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Nature Camp INC FY2021 filing

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Vesuvius, VA501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 20-5980301Revenue $373K in FY2021

On file with the IRSnaturecamp.net316 Nature Camp Trl, 24483-2309 · Vesuvius, VATax-exempt since Apr 2009Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Education in conservation and environmental stewardship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$373K
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$363K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$715K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$373K
FY2021▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$522K
Expenses
$363K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$468K
FY2025$514K
Net assets
$715K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$690K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$794K
FY2023$931K
FY2024$963K
FY2025$986K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $327K Management & general 10% · $36K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Philip Coulling
Executive Director (ex Off
$57,302Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corey Basham
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Garvin
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Haney
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stacy Luks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Hoffman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Philip Coulling’s $64K as Executive Director (ex Off is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1016 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Philip Coulling$64,440$59,589$56,687$58,479$57,302$51,527

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates people on conservation and caring for the environment.

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2 programs · $327K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Residential co-ed summer camp specializing in natural history and environmental science education. There are four youth sessions, sorted by age group serving students from grades 5 to 12. The educational and recreational program is held at the camp by big marys creek in the blue ridge mountains in rockbridge county, virginia

$325Kprogram expense
02

One adult session of nature camp is held each summer. The session includes classroom lectures, field studies and craft projects.

$2Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
The Tess Majors FoundationFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$363K
Ln 25
Programscol B$327K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$715K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$614K
Other assetsLn 15$36
Total assetsLn 16$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$715K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$451K$614K
Total assetsLn 16$764K$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$690K$715K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$43K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$116K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$293
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$688$688
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$296$296
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K$557
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$46K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$448$448
Total functional expensesLn 25$363K$327K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $522K$514K$8K$986K 990 PDF
FY2024 $473K$468K$5K$963K 990 PDF
FY2023 $539K$408K$131K$931K 990 PDF
FY2022 $487K$391K$96K$794K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $373K$363K$10K$715K 990 PDF
FY2020 $208K$245K−$37K$690K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $373,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $197,480$163,363
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$202,385
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,297$2,107
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,599$5,257
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $208,376$373,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $120,199$203,971
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,916$158,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $245,115$362,764
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,739$10,348
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $373,112 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,495 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$30,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,163
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$163,363
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $202,385$202,385
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,107$2,107
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,762$1,762
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $205,880 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,869$373,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $362,764 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,976 · Management $14,326$57,302
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,309 · Management $6,122$122,431
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,278 · Management $293$2,571
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,917$7,917
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,182 · Management $1,568$13,750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,975$2,975
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $688$688
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,448$2,448
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,761$4,761
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,142$3,142
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,381$15,381
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,071$2,071
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $296$296
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $54,817$54,817
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,582 · Management $557$24,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,819 · Management $1,808$47,627
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $448$448
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $327,218 · Management $35,546 · Fundraising $0$362,764
Part X · Balance sheet $847,081 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,332$152,290
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,070$1,505
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $451,008$613,558
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $103,738$79,692
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $124,320$36
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $764,468$847,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,449$1,908
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $30,200$122,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,127$7,697
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,776$132,505
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $689,692$714,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $689,692$714,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $764,468$847,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $714,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,112
XI-2 Total expenses$362,764
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$689,692
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,536
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$714,576

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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