To provide educational services within the field of environmental awareness by operating a school that teaches related subjects in both traditional indoor and outdoor settings to accomplish its goals. Also conduct research, train teachers, and reach the public via lectures, presentations and printed materials.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 8 voting members
Fine: 4 of 8 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$404K
Spent
$323K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$404K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$404K
FY2022$883K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$101K
Expenses
$323K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$323K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$740K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$96K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$96K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$27K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending January 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 Mar 2010.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $302K Management & general 7% · $22K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $121K 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
$43,177Pt VII · Sec A
President and Executive Director
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$16,833Pt VII · Sec A
$13,400Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Clerk
$7,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kurt Heidinger’s $28K as Clerk & Director of Progra is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kurt Heidinger$27,500$48,500$39,500$85,150$40,000
Jessica Carmichael——$51,322$82,666$13,400
Benjamin Jacobs Schwartz——$70,052——
Benjamin Jacobsschwartz———$61,696$43,177
Michael Galano Resigned 920————$16,833
Ursa Heidinger————$7,300

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Teaches environmental awareness through a school, research, teacher training, and public outreach.

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1 program · $302K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided educational services within the field of environmental awareness by teaching related subjects in both traditional indoor and outdoor settings.

$302Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$404K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$323K
Ln 25
Programscol B$302K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Total revenueLn 12$404K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$254K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$40K$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$55K$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$169K
Net assetsLn 32$48K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$179K$179K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$978$978
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$4K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$3K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K$302K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $101K$27K 990 PDF
FY2024 $106K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $759K$740K$19K$93K 990 PDF
FY2022 $883K$906K−$23K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $404K$323K$81K$96K 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 $404,171 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,491$24,735
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $232,855$379,436
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $680$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $249,066$404,171
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 $0$241,392
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $213,457$82,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,457$323,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,609$80,676
Part VI · Governance 4 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $404,171 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,735
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,735
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $379,436$379,436
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $379,436 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$404,171
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,495 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $179,417$179,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,975$21,975
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $978$978
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,692$4,692
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,040 · Management $4,798$8,838
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,556 · Management $2,768$4,324
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,305 · Management $3,530$7,835
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,187 · Management $1,312$2,499
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,953 · Management $1,618$8,571
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,265$1,265
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,270$4,270
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,526 · Management $7,901$10,427
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,404$28,404
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $301,568 · Management $21,927 · Fundraising $0$323,495
Part X · Balance sheet $265,300 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,009$254,113
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$817
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,640$10,370
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $54,649$265,300
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$10,862
X-19 Deferred revenue$151,392
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,000$169,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $47,649$96,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,649$96,046
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $54,649$265,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,046 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$404,171
XI-2 Total expenses$323,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,649
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$32,279
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,046

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