Totals
- Total revenue
- $16,215,014
- Total expenses
- $13,395,427
- Contributions and grants received
- $11,121,387
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,246,447
- Investment income
- $33,179
- Other revenue
- $814,001
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,718,923
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,593,923
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $15,125,000
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,982,876
- Management and general expenses
- $1,867,910
- Fundraising expenses
- $544,641
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,982,876
Program services were 82.0% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$171,780
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$6,339,791
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,609,816
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$198,928
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2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $4,246,447 · related or exempt $4,246,447
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3 · Investment income
total $24,729 · excluded $24,729
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6a · Gross rents
real property $24,226
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $24,226
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $24,226 · excluded $24,226
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $73,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $64,550
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $8,450
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $8,450 · excluded $8,450
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$20,945
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$171,780
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$39,169
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$18,224 · excluded -$18,224
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11a · Other revenue: MITIGATION CREDIT REVENUE
total $762,600 · related or exempt $762,600
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11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $45,399 · related or exempt $45,399
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11e · Other revenue, total
$807,999
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $855,525 · program services $725,656 · management and general $83,243 · fundraising $46,626
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,860,273 · program services $5,818,881 · management and general $667,505 · fundraising $373,887
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $199,880 · program services $169,539 · management and general $19,448 · fundraising $10,893
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $431,100 · program services $365,660 · management and general $41,945 · fundraising $23,495
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $556,292 · program services $471,847 · management and general $54,128 · fundraising $30,317
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11b · Fees: legal
total $168,616 · management and general $168,616
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $62,900 · management and general $62,900
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11g · Fees: other
total $401,002 · program services $238,771 · management and general $129,207 · fundraising $33,024
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $139,443 · program services $125,498 · management and general $13,945
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13 · Office expenses
total $99,321 · program services $79,500 · management and general $9,984 · fundraising $9,837
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16 · Occupancy
total $127,923 · program services $124,085 · management and general $2,558 · fundraising $1,280
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17 · Travel
total $68,406 · program services $60,786 · management and general $1,905 · fundraising $5,715
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $36,382 · program services $31,062 · management and general $1,330 · fundraising $3,990
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20 · Interest
total $437,118 · management and general $437,118
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $567,908 · program services $546,813 · management and general $21,095
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23 · Insurance
total $176,886 · program services $156,983 · management and general $17,574 · fundraising $2,329
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $1,097,025 · program services $1,090,152 · management and general $6,873
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24b · Other expenses: MITIGATION CREDIT EXPEN
total $340,024 · program services $340,024
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24c · Other expenses: CONSERVATION/COMM PROJE
total $322,627 · program services $322,627
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24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $126,086 · program services $122,317 · management and general $3,769
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24e · All other expenses
total $320,690 · program services $192,675 · management and general $124,767 · fundraising $3,248
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $746,816 · end of year $574,921
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,723,645 · end of year $2,490,846
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $297,319 · end of year $119,320
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $236,472 · end of year $436,827
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$25,561,335
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,131,658
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $18,802,792 · end of year $22,429,677
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $297,475 · end of year $422,668
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $224,475 · end of year $244,664
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $710,837 · end of year $545,606
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,619,168 · end of year $1,919,409
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $6,627,733 · end of year $7,235,238
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $80,252 · end of year $1,893,670
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,841,610 · end of year $12,570,181
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,449,394 · end of year $2,554,819
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ADVANCING OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION IN WEST MICHIGAN.
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FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT: IN 2000, A LOCAL NONPROFIT WILDLIFE UNLIMITED OF ALLEGAN AND OTTAWA COUNTIES FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTTAWA AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CREATE AN OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER THAT WOULD SERVE THE ALLEGAN AND OTTAWA COUNTIES SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY. THIS ENTITY WAS THE OUTDOOR DISCOVERY CENTER (ODC). NINE YEARS LATER, THE ODC MERGED WITH THE MACATAWA GREENWAY PARTNERSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO LEVERAGE AND EXPAND THEIR MISSIONS. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH PERIOD FOR THE ODC. IN THE COMING YEARS, 9 ADDITIONAL BUSINESS DIVISIONS WERE DEVELOPED THAT DRIVE OUR GOALS TO REDEFINE EDUCATION, RESTORE AND CONSERVE LAND AND WATER, AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND LEARN. OUR BREADTH OF SERVICES LED TO A NAME CHANGE TO THE ODC NETWORK WHICH SERVES AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION THAT PERFORMS ESSENTIAL, MISSION SPECIFIC WORK TO DRIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE, GROWTH, AND IMPACT IN CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION. THE ODC NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. THE ODC NETWORK OPERATES TWO GREENWAY PROJECTS, A WATERSHED CLEAN-UP INITIATIVE, THREE NATURE-BASED PRESCHOOLS, TWO NATURE CENTERS, MULTIPLE WILDLIFE PRESERVES, AN ECO-TOUR BUSINESS, A LAND CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION BUSINESS, AND AN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING BUSINESS. THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF THE ODC NETWORK. OUTDOOR DISCOVERY CENTER (ODC): THE ODC PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE WEST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. THE ODC IS HOME TO A VARIETY OF HABITATS, WALKING TRAILS, LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS, AND A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. THE ODC IS OPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR. MACATAWA RIVER GREENWAY (MRG): ITS MISSION IS TO PROTECT ENHANCE NATURAL LANDS, STREAMS, AND OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE LAKE MACATAWA WATERSHED FOR PUBLIC ENJOYMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF PLANT AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE MRG WILL CREATE PARKS AND OPEN SPACES FOR RECREATION, CONSERVATION, WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND PRESERVATION. ODC EXPLORER NETWORK: IT PROVIDES NATURE-BASED, SMALL GROUP ECO-TOUR EXCURSIONS WITH EXPERIENCED TRAVELERS AND NATURALISTS FROM THE ODC NETWORK. THE ODC NETWORK CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS AND EXPERIENCES AIMED AT BUILDING KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE NATURAL HISTORY AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD. ON AVERAGE, THE ODC EXPLORER NETWORK FACILITATES TWO ECO-TOUR ADVENTURES EACH YEAR. ODC EARLY CHILDHOOD: THE ODC EARLY CHILDHOOD BUSINESS LINE INCLUDES LITTLE HAWKS DISCOVERY PRESCHOOL, HATCHLINGS CHILD CARE, SEEDLINGS DISCOVERY PRESCHOOL AND DRAGONFLIES DISCOVERY PRESCHOOL. THESE ARE NATURE BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON CONNECTING EARLY LEARNERS TO THE OUTDOORS. NEARLY 400 CHILDREN AGES 0-5 ATTEND THESE PROGRAMS WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDED A QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES THEM TO BE ACTIVE, INDEPENDENT LEARNERS WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD AND ENSURING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. PROJECT CLARITY (PC): THE PC MISSION IS TO RESTORE THE WATER QUALITY OF LAKE MACATAWA AND THE MACATAWA WATERSHED THROUGH A MULTI-PHASED APPROACH FOCUSED ON LAND RESTORATION, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS OVER 100 WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN THE MACATAWA WATERSHED. ODC CONSERVATION SERVICES: ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LAND MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION SERVICES, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND OWNERS IN THE KALAMAZOO AND MACATAWA RIVER WATERSHED REGION. CURRENTLY, ODC CONSERVATION SERVICES PROVIDE HABITAT MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO OVER 100 CUSTOMERS IN WEST MICHIGAN. ODC EDUCATION NETWORK: IT PROVIDES A CUSTOMIZED SET OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE-BASED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS CREATE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT. ODC EDUCATION NETWORK HAS A TEAM OF EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK THE SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM AND THE OUTDOORS USING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND CUSTOMIZED EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD RELEVANT CONTEXT AND MEANING INTO AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 17 SCHOOLS WORKING WITH THE ODC EDUCATION NETWORK TO CONNECT THEIR CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS TO THE OUTDOORS. KALAMAZOO RIVER GREENWAY (KRG): THE MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE NATURAL LANDS, STREAMS, AND OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED IN ALLEGAN COUNTY FOR PUBLIC ENJOYMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF PLANT AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE KRG WILL CREATE PARKS AND OPEN SPACES FOR RECREATION, CONSERVATION, WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AND PRESERVATION. DEGRAAF NATURE CENTER: OWNED BY THE CITY OF HOLLAND, THIS 18-ACRE NATURE CENTER IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. THE CONTRACTUAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTER WAS TRANSITIONED TO THE ODC NETWORK WITH THE GOAL OF GROWING THE IMPACT AND PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED AT DEGRAAF BY THE ODC NETWORK STAFF. IT SERVES AS AN URBAN NATURE EDUCATION SITE, EXPANDING OUR ABILITY TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. NATURE-RICH COMMUNITY: THE NEWEST OF THE ODC BUSINESS DIVISIONS, NATURE-RICH IS AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE A SYSTEMS-BASED SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM TO ADVANCE NOT ONLY ODC NETWORK'S INTERNAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, BUT ALSO TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.
Expenses $10,982,876 · Revenue $5,054,446
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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Eric De WittERIC DE WITT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nick ReisterNICK REISTER
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Matt OrazemMATT ORAZEM
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jenna TerrhorstJENNA TERRHORST
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cj EllensCJ ELLENS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alison MillerALISON MILLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe DykhuisJOE DYKHUIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyle GeenanKYLE GEENAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sue DenherderSUE DENHERDER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Micki JanssenMICKI JANSSEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Har Ye KanHAR YE KAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Casey MariettaCASEY MARIETTA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rod SmithROD SMITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin NashKEVIN NASH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd ReedTODD REED
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laurie SchmittLAURIE SCHMITT
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Travis WilliamsTRAVIS WILLIAMS
CEO
- Total calculated
- $246,810
- From this org
- $225,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,810
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $225,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,810
- Filer's total
- $246,810
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David NyitrayDAVID NYITRAY
PRESIDENT AND COO
- Total calculated
- $176,680
- From this org
- $157,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,180
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,500
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,300
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,880
- Filer's total
- $176,680
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James KrupkaJAMES KRUPKA
CHIEF OF INTERPRETATION
- Total calculated
- $150,307
- From this org
- $134,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,307
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,360
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,947
- Filer's total
- $150,307
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James OostingJAMES OOSTING
VP OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $137,508
- From this org
- $122,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,008
- Hours/week
- 40
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John VincentJOHN VINCENT
CHIEF OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $144,220
- From this org
- $127,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,720
- 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. 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 committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202541969349301024
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