Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,370,353
- Total expenses
- $6,644,434
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,210,161
- Grants paid
- $13,750
- Program service revenue
- $985,026
- Investment income
- $178,710
- Other revenue
- -$3,544
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,232,079
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,181,471
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $32,050,608
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,647,712
- Management and general expenses
- $627,292
- Fundraising expenses
- $369,430
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,647,712
Program services were 85.0% 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
$45,584
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1c · Fundraising events
$277,465
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1d · Related organizations
$55,840
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,257,932
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,573,340
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$24,046
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $792,602 · related or exempt $792,602
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2b · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTAL INCOME
total $192,424 · related or exempt $192,424
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3 · Investment income
total $178,710 · excluded $178,710
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$19,844
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$277,465
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$24,275
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$4,431 · excluded -$4,431
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$362
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $362 · related or exempt $362
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11d · All other revenue
total $525 · excluded $525
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11e · Other revenue, total
$525
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $13,750 · program services $13,750
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $173,051 · program services $147,093 · management and general $17,305 · fundraising $8,653
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,752,147 · program services $3,465,493 · management and general $206,612 · fundraising $80,042
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $61,882 · program services $42,877 · management and general $8,815 · fundraising $10,190
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $433,211 · program services $296,545 · management and general $62,689 · fundraising $73,977
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $288,780 · program services $267,202 · management and general $15,027 · fundraising $6,551
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $35,400 · management and general $35,400
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,270 · management and general $1,270
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11g · Fees: other
total $28,828 · program services $19,431 · management and general $7,022 · fundraising $2,375
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $36,821 · program services $493 · fundraising $36,328
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13 · Office expenses
total $49,324 · program services $976 · management and general $42,355 · fundraising $5,993
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14 · Information technology
total $150,739 · program services $2,963 · management and general $77,143 · fundraising $70,633
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16 · Occupancy
total $4,478 · program services $4,478
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17 · Travel
total $62,762 · program services $62,762
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $42,858 · program services $14,482 · management and general $16,215 · fundraising $12,161
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20 · Interest
total $74,120 · program services $63,743 · management and general $8,895 · fundraising $1,482
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $625,370 · program services $537,818 · management and general $75,045 · fundraising $12,507
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23 · Insurance
total $165,905 · program services $138,959 · management and general $10,497 · fundraising $16,449
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24a · Other expenses: BUILDING MAINTENANCE AN
total $472,653 · program services $422,425 · management and general $43,002 · fundraising $7,226
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND FE
total $171,085 · program services $146,222 · fundraising $24,863
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $617,478 · end of year $656,113
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $10,990,253 · end of year $3,674,258
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $7,705,548 · end of year $5,293,364
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $6,343 · end of year $175,083
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $127,226 · end of year $106,175
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$28,978,715
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,460,189
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $14,794,874 · end of year $23,518,526
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,274,126 · end of year $7,808,560
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,131,256 · end of year $566,781
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $82,316 · end of year $85,207
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $7,479,879 · end of year $8,513,963
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $8,805 · end of year $15,520
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,489,841 · end of year $19,796,919
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,323,751 · end of year $12,253,689
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WE CONNECT PEOPLE IN CITIES TO NATURE AND EACH OTHER.
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PROVIDE OUTDOOR SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR MILWAUKEE- AREA STUDENTS. THE URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER PARTNERS WITH OVER 70 SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE EACH WITH 24 HALF-DAY FIELD TRIPS ANNUALLY. THESE HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLIMENT THE SCHOOLS' SCIENCE CURRICULA AND CONNECT STUDENTS TO THE NATURAL WORLD IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. PRESCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS COMPLIMENT THE SCHOOL PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OVER 35,000 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Expenses $1,920,222 · Revenue $985,388
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PROMOTE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LEARNING, VOLUNTEERISM, STEWARDSHIP, RECREATION AND CAMARADERIE. THE URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER'S ACTIVE COMMUNITY CENTERS ENGAGE ADULTS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. OVER 3,000 YOUTH AND ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS URBAN ADVENTURES, WORKSHOPS, OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. OVER 5,000 PEOPLE VISITED AS PART OF FACILITY RENTAL EVENTS. OUR ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SERVED 2,438 VOLUNTEERS. AN ADDITIONAL 32,900 PEOPLE VISITED OUR BRANCHES TO ENJOY OUR COMMUNITY SPACES.
Expenses $1,807,268
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PRESERVE, ENHANCE, PROTECT AND USE PUBLIC NATURAL AREAS, MAKING THEM SAFE, ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT. A VARIETY OF RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SURVEYS OF BIRDS, BATS, MAMMALS, TURTLES, VEGETATION SURVEYS AND PARK USE SURVEYS. UEC'S LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN DIVERSE NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED OVER 1,100 PARTICIPANTS IN THESE RESEARCH AND LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. OVER 2,400 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN OUR NATURE BASED OFFERINGS OVERALL AND GAVE OVER 9,300 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS ACROSS 3 BRANCHES.
Expenses $1,242,497
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PREPARE LAND FOR FUTURE MISSION IMPACT. PRACTICE AND MODEL ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIORS.
Expenses $677,725 · Grants $13,750
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Antoine McDuffieANTOINE MCDUFFIE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4 + 2 related
-
Kent LovernKENT LOVERN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4 + 2 related
-
Catherine ThistedCATHERINE THISTED
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4 + 1 related
-
Rebecca MitichREBECCA MITICH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Catrina CraneCATRINA CRANE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christopher HermannCHRISTOPHER HERMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Daniel NarveyDANIEL NARVEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
David FroilandDAVID FROILAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dennis GrzezinskiDENNIS GRZEZINSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Derek MosleyDEREK MOSLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Edward HammondEDWARD HAMMOND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
-
Gwen JohnsonGWEN JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeff SpenceJEFF SPENCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jennine PufahlJENNINE PUFAHL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Marissa EndterMARISSA ENDTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John ClancyJOHN CLANCY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lucia Loza GalezewskiLUCIA LOZA GALEZEWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mary Gute WitteMARY GUTE WITTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Penny CrusePENNY CRUSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Patrick KimPATRICK KIM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sara WilsonSARA WILSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Todd RakowskiTODD RAKOWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tony HaningTONY HANING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joe KirschbaumJOE KIRSCHBAUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Pam LyonsPAM LYONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jennifer HenseJENNIFER HENSE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $172,000
- From this org
- $147,672
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,328
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,672
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,828
- Filer's total
- $172,000
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 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
-
$13,750
SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
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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501(C)(3) · TO PURCHASE, HOLD, AND SELL PROPERTY TO FURTHER UEC'S EXEMPT PURPOSES · WI · controlled entity
Directly controlled by URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC
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UEC SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION INC
501(C)(3) · TO CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES OF UEC · WI · controlled entity
Directly controlled by URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202630749349300103
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