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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BERKS NATURE.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,315,158
Total expenses
$2,763,543
Contributions and grants received
$5,762,351
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$442,073
Investment income
$121,439
Other revenue
-$10,705
Total assets, end of year
$38,904,986
Total liabilities, end of year
$606,046
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$38,298,940
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,175,993
Management and general expenses
$495,495
Fundraising expenses
$92,055
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,175,993

Program services were 78.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,762,351

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,857,361

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND PROGRAM FE

    total $442,073 · related or exempt $442,073

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $46,046 · excluded $46,046

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $37,960

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $85,552

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$47,592

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$47,592 · unrelated business -$47,592

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $75,393

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $75,393

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $75,393 · excluded $75,393

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $18,972

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $9,416

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $9,556 · related or exempt $9,556

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $27,331 · related or exempt $27,331

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $27,331

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $186,545 · program services $128,197 · management and general $50,694 · fundraising $7,654

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $973,811 · program services $669,222 · management and general $264,636 · fundraising $39,953

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $108,446 · program services $74,526 · management and general $29,470 · fundraising $4,450

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $112,223 · program services $77,122 · management and general $30,497 · fundraising $4,604

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,069 · program services $4,069

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $672,778 · program services $639,465 · management and general $28,595 · fundraising $4,718

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,452 · program services $6,904 · fundraising $5,548

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $142,157 · program services $134,691 · management and general $3,514 · fundraising $3,952

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,681 · program services $8,187 · management and general $3,036 · fundraising $458

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $67,520 · program services $50,169 · management and general $14,525 · fundraising $2,826

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,756 · program services $11,147 · management and general $350 · fundraising $259

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,899 · program services $21,866 · management and general $1,618 · fundraising $415

  • 20 · Interest

    total $27,306 · program services $6,640 · management and general $20,275 · fundraising $391

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $155,020 · program services $139,055 · management and general $7,920 · fundraising $8,045

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $76,378 · program services $57,075 · management and general $16,771 · fundraising $2,532

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $73,830 · program services $51,909 · management and general $17,366 · fundraising $4,555

  • 24b · Other expenses: EASEMENT ACQUISITION CO

    total $40,146 · program services $40,146

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECEPTIONS

    total $16,198 · program services $16,198

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $12,407 · program services $10,859 · management and general $1,345 · fundraising $203

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $34,921 · program services $28,546 · management and general $4,883 · fundraising $1,492

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,204,663 · end of year $489,741

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,049,889 · end of year $501,125

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,666 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $181,702 · end of year $255,644

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $23,964 · end of year $37,147

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,844 · end of year $17,000

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

    $11,844,790

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

    $1,024,956

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,072,570 · end of year $10,819,834

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $21,852,353 · end of year $23,398,511

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,290,083 · end of year $3,385,984

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $525,210 · end of year $115,391

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $236,967 · end of year $197,494

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $303,803 · end of year $293,161

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,635,014 · end of year $10,734,591

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,000,740 · end of year $27,564,349

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR VISION IS TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT. CLEARLY IDENTIFIED WITH OUR SPECIFIC MISSION, WE STRIVE TO MEET THE EVER-CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COUNTY AND TO CONSERVE ITS HERITAGE AND ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. WE PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP, DIRECT ACTION, EXPERTISE, LAND USE PLANNING, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BERKS NATURE IS THE LEADING AGENT FOR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN BERKS COUNTY.

  • TO PRESERVE FARMLANDS, OPEN SPACES, WOODED HIGHLANDS AND HISTORICAL AREAS, AS WELL AS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIORNMENTAL ISSUES. IN 2022 WE PROTECTED 643 ACRES BY EASEMENT AND ACQUISITION BRINGING OUR TOTAL ACRES PROTECTED TO OVER 10,000.

    Expenses $1,837,167 · Revenue $36,887

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: WE SERVED 791 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR SUMMER ECO CAMP, 56 CHILDREN IN OUR NATURE PRESCHOOL AND OVER 8,000 STUDENTS AND VISITORS WHO CAME TO THE NATURE PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, WATERSHED SCIENCE AND TO CONNECT WITH NATURE.

    Expenses $338,826 · Revenue $442,073

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric W Jenkins

    CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Hartman

    VICE CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David J Breitegam

    TREASURER/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Fw Keeler

    CORPORATE SECRETARY/DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel P Becker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicholas Bieber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Bralski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey C Euclide

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dina Geracimos Wert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Terry D Hand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darryl Jenkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth M Kohl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Mast

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tanya Melendez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chiara Renninger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rodney Ridley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kurt W Schneidmiller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly J Murphy

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $186,545
    From this org
    $175,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,491
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,054
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,491
    Filer's total
    $186,545

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • BERKS NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS LLC

    OPERATE NATURE PRESCHOOL AND A SEASONAL NATURE DAY CAMP · PA · income $490,198 · assets $162,040

    Directly controlled by BERKS NATURE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312689349301026

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