Totals
- Total revenue
- $416,652
- Total expenses
- $295,962
- Contributions and grants received
- $385,758
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $24,750
- Investment income
- $344
- Other revenue
- $5,800
- Total assets, end of year
- $257,123
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,755
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $245,368
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $261,377
- Management and general expenses
- $20,694
- Fundraising expenses
- $13,891
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $261,377
Program services were 88.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$134,810
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$250,948
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Administration of Education Programs
total $24,750 · related or exempt $24,750 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $344 · related or exempt $344 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11a · Other revenue: Other Revenue
total $5,800 · related or exempt $5,800 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,800
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $234,685 · program services $211,216 · management and general $11,735 · fundraising $11,734
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $425 · program services $0 · management and general $425 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,675 · program services $4,208 · management and general $234 · fundraising $233
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,828 · program services $8,845 · management and general $492 · fundraising $491
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,020 · program services $3,618 · management and general $201 · fundraising $201
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,711 · program services $6,040 · management and general $336 · fundraising $335
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14 · Information technology
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $10,524 · program services $3,483 · management and general $6,337 · fundraising $704
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17 · Travel
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $446 · program services $0 · management and general $446 · fundraising $0
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20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $3,868 · program services $3,481 · management and general $194 · fundraising $193
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24a · Other expenses: Food, Supplies, and Materials directly related to the programs
total $20,486 · program services $20,486 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expense
total $294 · program services $0 · management and general $294 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $10,581 · end of year $142,202
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,411 · end of year $113,206
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,715
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,936
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,271 · end of year $8,819
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $10,721 · end of year $245,368
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The mission of Nearby Nature Milwaukee is to support promote and celebrate environmentalism in Milwaukees communities of color. We work to renew natural areas in those communities and provide access for all.
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Nearby Nature provides outdoor recreational experiences that include hiking biking and paddling. We also provide volunteer service opportunities for neighborhood residents and allies to support renewal and repair of natural areas. This effort includes the maintenance of trails and prairie restoration in urban wild areas. As part of this stewardship we have been conducting scientific wildlife habitat research that includes monitoring of birds bats snakes toads and large mammals.
Expenses $130,687
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Nearby Nature provided an environmental educator to work in predominantly Black schools in our target area to supplement environmental science education in those schools and provide outdoor experiences through field trips to nearby natural areas. This effort also includes a summer internship program focused on green career exploration
Expenses $65,345 · Revenue $24,750
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For 7 years Nearby Nature has been sponsoring an annual award ceremony for African American Environmentalists that has recognized 62 community members for their contributions.
Expenses $65,345
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Karen Samelson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Sierra Taliaferro
Board Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.75
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Dennis Grzezinski
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wyman Winston
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David Thomas
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dan Buckler
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Demetria Smith
Board President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Timothy Scott
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 8 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202523129349300307
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