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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FONTENELLE FOREST.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,435,485
Total expenses
$3,280,702
Contributions and grants received
$2,168,626
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$494,917
Investment income
$3,590,234
Other revenue
$181,708
Total assets, end of year
$21,449,128
Total liabilities, end of year
$410,168
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$21,038,960
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,241,898
Management and general expenses
$782,762
Fundraising expenses
$256,042
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,241,898

Program services were 68.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $160,058

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $46,698

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,961,870

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,241

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS

    total $267,970 · related or exempt $267,970

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $226,947 · related or exempt $226,947

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $312,185 · excluded $312,185

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $125,669

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $125,669

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $125,669 · excluded $125,669

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,405,162 · other assets $90,422

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $8,217,535 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,187,627 · other assets $90,422

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,278,049 · excluded $3,278,049

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $19,364

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

    $160,058

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $33,968

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$14,604 · excluded -$14,604

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $141,790

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $74,739

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $67,051 · related or exempt $67,051

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $3,592 · related or exempt $3,592

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,592

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $145,469 · management and general $116,375 · fundraising $29,094

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,339,331 · program services $991,949 · management and general $200,852 · fundraising $146,530

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,815 · program services $13,512 · management and general $1,479 · fundraising $2,824

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $80,190 · program services $61,662 · management and general $11,303 · fundraising $7,225

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $108,275 · program services $66,845 · management and general $32,518 · fundraising $8,912

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $944 · fundraising $944

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $82,619 · management and general $82,619

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $35,147 · management and general $35,147

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $127,002 · program services $68,598 · management and general $58,404

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $47,194 · management and general $47,194

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $113,793 · program services $49,464 · management and general $52,794 · fundraising $11,535

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $76,281 · program services $63,215 · management and general $11,020 · fundraising $2,046

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $636,389 · program services $591,341 · management and general $39,115 · fundraising $5,933

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $79,697 · program services $62,812 · management and general $10,439 · fundraising $6,446

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

    total $165,552 · program services $142,693 · management and general $13,222 · fundraising $9,637

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $160,341 · program services $129,807 · management and general $26,613 · fundraising $3,921

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $41,335 · management and general $41,280 · fundraising $55

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMEN

    total $23,328 · management and general $2,388 · fundraising $20,940

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $509,518 · end of year $449,785

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,376,627 · end of year $1,351,723

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $258,915 · end of year $265,466

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,348 · end of year $26,381

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $33,754 · end of year $45,150

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,029 · end of year $50,157

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

    $17,245,254

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

    $9,178,564

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,441,369 · end of year $8,066,690

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,282,167 · end of year $11,192,196

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,540 · end of year $1,580

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $742,584 · end of year $196,134

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $227,815 · end of year $210,740

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,151 · end of year $3,294

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,547,303 · end of year $12,015,399

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,435,414 · end of year $9,023,561

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY THE QUIET WILD OF NATURE. WE WANT TO INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD.

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - FONTENELLE FOREST PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES, FROM PRESCHOOLERS TO SENIORS. IN 2025, FONTENELLE FOREST PROVIDED 726 FORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 27,000 VISITORS THROUGH OUR SCHOOL, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAM CURRICULUM INCORPORATES HANDS-ON LEARNING AND EXPLORES SEVERAL TOPICS SUCH AS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, HABITAT AND RESOURCE USE, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND RAPTOR EDUCATION. MOST PROGRAMMING TAKES PLACE AT THE FOREST, THOUGH STAFF EDUCATORS DO PROVIDE STATEWIDE OUTREACH AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS.

    Expenses $632,477 · Revenue $127,737

  • NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION - FONTENELLE FOREST IS ONE OF NEBRASKA'S OLDEST CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE NATURE CENTERS IN THE NATION. THE FOREST ENCOMPASSES OVER 2,100 ACRES OF FOREST, PRAIRIE, WETLANDS, & ENDANGERED OAK SAVANNA ECOSYSTEMS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER. OUR DEDICATED STAFF & VOLUNTEERS ARE PRACTITIONERS OF RESTORATION ECOLOGY,EMPLOYING A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY SURVEYING, EROSION CONTROL, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, THINNING, AND PRESCRIBED BURNING. THESE EFFORTS PROMOTE STRONG BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY IN AN EVER-CHANGING URBAN LANDSCAPE. FOREST LAND STEWARDS FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PRESENT AT INDUSTRY CONFERENCES, & COLLABORATE ON PRESCRIBED BURNS ON BOTH THE FOREST AND PARTNER AGENCY PROPERTIES.

    Expenses $762,703 · Revenue $120

  • NATURE CENTERS - FOR OVER A CENTURY, FONTENELLE FOREST HAS PROVIDED A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL WORLD. FOREST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGE MEMBERS, VISITORS AND GUESTS THROUGH CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROPERTIES. FONTENELLE FOREST NATURE CENTER IN BELLEVUE AND NEALE WOODS NATURE RESERVE IN OMAHA PROVIDE PLACES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH EXHIBITS, PLAY SPACES, A MILE-LONG ACCESSIBLE BOARDWALK AND 24 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS.

    Expenses $453,121 · Revenue $394,276

  • RAPTOR OUTREACH - FONTENELLE FOREST'S RAPTOR OUTREACH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TEACH THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT BIRDS OF PREY, THEIR ROLE WITHIN THE NATURAL WORLD, AND THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY ON THEM AND THEIR HABITATS - HELPING FONTENELLE FOREST TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF INSPIRING CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. THESE EDUCATIONAL RAPTOR AMBASSADORS SERVE AS EDUCATIONAL AMBASSADORS FOR OUTREACH PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, IN ADDITION TO BEING ONSITE AT THE FONTENELLE FOREST RAPTOR WOODLAND REFUGE. IN 2025, FONTENELLE FOREST PROVIDED 241 FORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 15,500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR SCHOOL, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $393,597 · Revenue $43,427

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sally McGill

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brittni Redding

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Griger

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alyssa Borden

    PRESIDENT - ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shalla Hassan

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Levy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenni Rock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Burke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Colleen Leever

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Gudeman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janel Kaufman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lori Kleinschmit

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Roumph

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ray Turkle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Wells

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Henderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry McCaw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tyler Irvine

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,469
    From this org
    $145,118
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $351
    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
2025
Filed
13 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632589349301443

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