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Woldumar Nature Association

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Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Since 1963Environment EIN 38-1804314Revenue $865K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwoldumar.org5739 Old Lansing Rd, 48917-8503 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Mar 1966Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To educate people about the natural environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 26 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$173K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$865K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$646K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$865K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$645K
FY2025$865K
Expenses
$646K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$646K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1966.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $518K Management & general 11% · $69K Fundraising 9% · $58K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kevin Wernet
Executive Di
$79,711Pt VII · Sec A
Ann Hasen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Goodwin
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Gillett
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Flick
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melissa Phipps
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judy Gigante
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Wernet’s $80K as Executive Di is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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
Kevin Wernet$79,711$74,562$74,562$64,596$64,250$64,250

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates people about the natural environment.

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2 programs · $518K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community education provides environmental education programs for individuals which includes camp discovery, school and non-school based programs field trips and traveling naturalists contracted programs. Over 5000 students have benefited from the program.

$475Kprogram expense
02

Member services provides services to current members which includes stewardship, workshops and seminars in addition to educational facilities and the nature trail system. There are over 270 members in the organization.

$44Kprogram expense

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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
Joe D Pentecost FoundationFY2025$20K
Msufcu Desk Drawer FoundationFY2025$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$865K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Money outPt IX
$646K
Ln 25
Programscol B$518K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$657K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Government grantsLn 1e$186K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$865K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$188K
SavingsLn 2$470K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$657K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$417K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$438K$657K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$919K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$402K$417K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$173K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$74K$6K$830
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$327K$277K$18K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$23K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$26K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$4K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$12K$12K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$156$209
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$23K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$17K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$47K$4K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$646K$518K$69K$58K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $865K$646K$219K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $645K$603K$42K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $447K$483K−$36K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $376K$388K−$12K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $511K$363K$148K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $305K$311K−$6K$1.3M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $865,236 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $235,751$446,738
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $229,095$234,518
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,331$36,396
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $152,798$147,584
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $644,975$865,236
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $433,882$465,026
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $169,106$180,717
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $602,988$645,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,987$219,493
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $865,236 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,521 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$15,747
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,000
VIII-1e Government grants$186,287
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,704
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,738
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $234,518$234,518
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35,396$35,396
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $138,518$138,518
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$7,545
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $237,039 · Excluded from tax $173,914$865,236
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $645,743 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,700 · Management $6,500 · Fundraising $830$81,030
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $276,959 · Management $17,965 · Fundraising $31,790$326,714
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,811 · Management $1,591 · Fundraising $2,122$26,524
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,451 · Management $1,845 · Fundraising $2,462$30,758
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,775$8,775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,985 · Fundraising $6,786$10,771
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,502 · Management $11,755 · Fundraising $1,054$24,311
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,313 · Management $1,404 · Fundraising $1,331$17,048
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,242 · Management $156 · Fundraising $209$2,607
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,606 · Management $2,512$25,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,330 · Management $1,209 · Fundraising $1,612$20,151
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,533 · Management $3,704 · Fundraising $9,699$59,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $518,432 · Management $69,416 · Fundraising $57,895$645,743
Part X · Balance sheet $2,157,775 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,564$187,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $290,057$469,613
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$39,270
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,390$3,661
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $844$1,187
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $402,022$416,953
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $887,768$999,902
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $30,821$39,570
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,766,094$2,157,775
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,784$14,026
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $94,931$159,017
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,715$173,043
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $749,515$955,072
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $911,864$1,029,660
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,661,379$1,984,732
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,766,094$2,157,775
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,984,732 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$865,236
XI-2 Total expenses$645,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$219,493
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,661,379
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$103,860
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,984,732

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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