Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by NED SMITH CENTER FOR NATURE AND ART.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $684,226
- Total expenses
- $1,267,894
- Contributions and grants received
- $400,358
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $90,632
- Investment income
- $203,631
- Other revenue
- -$10,395
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,943,516
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $136,958
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,806,558
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $886,273
- Management and general expenses
- $348,842
- Fundraising expenses
- $32,779
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $886,273
Program services were 69.9% 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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1b · Membership dues
$50,615
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1c · Fundraising events
$28,825
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$320,918
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2a · Program service revenue: AUCTION
total $24,946 · related or exempt $24,946
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS
total $65,686 · related or exempt $65,686
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3 · Investment income
total $80,231 · excluded $80,231
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $11,300
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $11,300
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $11,300 · excluded $11,300
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $550,601
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $427,201
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $123,400
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $123,400 · excluded $123,400
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$42,245
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$28,825
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$65,180
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$22,935
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$28,060
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$26,820
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,240 · related or exempt $1,240
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $108,328 · program services $54,164 · management and general $50,914 · fundraising $3,250
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $336,744 · program services $217,840 · management and general $117,907 · fundraising $997
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $7,775 · program services $4,670 · management and general $2,993 · fundraising $112
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $51,664 · program services $30,614 · management and general $20,993 · fundraising $57
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $36,202 · program services $19,319 · management and general $16,883
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $54,557 · management and general $54,557
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $16,267 · management and general $16,267
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11g · Fees: other
total $86,315 · program services $56,189 · management and general $3,501 · fundraising $26,625
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $17,444 · program services $17,310 · management and general $134
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $84,896 · program services $74,690 · management and general $9,949 · fundraising $257
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17 · Travel
total $7,140 · program services $6,672 · management and general $468
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $207,396 · program services $200,661 · management and general $5,613 · fundraising $1,122
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23 · Insurance
total $34,340 · program services $25,281 · management and general $9,059
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24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH and exhibit
total $65,916 · program services $65,916
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $62,446 · program services $43,649 · management and general $18,797
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24c · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $24,765 · program services $14,958 · management and general $9,448 · fundraising $359
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24d · Other expenses: RENTAL EXPENSE
total $12,750 · program services $12,721 · management and general $29
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24e · All other expenses
total $52,949 · program services $41,619 · management and general $11,330
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,180 · end of year $330
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $420,400 · end of year $284,291
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $57,726
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $75,968 · end of year $54,367
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $12,925 · end of year $16,796
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,645,566
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,361,096
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,408,058 · end of year $4,284,470
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $9,052,719 · end of year $9,245,536
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $65,615 · end of year $124,958
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18 · Grants payable
end of year $12,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,628,432 · end of year $5,359,396
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,302,203 · end of year $8,447,162
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
To honor the legacy of Ned Smith by merging the arts and natural world through education, exhibition and experiences.
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The Ned Smith Center provides free, year-round public access to its facilities, welcoming approximately 12,000 visitors to its outdoor areas and 2,500 to its art galleries and exhibition openings in 2025. Amenities include three art galleries, 535 acres of scenic trails, creek access, a childrens play and picnic area, bird feeding stations, pollinator gardens, an outdoor patio, deck, and amphitheater, and a picturesque bridge. These spaces advance the Centers mission by offering meaningful connections to nature and the arts for visitors of all ages.
Expenses $451,048 · Revenue $161,076
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The Ned Smith Centers educational programming engages more than 3,000 participants with nature and inspires curiosity and appreciation for the natural world. In 2025, the Centers educational programs reached more than 2,000 students across Dauphin County and surrounding areas through on- and off-site environmental education programs. In addition to school-based programs designed to support classroom learning, the Center offered summer nature and arts camps to nearly 180 youth, engaged more than 70 families through free monthly preschool story times, and educated more than 100 participants through free discovery series workshops for all ages.
Expenses $214,821 · Revenue $69,063
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Special nature and arts events at the Ned Smith Center attracted more than 5,000 attendees in 2025, including 2,700 at the annual Nature & Arts Festival held at MYO Park in Millersburg and 2,300 at indoor and outdoor concerts and free youth ballet and Shakespeare performances held in the Centers Ned Smith Gallery and DeSoto Amphitheater for the Performing Arts. These events advance our mission by fostering community engagement, celebrating the connection between nature and the arts, and providing accessible cultural experiences for audiences of all ages.
Expenses $142,979 · Revenue $88,106
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NSCNA continued its 29th year of northern saw-whet owl banding at three long-term sites in Pennsylvania, banding 326 saw-what owls and contributing to long-term research on changing migration and population patterns. The Center also advanced Project SNOWstorm, supporting analysis of movement data from more than 40 snowy owls to better understand arctic breeding, movement, and conservation. More than 60 volunteers contributed 3,100 hours to these research efforts.
Expenses $69,860 · Revenue $28,167
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Promote an awareness of and appreciation for the art of Ned Smith and other wildlife artists by presenting an annual art auction.
Expenses $7,565 · Revenue $24,946
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Lara MaupinLARA MAUPIN
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $108,328
- From this org
- $99,705
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,623
- Hours/week
- 40
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John D LaskowskiJOHN D LASKOWSKI
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Judy FasnachtJUDY FASNACHT
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dharla MaidenDHARLA MAIDEN
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James NaceJAMES NACE
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
John UlshJOHN ULSH
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pam KeeferPAM KEEFER
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Raymond EndersRAYMOND ENDERS
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erin MargerumERIN MARGERUM
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave KutzDAVE KUTZ
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Tim TravitzTIM TRAVITZ
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chris RamseyCHRIS RAMSEY
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill KobelBILL KOBEL
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Trudy WithersTRUDY WITHERS
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Rick CallaRICK CALLA
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edward BlackEDWARD BLACK
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 30 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202622119349301132
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