Totals
- Total revenue
- $735,512
- Total expenses
- $560,494
- Contributions and grants received
- $496,382
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $176,624
- Investment income
- $30,178
- Other revenue
- $32,328
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,179,653
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,435
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,160,218
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $306,889
- Management and general expenses
- $191,988
- Fundraising expenses
- $61,617
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $306,889
Program services were 54.8% 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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1b · Membership dues
$14,594
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$13,192
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$468,596
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2a · Program service revenue: PRESCHOOL
total $72,503 · related or exempt $72,503
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2b · Program service revenue: DAY CAMP
total $48,415 · related or exempt $48,415
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2c · Program service revenue: PUBLIC PROGRAMS
total $43,666 · related or exempt $43,666
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2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $12,040 · related or exempt $12,040
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3 · Investment income
total $30,178 · related or exempt $30,178
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6a · Gross rents
real property $3,085
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $8,582
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$5,497
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$5,497 · related or exempt -$1,142 · excluded -$4,355
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$22,323
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $22,323
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11a · Other revenue: GIFT SHOP SALES
total $15,502 · unrelated business $15,502
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11e · Other revenue, total
$15,502
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $317,840 · program services $154,147 · management and general $127,854 · fundraising $35,839
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $7,538 · management and general $7,538
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $40,040 · program services $18,511 · management and general $16,827 · fundraising $4,702
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,750 · management and general $3,750
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $148 · management and general $148
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11g · Fees: other
total $25,237 · program services $12,612 · management and general $6,717 · fundraising $5,908
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,890 · program services $1,016 · management and general $824 · fundraising $50
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,915 · program services $6,499 · management and general $5,370 · fundraising $1,046
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16 · Occupancy
total $29,397 · program services $25,065 · management and general $2,714 · fundraising $1,618
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17 · Travel
total $326 · program services $130 · management and general $72 · fundraising $124
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $36,646 · program services $29,683 · management and general $6,963
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23 · Insurance
total $7,444 · program services $4,167 · management and general $1,888 · fundraising $1,389
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
total $26,710 · program services $15,633 · management and general $2,661 · fundraising $8,416
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER SUPPLIES
total $11,239 · program services $11,239
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24c · Other expenses: BUILDING IMPROVEMENT
total $9,063 · program services $7,436 · management and general $1,627
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24d · Other expenses: SMALL EQUIPMENT
total $6,059 · program services $4,464 · management and general $1,510 · fundraising $85
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24e · All other expenses
total $24,252 · program services $16,287 · management and general $5,525 · fundraising $2,440
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $70,521 · end of year $68,146
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $798,936 · end of year $1,006,077
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $8,585 · end of year $8,732
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $7,165 · end of year $35,527
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$784,891
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$368,951
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $452,587 · end of year $415,940
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $660,729 · end of year $645,231
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $12,912 · end of year $17,028
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,147 · end of year $2,407
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,522,031 · end of year $1,705,221
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $462,433 · end of year $454,997
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY IS TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN.
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THE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY MANAGES AND FUNDS THE JOHN AND MARY DAHLEM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER WHICH BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND FUNCTIONS AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. COLORFUL GARDENS, LUSH FORESTS, FLOWER-STUDDED GRASSLANDS, ROLLING MEADOWS, MARSHES, AND PONDS BLANKET THE NEARLY 300 ACRES AND HELP HIGHLIGHT MICHIGAN'S CHANGING SEASONS. WITH FIVE MILES OF HIKING TRAILS, INLCUDING THE 3/8 MILE NATURE FOR ALL TRAIL (HANDICAPPED ENABLED TRAIL) AND UNIQUE EXHIBITS, VISITORS CAN SPEND THE DAY EXPLORING THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND DISCOVERING THE WONDERS OF NATURE.
Expenses $93
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LITTLE ACORNS NATURE PRESCHOOL PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE, CREATE, IMAGINE, LEARN, AND GROW THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES; TO PROMOTE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND CONGITIVE SKILLS; AND TO INSTILL A LIFELONG LOVE, RESPECT, AND UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE.
Revenue $72,503
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THE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY OFFERS VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO MEMEBERS, AREA SCHOOLS, AND THE PUBLIC PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON AND FIELD EXPERIENCES THAT PROVIDE LESSONS ON PRESERVING THE EARTH'S DIVERSITY AND FOSTERING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX INTERACTIONS OF NATURAL POPULATION, WHILE PROMOTING THE CONCEPT THAT EVERYONE IS A TEACHER AND EVERYONE IS A LEARNER.
Revenue $104,121
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TRANSFER TO SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION
Expenses $306,796
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Chantel ArnoldCHANTEL ARNOLD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Bob BasoreBOB BASORE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Thomas DaveyTHOMAS DAVEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Travis FojtasekTRAVIS FOJTASEK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Libby GreanyaLIBBY GREANYA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Mary Jo SchultzMARY JO SCHULTZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jason ValenteJASON VALENTE
COLLEGE LIAI
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Lindsay GalickiLINDSAY GALICKI
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John HaynesJOHN HAYNES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Rebecca MehallREBECCA MEHALL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Justin PhelpsJUSTIN PHELPS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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THE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY ENDOWMENT
501C3 · SUPPORT · MI
Directly controlled by DAHLEM CON THE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 22 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202523079349301982
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