FRIENDS OF BURLINGTON ISLAND
EIN 83-4518960 · Single Organization Support (S11)
What they do
FoBI Met Monthly to Ensure Our Goals Were Being Met and That We Continued to Educate The Public About The Island. We Were Present At Many Local Events, and We Presented The History of The Island to Hundreds of People. We Also Educated Them On How They Can Get Involved. We Presented to Several Historical Societies, Each Quarter At Rowan College At Burlington County LIFE (Learning is for Everyone), County Events, and Senior Centers. Island Clean-ups Were Ongoing From March Through October. Hundreds of People Accessed The Island and Cleaned Up Significant Amounts of Debris That Continues to Be Brought In By The Tides, As Well As The Approximate 50,000 Pounds of Metal Debris From The 1978 Eviction of The 80+ Summer Homes That Were Never Moved Off The Island. We Worked With Schools to Bring Students to The Island for STEM Programming. Princeton University Created An INatural Program to Help School Children to Learn About The Flora and Fauna of The Island, and We Assisted In Getting Those St
How to reach them
ContactCarol BeatonTreasurer
Mailing addressPO BOX 1392, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016-0992
Main phone(609) 261-2570 Contact phone(215) 266-5673 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@friendsofburlingtonisland.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- September 2019
- County
- Burlington
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