2022-11-02T12:16:57-07:00 2021-12-31 871335358 Bembridge & Associates LLC 340 15th Ave E Ste 303 Seattle WA 98112 990 2021-01-01 910972555 WASHINGTON NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY WASH 2065273210 6310 NE 74TH ST 215E SEATTLE WA 98115 Margaret Toth Treasurer 2022-11-02 true Margaret Toth 999009999 David G Bembridge CPA P00084442 2063237103 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 6310 NE 74TH ST 215E SEATTLE WA 98115 493186 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. 26 27 4 156 0 245114 362369 14786 34985 9362 12626 20221 51653 289483 461633 21234 33509 0 103373 113290 0 25746 137130 188501 261737 335300 27746 126333 792232 931996 49452 27086 742780 904910 X To promote the appreciation and conservation of Washington's native plants and their habitats through study, education, and advocacy. true false 133114 14747 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 2,300 members statewide, who range from professional experts to enthusiastic novices. Due to the pandemic, several of our programs were modified or substituted for alternate educational venues. 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. This was a 7-week course. This wide variety of education opportunities continues to attract all levels of expertise. 47363 Youth Ecology Education Restoration (YEER): WNPS started a pilot program in school year 2021-2022. It is an innovative new educational program, which ties WNPS stewards, teachers, students, and land managers together and includes two main components; a five-week Ecosystem Restoration Unit, allowing students to learn about native plants and healthy biodiverse ecosystems and to design a proposal to restore a site. The second major component is field experience, where the students partner with restoration experts to implement restoration components typically over 3 days of field work. The pilot program included 5 schools, 3 in Western Washington and 2 in Eastern Washington with great results. The program included 890 students, 7 teachers, 12 WNPS stewards, and 7 Conservation District or Land Trust staff. 33509 Native Plant Grants: The standing committees of the Washington Native Plant Society award grants annually for conservation, education, and research. In 2021, they awarded $20,031 in grants. WNPS chapters contributed additional grants of $12,478. 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Support research, education, and conservation once balance is over $100,000 true 0 0 Various Small Grants and Awards 16 33509 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Native Plant Grants: The standing committees of the Washington Native Plant Society award grants annually for conservation, education, and research. In 2021, they awarded $20,031 in grants. WNPS chapters contributed additional grants of $12,478. And for the fourth year in a row, WNPS was a sponsor of University of Washingtons annual Botany Symposium at the $1,000 level. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Native Plant Stewardship: The Native Plant Stewardship programs train volunteers so they have the knowledge and abilities to complete native plant restoration projects in their communities. Despite COVID surges, a 30-hour stewardship training class was offered in conjunction with and partial funding from the City of Bellingham. Twenty-seven participants completed the training and are currently providing service and logging volunteer hours. The City of Sammamish continues the program which started in 2019, with closing agreement funding to support the full program grant. 24 Native Plant Stewards remain active in the city providing volunteer service to the parks in the region. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body Members elect 10 directors of state board of directors as well as chapter boards of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders Changes to the bylaws are subject to approval by members. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts 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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available on request