BRINGING IN THE SAND FUND INC
EIN 26-0784350 · Urban, Community Economic Development
What they do
THE PURPOSE of THE CORPORATION (A.K.A. AS THE BITS FUND, INC.) is to ADDRESS SHORT and LONG-TERM THREATS of EROSION ON 4,000 FOOT-LONG OCEANFRONT of THE DAVIS PARK COMMUNITY of NEARLY 300 HOMES and THEIR VISITORS ON FIRE ISLAND, NY. FUNDS ARE RAISED for BUILDING BEACHES and DUNES, PRESERVING ECOLOGY, and PROVIDING RESERVE FUNDS for FUTURE EMERGENCY WORK , ACCOMPLISHED ALONE or WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AS NECESSARY. THE CONCERN is OVER GLOBAL WARMING, RAISING OCEANS, and THE CORPORATION WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTING DANGEROUS SEA-BREECHES THAT COULD SEVERELY FLOOD THE GREAT SOUTH BAY.
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DENNIS ODOHERTYSECRETARY
JOHN LUNDPRESIDENT/TREASURER
WILLIAM RUSSELLVICE PRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- 38 KINGS HIGHWAY, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788
- County
- Suffolk
- In care of
- TITUS KANA
- Primary officer
- TITUS KANA, DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2020
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2020
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- PKF OCONNOR DAVIES LLP
- IRS tax category
- Urban, Community Economic Development