Riverbend Environmental Education Center Inc.

“Michael haines william littleton vice chair director business relationship”

“A draft copy of the 990 is presented to the board of directors. Once approved by the board the 990 is made final and filed.”

“Each employee and board member is asked to review any conflicts of interest on a yearly basis and disclose any possible conflicts to management.”

“The board of directors, an independent source, determines the executive director's salary on a yearly basis.”

“Documents are made available upon request.”

“Riverbend's mission is to teach environmental principles to children in southeastern pennsylvania through a direct connection with nature, inspiring respect for our natural world and action as aware, responsible and caring citizens through all of our programs we work to instill knowledge and to nurture an affinity for nature that will last a lifetime. Riverbend offers hands-on, high-quality, environmental education programs that unite children with the natural world while increasing their science knowledge. Our school programs provide students with much needed real world experiences. We also offer scout programs, family programs, summer and year-round camps, professional development for teachers, and volunteer opportunities. Riverbend's 30 acre preserve serves as an outdoor classroom for programming and is open for the public to enjoy.”

“Had more than 19,000 per-student visits, including on-site for an educational field trip and offsite when we take our educational message into the classroom, along with our live animals, artifacts and educators. These experiential learning opportunities enrich the schools' science curriculum, address the pennsylvania state standards for science and technology, environment and ecology, while they provide fun, hands-on leaning opportunities for students to connect with the natural world. Outreach to children/access to nature is riverbends' program for schools in norristown, conshohocken, bridgeport, and philadelphia, serving students living in low-income, urban communities with little or no access to the natural world. In 2014, this program served a total of 4,295 individual students and comprised 65% of total per-student visits. Riverbend's summer camp is our longest running (over 30 years) and most well-known program. It is a day camp that runs all summer long for children ages 3-13 and serves approximately 80 children each week. Additionally, riverbend offers year-round camps on school holidays. In addition to the above mentioned programs, riverbend offers a kindergarten enrichment program for the school year, scout programs, birthday parties, and family public programs.”

“Special event expenses 20,043 special event expenses -20,043”