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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JOHNNY MORRIS OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,680,290
Total expenses
$12,547,644
Contributions and grants received
$18,910
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$22,132,944
Investment income
$7,339
Other revenue
$3,521,097
Total assets, end of year
$360,406,762
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,373,968
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$351,032,794
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,157,219
Management and general expenses
$1,390,425
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,161,755

Program services were 88.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,910

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,307

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DOGWOOD CANYON NATURE PARK

    total $6,302,874 · related or exempt $6,302,874

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LOST CANYON CAVE TRAIL

    total $15,706,880 · related or exempt $15,706,880

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ANCIENT OZARKS' MUSEUM

    total $123,190 · related or exempt $123,190

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $37,647 · excluded $37,647

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,905

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $21,960

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$7,055 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$7,055 · excluded -$7,055

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

    other assets $30,308

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$30,308

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$30,308 · related or exempt -$30,308

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,693,106

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,826,104

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,867,002 · related or exempt $1,599,563 · unrelated business $1,267,439

  • 11a · Other revenue: FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE CHARGES

    total $522,672 · related or exempt $348,235 · unrelated business $174,437

  • 11b · Other revenue: FACILITY RENTAL

    total $109,594 · related or exempt $2,500 · unrelated business $107,094

  • 11c · Other revenue: SPECIAL EVENT SERVICE CHARGES

    total $28,884 · related or exempt $25,164 · unrelated business $3,720

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $661,150

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,848,895 · program services $3,138,917 · management and general $709,978

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $33,334 · program services $18,510 · management and general $14,824

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $721,239 · program services $644,943 · management and general $76,296

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $346,713 · program services $250,627 · management and general $96,086

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $16,718 · program services $16,718

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $19,518 · program services $10,338 · management and general $9,180

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $142,193 · management and general $142,193

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $686 · management and general $686

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,504,372 · program services $1,503,306 · management and general $1,066

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $810,114 · program services $810,114

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,998 · program services $47,585 · management and general $20,413

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $219,777 · program services $19,916 · management and general $199,861

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $99 · program services $99

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $987,287 · program services $985,805 · management and general $1,482

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,758 · program services $12,496 · management and general $4,262

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,753 · program services $7,792 · management and general $5,961

  • 20 · Interest

    total $26,090 · management and general $26,090

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $997,518 · program services $997,518

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $299,029 · program services $291,295 · management and general $7,734

  • 24a · Other expenses: MERCHANT PROC. CHARGES & FEES

    total $623,395 · program services $623,395

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT LEASE/RENTAL

    total $529,861 · program services $525,032 · management and general $4,829

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE/EQUIP/BLDG MAINTENANE

    total $333,543 · program services $312,697 · management and general $20,846

  • 24d · Other expenses: ANIMAL PURCHASE/CARE

    total $292,171 · program services $292,171

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $696,583 · program services $647,945 · management and general $48,638

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $570,406 · end of year $1,494,798

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,549 · end of year $66,486

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $890,649 · end of year $2,736,309

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $620,214 · end of year $483,564

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $307,211 · end of year $296,035

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

    $16,630,994

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

    $1,497,939

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,494,520 · end of year $15,133,055

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $304,103 · end of year $5,080,395

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $334,590,670 · end of year $334,996,343

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $244,552 · end of year $119,777

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,502,839 · end of year $1,528,524

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $261,834 · end of year $197,533

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

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

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,868,053 · end of year $7,147,911

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $337,900,148 · end of year $351,032,794

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE CONSERVATION BY CELEBRATING THE UNIQUE BEAUTY AND HISTORY OF THE OZARKS.

  • OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE WAS FORMED, IN PART, TO OPERATE DOGWOOD CANYON NATURE PARK ("DOGWOOD CANYON"). DOGWOOD CANYON IS LOCATED IN MISSOURI ON 10,000 ACRES OF PRISTINE OZARK MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE, WITH MILES OF CRYSTAL-CLEAR TROUT STREAMS, CASCADING WATERFALLS, ANCIENT BURIAL CAVES, UNIQUE HAND-BUILT BRIDGES, AND DEEP BLUEGREEN POOLS WHERE NATURE LOVERS CAN COME TO LEARN ABOUT THE LAND AND HISTORY OF THE OZARK MOUNTAINS. DOGWOOD CANYON WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR EDUCATION TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE CANYON'S WILDLIFE AND PLANT LIFE.

    Expenses $5,510,113 · Revenue $6,564,857

  • OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE WAS FORMED, IN PART, TO OPERATE TOP OF THE ROCK LOST CANYON CAVE AND NATURE TRAIL ("THE CAVE TRAIL"). THE CAVE TRAIL IS A TWO-AND-A-HALF MILE TRAIL WHERE VISITORS CAN EXPERIENCE NATURE WHILE THEY LEARN ABOUT THE GEOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE OF THE OZARK MOUNTAINS. THE TRAIL OPENED IN 2014 AFTER HUNDREDS OF HOURS WERE SPENT WALKING THE LAND AND PAINSTAKINGLY CUTTING THE CAVE TRAIL FOR VISITORS TO BE ABLE TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES YEARROUND (WEATHER PERMITTING) IN THE DRAMATIC FEATURES OF THE OZARKS, SUCH AS STUNNING ROCK FORMATIONS, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF TABLE ROCK LAKE, WATERFALLS, AND THE LOST CANYON CAVE.

    Expenses $5,606,716 · Revenue $17,390,051

  • OZARKS HERITAGE PRESERVE WAS FORMED, IN PART, TO OPERATE ANCIENT OZARKS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ("THE MUSEUM"). THE MUSEUM HOUSES OVER 75,000 PIECES, MOSTLY FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING ARTIFACTS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES SUCH AS THE LOCAL OSAGE, PORTRAITS, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARCHEOLOGICAL DIGS, ANCIENT STONEWARE, WEAPONS, AND CLOTHING. IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTING HUMAN HISTORY, THE MUSEUM INCLUDES EXHIBITS ON WILDLIFE AND ECOLOGY IN THE OZARKS THAT PREDATES HUMAN ARRIVAL.

    Expenses $44,926 · Revenue $123,190

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Mikolajczyk

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $177,112
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $152,746
    Other
    $24,366
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $133,984 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $18,383 related
    Other
    $0 + $379 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $5,631 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,735 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $177,112 related

  • Jared Boyd

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $137,735
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $120,657
    Other
    $17,078
    Hours/week
    30 + 15 related

  • Mike Daniel

    DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE

    Total calculated
    $134,641
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $105,531
    Other
    $29,110
    Hours/week
    0 + 45 related

  • Austin Brown

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $126,504
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $114,938
    Other
    $11,566
    Hours/week
    20 + 25 related

  • John L Morris

    PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 4 related

  • John Paul Morris

    VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 4 related

  • Megan C Stack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 4 related

  • Nick Wiley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Collin O'Mara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Dale Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Kevin A Maliszewski

    SEC. & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 4 related

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 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

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

LINES 5A, 5B, 6A, and 6B
THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS RECEIVES A BONUS BASED ON REVENUES AND NET EARNINGS FOR THIS AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

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.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • TOP OF THE ROCK LLC

    REAL ESTATE

    Directly controlled by NA

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • OZARKS PRESERVE HOLDINGS INC

    C CORP · HOLDING CO · MO · 100% owned · share of income $24,731,776 · share of assets $356,564,853 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by JMOHP

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349307996

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