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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by EARTHPLACE THE NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,150,801
Total expenses
$3,704,015
Contributions and grants received
$3,777,307
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,115,671
Investment income
$78,389
Other revenue
$179,434
Total assets, end of year
$6,099,629
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,112,692
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,986,937
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,084,246
Management and general expenses
$300,428
Fundraising expenses
$319,341
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,084,246

Program services were 83.3% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $33,383

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $63,787

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $451,452

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,228,685

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $29,700

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $2,115,671 · related or exempt $2,115,671

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $78,389 · excluded $78,389

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $67,007

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $3,734

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $63,273

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $63,273 · excluded $63,273

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $140,530

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $63,787

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $57,844

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $82,686 · excluded $82,686

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $16,546

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $16,039

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $507 · unrelated business $507

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $32,968 · related or exempt $32,968

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $32,968

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,000 · program services $61,250 · management and general $17,500 · fundraising $96,250

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,229,068 · program services $1,886,043 · management and general $198,869 · fundraising $144,156

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $138,969 · program services $112,565 · management and general $12,507 · fundraising $13,897

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $199,979 · program services $161,983 · management and general $17,998 · fundraising $19,998

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $221,146 · program services $199,032 · management and general $11,057 · fundraising $11,057

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $65,548 · program services $61,615 · management and general $3,278 · fundraising $655

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,931 · program services $19,047 · management and general $1,884

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $156,539 · program services $126,797 · management and general $14,088 · fundraising $15,654

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $46,420 · program services $45,028 · management and general $928 · fundraising $464

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $128,987 · program services $127,697 · management and general $1,290

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES

    total $86,788 · program services $80,714 · fundraising $6,074

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE

    total $98,579 · program services $75,906 · management and general $13,801 · fundraising $8,872

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $62,339 · program services $58,599 · management and general $3,117 · fundraising $623

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $73,722 · program services $67,970 · management and general $4,111 · fundraising $1,641

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $174,064 · end of year $636,265

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $832,350 · end of year $3,046,907

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $491,860 · end of year $50,989

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,295 · end of year $5,739

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,163,784

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,269,730

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,933,381 · end of year $1,894,054

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $167,109 · end of year $465,675

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $174,297 · end of year $161,200

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $778,397 · end of year $782,357

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $120,633 · end of year $121,645

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,200 · end of year $47,490

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,413,710 · end of year $4,856,825

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $119,822 · end of year $130,112

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

DEDICATED TO NATURE DISCOVERY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE.

  • EARTHPLACE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE A PRESCHOOL THAT IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY NAEYC AND IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT SERVING CHILDREN AGED ZERO THROUGH FIVE INCLUDING A FULL-TIME PROGRAM FOR WORKING PARENTS. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE A NURSERY, TODDLER PLAY GROUP, AND STORY TIMES WITH LIVE ANIMALS. THE EDUCATORS AT EARTHPLACE BELIEVE THAT CHILDRENS NATURAL CURIOSITY MOTIVATES THEM TO EXPLORE AND INVESTIGATE BOTH THE CLASSROOM AND OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. OUTDOORS, THE STUDENTS PLAY ON THE NATURE-THEMED PLAYGROUND, WALK ON THE TRAILS, INVESTIGATE THE 62 ACRE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND VISIT THE OUTDOOR BIRDS OF PREY. ANIMALS IN THE EARTHPLACE TEACHING COLLECTION ARE ALSO BROUGHT INTO THE CLASSROOMS EACH WEEK BY THE NATURALISTS.

    Expenses $1,350,674 · Revenue $1,605,768

  • THE HARBOR WATCH WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 1986. SINCE THEN, IT HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE A STATE CERTIFIED WATER QUALITY LABORATORY, THREE RESEARCH VEHICLES, AND AN AWARD WINNING REPUTATION. ITS FIELD AND LAB WORK FOLLOWS EPA APPROVED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLANS. THE GOAL OF HARBOR WATCH IS TO: PROVIDE THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT WITH THE DATA, KNOWLEDGE, AND FIELD EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO SAFEGUARD OUR WATERWAYS, EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES ABOUT WATERSHED ISSUES, AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENT INTERNS THROUGH HANDS-ON RESEARCH. HARBOR WATCH HAS STEADILY EXPANDED ITS GEOGRAPHY FROM LONG ISLAND SOUND TO RIDGEFIELD, AND GREENWICH TO STRATFORD, WORKING WITH TOWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS TO HELP PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF SEWAGE LEAKS. FUNDING FOR THE HARBOR WATCH PROGRAM CONSISTS MOSTLY OF GRANTS, CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS AND DONATIONS.

    Expenses $531,238 · Revenue $89,871

  • AT EARTHPLACE SUMMER CAMP, WE WELCOME CAMPERS OF ALL ABILITIES FROM AGES 2-15. ALL ENJOY AN UNSPOILED, NATURAL SETTINGON THE TRAILS, BY THE POND, IN THE FIELDS, OR UNDER THE SHADE OF OUR PINE GROVE. CAMPS RUN IN WEEKLY SESSIONS FROM MID-JUNE THROUGH MID-AUGUST. OUR STAFF IS TRAINED TO ENSURE A SAFE AND FUN SUMMER FILLED WITH ADVENTURE, FRIENDSHIPS, AND PLENTY OF FRESH AIR. WITH ENGAGED STAFF AND A TON OF ROTATING NATURE-BASED ACTIVITIES, EACH WEEK IS SURE TO BE A NEW AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR EVEN THE MOST FREQUENT CAMPER.

    Expenses $358,036 · Revenue $379,681

  • OTHER PROGRAM

    Expenses $95,255 · Revenue $40,351

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anthony McDowell

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $184,423
    From this org
    $184,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,423
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $184,423

  • Ariel Dunne

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peggy S Budd

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Zobi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denise Tait

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Sacksteder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Bernhard

    BOARD ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allen Royce

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dick Ferguson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diana Mashia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Mandell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • A Morris Tooker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Corgel

    CHAIR

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
17 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430179349300108

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