343300 828814 17024343 20087851 542643 420604 19237795 22687076 44883 58997 222848 183943 267731 242940 X 15772655 17612690 3197409 4831446 18970064 22444136 19237795 22687076 X 1088995 3171208 -664092 -122039 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5764220 931338 1211081 5324504 2064472 15295615 5764220 931338 1211081 5324504 2064472 15295615 8724427 6571188 200108 305881 395236 396137 469787 1767149 18139 139809 157948 17220712 309197 0.38160 0.34880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16458142 72756 3543599 807954 19266543 12212038 3929077 1176534 859507 16458142 10455740 289665 2909591 558691 884267 12212038 11302277 126083 972620 10455740 7199843 4865612 763178 11302277 0.85297 0.11356 0.03348 0 0 495403 88309 407094 901002 479282 421720 828814 PART V, WILLIAM T. GOLDEN FUND IN THE 2016 FISCAL YEAR, THE CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED THE WILLIAM T. GOLDEN FUND TO ENSURE A BALANCED ANNUAL OPERATIONS BUDGET AND TO BUILD FISCAL SECURITY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE BALANCE IN THIS FUND WAS $8,922,062. FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD APPROPRIATED $432,000 FOR USE IN OPERATIONS. EDUCATOR FUND IN THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR, THE CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED THE EDUCATOR FUND, TO BE USED TO HIRE A SCIENCE EDUCATOR TO CO-DEVELOP AND BROADEN CURRICULUM, CREATING A REGIONAL CENTER DEDICATED TO INCREASING SCIENCE PROFICIENCY AND EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE BALANCE IN THIS FUND WAS $2,354,583. FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD APPROPRIATED $102,900 TO FUND THESE RELATED EXPENSES. DAVID N. REDDEN CONSERVATION SCIENCE FUND IN THE 2018 FISCAL YEAR, THE CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED THE DAVID N. REDDEN CONSERVATION SCIENCE FUND, WHICH IS DIRECTED PRIMARILY TOWARD CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN BLACK ROCK FOREST AND THE SURROUNDING HUDSON HIGHLANDS AND LOWER HUDSON VALLEY REGIONS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE BALANCE IN THIS FUND WAS $215,271. FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD APPROPRIATED $23,537 TO FUND THESE RELATED EXPENSES. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AND HIGHER EDUCATION FUND THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AND HIGHER EDUCATION FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2013 WITH A GOAL OF ENSURING ROBUST FUTURE FOREST AND SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE RESEARCH BY HIRING FOR SUCCESSIVE TWO YEAR TERMS A SERIES OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS IN FOREST ECOLOGY. A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL, MULTI-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO REACH A FUNDING LEVEL CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING SUCH A PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN IN 2020. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE BALANCE IN THIS FUND WAS $5,434,725. FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD APPROPRIATED $224,917 TO FUND THESE RELATED EXPENSES. GENERAL ENDOWMENT THE CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO ENSURE A BALANCED ANNUAL OPERATIONS BUDGET AND TO BUILD FISCAL SECURITY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE BALANCE IN THIS FUND WAS $2,514,267. FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD APPROPRIATED $110,000 FOR USE IN OPERATIONS. WILLIAM S.F. SCHUSTER, PH.D. FUND FOR RESEARCH DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED THE WILLIAM S.F. SCHUSTER, PH.D. FUND FOR RESEARCH TO SUPPORT FUTURE SCIENCE RESEARCH AT BLACK ROCK FOREST. IT WAS FOUNDED BY GENEROUS BENEFACTORS TO HONOR THREE DECADES OF BILL SCHUSTER'S CONSEQUENTIAL LEADERSHIP OF BLACK ROCK FOREST, WITH THE GOAL OF RAISING $500,000 FOR A TERM ENDOWMENT FUND, TO ENSURE THAT RESEARCH AT BLACK ROCK FOREST REMAINS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED AND CONTINUES TO MAKE IMPORTANT NEW DISCOVERIES OVER THE LONG TERM. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE BALANCE IN THIS FUND WAS $318,594. FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD APPROPRIATED $3,600 FOR USE IN OPERATIONS. BENEFIT 151019 107492 43527 43527 151019 107492 43527 43527 43527 0 1 DAVID N. REDDEN CONVSERVATION SCIENCE FUND 5 24196 PART I, LINE 2: BLACK ROCK FOREST POSTS A REQUEST FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR WITH AN APPLICATION DEADLINE IN JANUARY. A GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE OF BLACK ROCK FOREST RESEARCH STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, AND EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS MEETS TO DETERMINE APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY AND ASSESSES THE QUALITY OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT ON 8 CRITERIA: SCIENTIFIC MERIT, CLARITY, FEASIBILITY, CONSERVATION RELEVANCE, ABILITY OF APPLICANTS, JUSTIFIED BUDGET, ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES, AND VALUE TO BLACK ROCK FOREST. BLACK ROCK FOREST MONITORS THE USE OF FUNDS ENSURE CONCURRENCE WITH THE APPROVED BUDGET AND PROPOSED PROJECT GOALS. ALL AWARDEES MUST COMMUNICATE PLANNED FOREST VISITS AND SUBMIT FINAL REPORTS DESCRIBING RESULTS AND GRANT SPENDING. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ISABEL ASHTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 171235 0 0 0 0 0 3365 0 28536 0 203136 0 0 0 WILLIAM SCHUSTER SENIOR ECOLOGIST 189354 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26783 0 216137 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WE REQUIRE EACH YEAR SUBMISSION OF A COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM FOR EACH BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A REVIEWED THE EMPLOYEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE PAST YEAR AND SALARY HISTORY FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. DOCUMENTATION AND THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IN FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION NOW MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TAX RETURNS, AND ANNUAL REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC EVERY YEAR ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIPS -122,039. BLACK ROCK FOREST PRESERVEINC 65 RESERVOIR ROAD CORNWAL NY 12518 133536460 LANDOWNER NY 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) BRF CONSORTIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0