East Park Leadership And Conservation Center

The East Park Leadership and Conservation Center (EPLACC) is a unique collaboration between the Philadelphia Outward Bound School and the National Audubon Society, established to create a nature conservation and youth leadership development center in East Fairmount Park. The Discovery Center at EPLACC, overlooking a 37-acre reservoir, offers indoor and outdoor classrooms, exhibitions, trails, high ropes courses, climbing walls, and bird-watching look-outs. The center aims to serve Philadelphia's economically challenged communities through public programs and access to a new public amenity. Governed by a board of directors consisting of representatives from both organizations and neighborhood residents, EPLACC's primary purpose is to further the missions of its supporting organizations - National Audubon Society and Philadelphia Outward Bound School. The center aims to protect birds and other wildlife, allow for managed public access, provide space and resources for public programming, and create adequate staff offices. EPLACC strives to connect communities across the Philadelphia region with youth leadership development, nature, and habitat conservation through the Discovery Center. EPLACC entered into a 30-year ground lease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development in 2014, with the option to renew for an additional 10 years. The center has completed its construction and began operations in September 2018, with the capital campaign envisioning a project budget sufficient to fund all construction costs, an endowment to support building operations in perpetuity, and capital and operating reserves for building repairs and support for the programs of Outward Bound and Audubon.

East Park Leadership And Conservation Center is a legitimate nonprofit organization registered as a 501(c)(3) entity. East Park Leadership And Conservation Center submitted a form 990, which is a tax form used by tax-exempt organizations in the U.S., indicating its operational transparency and adherence to regulatory requirements. Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

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Executive Compensation: $0
Professional Fundraising Fees: $0
Other Salaries and Wages: $179,983

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The East Park Leadership and Conservation Center supports the National Audubon Society and Philadelphia Outward Bound, working together to develop a unique center for nature conservation and youth leadership development. The center, featuring indoor and outdoor classrooms, exhibitions, trails, high ropes courses, climbing walls, and bird-watching look-outs, aims to serve economically challenged communities through public programs and access to a new public amenity. The center's primary purpose is to further the missions of its supporting organizations - the National Audubon Society and Philadelphia Outward Bound School - by developing the site in a way that protects wildlife, allows for managed public access, provides space and resources for public programming, and creates adequate staff offices. Its goal is to create an unparalleled resource to connect communities with youth leadership development, nature, and habitat conservation, ultimately fostering a deeper connection between communities and the environment.

Suzanne Biemiller is the Vice President of East Park Leadership And Conservation Center.

East Park Leadership And Conservation Center's revenue in 2022 was $168,403.

The East Park Leadership And Conservation Center’s most recent form 990 was submitted in 2022 and can be accessed here