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← APPALACHIAN FOREST HERITAGE AREA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by APPALACHIAN FOREST HERITAGE AREA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,085,929
Total expenses
$1,127,540
Contributions and grants received
$927,696
Grants paid
$119,426
Program service revenue
$147,832
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$10,401
Total assets, end of year
$622,732
Total liabilities, end of year
$213,298
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$409,434
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$970,799
Management and general expenses
$156,741
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$970,799

Program services were 86.1% 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)

    $808,982

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $118,714

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $147,832 · related or exempt $147,832 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

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

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

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

  • 5 · Royalties

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

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $6,195 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,195 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,195 · related or exempt $6,195 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

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

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

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

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

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

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $4,206 · related or exempt $4,206 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,206

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $119,426 · program services $119,426

  • 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 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $678,541 · program services $620,744 · management and general $57,797 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

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

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

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

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $59,627 · program services $52,550 · management and general $7,077 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $42,940 · program services $33,299 · management and general $9,641 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

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

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,719 · program services $0 · management and general $6,719 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

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

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

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

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $15,000 · program services $0 · management and general $15,000 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,217 · program services $0 · management and general $1,217 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61,997 · program services $33,494 · management and general $28,503 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

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

  • 15 · Royalties

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

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,824 · program services $7,121 · management and general $16,703 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $35,673 · program services $29,453 · management and general $6,220 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

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

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,174 · program services $11,830 · management and general $1,344 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

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

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

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

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,312 · program services $8,882 · management and general $1,430

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,090 · program services $0 · management and general $5,090 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $54,000 · program services $54,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $113,351 · end of year $188,156

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $171,267 · end of year $166,263

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,542 · end of year $6,750

  • 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 $1,775 · end of year $3,751

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

    $275,000

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

    $17,188

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $268,124 · end of year $257,812

  • 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 $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,486 · end of year $5,761

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $111,986 · end of year $197,247

  • 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 $1,543 · end of year $10,290

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $451,044 · end of year $409,434

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • AFNHA AmeriCorps deployed 33 National Service members throughout the state West Virginia to support organizations serving within the themes of Conservation, and Heritage for Community Development. Members provided over 48,000 hours of service to 24 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. Heritage members supported museums, cultural centers for music and the arts, and Community Development members supported organizations such as welcome centers, municipalities, boards, and foundations. All service members provided support for volunteer management activities for their sites and added greatly to the volunteer capacity and output of their specific organizations. AC members managed over 240 unique volunteers for their sponsoring sites in 2023, increasing capacity for their site. Members provided direct service resulting in the improvement of public lands.

    Expenses $628,092 · Grants $562,730 · Revenue $659,613

  • AFHA Discovery Visitor Center hosted interpretive displays showcasing the Appalachian Fotrest Heritage Area's diverse natural and cultural assets. In 2023 we explored the theme of Material Culture. The exhibit spoke to the influence of the forests played on folk art and music and the materials utilized in the those expressions. In 2023 over 2100 visitors were hosted at the Discovery Center, and over 3000 visitors were hosted at the tenant partner museum located in the Darden Mill known as the WV Railroad Museum.

    Expenses $10,726 · Revenue $9,298

  • AFNHA' National Heritage Partnership Program supported AFNHA General Operations as the coordinating entity for the NHA, provided funding for $119,000 worth of grant making to nonprofits across our region in support of projects that support our mission, supported partnership development for the organization, and the development of branding.

    Expenses $226,717 · Grants $211,635

  • Other programs include the Highlands Creative Economy to promote tourism and tourism destinations in our region, the Pollinator Inititiative to provide education and outreach on the importance of pollinators,

    Expenses $105,264 · Grants $105,264 · Revenue $105,264

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Phyllis Baxter

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $5,350
    From this org
    $5,350
    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

  • David McGill

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Josh Spiker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Robert Burns

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Johnson

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Anne Beardslee

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • 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

  • Woodlands Development Group

    $12,500

    The rehabilitated Tygart Hotel will have it's walls covered with original art created by local and regional artists to explore the history and stories of five Ghost Towns in the Monongahela National Forest. The works will be paired with topo maps, historic photographs, and interpretation as well as a guide book/brochure to help visitors and residents locate and further explore the sites of the towns and delve deeper into the history of our region and communities.

  • Greenbrier Valley Archaeology

    $10,000

    The Fort Warwick project combines archaeology and heritage tourism to assist preservation and interpretation. Through tourism and experiential learning, it will create a new understanding of the role of forest resources in frontier settlement and history.

  • Mountain Heritage Trails Inc

    $10,000

    Identification, research, mapping, and documentation of the process that reveals and redresses overlooked and obscured private and public burial sites of enslaved and free African Americans in Hardy County.

  • Randolph County Parks and Rec

    $10,000

    To renovate the historic one room schoolhouse that is located on the 4-H Camp Pioneer property and develop the building as a museum featuring the history of 4-H in Randolph County.

  • City of Frostburg

    $8,125

    Installation of new wayfinding and interpretive signage at Glendening Park, a 27 acre municipal recreation facility with walking and cross country trails, fishing ponds, a wetland area, and an Edible Arboretum

  • Allegany Museum Inc

    $7,925

    Preserve and create educational programs, and exhibits on Mountain Maryland Traditional Arts.

  • Greenbrier Valley Theater

    $7,500

    Development and production of a new play celebrating the rich culture, history and identity of West Virginia. This iteration of the show will tour to schools, both in local and surrounding counties, serving as a pilot program to the larger Educational Touring Initiative (ETI) of Greenbrier Valley Theatre.

  • Arthurdale heritage Inc

    $6,844

    Rehabilitation of the historic Esso Station and Museum building as well as restoring original stone pillars in our furniture factory ruins and restoring the brick chimney at our historic E-2 Homestead house.

  • Future Generations University

    $6,800

    This project aims to develop a comprehensive preservation plan for the historic Anderson House in Franklin, West Virginia. It will engage local partnerships to create strategies for restoration, green energy efficiency, and long-term stewardship of a cultural and architectural landmark of Pendleton County.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433199349314913

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