2025-11-14T08:20:14-00:00 2024-12-31 271516259 G Patrick Smith III CPA PLLC PO Box 335 Mullins SC 29574 990 2024-01-01 571118288 Winyah Rivers Foundation Inc WINY 8433494007 PO Box 554 Conway SC 29528 Debra Buffkin Acting Treasurer 8433494007 2025-11-14 true true G Patrick Smith III P00116612 8439927887 2025-11-14 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Debra Buffkin 6476 Grainger Road Nichols SC 29581 317158 false X WWW.WINYAHRIVERS.ORG X 2001 SC To protect, preserve, monitor and revitalize the health of the lands and waters of the greater Winyah Bay watershed. 12 12 6 0 319213 315658 0 910 1500 -8165 -2183 311958 314975 0 0 289060 264806 0 14929 110885 87822 399945 352628 -87987 -37653 2949467 2902049 13359 3594 2936108 2898455 To protect, preserve, monitor and revitalize the health of the lands and waters of the greater Winyah Bay watershed. false false 266060 In accordance with our mission to protect, preserve, monitor, and revitalize the health ot the lands and waters of the greater Winyah Bay watershed, WRA has significally increased our monitoring programs, including increasing our recreational water quality monitoring through swim guide and bacteria blitz programs and our adopt-a-stream monitoring throught the watersheds we watch over. 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Form 990, Part I, Line 1 Description of Organization Mission Winyah Bay Watershed Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B Organizations process to review Form 990 Reviewed by Officers before being filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C All employees and board members must review, sign and date WRAs confict of interest management policy and gift policy at the beginning of their employment or service with WRA and each thereafter. Failure to sign does not nullify the policies. Relations with vendors WRA makes decisions about the purchase of products and services and about vendors and contractors to use based our values and good financial accountability. The executive director normally approved all non routine purchases of goods and services in advance of purchase.For all WRA purchases, the initiating employee compares prices to ensure the best quality at the best price for consideration by the executive director. When costs, expertise and quality are comparable, WRA gives priority to venors that are based in the Carolinas, that are nonprofits, that are minority owned and managed, and that use recycled or reused materials.While WRA encourages employees to have freindly relations with vendors and contractors, employees must base business decisions solely on WRAs needs and the quality and price of the products or services needed. Employees may not accept gifts, favors, entertainment, free services, discounts on personal purchases, or any other spcial considerations for themselves or their families other than nominal gifts and common courtesis. Employees entering into a personal relationship with an employee or owners of an entity have financial dealings with WRA create a possible conflict of interest that requires full disclosure to the executive director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A All compensation reviewed by officers of the organization Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents presented upon written request to roganizations office.