BLANCO COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE NIGHT SKY
EIN 83-1567614 · Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
What they do
Worked With Three Blanco Motels In Using Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Funds to Become Dark Sky Compliant Membership Sign Membership Sign Working With The City of Blanco to Become An International Dark Sky Community Held 2nd Annual Middle School Night Sky Art Contest for Blanco and Johnson City ISDs Met With Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) In Support of Dark Sky Lighting. In December, PEC Announced It Will Be Replacing 38,000+ Dark Sky Compliant Street Lights By The End of 2023 Working With Blanco and Johnson City ISDs to Bring Their Facilities Into Dark Sky Compliance Distributed 38 Member Signs to Be Displayed On Members Properties Working With The Hill Country Alliance to Encourage Dark Sky Compliance Throughout The Hill Country Our Brochure Our Brochure Working With The International Dark-Sky Association to Encourage Dark Sky Compliance Throught The World Updated A Tri-fold Brochure That Explains The Purpose of Our Organization Updated This Website That Gets Over 1000 Hits Per Mo
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Leadership and board
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WAYNE GOSNELLPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2020
- Location
- PO BOX 1402, JOHNSON CITY, TX 78636-1402
- County
- Blanco
- In care of
- Larry Seiler
- Primary officer
- Larry Seiler, Treasurer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2021
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
- IRS tax category
- Natural Resources Conservation & Protection