Merwin Conservancy Inc
Donations deductibleMerwin Conservancy Inc's network
18 people2 organisationsi18 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Strong Makaiau (also filed as Amber Makaiau) | Vice Preside | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Catherine St Germans (also filed as Catherine St Germans) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gabby Ahuli'I Ferreira Holt (also filed as Gabby Ahuli'i Ferreira Holt) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| James Pickrel | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeanne Herbert | Asst Secreta | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joselyn Romero Demirbag | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| LI HAY (also filed as Li Hay) | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Hamilton | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mary Lock | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matthew Carlos Schwartz (also filed as Matt Schwartz, Matthew Schwartz) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Moore | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Wiegers | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Molly Taylor | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard Andrews | Vice Preside | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Becker | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Severine Von Tscharner Flemming | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Susan Conway Kean (also filed as Susan Kean) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vilsoni Hereniko | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Strong Makaiau | Vice President | 2021 |
| Sonnet K Coggins | Executive Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnet K Coggins | Executive Di | 40 | $133k | $15k | |
| Mary Lock | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Richard Andrews | Vice Preside | 3 | $0 | ||
| Amber Strong Makaiau | Vice Preside | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Pickrel | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michael Moore | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeanne Herbert | Asst Secreta | 1 | $0 | ||
| Breeze Giannasio | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Hamilton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Li Hay | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vilsoni Hereniko | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gabby Ahuli'i Ferreira Holt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jordan Kandell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Geoff Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lily James Olds | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Catherine St Germans | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Carlos Schwartz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Molly Taylor | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Severine von Tscharner Flemming | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Wiegers | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Merwin Conservancy Inc
- EIN
- 474653401
- Address
- Po Box 809, Haiku, HI, 96708-0809
- State
- Hawaii
- Mission
- 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... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C41 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2016
- Principal officer
- Sonnet K Coggins (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAmber Strong Makaiau
≥8years on the filingsCatherine St Germans
≥8years on the filingsMary Lock
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Carlos Schwartz
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.5m
- Total liabilities
- $37k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $781k
- Program service revenue
- $574k
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 24
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $732k | $636k | $97k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.