2024-10-30T13:31:04-07:00 2023-12-31 871335358 Bembridge & Associates LLC 340 15th Ave E Ste 303 Seattle WA 98112 990 2023-01-01 910972555 WASHINGTON NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY WASH 2065273210 6310 NE 74TH ST 215E SEATTLE WA 98115 Margaret Toth Treasurer 2024-10-30 true true Galen L Kawaguchi CPA P01740922 2063237103 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 6310 NE 74TH ST 215E SEATTLE WA 98115 619218 false X www.wnps.org X 1976 WA To promote the appreciation and conservation of Washington's native plants and their habitats through study, education, and advocacy. 28 28 6 245 0 247784 374636 69477 129946 11513 29796 35236 54894 364010 589272 81011 88777 0 108914 140580 0 39232 197263 267458 387188 496815 -23178 92457 865697 965272 57597 26087 808100 939185 X To promote the appreciation and conservation of Washington's native plants and their habitats through study, education, and advocacy. false false 110506 68515 Native Plant Public Education and Publications: Washington Native Plant Society staff and volunteers provide a broad array of service to the public, its 12 chapters, and 2,544 members statewide, who range from professional experts to enthusiastic novices. Online training became a very popular offering, including subjects such as native pollinators, virtual plant walks, forest fire ecology, climate change, restoration projects and many others covering a large variety of subjects. Plant walks were also offered. A very popular Zoom workshop was Botanical Drawing. Multiple sessions were offered to expand skill over time. This wide variety of educational opportunities continues to attract all levels of expertise. 51700 52345 Study Weekend: Study Weekend is an annual WNPS member event focused on botany with field trips, speakers, dinners, and more. Each year the event is sponsored by a different chapter, allowing this event to be held in diversified areas and widespread throughout the state. Field trips were planned to provide a range of ability levels, from flat short trips to hiking in the remote wilderness. Members chose a field experience for Saturday and Sunday, from the 30 field trip locations offered. Each evening, members gather for dinner and educational evening program. Friday evening, Hillary Franz, WA State DNR Commissioner, met with the audience by Zoom. Saturday evening also presented the annual WNPS Awards as selected by the Board of Directors. 40851 25289 Youth Ecology Education Restoration (YEER): YEER started as a two-year pilot program in 2021, and was so successful was extended to school years 2023-25. It is an innovative educational program including stewards, teachers, students, and land managers to teach restoration in real life experiences for the students. In two primary components; a five-week unit where students take on the role of restoration ecologists and a field experience, where the students partner with restoration experts to implement restoration components typically over two days work on public land. PY 2023-24 will serve 855 students, with 13 teachers and 33 stewards supporting the program and an additional school. Students planted 1,592 native plants, removed 25 cubic yards of weeds over 10,000 square feet of restoration area. 158208 96160 361265 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true 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 false false false false false true 24 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 28 28 false false false false false true true true true false true true true true true true true true false false false X Denise Mahnke 2065273210 6310 NE 74th St 215E Seattle WA 98033 Denise Mahnke Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 70461 0 10001 Mark Turner Director 2.00 0.00 X 1350 0 0 Gail Sklar President 7.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Caisey Leigh Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Margaret Toth Treasurer 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ashley Shattuck Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Keyna Bugner Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Darrow Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tina Miller Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Kling Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Storm Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Clark Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janka Hobbs Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cathy Reed Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Wendt Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Worden Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wendell Kane Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dana Visalli Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fayla Schwartz Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margy Miller Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Annette Kruzik Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Appel Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joan Frazee Chapter Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Becky Chaney Conservation Ch 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janelle Downs Education Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Hamman Research Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Walter Fertig Editorial Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Schaechtel Fundraising Chr 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Van Bobbitt Stewardship Chr 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 71811 10001 0 false false false 0 16673 357963 374636 Workshops & Study Events 611710 129946 129946 129946 29796 29796 0 0 0 0 0 0 84156 29946 54210 54210 Other Revenue 684 684 684 589272 130630 84006 0 88777 88777 0 0 81812 40280 31072 10460 0 44985 19681 21296 4008 0 4272 3089 855 328 9511 4524 3902 1085 0 0 18467 8784 7577 2106 0 0 0 41809 38195 3614 0 0 26875 11701 12368 2806 0 9051 4305 3714 1032 815 809 5 1 0 93863 93532 331 0 0 0 5513 5513 Printing and Publications 31864 26850 278 4736 Supplies & Equipment 11284 8634 2073 577 Bank Charges 9522 4188 924 4410 Telephone 6968 3968 2347 653 11427 3948 4063 3416 496815 361265 96318 39232 326161 210265 208056 348960 0 798 22638 0 0 0 0 3563 3648 15836 15836 0 316710 377584 0 0 0 10409 2177 865697 965272 45172 23466 12425 2621 57597 26087 X 526824 591948 281276 347237 808100 939185 865697 965272 92457 38628 X false true X false false X 216032 245114 362369 247784 374636 1445935 0 0 216032 245114 362369 247784 374636 1445935 24710 1421225 9126 9362 12626 11513 41268 83895 0 51134 14786 34985 72655 130630 304190 1834020 0.77490 0.82100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 237708 18358 41408 9602 287872 283260 12991 -47189 11354 237708 246660 14956 34757 13113 283260 204609 14826 33744 6519 246660 162048 11525 35188 4152 204609 0.71000 0.29000 false false false 13233 13233 2603 2603 Lease Liability 2621 2621 636730 38628 8830 47458 589272 589272 505645 8830 8830 496815 496815 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Support research, education, and conservation once balance is over $100,000 true 0 0 Various Small Grants and Awards 34 88777 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Native Plant Public Education and Publications: Washington Native Plant Society staff and volunteers provide a broad array of service to the public, its 12 chapters, and 2,544 members statewide, who range from professional experts to enthusiastic novices. Online training became a very popular offering, including subjects such as native pollinators, virtual plant walks, forest fire ecology, climate change, restoration projects and many others covering a large variety of subjects. Plant walks were also offered. A very popular Zoom workshop was Botanical Drawing. Multiple sessions were offered to expand skill over time. This wide variety of educational opportunities continues to attract all levels of expertise. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Study Weekend: Study Weekend is an annual WNPS member event focused on botany with field trips, speakers, dinners, and more. Each year the event is sponsored by a different chapter, allowing this event to be held in diversified areas and widespread throughout the state. Field trips were planned to provide a range of ability levels, from flat short trips to hiking in the remote wilderness. Members chose a field experience for Saturday and Sunday, from the 30 field trip locations offered. Each evening, members gather for dinner and educational evening program. Friday evening, Hillary Franz, WA State DNR Commissioner, met with the audience by Zoom. Saturday evening also presented the annual WNPS Awards as selected by the Board of Directors. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Native Plant Sales: WNPS hosts plant sales that have morphed into online/in-person events at the chapter level for highly sought after native plants around the state. Customers like the at-home online shopping experience, along with knowing which plants are available. These sales provide extensive education of plant materials to home gardeners and landscapers utilizing native species in their landscapes. In 2023, the chapters have improved availability of some selections available for on-site sales during order pick up. Four chapter plant sale stores have been built, providing for chapter revenue to support programs, and resources in the community to support native plant gardening. Hundreds of customers have obtained plants through this program. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Native Plant Grants Program: The standing committees of the Washington Native Plant Society award grants annually for conservation, education, and research. In 2023, they awarded $21,298 in grants. WNPS chapters contributed additional grants of $12,076. And for the sixth year in a row, WNPS was a sponsor of University of Washingtons annual Botany Symposium. Customers for these grants include state agencies, other non-profit organizations, K-12 schools, grad students, and general member volunteers. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Botany Washington: Botany Washington is co-sponsored by the Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum (WTU). Our goal is to provide an outstanding learning opportunity for participants of all botanical skill levels. Botany Washington provides botanists, plant ecologists, restoration ecologists, conservation biologists and other professionals with access to experts and an opportunity for in-depth study of selected taxonomic groups. It is also an opportunity for individuals new to the Flora of the Pacific Northwest to gain additional practice in technical keying with the support of expert guidance. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Members elect 10 directors of state board of directors as well as chapter boards of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Changes to the bylaws are subject to approval by members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b IRS 990 form is prepared by auditor in consultation with bookkeeper and Business Manager. Once prepared, the 990 form is reviewed by the President and Treasurer and signed by the Treasurer. Before final signing the IRS 990 form is made available to the Board of Directors for electronic viewing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Board is given the Conflict of Interest Policy each year to review and asked to sign an affirmation that they have reviewed and understand the Conflict of Interest Policy. These signed affirmations are kept on file. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available on request