2025-11-17T10:13:04-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 200815517 APPALACHIAN FOREST HERITAGE AREA INC APPA 3046366182 PO Box 1206 Elkins WV 26241 Robert Burns Treasurer 3046183611 2025-11-17 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Robert Johnson 62 E Main St Richwood WV 26261 1400873 0 X www.appalachianforestnha.org X 2003 WV Provide coordinating support for organizations and agencies within the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area who regularly engage in forest heritage culture, historic preservation, conservation, and community development related to our organizational themes. 12 12 61 240 0 0 927696 1230905 147832 160961 0 0 10401 4550 1085929 1396416 119426 121522 0 0 738168 1005196 0 0 0 269946 275506 1127540 1402224 -41611 -5808 622732 577478 213298 181419 409434 396059 The Appalachian Forest Heritage Area integrates central Appalachian forest history, culture, natural history, products, and forestry management into a heritage tourism initiative to promote rural community development. 0 0 795750 657209 826488 AFNHA AmeriCorps deployed 30 National Service members throughout the state West Virginia to support organizations serving within the themes of Conservation, and Heritage for Community Development. Members provided over 51,000 hours of service to 27 sites. Conservation service specifically included activities such as watershed restoration, environmental education, non-native species management, field data collection, tree planting, trail building and maintenance, environmental recreation support, among others. Heritage members supported museums, cultural centers for music and the arts, and hands on Historic Preservation. Community Development members supported organizations such as welcome centers, municipalities, boards, and foundations. All service members provided support for volunteer management activities for their sites and added greatly to the volunteer capacity and output of their specific organizations. AC members managed over 312 unique volunteers for their sponsoring sites in 2024, increasing capacity for their site. Members provided direct service resulting in the improvement of public lands. 27252 11337 21151 AFHA Discovery Visitor Center hosted interpretive displays showcasing the Appalachian Fotrest Heritage Area's diverse natural and cultural assets. In 2023 we explored the theme of Material Culture. The exhibit spoke to the influence of the forests played on folk art and music and the materials utilized in the those expressions. In 2023 over 2100 visitors were hosted at the Discovery Center, and over 3000 visitors were hosted at the tenant partner museum located in the Darden Mill known as the WV Railroad Museum. 358510 426979 428787 AFNHA' National Heritage Partnership Program supported AFNHA General Operations as the coordinating entity for the NHA, provided funding for $119,000 worth of grant making to nonprofits across our region in support of projects that support our mission, supported partnership development for the organization, and the development of branding. 75857 64586 64586 Other programs include the Highlands Creative Economy to promote tourism and tourism destinations in our region, the Pollinator Initiative to provide education and outreach on the importance of pollinators, and our Indigenous Appalachia program. 75857 64586 64586 1257369 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 MD WV X Logan Smith 3046366182 6 Second Street Elkins WV 26241 Logan Smith Executive Director 50 5 X 64792 0 0 Kent Walker Director 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 Deidre Richie Director 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Williams Director 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 Jolynn Powers Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Dreisbach Director 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 Robert Burns Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Martha Macgill Director 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 Rexana McCourt Director 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 David McGill Vice President 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Robert Johnson President 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Anne Beardslee Treasurer 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Travis Miller Secretary 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 64792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1049580 181325 0 1230905 AFNHA AmeriCorps Program 813312 159183 159183 0 0 1778 1778 0 0 160961 6195 0 3839 0 2356 0 2356 2356 0 0 0 0 1301 0 0 1301 0 1301 1511 618 893 893 0 0 0 1396416 164210 0 1301 121522 121522 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 903651 853680 49971 0 0 0 0 0 2966 0 2966 0 98579 94581 3998 0 1910 0 1910 0 0 0 0 0 20115 0 20115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52244 52244 0 0 5194 2720 2474 0 62664 51839 10825 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20898 6248 14650 0 49410 47501 1909 0 0 0 0 0 6718 4932 1786 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6875 0 6875 0 7348 2140 5208 0 Supplies 16248 14613 1635 0 Service Fees 527 0 527 0 Repairs and Maintenance 5545 5349 196 0 19810 0 19810 0 1402224 1257369 144855 0 188156 66275 0 0 166263 245750 6750 5942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3751 8574 275000 24063 257812 250937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 622732 577478 5761 14080 0 0 197247 157999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10290 9340 213298 181419 X 409434 396059 0 0 409434 396059 622732 577478 X -5808 0 0 0 0 -7567 X 1 X 1 X 1 1 1 X 626078 671428 900743 932986 1195169 4326404 0 0 0 0 0 0 2400 0 0 0 0 2400 628478 671428 900743 932986 1195169 4328804 4328804 0 3105 6180 6195 6195 21675 0 0 0 0 0 0 159554 154777 286028 179213 233740 1013312 5363791 168667 0.80704 0.78961 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Program income, reimbursed expenses, administrative fees, Gift Shop Sales RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 275000 24063 250937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250937 8283 Employee reimbursements 1057 9340 1396416 0 0 0 0 0 1396416 0 0 0 1396416 1414720 0 0 0 12496 12496 1402224 0 0 0 1402224 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Adjusting entry to correct for erroneous balance per audited financials 1 Arthurdale Heritage Inc PO Box 850 Arthurdale WV 26520 550658260 9494 This project will entail upgrading four bathrooms and the HVAC system in our historic Esso Station and Museum building as well as restoring original stone pillars in our furniture factory ruins and restoring the brick chimney at our historic E-2 Homestead house. Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation Inc 101 Braddock Heights Frostburg MD 21532 262345798 13500 The purpose of this project is to develop displays and interpretive signage for an exhibit memorializing the Evergreen Heritage Center's (EHC) Forest Gatehouse, originally built circa 1822. Experience Learning Inc 18 Woodlans Way Circleville WV 26804 811372464 5421 Edicate youth on the power of place, forest heritage and mountain stewardship Friends of Blackwater PO Box 247 Thomas WV 26292 550778211 6788 This Project will plan and carry out a two-year series of free, guided outdoor field trips in the Tucker-County-and-neighboring area, led by experienced guides with strong expertise in birdwatching, butterflying, herping, botanizing, and local history. Future Generations Univ Corp 400 Road Less Traveled Franklin WV 26807 452208063 8388 Develop a comprehensive preservation plan for the historic Anderson House in Franklin, West Virginia. Greenbrier Valley Archaeology Inc 1362 Washinton St E Lewsiburg WV 24901 874114894 6000 The Fort Warwick project combines archaeology and heritage tourism to assist preservation and interpretation. Through tourism and experiential learning, it will create a new understanding of the role of forest resources in frontier settlement and history. Hardy County Convention and Visitors Bureau PO Box 10 Mathia WV 26812 264806828 10000 Working with designers, installers, a writer, and continuing our work with consultants finalizing the museum content with the Visit Hardy Executive Director. It will also produce a travel information center and home for Visit Hardy. High Rocks Educational Corporation 195 Thompson Rd Hillsboro WV 24946 550743755 10000 We need to restore and repair two buildings on Historic Main Street. We are seeking funding to stabilize both buildings from water damage, which could include replacing and repairing roofing, and other structural repairs to ensure that the building is safe for community use. Passages of the W Potomac Heritage Area 13 Canal St Room 301 Cumberland MD 21502 526002033 10000 The PWPHA would like to add augmented reality sites to the app. These sites would all be historical sites throughout the county. The augmented reality would turn those sites into real-time history sites through the visitors phone and app. Randolph Co Park and Rec dba Camp Pioneer PO Box 137 beverly WV 26253 550566272 6000 To renovate the historic one room schoolhouse that is located on the 4-H Camp Pioneer property and develop the building as a museum featuring the history of 4-H in Randolph County. Woodlands Community Lenders 316 Raiload Ave Elkins WV 26241 453779342 5875 The Lost Towns Network is a regional initiative to help Mon Forest artists develop their business skills and increase their chances of developing a successful career as an artist. Woodlands Development Group 316 Raiload Ave Elkins WV 26241 550745158 10000 The rehabilitated Tygart Hotel will have it's walls covered with original art created by local and regional artists to explore the history and stories of five Ghost Towns in the Monongahela National Forest. The works will be paired with topo maps, historic photographs, and interpretation as well as a guide book/brochure to help visitors and residents locate and further explore the sites of the towns and delve deeper into the history of our region and communities. 12 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 AFNHA Grantees provide semi annual reporting on performance and budget with supporting documents for each as appropriate. Site visits are conducted periodically as applicable. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Members are unofficial and only made up of stakeholders who attend the Annual Meeting Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Board members are elected each year by stakeholders present at annual meeting Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is submitted to the Treasurer and Finance Committee prior to submission to the IRS for review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At meetings of the Board and committees, members are required to disclose any conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from decisions made where conflict exists. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The corporate 990 is made available to the State of WV and is available at the Secretary of State's site as well as upon request to AFNHA directly. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 To account for erroneous balance entry on audited financial statements