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← CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,552,735
Total expenses
$2,998,089
Contributions and grants received
$2,534,456
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$709,986
Investment income
$1,250,925
Other revenue
$57,368
Total assets, end of year
$35,266,621
Total liabilities, end of year
$123,279
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,143,342
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,303,697
Management and general expenses
$545,225
Fundraising expenses
$149,167
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,303,697

Program services were 76.8% 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

    $70,790

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $219,531

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,244,135

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $375

  • 2a · Program service revenue: YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $668,149 · related or exempt $668,149

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADULT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS

    total $41,837 · related or exempt $41,837

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,048,234 · excluded $1,048,234

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $3,361

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,361

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,361 · excluded $3,361

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,433,325

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

    securities $3,230,634

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $202,691

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $202,691 · excluded $202,691

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $31,286

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $26,170

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,116 · excluded $5,116

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $48,891 · excluded $48,891

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $48,891

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,849 · program services $12,185 · management and general $85,294 · fundraising $24,370

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,504,572 · program services $1,143,678 · management and general $269,889 · fundraising $91,005

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $113,270 · program services $79,289 · management and general $27,185 · fundraising $6,796

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $151,689 · program services $106,183 · management and general $36,405 · fundraising $9,101

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $131,163 · program services $91,815 · management and general $31,479 · fundraising $7,869

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,966 · management and general $18,966

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,835 · management and general $22,835

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $40,068 · program services $25,633 · management and general $7,774 · fundraising $6,661

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,328 · program services $14,319 · management and general $3,908 · fundraising $101

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $65,269 · program services $48,951 · management and general $13,054 · fundraising $3,264

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $92,606 · program services $84,706 · management and general $7,900

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,435 · program services $17,513 · management and general $922

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,160 · program services $9,399 · management and general $1,761

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $458,912 · program services $447,729 · management and general $11,183

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,579 · program services $23,920 · management and general $2,659

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADULT INTERPRETIVE

    total $93,768 · program services $93,768

  • 24b · Other expenses: YOUTH EDUCATIONAL

    total $72,023 · program services $72,023

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $13,873 · program services $9,862 · management and general $4,011

  • 24d · Other expenses: LAND & FACILITIES

    total $12,989 · program services $12,989

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,735 · program services $9,735

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $177,431 · end of year $174,196

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,257,994 · end of year $2,185,130

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $248,500 · end of year $1,110,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $238,183 · end of year $108,805

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $14,176 · end of year $15,569

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,276 · end of year $25,280

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

    $12,913,741

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

    $8,877,687

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,403,740 · end of year $4,036,054

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $32,655,571 · end of year $27,611,587

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $87,513 · end of year $117,297

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,757 · end of year $5,982

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,446,331 · end of year $5,184,938

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,477,270 · end of year $29,958,404

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

  • DEPARTMENT OF PROGRAMS: GUESTS TO THE VISITOR CENTER AND TRAILS NUMBERED 24,900 IN 2022. THEY ENJOYED A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES INCLUDING HANDS ON EXHIBITS IN THE NATURE DISCOVERY AREA. IN NOVEMBER A JUVENILE LAKE STURGEON WAS WELCOMED TO OUR LARGE AQUARIUM. THE WILDFLOWER WALKWAY SAW IMPROVEMENTS WITH A NEW CEMENT PAD THAT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR DIFFERENT ABILITIES AND ALSO NEW SEATING. IN TOTAL, 303 PUBLIC PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED. ANNUAL EVENTS WERE WELL ATTENDED AND INCLUDED MAPLE SYRUP DAY, FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL AND NATURE ART SHOW; THESE EVENTS IN TOTAL SAW 2395 VISITORS. NATIVE PLANT SALE ALSO HAD STRONG ATTENDANCE. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HOSTED 18,986 STUDENTS ON SITE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 376 CLASSROOM VISITS. IN ADDITION, CNC CONTINUES TO WELCOME CUB SCOUTS, SCOUTS BSA, GIRL SCOUTS AND PATHFINDER GROUPS. NATURE DAY CAMP FILLED 1,171 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS IN THE SUMMER AND NATURE PRESCHOOL COUNTED 140 STUDENTS IN THE FALL.

    Expenses $1,517,939 · Revenue $709,986

  • LAND AND FACILITIES: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND FACILITIES INCLUDE A DEER HARVEST OF 63 WHICH HELPS REDUCE THE DEER POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE ON PROPERTY. MAPLE SYRUP SEASON PRODUCED 31.3 GALLONS OF SYRUP FROM OVER 1200 GALLONS OF SAP COLLECTED. 88.69 ACRES WERE NEWLY RECLAIMED FROM INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 850 ACRES CONSIDERED RELATIVELY INVASIVE FREE. 37 SPECIMEN TREES AND SHRUBS WERE PLANTED IN THE ARBORETUM IN 2022 WHICH NOW BOASTS 416 SPECIMEN TREES AND SHRUBS. A TURTLE MONITORING PROGRAM FOUND 592 TURTLES THAT WERE CAPTURED AND 42 WERE TAGGED TO ALLOW FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF NUMBERS, MOVEMENTS AND AGE CLASSES. THE MSU ENTOMOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING THEIR INSECT TRAPPING RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE NAY WATCH LIST SPECIES MOVING INTO THIS AREA. CNC LAND MANAGEMENT STAFF COMPLETED SEVERAL CONSULTING PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. FINALLY, CNC CONTINUES TO MONITOR AND RECORD WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS.

    Expenses $712,412

  • VOLUNTEERS AND OUTREACH: IN 2022, 378 VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 11,684 HOURS OF SERVICE. CNC WAS REPRESENTED AT VARIOUS OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION SUCH AS RIVERDAYS IN MIDLAND, KIDS DAYS, WALK MIDLAND AND HOME AND GARDEN SHOWS. IN ADDITION, CNC MADE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PRODUCT TO MANY LOCAL NONPROFITS FOR SILENT AUCTION FUND RAISING EVENTS.

    Expenses $73,346

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Dennis Pilaske

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $134,033
    From this org
    $121,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,184
    Hours/week
    40
  • Barbara Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Blaha

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jennifer Bush

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jennifer Bush

    PRESIDENT -

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Sharon Caldwell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Brian Holmes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tyler Lemieux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jamie Ross MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rob Maxwell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marianne McKelvy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Melissa Haswell PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kimberly Reinhardt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jordan Summers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bartley Terrill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Carol 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
2022
Filed
10 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312379349301011

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