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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 21 January 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$1,313,668 changed to $1,280,140
Total expenses
$751,039 changed to $763,039
Contributions and grants received
$988,759 changed to $964,338
Investment income
$83,623 changed to $74,516
Total assets, end of year
$5,238,807 changed to $5,205,279
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,037,499 changed to $5,003,971
Program services expenses
$516,207 changed to $211,957
Management and general expenses
$70,280 changed to $410,882
Fundraising expenses
$164,552 changed to $140,200
Program service expenses (Part III)
$516,207 changed to $211,957

Totals

Total revenue
$1,313,668
Total expenses
$751,039
Contributions and grants received
$988,759
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$186,289
Investment income
$83,623
Other revenue
$54,997
Total assets, end of year
$5,238,807
Total liabilities, end of year
$201,308
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,037,499
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$516,207
Management and general expenses
$70,280
Fundraising expenses
$164,552
Program service expenses (Part III)
$516,207

Program services were 68.7% 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

    $988,759

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $18,525

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE:SUMMER

    total $118,791 · related or exempt $118,791

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE:AFTER SCHOOL:

    total $40,556 · related or exempt $40,556

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE:ADULT/FAMILY

    total $14,808 · related or exempt $14,808

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE:OUTREACH

    total $12,134 · related or exempt $12,134

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $83,623 · related or exempt $83,623

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,495

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,009

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $6,486

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $75,839

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $27,757

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $48,082 · related or exempt $48,082

  • 11a · Other revenue: EXTERNAL REVENUE:MEC RENTAL:S

    total $1,158 · related or exempt $1,158

  • 11b · Other revenue: SALES TAX COMMISSIONS

    total $137 · related or exempt $137

  • 11c · Other revenue: GAIN/LOSS ON INVESTMENT

    total -$866 · related or exempt -$866

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $429

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $429,718 · program services $320,864 · management and general $11,927 · fundraising $96,927

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,186 · program services $4,828 · management and general $179 · fundraising $179

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,592 · program services $32,464 · management and general $3,064 · fundraising $3,064

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $36,190 · fundraising $36,190

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,641 · program services $8,946 · fundraising $8,695

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,468 · program services $5,583 · management and general $677 · fundraising $208

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $93,414 · program services $76,712 · management and general $2,811 · fundraising $13,891

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,500 · program services $6,108 · management and general $196 · fundraising $196

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,665 · program services $1,229 · management and general $2,436

  • 24a · Other expenses: GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE:

    total $48,990 · management and general $48,990

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES:GUEST IN

    total $25,249 · program services $25,249

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES:VEHICLE

    total $22,136 · program services $22,136

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES:MATERIAL

    total $7,408 · program services $7,408

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,882 · program services $4,680 · fundraising $5,202

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $83,693 · end of year $46,555

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $41,988

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $376,334 · end of year $222,439

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,180 · end of year $24,281

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $9,190 · end of year $12,855

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,110 · end of year $7,141

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

    $289,175

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

    $116,908

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $176,918 · end of year $172,267

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,986,671 · end of year $4,753,269

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,043 · end of year $104,367

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $171,671 · end of year $96,941

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,628,392 · end of year $2,101,643

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,846,478 · end of year $2,935,856

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOR 27 YEARS, WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER HAS HELPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS FORGE LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATURE THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS. SPECIALIZING IN MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY, WILD BEAR WELCOMES VISITORS TO ITS HANDS-ON NATURE CENTER AND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER INSPIRES A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO NATURE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS SINCE 1997. WE ARE KEY PARTNERS IN THE PRESERVATION OF MUD LAKE OPEN SPACE AND IN 2000 WE ORGANIZED THE COMMUNITY TO REMOVE 30 TONS OF TRASH MAKING IT ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST WETLAND HABITATS IN BOULDER COUNTY. WILD BEAR IS NOW IN A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD ITS PERMANENT HOME ON ITS FIVE ACRES AT MUD LAKE AND CARIBOU RANCH OPEN SPACES AND COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT DESIGN OF THE NATURE CENTER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INSPIRING A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO NATURE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS.

  • CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS: WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER PROVIDES CHILDREN AGES 5-15 WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS; AFTER-SCHOOL, DAYS OFF, AND ALL SUMMER. WILD BEAR IS A CCCAP (COLORADO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) PROVIDER AND 49% OF PARTICIPANTS ARE IDENTIFIED AS LOW-INCOME AND ACCESS PROGRAMS THROUGH CCCAP AND DONOR SUPPORTED SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2021-22, WILD BEAR PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER AND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. PROVIDED 240 PROGRAMS TO 1,780 CHILDREN WHO EXPLORED THE INDIAL PEAKS WILDERNESS, MUD LAKE AND CAIBOU RANCH OPEN SPACES, AND OTHER SURROUNDING NATUREAL AREAS. SCHOOL PROGRAMS: WILD BEAR PROVIDES NATURAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS TO SURROUNDIND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT MUD LAKE OR AT THE NATURE CENTER. PROVIDED 20 SCHOOL GROUP PROGRAMS TO 656 CHILDREN. INTERGENTERATIONAL FAMILTY PROGRAMS AND VISITATION: THE FREE INTERIM NATURE CENTER, LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL SPACE, IS OPEN WHILE THE OFFICIAL NATURE CENTER IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ENGAGING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN HANDS-ON NATURE EXHIBITS. WILD BEAR PROVIDED 59 ADULT/FAMILY PROGRAMS TO 1,541 PARTICIPANTS AND ENJOYED 23,348 GENERAL VISITORS TO THE FREE NATURE CENTER.

    Expenses $516,207 · Revenue $186,289

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jill Dreves

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $100,956
    From this org
    $100,956
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sally Brady

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Brian Curtis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0

  • John Farrell

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Nancy Geyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Ella Herz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Hillary Katz

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Andrew Neal

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Zack Scott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

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
14 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202402299349301125

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