Naturebridge: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 94-2145930)

Phillip Kilbridge’s $293K as President & CEO is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Phillip Kilbridge	$293,469	$212,879	$198,977	$183,886	$190,729	$263,630
Judy Lin	$184,245	$176,937	$168,774	$165,822	$144,727	$162,856
Leslie Smith	$162,783	$124,626	—	—	—	—
Aaron Craig Rich	$154,451	$150,970	$145,004	$140,235	$123,736	$135,199
Mitchell Holmer	—	—	$133,108	$121,936	$115,224	$118,611
Stephen Streufert	—	—	—	—	$128,276	—
Julie Krebs	$120,466	$113,592	$105,803	—	—	$101,492
Fred Brill	—	—	—	—	—	$111,578

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides hands-on outdoor education programs for youth in national parks to foster scientific understanding, self-discovery, and environmental stewardship.

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1 program · $17.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Naturebridge connects young people to the wonder and science of the natural world, igniting self-discovery and inspiring stewardship of our planet. We deliver hands-on outdoor education programs in some of the world's most beautiful classrooms-our national parks.

$17.4Mprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

The Joseph and Vera Long FoundationFY2025$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

Grants paid · 294 grants · $3.0M · 2019–2024

The Woods Project INCTX · FY2024$44,367

Graham Middle School (mvwsd)FY2024$24,990

John Barrett Middle SchoolFY2024$23,955

Environmental Charter SchoolsCA · FY2024$19,814

Ingenuity PrepFY2024$19,480

Environmental Charter SchoolsCA · FY2024$18,824

Brightwood Education CampusFY2024$16,970

Mlk ElementaryFY2024$14,548

Calistoga Elementary SchoolFY2024$14,477

Caroline Wenzel Elementary School (scusd)FY2024$14,400

Schurr High SchoolFY2024$14,377

Two Rivers Public Charter School INCDC · FY2024$13,680

Wsu Gear Up - Early Outreach ProgramWA · FY2024$12,903

Mariposa and El Portal Elementary Schools (mcusd)FY2024$12,690

Mission Preparatory INCCA · FY2024$12,671

DC Bilingual Public Charter SchoolDC · FY2024$12,075

Two Rivers Public Charter School INCDC · FY2024$11,880

Miner Elementary SchoolFY2024$11,630

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$22.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.8M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$553K

Money outPt IX

$21.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$17.4M

Managementcol C$2.5M

Fundraisingcol D$1.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$16.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.8M

Total assetsLn 16$21.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

38

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a24

IndependentVI 1b24

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$25K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$165K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$553K

Gains on assetsLn 7$105K

Total revenueLn 12$22.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$47K

SavingsLn 2$8.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.1M

Other assetsLn 15$9K

Total assetsLn 16$21.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M

Net assetsLn 32$16.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5276

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$10.8M	$8.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.6M	$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4.8M	$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$19.5M	$21.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$4.7M	$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$14.8M	$16.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.2M	$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.0M	$296K	$320K	$384K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$8.9M	$7.5M	$1.0M	$429K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$139K	$109K	$19K	$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.4M	$1.1M	$172K	$101K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$810K	$633K	$111K	$66K
Legal feesLn 11b	$13K		$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$58K		$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$401K	$173K	$218K	$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$76K	$9K	$65K	$725
Office expensesLn 13	$1.4M	$1.2M	$126K	$55K
Information technologyLn 14	$233K	$7K	$186K	$40K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.5M	$1.5M	$2K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$101K	$55K	$36K	$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$16K	$14K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$501K	$485K	$10K	$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$637K	$568K	$42K	$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.4M	$2.4M	$41K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$150K	$124K	$25K	$201
Total functional expensesLn 25	$21.0M	$17.4M	$2.5M	$1.1M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$22.3M	$21.0M	$1.4M	$16.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$20.2M	$18.4M	$1.8M	$14.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$15.6M	$17.6M	−$2.0M	$12.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$11.4M	$36.5M	−$25.1M	$14.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$7.8M	$5.8M	$2.0M	$40.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$15.6M	$15.2M	$486K	$38.0M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $22,346,456 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,390,160$4,266,346

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,944,595$17,765,452

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $381,281$553,298

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$521,837−$238,640

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,194,199$22,346,456

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $959,410$1,181,680

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,922,838$12,306,721

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,554,549$7,481,139

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,436,797$20,969,540

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,757,402$1,376,916

Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24

VI-1b Independent voting members24

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $22,346,456 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $9,594 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,622,555

VIII-1e Government grants$25,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,618,791

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$165,439

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,266,346

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,046,629 · Unrelated business $711,523$17,758,152

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $447,870$447,870

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $19,358$19,358

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $105,428$105,428

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$473,018−$473,018

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $212,726$212,726

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,266,655 · Unrelated business $711,523 · Excluded from tax $101,932$22,346,456

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,969,540 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,181,680$1,181,680

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $295,852 · Management $320,361 · Fundraising $384,017$1,000,230

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,503,610 · Management $1,009,060 · Fundraising $428,836$8,941,506

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $108,897 · Management $19,179 · Fundraising $11,335$139,411

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,142,211 · Management $171,602 · Fundraising $101,420$1,415,233

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $632,977 · Management $111,478 · Fundraising $65,886$810,341

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,329$13,329

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,090$58,090

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $173,035 · Management $218,383 · Fundraising $9,739$401,157

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,492 · Management $65,305 · Fundraising $725$75,522

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,186,288 · Management $126,331 · Fundraising $55,405$1,368,024

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,787 · Management $186,287 · Fundraising $40,409$233,483

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,494,556 · Management $2,200 · Fundraising $2,841$1,499,597

IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,203 · Management $36,417 · Fundraising $9,368$100,988

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,994 · Management $2,411$16,405

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $484,965 · Management $9,872 · Fundraising $6,174$501,011

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $568,438 · Management $42,434 · Fundraising $26,539$637,411

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,383,761 · Management $41,024 · Fundraising $1,733$2,426,518

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $124,086 · Management $25,317 · Fundraising $201$149,604

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,365,832 · Management $2,459,080 · Fundraising $1,144,628$20,969,540

Part X · Balance sheet $20,990,532 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,046,203$47,034

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,725,480$8,739,015

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $602,757$675,576

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $447,132$430,444

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $57,789$44,135

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $230,562$747,253

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,827,626$6,140,570

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,550,228$2,657,729

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$1,500,000

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,978$8,776

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,497,755$20,990,532

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,723,068$1,828,267

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,957,688$2,827,111

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,000$37,875

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,710,756$4,693,253

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,086,011$9,472,892

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,700,988$6,824,387

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,786,999$16,297,279

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,497,755$20,990,532

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,297,279 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$22,346,456

XI-2 Total expenses$20,969,540

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,376,916

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,786,999

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$131,953

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$1,411

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,297,279

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

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