Merwin Conservancy Inc

“A copy of the draft 990 is provided to the board for their review prior to filing.”

“Prior to bringing any matter to the board, the executive director reviews the matter to identify any existing conflicts. Subsequently, the executive director will bring a matter to the board to be voted on or to be resolved by decision. The board then requests that any member with any conflict of interest recuse themselves from voting. Also, every board member is provided a disclosure statement at the first board meeting of the year that is completed, signed and maintained for the year.”

“The board utilizes the services of maui non-profit executive directors association to calibrate the executive director's salary prior to hire.”

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“Governing documents are available through the department of commerce and consumer affairs, or upon request. The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Part iii, line 1 - rooted in the convictions of renowned american poet w.s. Merwin, the merwin conservancy imagines ways of engaging with place, poetry, and practice. We care for the thriving, internationally recognized palm garden on maui that william merwin and his wife paula planted on land depleted by extractive agricultural practices; offer a residency program in the merwins' home to writers and artists who make new possibilities for language and land; and foster attention to nature and the imagination through programming and storytelling.”

“Tending the merwin palm tree collection: since assuming stewardship of the merwin palm tree collection in 2020, tmc has employed contract gardeners to care for, protect, catalog, and report on a diverse collection of palms. The collection is widely considered to be one of the largest and most diverse private palm collections. It is a core tenet of our organization's mission to ensure the ecological integrity of this collection, and to safeguard the health of species within it. In 2024, we continued to refine garden care infrastructure and process. Our artists-, writers-, and scientists-in residence continued the tradition of planting a native loulu (pritchardia) palm in the garden. We continued our efforts to propagate loulu both to eventually offer to recovery efforts in lahaina after the maui fires, and to plant out in our own garden, as we expand into the unplanted acres.”

“Continued key repairs & restoration of the merwins' home: as we became stewards of the property, we continued repairs to the two-story home, which is approximately 40 years old, readying the home as the site of our residency and arts and ecology programming.”