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← NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON.

Totals

Total revenue
$432,844
Total expenses
$422,617
Contributions and grants received
$420,199
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$12,645
Total assets, end of year
$389,607
Total liabilities, end of year
$118,037
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$271,570
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$348,235
Management and general expenses
$66,213
Fundraising expenses
$8,169
Program service expenses (Part III)
$348,235

Program services were 82.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $291,643

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $128,556

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $12,645

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $12,645

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $56,098 · program services $40,980 · management and general $7,559 · fundraising $7,559

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $227,621 · program services $203,088 · management and general $24,533

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,215 · program services $1,765 · management and general $75 · fundraising $375

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,617 · program services $1,005 · management and general $377 · fundraising $235

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,539 · program services $2,037 · management and general $502

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,385 · program services $9,107 · management and general $278

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $32,488 · program services $32,488

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,698 · program services $7,942 · management and general $16,756

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS & SUPPLIES

    total $22,315 · program services $21,247 · management and general $1,068

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBGRANTS & AWARDS

    total $17,000 · program services $17,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINSTRATIVE EXPENSES

    total $10,901 · management and general $10,901

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGES

    total $8,334 · program services $7,817 · management and general $517

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,406 · program services $3,759 · management and general $3,647

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $233,510 · end of year $267,933

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,401 · end of year $69,063

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

    $92,723

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

    $40,112

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,099 · end of year $52,611

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,667 · end of year $114,819

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $3,218

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $261,343 · end of year $271,570

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S FOREST OF CENTRAL OREGON IS TO UNITE OUR COMMUNITY TO INSPIRE LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATURE FOR ALL KIDS. WE ARE A NETWORK OF 25+ PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO CONNECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO NATURE THROUGH LEARNING, EXPLORATION, AND PLAY. WE FOCUS STRONGLY ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WORKING TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES TO IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES IN NATURE.

  • - VMONOS OUTSIDE: VMONOS OUTSIDE PROVIDED CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO 1,244 PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED TEEN MOUNTAIN BIKING AND SKI PROGRAMS, FAMILY PARK DAYS, CAMPING PROGRAMS, AND ROCK-CLIMBING NIGHTS FOR BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR) COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $207,866

  • - SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND SERVICES: CHILDREN'S FOREST PARTNERS PROVIDED OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS TO 14,538 STUDENTS IN THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, PROVIDING 30,371 STUDENT DAYS. THE CHILDREN'S FOREST'S NATUREHOODS PROGRAM REACHED 710 STUDENTS OVER 2,840 STUDENT DAYS, WITH 100% OF PARTICIPANTS BEING FROM RURAL AND TITLE I SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $34,564

  • YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAYS: PROVIDED PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO 25 YOUTH (7 BEGAN THEIR INTERNSHIPS IN JUNE 2023), WITH 76% IDENTIFYING AS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR), LGBTQIA+, RURAL, AND/OR AS HAVING A DISABILITY. PROVIDED ONGOING CAREER TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR 20 YOUTH THROUGH THE CALDERA HIGH SCHOOL DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION CLUB.

    Expenses $64,828

  • - PARTNER SUB-GRANTS AND TRAINING: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, FUNDED 5 SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT CONNECT UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS WITH THE OUTDOORS. PROJECTS INCLUDED WATERSHED RESTORATION PROGRAMS FOR TITLE I SCHOOLS, SUMMER CAMPS FOR LATINX YOUTH AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, AND CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THESE PROJECTS REACHED 342 PARTICIPANTS, OVER 847 PARTICIPANT DAYS. CFCO ALSO PROVIDED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TRAININGS TO 162 EDUCATORS/STAFF IN OUR NETWORK, AND COORDINATED A MULTIPLE EQUITY COMMITTEES ATTENDED BY 30+ PARTNERS IN OUR NETWORK. - FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTH: PROVIDED FREE FAMILY PROGRAMS FOR 2,850 PARTICIPANTS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DISCOVER NATURE FESTIVAL WHICH OCCURS IN BEND, ALL PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE SPRING INTO NATURE FESTIVAL IN MADRAS.

    Expenses $40,977

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rae Alberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Monica Bergmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jocelyn Blevins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sue Boettner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina Cid

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alex Enna

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gwen Jones

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kecia Kubota

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stacy Lacey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shay Mikalson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Ryan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Veronica Vega

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Williams

    PRESIDENT EL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2022
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441369349307184

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