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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATUREBRIDGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,346,456
Total expenses
$20,969,540
Contributions and grants received
$4,266,346
Grants paid
$1,181,680
Program service revenue
$17,765,452
Investment income
$553,298
Other revenue
-$238,640
Total assets, end of year
$20,990,532
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,693,253
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,297,279
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,365,832
Management and general expenses
$2,459,080
Fundraising expenses
$1,144,628
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,365,832

Program services were 82.8% 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

    $1,622,555

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $25,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,618,791

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $165,439

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FIELD SCIENCE PROGRAMS

    total $14,923,982 · related or exempt $14,923,982

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES AND OTHER

    total $1,681,084 · related or exempt $969,561 · unrelated business $711,523

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS

    total $1,026,475 · related or exempt $1,026,475

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SCHOLARSHIP FEES

    total $68,244 · related or exempt $68,244

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $58,367 · related or exempt $58,367

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $7,300 · related or exempt $7,300

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $447,870 · excluded $447,870

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $81,294

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $61,936

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $19,358

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $19,358 · excluded $19,358

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,331,771 · other assets $835

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

    securities $2,223,258 · other assets $3,920

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $108,513 · other assets -$3,085

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $105,428 · excluded $105,428

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,489

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

    $1,622,555

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $541,507

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$473,018 · excluded -$473,018

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,800

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,506

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,294 · excluded $2,294

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $212,726 · related or exempt $212,726

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $212,726

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,181,680 · program services $1,181,680

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,000,230 · program services $295,852 · management and general $320,361 · fundraising $384,017

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,941,506 · program services $7,503,610 · management and general $1,009,060 · fundraising $428,836

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $139,411 · program services $108,897 · management and general $19,179 · fundraising $11,335

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,415,233 · program services $1,142,211 · management and general $171,602 · fundraising $101,420

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $810,341 · program services $632,977 · management and general $111,478 · fundraising $65,886

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,329 · management and general $13,329

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,090 · management and general $58,090

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $401,157 · program services $173,035 · management and general $218,383 · fundraising $9,739

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75,522 · program services $9,492 · management and general $65,305 · fundraising $725

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,368,024 · program services $1,186,288 · management and general $126,331 · fundraising $55,405

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $233,483 · program services $6,787 · management and general $186,287 · fundraising $40,409

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,499,597 · program services $1,494,556 · management and general $2,200 · fundraising $2,841

  • 17 · Travel

    total $100,988 · program services $55,203 · management and general $36,417 · fundraising $9,368

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,405 · program services $13,994 · management and general $2,411

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $501,011 · program services $484,965 · management and general $9,872 · fundraising $6,174

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $637,411 · program services $568,438 · management and general $42,434 · fundraising $26,539

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $2,205,357 · program services $2,205,357

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION

    total $101,571 · program services $101,571

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $81,794 · program services $76,833 · management and general $3,228 · fundraising $1,733

  • 24d · Other expenses: UBI TAXES

    total $37,796 · management and general $37,796

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $149,604 · program services $124,086 · management and general $25,317 · fundraising $201

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,046,203 · end of year $47,034

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,725,480 · end of year $8,739,015

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $602,757 · end of year $675,576

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $447,132 · end of year $430,444

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $57,789 · end of year $44,135

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $230,562 · end of year $747,253

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

    $14,662,263

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

    $8,521,693

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,827,626 · end of year $6,140,570

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,550,228 · end of year $2,657,729

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,500,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,978 · end of year $8,776

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,723,068 · end of year $1,828,267

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,957,688 · end of year $2,827,111

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $37,875

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,086,011 · end of year $9,472,892

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,700,988 · end of year $6,824,387

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE WONDER AND SCIENCE OF THE NATURAL WORLD, IGNITING SELF-DISCOVERY AND INSPIRING STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PLANET.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONNECTING YOUTH TO THE WONDER OF NATURE THROUGH OUTDOOR EDUCATION AT NATIONAL PARKS.

  • NATUREBRIDGE CONNECTS YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE WONDER AND SCIENCE OF THE NATURAL WORLD, IGNITING SELF-DISCOVERY AND INSPIRING STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PLANET. WE DELIVER HANDS-ON OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CLASSROOMS-OUR NATIONAL PARKS. FOUNDED IN 1971, OUR CAMPUSES ARE LOCATED IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, AND PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK.NATUREBRIDGE'S SCHOOL & GROUP EDUCATION PROGRAMS TAKE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE OUTDOORS FOR MULTI-DAY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, HELPING STUDENTS CREATE LASTING CONNECTIONS WITH THEMSELVES, THEIR PEERS, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. WITH CHILDREN IMMERSED IN THE OUTDOORS, SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE AND INSPIRE BOTH IN-DEPTH LEARNING AND A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO NATURE. EACH PROGRAM IS CUSTOMIZED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL GROUPS' ACADEMIC NEEDS AND ALIGN WITH STATE/NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS. OPTIONAL PRE- AND POST-PROGRAM CLASSROOM VISITS FROM NATUREBRIDGE EDUCATORS ENABLE TEACHERS TO DEEPEN THE IMPACT OF THE NATUREBRIDGE EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT AND BEYOND THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.NATUREBRIDGE PROVIDES OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE INCLUDING K-12 TEACHERS, TEENS AND FAMILIES. WE ALSO WORK WITH LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING NATIONWIDE. AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK IS OUR EVIDENCE-BASED CORE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK, WHICH COMPRISES THREE THEMES: SENSE OF PLACE, INTERCONNECTIONS AND STEWARDSHIP. USING THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND FRAMEWORK IN OUR RANGE OF PROGRAMS, NATUREBRIDGE REACHES OVER 35,000 INDIVIDUALS IN A TYPICAL YEAR AND HELPS GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS.

    Expenses $17,365,832 · Grants $1,181,680 · Revenue $17,978,178

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • LIZ VALENTINE

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SUSAN BOREN KING

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD (THRU 5/10/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANANDA BARON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHANE TACKETT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDA FISHER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VERA MICHALCHIK

    VICE CHAIR FOR EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNE W BAXTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AUNY ABEGGLEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AUTUMN SAXTON-ROSS

    DIRECTOR (THRU 5/9/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRAD O'BRIEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CARROLL C YANDELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRIS JOSEPH

    DIRECTOR (THRU 5/9/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAN CUMMINGS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GARRETT KEPHART

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GEOFF GIVEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GHESSYCKA BENNETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GLYNNIS BREEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JENNY KOEHLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KEVIN T NEWMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISTA CAMPBELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHELLE BONNER TECHEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MONTE S MEYERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PENELOPE LIE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RAOUL GOFF

    DIRECTOR (THRU 5/9/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHARON COLEMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SOPHIA DANENBERG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • THOMAS C KIERNAN

    DIRECTOR (THRU 5/9/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VIVIENNE LONG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WALTER SIVE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PHILLIP KILBRIDGE

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $318,286
    From this org
    $293,469
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,817
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,469
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $60,000
    Deferred
    $7,733
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,084
    Filer's total
    $318,286

  • LESLIE SMITH

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $174,570
    From this org
    $162,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,787
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,783
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,020
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,767
    Filer's total
    $174,570

  • AARON CRAIG RICH

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $174,162
    From this org
    $154,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,711
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,451
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,967
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,744
    Filer's total
    $174,162

  • JUDY LIN

    COO

    Total calculated
    $209,648
    From this org
    $184,245
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,403
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,245
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,092
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,311
    Filer's total
    $209,648

  • JULIE KREBS

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $124,712
    From this org
    $120,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,246
    Hours/week
    40

  • JONATHAN MUTLOW

    SENIOR PROJECTS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $126,607
    From this org
    $108,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,684
    Hours/week
    40

  • JENNIFER KIDDER

    CAMPUS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,840
    From this org
    $105,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,170
    Hours/week
    40

  • LESLEY DAVIDSON

    HR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $114,298
    From this org
    $103,505
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,793
    Hours/week
    40

  • PA HOUA LEE

    CAMPUS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,737
    From this org
    $103,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,421
    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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601319349304710

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