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← GREATER ARKANSAS RIVER NATURE ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GREATER ARKANSAS RIVER NATURE ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$516,043
Total expenses
$505,300
Contributions and grants received
$463,473
Grants paid
$4,996
Program service revenue
$51,018
Investment income
$22
Other revenue
$1,530
Total assets, end of year
$274,064
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,965
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$262,099
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$371,851
Management and general expenses
$90,934
Fundraising expenses
$42,515
Program service expenses (Part III)
$371,851

Program services were 73.6% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $26,796

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $9,651

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $352,953

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $74,073

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION INCOME

    total $35,243 · related or exempt $35,243

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OUTLET SALES

    total $15,517 · related or exempt $15,517

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GARNA ADMIN FEES

    total $208 · related or exempt $208

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM COSTS REVENUE

    total $50 · related or exempt $50

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22 · excluded $22

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $10,416

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

    $9,651

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,886

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,530 · excluded $1,530

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,496 · program services $4,496

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $500 · program services $500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $24,920 · program services $14,952 · management and general $4,984 · fundraising $4,984

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $204,041 · program services $161,141 · management and general $24,221 · fundraising $18,679

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,102 · program services $3,792 · management and general $4,310

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,867 · program services $15,306 · management and general $2,554 · fundraising $2,007

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,162 · program services $1,852 · management and general $18,076 · fundraising $234

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $95,281 · program services $87,318 · management and general $2,963 · fundraising $5,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,525 · program services $2,685 · management and general $1,948 · fundraising $892

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,066 · program services $31,765 · management and general $5,086 · fundraising $1,215

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,264 · program services $3,357 · management and general $5,789 · fundraising $6,118

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,463 · program services $3,498 · management and general $7,460 · fundraising $505

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,601 · program services $5,075 · management and general $1,526

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,223 · program services $10,933 · management and general $1,024 · fundraising $266

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,087 · program services $9,156 · management and general $3,522 · fundraising $1,409

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,894 · program services $1,423 · management and general $7,471

  • 24a · Other expenses: COGS

    total $15,808 · program services $14,602 · fundraising $1,206

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $155,277 · end of year $175,742

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $24,362 · end of year $24,384

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $4,098

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $19,267 · end of year $15,642

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $900 · end of year $900

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

    $71,693

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

    $18,395

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $67,385 · end of year $53,298

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,628 · end of year $2,885

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,453 · end of year $9,080

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $146,531 · end of year $262,099

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $104,579

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO INSPIRE THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK OR PLAY IN THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY TO TAKE CARE OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND LEAVE A LEGACY OF RESPONSIBLE USE OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INSPIRE A CONSERVATION ETHIC BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY ARE MOTIVATED TO TAKE CARE TO USE THOSE RESOURCES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER.

  • GARNA PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INCLUDING CAMPS, LECTURES, FILMS, NATURALIST PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS AND HIKES ON NATURAL SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION TOPICS TO YOUTH, MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE ESPECIALLY FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH POPULATIONS THROUGH EQUITY AND INCLUSION. IN EXCESS OF 2,100 YOUTH PARTICIPATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. GARNA ALSO CREATED THE CHAFFEE MOBILE GEAR LIBRARY, WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE ACCESS BARRIERS TO PUBLIC LANDS FOR DISINVESTED AND UNDERRESOURCED POPULATIONS.

    Expenses $178,356 · Revenue $51,018

  • GARNA CONDUCTS SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVITIES WITHIN ITS AREA OF GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS, INCLUDING RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. GARNA STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED A SUSTAINABILITY STUDY AIMED AT DETERMINING SPECIFIC WASTE REDUCTION GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR CHAFFEE COUNTY WHICH WAS PROVIDED TO COUNTY POLICY MAKERS TO ASSIST THEM IN DECISION MAKING AROUND WASTE REDUCTION AND DIVERSION ISSUES. FULL MISSION STATEMENT: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO INSPIRE A CONSERVATION ETHIC BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES SO THAT THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY ARE MOTIVATED TO TAKE CARE OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILL USE THOSE RESOURCES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER.

    Expenses $19,973

  • GARNA PARTNERS WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT OVERSEE PUBLIC LANDS IN THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY TO ASSIST IN STEWARDSHIP OF THOSE LANDS. IT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A PROGRAM WHICH ENGAGES OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN DISPERSED CAMPING SITES ON PUBLIC LANDS IN THE VALLEY. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AND DIRECT CONTACT WITH VISITORS TO THE VALLEY, VOLUNTEERS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN RESPONSIBLE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. ---------------------------- GARNA PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE STAGE AND RAIL TRAIL PROJECT AND THE CHAFFEE COUNTY HERITAGE AREA ADVISORY BOARD.

    Expenses $173,522 · Grants $4,996

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Marsden

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $24,920
    From this org
    $24,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bonnie Davis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beth Helmke

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Layne Kottmeier

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Alan Stevens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Rob White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jw Wilder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Truman Young

    DIRECTOR

    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
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202413209349300701

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