TUBAC NATURE CENTER

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C60

Classification

1200

Street

PO BOX 5123

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• 1. Santa Cruz River Habitat Conservation: In keeping with the 2023 Conceptual Master Plan for the Tubac Nature Preserve, conducted projects to protect and restore critical river habitats in the Santa Cruz River Floodplain in Tubac. These efforts are benefitting a minimum of 1500 people living in Tubac, plus others of unknown numbers visiting. The efforts will preserve habitats for birds and wildlife including several threatened species. a. Completed Wetland Restoration Plan under grant with Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area. b. Conducted four volunteer work events to restore habitats by removing invasive grasses in the river floodplain. Involved approximately 50 volunteers. c. Signed Memorandum of Understanding with landowner for wetland restoration including hydrological monitoring and engineering design of wetland restoration in the Tubac Borrow Pit, and to continue invasive plant control. d. Signed contract with Tucson Bird Alliance to conduct monitoring, and installed water flow meter and groundwater monitoring well. e. Applied for Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Invasive Plant Grant to continue invasive plant control efforts.

  Expenses $8,462

• 3. Nature Education 2025 a. The Tubac Nature Center has many activities that have the purpose of engaging people with an understanding of the natural environment. We have accomplished this by having learning activities such as bird walks, hikes, and nature walks that get people out in nature. We had over 800 attendees for these activities. b. We also have monthly lectures about various aspects of nature. For this time period, we had 150 people attend these informative lectures. c. We also have a program of outreach to the community by our presence in two festivals where we engage visitors to our booth with the natural environment through games and discussions about our upcoming activities. We have engaged over 1700 people at these events. d. We are also running specific activities for families to increase both adults and childrens awareness of the natural environment around them. These walks through the year and Family Day activities at the HawkWatch Festival involved over 120 children and adults.

  Expenses $1,472

• 2. Conducted hawk watch in Ron Morriss Park, Tubac from February 15 to April 30, 2025, including 5-day hawk watch festival in March. a. The hawk watch is an annual event that provides valuable scientific data on populations of at least 15 species of raptors that migrate through Tubac each spring. b. The hawk watch festival raises awareness about the hawks and the conservation of the Santa Cruz River. Engaged 8 non-profit organizations in the festival. At least 2000 visitors attended the hawk watch and/or hawk watch festival.

  Expenses $863

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $41,667

  Expenses

  $15,556

  Contributions

  $15,667

  Grants paid

  — not reported

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2024

Tax period

1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024

Principal officer

Michael Dunn

Mailing address

PO BOX 5123Tubac AZ 85646

Website

tubacnaturecenter.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• SANTA CRUZ VALLEY HERITAGE ALLIANCE INC

  $6,000

  2024 · WETLAND RESTORATION

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