2012-09-24T07:12:35-07:00 2011-12-31 Bay Business Group 180 South Washington Street 200 Falls Church VA 22046 990EZ 2011-01-01 541868546 Earth Sangha EART 7037644830 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 22032 Chris Bright 2012-09-24 true David Bradsher 7035330888 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z X www.earthsangha.org X 190549 X 139519 50538 472 979 -979 0 0 20 0 20 189570 133652 16796 2191 3989 56433 213061 -23491 145141 121650 X 125037 108893 20538 15670 145575 124563 434 2913 145141 121650 Socially engaged Buddhism & ecological restoration. Meditation: The practice of traditional Buddhist meditation in a nondenominational format, in the Washington, DC, area. During 2011, sessions were generally conducted once a week. About 40 people attended at least one sitting; there were about 20 regular attendees. 6491 Tropical Agroforestry: Operation of a community tree nursery and tree-planting program on the Dominican side of a portion of the Dominican Republic - Haiti border, to slow deforestation and help impoverished farmers increase their incomes. By the end of 2011, 24 local farms were participating, 11 species of native trees were in production; a small farm-credit program had been established and loans had been made to 16 farms; 51 acres of conservation easements had been established; 13 acres of native-forest plantings had been established; and a small native-shade coffee program had been organized, protecting between 15 and 23 additional acres of native forest. 42162 Other Parkland Restoration: Collaboration with local jurisdictions and three federal agencies (the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service) on invasive alien plant control and native species planting in five northern Virginia natural areas. We suppressed invasives in about one acre of forest. We also planted about 3,000 native meadow plants and sowed substantial quantities of local-ecotype meadow seed in several meadow restoration projects. 46997 School Greening: Collaboration with other local nonprofits and schools to create educational native-plant displays on school properties in the Washington, DC, region. Plants from our nursery have been used thus far in about 40 such plantings. During 2011, we supplied stock for 10 school plantings and assisted directly in one of them. 3083 Stream-Buffer Restoration: Collaboration with local jurisdictions and the federal Bureau of Land Management on the restoration of native plant communities to degraded stream bank in the Washington, DC, region. Our buffer restoration program includes about 35 sites covering over 20 acres along more than two miles of stream bank. During 2011, we focused on five of these sites, four in Fairfax County, Virginia, and one in neighboring Arlington County; we suppressed invasive alien plants and installed some 2,000 native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. 14634 Wild Plant Nursery: Propagation from the wild of over 220 plant species native to the greater Washington, DC, region for use in local ecological restoration projects. All stock is local ecotype (propagated directly from local wild native-plant populations). Our plants are used in our own projects and in those of other nonprofits, "friends of" groups, individual restorationists, and government agencies. During 2011, about 15,000 native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants were distributed from the nursery to local natural areas. 71656 185023 Robert Jordan 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 1.00 0 Robert Weigl 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 1.00 0 Ashley Mattoon 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 1.00 0 Cynthia Irmer 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 2.00 0 Richard Haeuber 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 1.00 0 Elizabeth Burke 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 3.00 0 Bruce Engelbert 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Arlington VA 220322707 3.00 0 Lisa Bright 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 50.00 35310 2384 Chris Bright 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 220322707 50.00 54784 3040 X false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false VA Chris Bright 10123 Commonwealth Blvd Fairfax VA 22032 7037644830 false false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 360773 116844 186811 151255 139519 955202 0 0 360773 116844 186811 151255 139519 955202 222007 733195 345 4012 2128 1229 472 8186 10 132 190 174 20 526 0 963914 92951 0.76060 0.76720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, General Explanation.2 Statement on the Value of In-Kind Donations During 2011, volunteers contributed approximately 11,000 hours of service to our Wild Plant Nursery and ecological restoration sites. We value this effort at $24.29 per hour, the most recent rate set by the Virginia Department of Social Services. The total value of our 2011 volunteer effort was therefore $267,190.During 2011, Fairfax County, Virginia, donated approximately 16 hours of work, some stone, and the use of heavy equipment to improve the access road to our Wild Plant Nursery. We value this effort at $800. Form 990-EZ, General Explanation.1 Part V, Line 35 The Organization had income of $48,456 from sales of native plants grown in the Wild Plant Nursery and $2,082 from sales of coffee grown through the Tropical Agroforestry program. This income is reported on line 2 of Part I. These sales are directly related to the Organization's tax-exempt purpose. See Schedule O description of Part III lines 28 and 30.The Organization had income of $20 from occasional sales of t-shirts bearing the Earth Sangha logo, reported on line 7a of Part I. This income is not reported as unrelated business income under the exclusion for income from activities that are not regularly carried on (IRC 512(a)(1)). The t-shirts are sold at or near cost; the entire cost of t-shirt purchases is recorded as an expense at the time of purchase by the Organization. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26.1001 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $434 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $2913 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24.1012 Other Assets.1012 Intangible Assets - Beginning $0 Intangible Assets - Ending $815 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24.1003 Other Assets.1003 Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $20538 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $14855 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.39 Other Expenses.39 Cofee Supplies $40 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.38 Other Expenses.38 Coffee Processing $50 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.37 Other Expenses.37 DR Motorcycle Other $81 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.36 Other Expenses.36 Field Supplies Other $86 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.35 Other Expenses.35 Coffee Storage $87 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.34 Other Expenses.34 DR Truck Other $92 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.33 Other Expenses.33 Coffee Supplies $183 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.32 Other Expenses.32 Coffee Other $246 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.31 Other Expenses.31 Farmer Support Stem Payments $253 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.30 Other Expenses.30 DR Overage $261 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.29 Other Expenses.29 Field Landscaping Materials $278 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.28 Other Expenses.28 Coffee Equipment $314 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.27 Other Expenses.27 Coffee Roasting $316 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.26 Other Expenses.26 Events $340 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.25 Other Expenses.25 Field Misc Field Equipment $349 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.24 Other Expenses.24 Tree Bank Field Supplies $356 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.23 Other Expenses.23 Field Watering Equipment $367 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.22 Other Expenses.22 Outreach Supplies $422 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.21 Other Expenses.21 Field Containers $463 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.20 Other Expenses.20 DR Truck Other $560 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.19 Other Expenses.19 Equipment R and M $567 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.18 Other Expenses.18 Research Expenses $601 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.17 Other Expenses.17 Events Supplies $811 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.16 Other Expenses.16 DR Nursery Construction Supp $847 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.15 Other Expenses.15 DR Motorcycle Fuel $854 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.13 Other Expenses.13 Field Tools $1015 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.12 Other Expenses.12 Field Volunteer Refreshments $1081 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.11 Other Expenses.11 Field Greenhouse Supplies $1089 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.10 Other Expenses.10 Miscellaneous Fees $1209 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.9 Other Expenses.9 Field Fuel $1405 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.8 Other Expenses.8 DR Truck Fuel $1601 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.7 Other Expenses.7 Farmer Support Coffee Payments $1870 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.6 Other Expenses.6 Coffee Transport $1909 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.5 Other Expenses.5 Field Construction Materials $2799 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.3 Other Expenses.3 Field Soil and Sand $3091 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.2 Other Expenses.2 Field Misc Field Supplies $4829 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1 Other Expenses.1 Farmer Support Forest Credit $5654 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1012 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $6186 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1010 Other Expenses.1010 Amortization $272 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1009 Other Expenses.1009 Depreciation $9284 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1005 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $15 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1003 Other Expenses.1003 Information Technology $2219 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1002 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $2056 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1001 Other Expenses.1001 Advertising and Promotion $25