Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$246,850

Total expenses

$273,378

Contributions and grants received

$246,752

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$98

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$148,797

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,525

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$147,272

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$238,905

Management and general expenses

$33,948

Fundraising expenses

$525

Program service expenses (Part III)

$238,905

Program services were 87.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY - VICS STRIVES TO BE A COMMON VOICE FOR THOSE COMMITTED TO THE BELIEF THAT THE USVI NATURAL RESOURCES MUST BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE TERRITORY WHILE MAINTAINING A QUALITY ENVIRONMENT AND A PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY. TO THIS END THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO ENACTED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, PLASTIC RECYCLING SATURDAY, IN WHICH VOLUNTEERS COLLECT AND SORT HOUSEHOLD PLASTIC FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR RECYCLING TO REDUCE AMOUNTS SENT TO THE LANDFILL. ADDITIONALLY, AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS ALSO BE ENACTED, VI CLEAN COAST, WHICH IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VI DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ENCOURAGES BUSINESSES TO TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO "GREENING" THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES BY OFFERING MINI GRANTS AND INCENTIVES FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES LEADING TO THE ELIMINATION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS IN BUSINESS.

• THE BLUE FLAG PROGRAM WORKS TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT BEACHES AND MARINAS BY ENSURING THAT APPROVED FACILITIES ADHERE TO STRICT WATER QUALITY STANDARDS, PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION, MEET ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY CRITERIA, AND PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES. THE BLUE FLAG PROGRAM INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC, DECISION MAKERS AND TOURISM OPERATORS.

• CZM FLOOD RISK EDUCATION PROGRAM ENGAGED THE AREA SMITH BAY COMMUNITY AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS IN CHARACTERIZING THE CONDITIONS AND SUGGESTING SOLUTIONS TO THE STORMWATER AND NPS POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE SMITH BAY AND WATER BAY WATERSHED. THE FLOOD EDUCATION MATERIALS FROM THIS PROGRAM ARE BEING UTILIZED BY 6 USVI HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE ENGAGED IN A DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, REACHING ABOUT 150 STUDENTS WHILE THE TEACHER EVALUATION OF MATERIALS WAS COMPLETED IN FEB 2019. ALL THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS HAVE BEEN COMPILED AND CATALOGED FOR EASE OF ACCESS FOR TEACHERS

• PROGRAM SERVICE DESCRIPTION GRANTS EXPENSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH BAY WATERSHED PROJECT - THE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THIS PROJECT WERE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THE CAUSES OF THE STORMWATER AND NON-POINT POLLUTION PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE WITNESSING IN THEIR WATERSHED AND SUGGEST PRIORITY PROJECTS (BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OR BMPS) THAT WILL MITIGATE THOSE PROBLEMS, WHILE POSITIONING THE COMMUNITY TO SEEK FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF BMPS THROUGH PUBLICATION OF A WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT SATISFIES US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (USEPA) GUIDELINES. 0. 4,189. INCLUDES FOREIGN GRANTS: NO EAST OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR. IN THE PAST, EAST HAS SPONSORED HIKES, WHALE WATCHES, STAR-GAZING PARTIES, AND BEACH CLEAN-UPS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, EAST STRIVES TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS OR AGENCIES (I.E. THE NATURE CONSERVANCYS VIRGIN ISLANDS PROGRAM AND OUTREACH ARMS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS) TO FURTHER SPREAD OUR UNIFIED MESSAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION. 0. 1,331. INCLUDES FOREIGN GRANTS: NO ECO-SCHOOLS IS THE WORLDS LARGEST INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ENGAGING PRE K-12 SCHOOL STUDENTS, FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN A COMPREHENSIVE, ENVIRONMENT-BASED PROGRAM TO IMPROVE STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND SKILLS. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, THE PROGRAM HELPS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT SKILLS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM). IT IS ALSO A PROVEN FRAMEWORK FOR PROMOTING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. 0. 0. INCLUDES FOREIGN GRANTS:NO TOTAL 0. 5,520.

  Expenses $238,905

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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 August 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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