We have achieved the highest level of nonprofit organization transparency with the world's leading nonprofit reporting service, GuideStar. The reporting and approval process involves...
We have officially attained 501(c)(3) nonprofit status with the IRS! We were already a registered Washington nonprofit private foundation. The next important step was to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization at the federal level. This allows donors to make tax deductible donations and...
We have been working with a group of Seattle attorneys who specialize in the formation of nonprofits. They were excited about our project. One of the attorneys there even had a particular background and affinity for arts-based organizations. There were some complexities with our nonprofit...
After a year long process that started with my Forest Stewardship Class, my Open Space Timber Land classification for 11 of my 15 acres was officially recorded with the county today! There were many details along the way, but here were the highlights of the process: Completion of 2 month...
Today I received the final signature page from the helpful DNR forester. So, it is now truly completed and ready to use with Island County and timber management programs. Yay Yippee Yahoo!!!
The National Wildlife Foundation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat program has helped many urban, suburban, and rural property owners think about how their own small part of the Earth can be a wildlife habitat and not just a yard for a house. It has been a fairly successful ongoing program, and acts as a...