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Natures Educators EIN 45-0749063

Natures Educators FY2023 filing

EIN  45-0749063 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Florence, CO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspire wildlife understanding, respect, and conservation through educational programs and experiences.
Leadership
Aletha Butler · Director
Money in and out
$369K revenue, $332K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Inspire wildlife understanding, respect, and conservation through educational programs and experiences. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $369K in revenue, $332K in expenses, and $304K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$369K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$332K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$304K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $36K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$369K
FY2023▼ -11%
Expenses
$332K
FY2023▼ -4%
Total assets
$310K
FY2023▲ +16%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2023
Total revenue
$369K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$332K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$304K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$36K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$310K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $292K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

In 2023 we gave over 1300 outreach programs/events/tours throughout Colorado and various other states including New Mexico, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania. We reached thousands of students preschool through college and thousands of members of the general public.

$292Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNatures Educators
EINHdr · item D45-0749063
Principal addressHdr · item CFlorence, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.natureseducators.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Arianna Hope
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laurie Haak
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Moffit
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Devin Jaffe’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1218 $100K–1M animals 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

NameFY2021FY2020
Devin Jaffe$51,183$28,817

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$255K · 69%
Contributions & grants$111K · 30%
Program service revenue69%$255K
Contributions & grants30%$111K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$638
Total revenueLn 12$369K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program services88%$292K
Management & general8%$27K
Fundraising4%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$332K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$202K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$304K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $202K · Operating expenses/yr $332K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $292K · Total expenses $332K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $332K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $332K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $110K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $111K · Total revenue $369K
30%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $369K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $255K · Total revenue $369K
69%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $369K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $255K · Total expenses $332K
77%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $369K · Prior year $413K
-11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $304K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $369K · Expenses $332K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $310K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $304K · Total assets $310K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $310K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aletha Butler · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $332K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $187K · Total expenses $332K
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth -11%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Community First FoundationFY2024$7K
Carol K Engler FoundationFY2024$2K
Xcel Energy FoundationFY2024$600
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$10K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$356K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$419K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$369K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$413K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$335K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$285K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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