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← APPALACHIAN FOREST HERITAGE AREA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by APPALACHIAN FOREST HERITAGE AREA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,192,951
Total expenses
$1,129,251
Contributions and grants received
$1,069,169
Grants paid
$42,320
Program service revenue
$119,967
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$3,815
Total assets, end of year
$567,059
Total liabilities, end of year
$116,015
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$451,044
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$971,075
Management and general expenses
$158,176
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$971,075

Program services were 86.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $841,772

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $227,397

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Conservation Sites

    total $52,800 · related or exempt $52,800 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Heritage Sites

    total $38,500 · related or exempt $38,500 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Community Development

    total $24,000 · related or exempt $24,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $4,667 · related or exempt $4,667 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $6,180 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $4,930 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,250 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,250 · related or exempt $1,250 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,107

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $386

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $721 · related or exempt $721 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,844 · related or exempt $1,844 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,844

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $42,320 · program services $42,320

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $602,059 · program services $580,603 · management and general $21,456

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,777 · program services $45,866 · management and general $1,911

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $10,210 · program services $0 · management and general $10,210

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,900 · management and general $7,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $96,347 · program services $91,347 · management and general $5,000 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $27,457 · program services $0 · management and general $27,457

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,303 · program services $0 · management and general $42,303

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,715 · management and general $2,715

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,062 · program services $6,477 · management and general $12,585

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,963 · program services $20,035 · management and general $4,928

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,413 · program services $4,413

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,438 · program services $2,899 · management and general $539

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,259 · program services $0 · management and general $7,259

  • 24a · Other expenses: In Kind Time for AC Supervisors

    total $137,998 · program services $137,998 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: In-Kind Travel

    total $11,423 · program services $11,423 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: In Kind Supplies

    total $13,319 · program services $13,319 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: AC Evaluation Services

    total $14,375 · program services $14,375 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,913 · program services $0 · management and general $13,913 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $194,139 · end of year $113,351

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $171,267

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,922 · end of year $12,542

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,049 · end of year $1,775

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $275,000

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,876

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $270,000 · end of year $268,124

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $612

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,969 · end of year $2,486

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $115,150 · end of year $111,986

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,102 · end of year $1,543

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $361,501 · end of year $451,044

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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.

  • AFHA AmeriCorps "Enhancing Assets to Benefit to Benefit Communities deployed 33 National Service members throughout the state West Virginia to support organizations serving within the themes of Conservation, Historic Preservation, and Heritage based Community Development. Members provided over 50,000 hours of service to their 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, archaelogical support, among others. Community Development members supported organizations such as Mainstreet, welcome centers, municipal boards, and foundations. All service members provided support for volunteer management activities for their sites and added greatly the volunteer capacity and output of their specific organizations. AC members managed over 250 unique volunteers for their sponsoring sites in 2022, increasing capacity for their site. Members provided direct service resulting in the improvement of public lands.

    Expenses $780,288 · Grants $631,884 · Revenue $839,614

  • AFHA Discovery Visitor Center hosted interpretive displays showcasing the Appalachian Fotrest Heritage Area's diverse natural and cultural assets. Visitors are able to take a tour of what the area has to offer within the Discovering AFHA display area, and learn about the history of public land in our rotating exhibit space.

    Expenses $13,636 · Revenue $8,408

  • AFNHA' Nationatioal Heritage Partnership Program completed its Management Planning for our National Heritage Area designation and submitted it for approval to the National Park Service for approval.

    Expenses $102,885 · Grants $130,494 · Revenue $130,494

  • Other program services in 2022 included the Highlands Creative Economy program supporting tourism related activities within our region, fiscal sponsorship of the Mon Outdoor Volunteers program providing volunteer training and recruitment for environmental stewardship and trail development, and the creation of the Appalachian Forest Volunteers program to connect organizations and volunteers in our region.

    Expenses $74,266 · Grants $63,976 · Revenue $63,976

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Phyllis Baxter

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $8,200
    From this org
    $8,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Kent Walker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Jackie Burns

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Deidre Richie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Susan Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Jolynn Powers

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Robert Johnson

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David McGill

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Anne Beardslee

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Travis Miller

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323139349302687

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