Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center INC

Tax-deductible

Lanesboro, MN501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 41-1431959Revenue $2.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSeaglebluffmn.org28097 Goodview Dr, 55949-8290 · Lanesboro, MNTax-exempt since Nov 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Eagle bluff's mission is to empower people to care for the earth and each other by providing children and adults with Learning experiences that go beyond the offerings of traditional educational institutions through outdoor and public programming, adult education, summer camps, naturalist fellowships, and exceptional facilities and food services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $91K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% 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
$2.6M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$979K
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.7M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1982.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.1M Management & general 15% · $393K Fundraising 9% · $234K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$75,236Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Colleen Foehrenbacher’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Colleen Foehrenbacher$75,236$69,432$77,765$62,783$42,087
John Torgrimson————$20,529

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers people to care for Earth and each other through outdoor learning and community programs.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Eagle bluff, one of five accredited overnight learning centers in the state of minnesota, provided nearly 12,000 students and adults with environmental learning experiences through the outdoor school, summer camp, and nature preschool programs in 2024.

$2.1Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Other incomeLn 4–11$337K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$393K
Fundraisingcol D$234K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$305K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
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$515K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$337K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$305K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K$305K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$901K$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$80K$17K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$857K$143K$73K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$18K$10K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$39K$15K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$64K$11K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$202$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$14K$852$187
Office expensesLn 13$17K$10K$7K$915
OccupancyLn 16$108K$86K$17K$6K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$46$44
InterestLn 20$74K$74K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$271K$220K$41K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$53K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$607K$588K$13K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$29K$14K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.1M$393K$234K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.6M$2.7M−$110K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.7M−$290K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.4M−$85K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.8M$659K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $979K$1.4M−$415K$3.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,575,670 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $598,035$514,741
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,520,390$1,649,160
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,196$74,958
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $273,580$336,811
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,429,201$2,575,670
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 $1,331,128$1,349,309
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,388,326$1,336,651
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,719,454$2,685,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$290,253−$110,290
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,575,670 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $65,476 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$514,741
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,918
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$514,741
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,649,160$1,649,160
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,625$40,625
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $163,886$163,886
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,333$34,333
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $48,806$48,806
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $58,643$58,643
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,773,279 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $287,650$2,575,670
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,685,960 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,348 · Management $16,652 · Fundraising $7,907$104,907
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $856,687 · Management $142,616 · Fundraising $73,396$1,072,699
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,462 · Management $10,485 · Fundraising $3,941$32,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,796 · Management $14,606 · Fundraising $5,748$59,150
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,623 · Management $10,591 · Fundraising $5,451$79,665
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $202 · Management $1,167$1,369
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,915$17,915
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $5,000$5,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,338$2,338
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $97,726$97,726
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,861 · Management $852 · Fundraising $187$14,900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,737 · Management $6,622 · Fundraising $915$17,274
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,752 · Management $16,714 · Fundraising $5,629$108,095
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,078 · Management $46 · Fundraising $44$1,168
IX-20 InterestManagement $74,317$74,317
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $219,780 · Management $40,700 · Fundraising $10,853$271,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $53,319 · Management $10,103$63,422
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $587,520 · Management $13,040 · Fundraising $6,233$606,793
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,219 · Management $14,392 · Fundraising $11,390$55,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,058,384 · Management $393,156 · Fundraising $234,420$2,685,960
Part X · Balance sheet $5,237,215 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,572$230,252
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $73,986$75,155
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$77,816
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $112,140$123,889
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $36,111$45,036
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,244
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,175,058$4,132,835
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $901,044$546,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,465,911$5,237,215
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $90,245$45,170
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,186$11,962
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,699,786$1,565,387
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,459,110$3,183,430
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $307,015$488,398
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,766,125$3,671,828
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,465,911$5,237,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,671,828 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,575,670
XI-2 Total expenses$2,685,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$110,290
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,766,125
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,993
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,671,828

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