Nature Connection Mentoring Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 80-0546025)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

75%

23%

Program services 75% · $210K Management & general 23% · $65K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Lisa Donahue

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josh Pinney

Secretary/Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Lawton

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people to nature, themselves, and each other through nature-based programs and learning.

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1 program · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2019

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Provided a variety of free and low cost online courses and trainings to over 10,000 people worldwide with the aim of supporting the conservation leaders of the future. The Rebuilding Nature Connected Communities program trained a number of schools and other community building initiatives in connecting with nature over 9 months.

$210Kprogram 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 · FY2023

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$22

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$335K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$152K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K

Money outPt IX

$278K

Ln 25

Programscol B$210K

Managementcol C$65K

Fundraisingcol D$4K

Owns and owesPt X

$174K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K

Total assetsLn 16$209K

LiabilitiesLn 26$36K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K

Other incomeLn 4–11$152K

Total revenueLn 12$335K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$44K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K

Other assetsLn 15$165K

Total assetsLn 16$209K

LiabilitiesLn 26$36K

Net assetsLn 32$174K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 612

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$37K	$44K
Total assetsLn 16	$220K	$209K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$57K	$36K
Net assetsLn 32	$163K	$174K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$106K	$106K	$0	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$13K	$13K	$0	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K	$0	$8K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$104K	$80K	$22K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$6K	$0	$6K	$634
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$1K	$12K	$674
Information technologyLn 14	$8K	$6K	$2K	$399
OccupancyLn 16	$5K	$0	$5K	$0
TravelLn 17	$4K	$3K	$666	$0
InterestLn 20	$5K	$0	$5K	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$0	$4K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$763	$0	$0	$763
Total functional expensesLn 25	$278K	$210K	$65K	$4K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2020 Latest Viewing	$335K	$278K	$57K	$174K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $334,996 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $142,004$130,078

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $166,286$53,278

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $132,613$151,640

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $440,903$334,996

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,154$119,042

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $174,607$159,217

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,761$278,259

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $93,142$56,737

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $334,996 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $149,335 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,078

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,078

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$53,278

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,305 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,305

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $204,918 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$334,996

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $278,259 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,464 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$106,464

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,578 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,578

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,370 · Fundraising $0$8,370

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,315 · Management $22,001 · Fundraising $1,458$103,774

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $5,705 · Fundraising $634$6,339

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,412 · Management $11,755 · Fundraising $674$13,841

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,988 · Management $1,597 · Fundraising $399$7,984

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $4,682 · Fundraising $0$4,682

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,999 · Management $666 · Fundraising $0$3,665

IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $5,426 · Fundraising $0$5,426

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,373 · Fundraising $0$4,373

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $763$763

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $209,756 · Management $64,575 · Fundraising $3,928$278,259

Part X · Balance sheet $209,495 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,935$44,495

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,000$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $165,000$165,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $219,977$209,495

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $57,421$35,570

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,421$35,570

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $162,556$173,925

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $219,977$209,495

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,925 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$334,996

XI-2 Total expenses$278,259

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,737

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$162,556

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,481

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$41,887

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,925

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Nature Connection Mentoring Foundation

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Nature Connection Mentoring Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV