Nature Center Associates of Los Angeles County EIN 95-6129697

Nature Center Associates of Los Angeles County

EIN  95-6129697 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Newhall, CA Founded 1961
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates the public and children about nature, trains volunteers, and helps restore local ecosystems and wildlife.
Leadership
Terry Ginsberg · Director
Money in and out
$183K revenue, $134K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Educates the public and children about nature, trains volunteers, and helps restore local ecosystems and wildlife. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $183K in revenue, $134K in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$134K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $49K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.39 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
171.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +42% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -14% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$183K
FY2025▼ -27%
Expenses
$134K
FY2025▼ -22%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$134K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$49K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $58K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Program Services/ Visitor Amenities

Including but not limited to: animal care & food $8,589; supplies and equipment for fundraising events, such as pcnca's annual craft fair $5,539; amenities for visitors to the nature centers $3,769; visitor events and programs including sdcnca's halloween nature crawl $2,119 and wildlife rehabilitation $2,349, vrnca's indigenous peoples…

$36Kprogram expense
02

Fire Loss of Cogs

Cost of gift shop inventory lost following the major wild fire in alta dena in january 2025 that burned down the eaton canyon nature center.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Recruitment, training, and EDUCATION/ENRICHMENT events for docent VOLUNTEERS.MANAGE and administrate program services.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNature Center Associates of Los Angeles County
EINHdr · item D95-6129697
Principal addressHdr · item CNewhall, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.naturecenterassociates.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1961
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C600)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1966

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$75K · 41%
Other revenue$51K · 28%
Contributions & grants$44K · 24%
Program service revenue$14K · 8%
Investment income41%$75K
Other revenue28%$51K
Contributions & grants24%$44K
Program service revenue8%$14K
Total revenueLn 12$183K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.39 Fundraising $0.04
Program services57%$77K
Management & general39%$52K
Fundraising4%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$134K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$783K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed70.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.9M · Operating expenses/yr $134K
171.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $77K · Total expenses $134K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $134K
39%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $134K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $51K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $44K · Total revenue $183K
24%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $183K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $14K · Total revenue $183K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $75K · Total revenue $183K
+41%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $14K · Total expenses $134K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $183K · Prior year $251K
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $118K · FY2025 $183K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $183K · Expenses $134K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $1.9M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.1M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
59%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Terry Ginsberg · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $134K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $134K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 39%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -27%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$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)$183K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$143K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$188K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$206K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$118K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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