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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CHILDREN AND NATURE NETWORK.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,318,870
Total expenses
$4,086,174
Contributions and grants received
$1,164,167
Grants paid
$399,450
Program service revenue
$959,000
Investment income
$187,626
Other revenue
$8,077
Total assets, end of year
$4,414,760
Total liabilities, end of year
$127,959
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,286,801
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,032,511
Management and general expenses
$554,443
Fundraising expenses
$499,220
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,032,511

Program services were 74.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,164,167

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $959,000 · related or exempt $959,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $185,949 · excluded $185,949

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,383,177

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

    securities $2,381,500

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,677

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,677 · excluded $1,677

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $8,077 · excluded $8,077

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,077

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $380,000 · program services $380,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $19,450 · program services $19,450

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $724,345 · program services $478,590 · management and general $105,518 · fundraising $140,237

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,261,199 · program services $832,572 · management and general $183,563 · fundraising $245,064

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $149,853 · program services $100,370 · management and general $22,127 · fundraising $27,356

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $164,363 · program services $108,825 · management and general $24,075 · fundraising $31,463

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,615 · management and general $5,615

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,280 · management and general $9,280

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $497,450 · program services $381,802 · management and general $100,648 · fundraising $15,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $75,797 · program services $46,513 · management and general $12,972 · fundraising $16,312

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $175,715 · program services $161,502 · management and general $11,392 · fundraising $2,821

  • 17 · Travel

    total $166,839 · program services $115,958 · management and general $38,510 · fundraising $12,371

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $354,523 · program services $331,358 · management and general $22,578 · fundraising $587

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,666 · program services $374 · management and general $9,292

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTREACH EXPENSE

    total $73,561 · program services $63,771 · management and general $4,420 · fundraising $5,370

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $18,518 · program services $11,426 · management and general $4,453 · fundraising $2,639

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,858,427 · end of year $1,059,341

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,804,290 · end of year $3,074,605

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $141,998 · end of year $180,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $36,763 · end of year $100,814

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

    $147,600

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

    $147,600

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $134,761 · end of year $127,959

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $659,247

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,697,487 · end of year $3,372,259

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,349,983 · end of year $914,542

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE SO THAT CHILDREN AND THE NATURAL WORLD CAN THRIVE. WE DO THAT BY: 1) FOSTERING BELIEF THAT A CONNECTION TO NATURE IS CRITICAL TO CHILDREN'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT; 2) CHANGING CORE SYSTEMS THAT IMPACT CHILDREN'S DAILY ACCESS TO NATURE, SUCH AS MUNCIPAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ETC.; 3) GROWING THE MOVEMENT TO RECONNECT CHILDREN WITH NATURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE SO THAT CHILDREN AND THE NATURAL WORLD CAN THRIVE.

  • FOSTER BELIEFOVER 65,000 USERS HAVE VISITED OUR ONLINE RESEARCH LIBRARY WHICH HOLDS 1,400 PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES ON THE BENEFITS OF NATURE AND PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR NATURE CONNECTION. FINDING NATURE NEWS, OUR BIWEEKLY NEWSLETTER, ILLUMINATED 39 ARTICLES, SPOTLIGHTING ON-THE-GROUND LEADERS, ADVOCATES AND BELIEVERS IN THE CHILDREN AND NATURE MOVEMENT. OUR RESOURCE HUB OF 700 PUBLICATIONS, MATERIALS AND TOOLS WAS ACCESSED BY 29,000 USERS.

    Expenses $703,438 · Revenue $129,747

  • SYSTEMS CHANGECHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK HAS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOOLS & RESOURCES TO OVER 80 COMMUNITIES THROUGH NATURE EVERYWHERE, OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE EVERYWHERE CHILDREN LIVE, LEARN AND PLAY IN 100 COMMUNITIES BY 2025. OUR YOUTH OUTDOOR EQUITY LEADERSHIP FUND DISTRIBUTED $8,000 IN MICRO GRANTS TO 18 LEADERS ENGAGED IN NATURE-BASED PROJECTS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK DISBURSED $960,000 TO TRANSFORM SCHOOLYARDS AND SUPPORT LOCAL EFFORTS TO ADVANCE ACCESS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $1,882,443 · Grants $384,450 · Revenue $651,100

  • GROW THE MOVEMENTOVER 600 LEADERS, CAREGIVERS AND NATURE ADVOCATES FROM 10 COUNTRIES ATTENDED THE 2024 NATURE EVERYWHERE CONFERENCE. C&NN PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 30 YOUNG LEADERS AND NATURE ADVOCATES TO SUPPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION. OUR MEMBERSHIP BASE UNITES 600 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. FAMILIES TOGETHER IN NATURE WEBINARS AND VIRTUAL EVENTS PROVIDED CONTENT AND INSPIRATION TO PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY SERVICE PROVIDERS.

    Expenses $446,630 · Grants $15,000 · Revenue $178,153

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Milligan Toffler

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $182,411
    From this org
    $176,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,311
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,100
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,311
    Filer's total
    $182,411

  • Ed Kegle

    COO

    Total calculated
    $141,588
    From this org
    $130,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,557
    Hours/week
    50

  • Laura Mylan

    CSO EXTERNAL RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $143,019
    From this org
    $134,536
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,483
    Hours/week
    50

  • Monica Magee

    SENIOR VP, PROGRAM RESEARCH & POLICY

    Total calculated
    $141,066
    From this org
    $136,666
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,400
    Hours/week
    50

  • Priya Cook

    DIRECTOR OF GREEN SCHOOLYARDS

    Total calculated
    $116,260
    From this org
    $103,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,703
    Hours/week
    50

  • Jesus Aguirre

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Phil Ginsburg

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Hussein Mohsen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Hannah Quimby

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Daniele Lyman Torres

    GOVERNANCE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kim Moore Bailey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hayden Brooks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mickey Fearn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Larson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachna Mohanty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joel Pannell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Passo

    DIRECTOR

    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 · Compensation committee
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE ORGANIZATION REFERENCES SALARY REPORTS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
8 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202641819349301549

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