Totals
- Total revenue
- $10,951,591
- Total expenses
- $3,529,802
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,051,041
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $783,747
- Investment income
- $8,719,055
- Other revenue
- $397,748
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,471,204
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $127,687
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $44,343,517
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,784,747
- Management and general expenses
- $579,836
- Fundraising expenses
- $165,219
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,784,747
Program services were 78.9% 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
$56,398
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$994,643
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2a · Program service revenue: YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $780,510 · related or exempt $780,510
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2b · Program service revenue: ADULT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
total $3,237 · related or exempt $3,237
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3 · Investment income
total $676,263 · excluded $676,263
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6a · Gross rents
real property $11,794
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $11,794
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $11,794 · excluded $11,794
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $32,713,567
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $24,670,775
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $8,042,792
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $8,042,792 · excluded $8,042,792
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$34,079
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$35,301
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$1,222 · excluded -$1,222
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $387,176 · excluded $387,176
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11e · Other revenue, total
$387,176
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $129,874 · program services $12,987 · management and general $90,912 · fundraising $25,975
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,773,148 · program services $1,376,874 · management and general $292,986 · fundraising $103,288
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $123,922 · program services $86,746 · management and general $29,741 · fundraising $7,435
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $142,510 · program services $99,755 · management and general $34,204 · fundraising $8,551
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $146,680 · program services $102,676 · management and general $35,203 · fundraising $8,801
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,375 · management and general $19,375
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $24,911 · management and general $24,911
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $33,048 · program services $24,406 · management and general $1,386 · fundraising $7,256
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13 · Office expenses
total $38,835 · program services $26,107 · management and general $12,647 · fundraising $81
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14 · Information technology
total $56,638 · program services $41,479 · management and general $11,327 · fundraising $3,832
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16 · Occupancy
total $112,827 · program services $104,038 · management and general $8,789
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17 · Travel
total $17,819 · program services $16,928 · management and general $891
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,947 · program services $5,905 · management and general $1,042
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $604,641 · program services $592,548 · management and general $12,093
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23 · Insurance
total $43,288 · program services $38,959 · management and general $4,329
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24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS
total $129,185 · program services $129,185
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24b · Other expenses: YOUTH EDUCATIONAL
total $73,539 · program services $73,539
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24c · Other expenses: ADULT INTERPRETIVE
total $39,847 · program services $39,847
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24d · Other expenses: VOLUNTEERS/CIVIC PARTICIP
total $12,768 · program services $12,768
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $437,843 · end of year $480,826
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,275,727 · end of year $4,086,727
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $636,700 · end of year $351,025
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $174,484 · end of year $38,987
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $24,011 · end of year $20,514
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $31,486 · end of year $34,014
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$20,318,147
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$10,370,911
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,481,149 · end of year $9,947,236
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $26,913,277 · end of year $29,511,875
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,306,643
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $406,945 · end of year $121,785
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,512 · end of year $5,902
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,746,710 · end of year $15,419,424
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,122,153 · end of year $28,924,093
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO FACILITATE THE ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL, HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AS RELEVANT TO THE SAGINAW VALLEY, TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND TO FOSTER RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP.
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DEPARTMENT OF PROGRAMS: IN 2025, THE CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER CONTINUED TO SERVE OUR MISSION TO CONNECT ALL PEOPLE WITH NATURE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. OUR PROGRAMMING TEAM CONNECTED WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR ANNUAL FESTIVALS, STAFF-LED OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, AND INDOOR EDUCATIONAL VISITS. WE OFFERED NATURE PRESCHOOL AND NATURE DAY CAMP TO SERVE THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE PARTNERED WITH SCHOOLS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS AT OUR LOCATION AND PRESENTED OUR PROGRAMS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.
Expenses $1,690,637 · Revenue $783,747
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LAND AND FACILITIES: OUR LAND AND FACILITIES TEAM WORKED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO MANAGE THEIR LAND FOR REDUCED INVASIVE SPECIES AND NATIVE GROWTH PROMOTION.
Expenses $1,010,629
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VOLUNTEERS AND OUTREACH: THE STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT WE RECEIVED THROUGH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES MADE OUR SERVICES POSSIBLE.
Expenses $83,481
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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Dennis PilaskeDENNIS PILASKE
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $143,020
- From this org
- $129,874
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,146
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jordan SummersJORDAN SUMMERS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Sharon CaldwellSHARON CALDWELL
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Bartley TerrillBARTLEY TERRILL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Melissa Haswell PhDMELISSA HASWELL PHD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Barbara AllenBARBARA ALLEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
John BlahaJOHN BLAHA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jennifer BushJENNIFER BUSH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Tyler LemieuxTYLER LEMIEUX
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kristy LevasseurKRISTY LEVASSEUR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Marianne McKelvyMARIANNE MCKELVY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Holly MillerHOLLY MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Christopher RishkoCHRISTOPHER RISHKO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Carol Van WertCAROL VAN WERT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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
- 11 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202622589349301252
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