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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ASSOCIATION FOR NATURE -BASED EDUCATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$364,438
Total expenses
$363,328
Contributions and grants received
$105,259
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$259,179
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$212,864
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,622
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$210,242
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$327,301
Management and general expenses
$36,027
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$327,301

Program services were 90.1% 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

    $24,340

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $80,919

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TEACHER EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

    total $116,479 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FOREST PRESCHOOL

    total $142,700 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $73,277 · program services $65,949 · management and general $7,328 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $104,178 · program services $104,178 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,639 · program services $3,275 · management and general $364 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,566 · program services $11,309 · management and general $1,257 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $52,923 · program services $52,923 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $420 · program services $0 · management and general $420 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,125 · program services $0 · management and general $1,125 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $94,035 · program services $81,226 · management and general $12,809 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,352 · program services $0 · management and general $5,352 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,437 · program services $0 · management and general $1,437 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,306 · program services $2,306 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,135 · program services $6,135 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,935 · program services $0 · management and general $5,935 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $46,416 · end of year $78,771

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $125,040

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

    $9,053

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,371 · end of year $9,053

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $655 · end of year $2,622

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $209,132 · end of year $210,242

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT CULTIVATE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE-BASED EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR ALL.

  • THE EASTERN REGION ASSOCIATION OF FOREST AND NATURE SCHOOLS, INC. (ERAFANS) CONTINUES TO FULFILL OUR MISSION THROUGH NATURE-BASED EDUCATION AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES FOR TEACHERS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. IN 2021, OUR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE INCREASED ATTENDANCE FOR OUR NATURE-BASED TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSES, GROWING DEMAND OF OUR ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE EXPANSION OF NOTCHCLIFF NATURE PROGRAMS. THE NATURE-BASED TEACHER CERTIFICATION IS A 36-HOUR COURSE THAT PROVIDES IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BEST PRACTICES IN NATURE-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR MEANINGFUL OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THE CERTIFICATION IS OFFERED IN TIERED LEVELS I,II, AND III. WE CERTIFIED A TOTAL OF 216 TEACHERS IN 2023, WITH 144 ONLINE PARTICIPANTS AND 72 PARTICIPANTS JOINING US FOR LIVE TRAINING IN MARYLAND AND NEW YORK. 199 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED LEVEL I CERTIFICATION, 17 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED LEVEL II.

    Expenses $115,478 · Grants $120,214 · Revenue $116,479

  • NOTCHCLIFF NATURE PROGRAMS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ARM OF PROGRAMMING OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. IN 2023, PROGRAMS INCLUDED FOREST PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-5 YEARS OLD (34 CHILDREN) AND A HOMESCHOOL COOPERATIVE FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-8 YEARS OLD (19 CHILDREN). IN ADDITION, WE OFFERED LICENSED SUMMER NATURE CAMPS. NOTCHCLIFF PROVIDES A 'LAB SCHOOL' APPROACH TO CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT THE NEEDS OF TEACHERS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES IN NATURE-BASED OUTDOOR LEARNING PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $211,823 · Grants $145,112 · Revenue $142,700

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Doresy Med

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Post

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Rooney

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Beam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nickie Haines

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sue Penix

    PRESIDENT (EX OFFICIO)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monica M Wiedel

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $76,916
    From this org
    $73,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,639
    Hours/week
    40

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
6 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421369349318277

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