Totals
- Total revenue
- $355,788
- Total expenses
- $406,022
- Contributions and grants received
- $100,988
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $246,193
- Investment income
- $8,607
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $237,083
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $109
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $236,974
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $355,615
- Management and general expenses
- $32,352
- Fundraising expenses
- $18,055
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $355,615
Program services were 87.6% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$100,988
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2a · Program service revenue: Program Services
total $246,193 · related or exempt $246,193
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3 · Investment income
total $8,607 · related or exempt $8,607
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Gain non sale of fixed asset
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $205,096 · program services $205,096
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,398 · program services $1,398
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $19,704 · program services $19,704
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $6,406 · management and general $6,406
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,875 · management and general $2,875
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $17,262 · program services $17,262
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $9,059 · program services $9,059
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23 · Insurance
total $18,411 · management and general $18,411
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24a · Other expenses: Animal Acquistions
total $29,000 · program services $29,000
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24b · Other expenses: Animal Feed
total $17,194 · program services $17,194
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24c · Other expenses: Resale Merchandise
total $15,750 · fundraising $15,750
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24d · Other expenses: Vehicle Maintenance
total $12,753 · program services $12,753
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24e · All other expenses
total $51,114 · program services $44,149 · management and general $4,660 · fundraising $2,305
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $42,712 · end of year $15,669
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $184,787 · end of year $153,392
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $38,463 · end of year $20,364
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$67,237
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$19,579
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $22,157 · end of year $47,658
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $85 · end of year $109
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $288,034 · end of year $236,974
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Nature's Educators mission is to inspire individuals to understand, respect, and conserve wildlife through educational programming and experiences.
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In 2025 we gave over 1300 presentations/events throughout Colorado, but also Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Utah. Our programs reached about 309,000 individuals from all over the world. We hope that by seeing our ambassadors, hearing their stories, and learning some new facts, people will be more inclined to participate in active conservation efforts. Our programs at the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park connect us with thousands of audience members from other countries. We continue our partnership with Pikes Peak State College by offering credit-based internships and labs. We are also partnered with our local high school PAICE and FFA programs. We look forward to 2026 and what amazing things we can achieve.
Expenses $355,615 · Revenue $246,193
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Renee Whalen
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James Caglionone
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisa Henager
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tate Miller
Secretary
- 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 13 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202600449349301340
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