Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,605,386
- Total expenses
- $840,144
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,435,663
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $144,501
- Investment income
- $39,860
- Other revenue
- -$14,638
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,002,933
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $604,591
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,398,342
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $487,959
- Management and general expenses
- $147,266
- Fundraising expenses
- $204,919
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $487,959
Program services were 58.1% 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
$244,576
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,191,087
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,266
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUES
total $144,501 · related or exempt $144,501
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3 · Investment income
total $39,860 · excluded $39,860
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$24,288
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$244,576
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$67,237
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$42,949 · excluded -$42,949
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$53,226
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$25,785
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $27,441 · excluded $27,441
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $870 · related or exempt $870
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11e · Other revenue, total
$870
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $210,980 · program services $128,904 · management and general $9,322 · fundraising $72,754
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $242,923 · program services $148,420 · management and general $10,733 · fundraising $83,770
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,624 · program services $1,040 · management and general $67 · fundraising $517
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $41,418 · program services $26,528 · management and general $1,709 · fundraising $13,181
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11g · Fees: other
total $142,566 · program services $31,010 · management and general $101,706 · fundraising $9,850
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $10,161 · program services $8,509 · fundraising $1,652
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13 · Office expenses
total $18,531 · program services $12,877 · management and general $1,363 · fundraising $4,291
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16 · Occupancy
total $75,281 · program services $71,613 · management and general $321 · fundraising $3,347
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,152 · program services $4,894 · management and general $52 · fundraising $206
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER
total $49,670 · program services $17,863 · management and general $21,993 · fundraising $9,814
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24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE
total $27,185 · program services $27,185
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24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES
total $9,116 · program services $9,116
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24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING
total $5,537 · fundraising $5,537
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $43,317 · end of year $229,180
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $150,137 · end of year $37,406
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,119
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $11,060 · end of year $11,548
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $9,703 · end of year $11,369
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,136,534
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$126,684
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $168,266 · end of year $10,009,850
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $613,124
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,326,154 · end of year $90,456
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $55,548 · end of year $68,740
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
end of year $442,981
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $122,960 · end of year $92,870
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,100,801 · end of year $6,402,101
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,432,447 · end of year $3,996,241
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FOR 27 YEARS, WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER HAS HELPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS FORGE LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATURE THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS. SPECIALIZING IN MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY, WILD BEAR WELCOMES VISITORS TO ITS HANDS-ON NATURE CENTER AND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER INSPIRES A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO NATURE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS SINCE 1997. WE ARE KEY PARTNERS IN THE PRESERVATION OF MUD LAKE OPEN SPACE AND IN 2000 WE ORGANIZED THE COMMUNITY TO REMOVE 30 TONS OF TRASH MAKING IT ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST WETLAND HABITATS IN BOULDER COUNTY. WILD BEAR IS NOW IN A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD ITS PERMANENT HOME ON ITS FIVE ACRES AT MUD LAKE AND CARIBOU RANCH OPEN SPACES AND COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT DESIGN OF THE NATURE CENTER.
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CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS: WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER PROVIDES CHILDREN AGES 5-15 WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS; AFTER-SCHOOL, DAYS OFF, AND ALL SUMMER. WILD BEAR IS A CCCAP (COLORADO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) PROVIDER AND 49% OF PARTICIPANTS ARE IDENTIFIED AS LOW-INCOME AND ACCESS PROGRAMS THROUGH CCCAP AND DONOR SUPPORTED SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2021-22, WILD BEAR PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER AND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. PROVIDED 240 PROGRAMS TO 1,780 CHILDREN WHO EXPLORED THE INDIAL PEAKS WILDERNESS, MUD LAKE AND CAIBOU RANCH OPEN SPACES, AND OTHER SURROUNDING NATUREAL AREAS. SCHOOL PROGRAMS: WILD BEAR PROVIDES NATURAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS TO SURROUNDIND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT MUD LAKE OR AT THE NATURE CENTER. PROVIDED 20 SCHOOL GROUP PROGRAMS TO 656 CHILDREN. INTERGENTERATIONAL FAMILTY PROGRAMS AND VISITATION: THE FREE INTERIM NATURE CENTER, LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL SPACE, IS OPEN WHILE THE OFFICIAL NATURE CENTER IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ENGAGING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN HANDS-ON NATURE EXHIBITS. WILD BEAR PROVIDED 59 ADULT/FAMILY PROGRAMS TO 1,541 PARTICIPANTS AND ENJOYED 23,348 GENERAL VISITORS TO THE FREE NATURE CENTER.
Expenses $487,959 · Revenue $144,501
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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Corky DineenCORKY DINEEN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian CurtisBRIAN CURTIS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Molly GanleyMOLLY GANLEY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrew NealANDREW NEAL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John FarrellJOHN FARRELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jim KardosJIM KARDOS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alex KosseffALEX KOSSEFF
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carrie PollockCARRIE POLLOCK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura WeningerLAURA WENINGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katy YatesKATY YATES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nathan SmallwoodNATHAN SMALLWOOD
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $132,000
- From this org
- $132,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jill DrevesJILL DREVES
FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $121,796
- From this org
- $121,796
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202642309349300609
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