CHILDREN AND NATURE NETWORK: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: CHILDREN AND NATURE NETWORK (EIN 14-1959018)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-07-05
IRS object ID: 202311869349300146
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-07-05T13:08:47-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	411534805	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940	AddressLine1Txt
City	BLOOMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55435	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	141959018	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6122501874	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1611 COUNTY ROAD B WEST 315	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55113	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SARAH MILLIGAN-TOFFLER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6122501874	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-07-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	SARAH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MILLIGAN-TOFFLER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARC COLIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00560855	PTIN
Phone	9528310085	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-07-05	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Change	Yes (X)	NameChangeInd
Principal Officer	SARAH MILLIGAN-TOFFLER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1611 COUNTY ROAD B WEST 315	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55113	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,720,790	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CHILDRENANDNATURE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NM	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE SO THAT CHILDREN AND THE NATURAL WORLD CAN THRIVE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	35	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,457,225	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$740,379	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$673,721	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$888,932	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$43,073	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$88,179	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,000	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,300	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,175,019	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,720,790	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$184,900	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$101,066	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$867,487	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,368,489	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$96,027	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,127,675	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,106,334	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,180,062	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,575,889	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$5,043	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,855,099	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,265,394	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,666,685	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$169,345	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$702,580	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,096,049	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,964,105	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE SO THAT CHILDREN AND THE NATURAL WORLD CAN THRIVE. WE DO THAT BY: 1) FOSTERING BELIEF THAT A CONNECTION TO NATURE IS CRITICAL TO CHILDREN'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT; 2) CHANGING CORE SYSTEMS THAT IMPACT CHILDREN'S DAILY ACCESS TO NATURE, SUCH AS MUNCIPAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ETC.; 3) GROWING THE MOVEMENT TO RECONNECT CHILDREN WITH NATURE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$572,751	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$516	GrantAmt
Desc	FOSTER BELIEFOUR ONLINE BIWEEKLY PUBLICATION OF FINDING NATURE NEWS ENTERED THE 2ND YEAR OF PUBLICATION WITH OVER 21,000 SUBSCRIBERS. OUR RESEARCH LIBRARY HOLDS OVER 1,200 RESEARCH SUMMARIES, MAKING IT THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON THE BENEFITS OF NATURE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,588,584	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$85,550	GrantAmt
Revenue	$698,740	RevenueAmt
Desc	SYSTEMS CHANGEC&NN LAUNCHED NATURE EVERYWHERE, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE EVERYWHERE CHILDREN LIVE, LEARN AND PLAY IN 100 CITIES BY 2025. OUR CITIES, GREEN SCHOOLYARDS AND YOUTH INITIATIVES PROVIDES ASSISTANCE, RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO OVER 50 MUNICIPALITIES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS. WE PRODUCED 13 CASE STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL AND SCALABLE STRATEGIES FOR GREENING SCHOOL GROUNDS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$673,660	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$15,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$190,192	RevenueAmt
Desc	MOVEMENTOUR 2022 INSIDE-OUT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE GATHERED OVER 700 LEADERS WORKING TO CONNECT CHILDREN TO THE BENEFITS OF NATURE. OVER 1,200 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED EVENTS & WORKSHOPS THROUGH OUR 2022 LEADERSHIP SERIES. THE TRAILHEAD, OUR ONLINE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM CONNECTS MORE THAN 1,000 EDUCATORS, PRACTIONERS AND PARENTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,834,995	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	14	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6122501874	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1611 COUNTY ROAD B WEST 315	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55113	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
SARAH MILLIGAN-TOFFLER
PRESIDENT & CEO	50.00	Yes (X)	$163,384	$0	$537
EDWARD H KEGLE JR
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	50.00	Yes (X)	$114,591	$0	$12,194
JESUS AGUIRRE
CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KIM MOORE BAILEY
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LISA MOORE
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICKEY FEARN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR HANAA HAMDI
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NANCY HERRON
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KIM LARSON
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
HUSSEIN MOHSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEVE NYGREN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AMY PERTSCHUK
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
HANNAH QUIMBY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LAURA TURNER SEYDEL
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JULIE PIERCE WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$277,975	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$12,731	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARCSTONE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1005 WEST FRANKLINE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55405	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	IT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$108,480	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$740,379	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$740,379	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$888,932	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$888,932	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$888,932	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$88,179	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$88,179	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,300	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,300	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,300	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,720,790	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$888,932	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$91,479	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,066	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,066	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$290,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,961	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$167,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,980	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$920,852	TotalAmt
Program Services	$821,918	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,915	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,671	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,525	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,999	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,105	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,879	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,752	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,037,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$812,728	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$216,611	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,875	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,078	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,998	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,874	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$136,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,330	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$197,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,905	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,419	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,662	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$506,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$469,711	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,041	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,720	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,240	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,281	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTREACH EXPENSE	$90,156	$81,386	$8,270	$500
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$20,167	$3,922	$12,345	$3,900

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,575,889	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,834,995	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$644,867	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$96,027	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$599,181	BOYAmt
EOY	$703,409	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,948,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,259,785	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$504,780	BOYAmt
EOY	$558,952	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,839	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,564	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$147,600	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$87,625	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,975	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,265,394	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,666,685	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$132,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$146,855	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$555,725	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$169,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$702,580	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,972,413	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,789,746	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,123,636	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,174,359	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,096,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,964,105	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,265,394	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,666,685	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,855,099	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$276,845	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,001,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$791,101	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,723,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,457,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$740,379	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,714,234	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,001,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$791,101	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,723,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,457,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$740,379	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,714,234	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,478,600	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$12,235,634	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	-$829	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,656	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$631	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,300	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,758	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$13,719,992	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,602,513	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.89180	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.89750	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$147,600	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$87,625	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$59,975	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$59,975	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,443,945	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$276,845	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$276,845	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,720,790	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,720,790	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,575,889	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,575,889	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,575,889	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BACKYARD BASECAMP INC
5111 PLAINFIELD AVENUE	BALTIMORE	MD	21206	843528011	501(C)(3)	$15,000	$0	RICH LOUV AWARD
BIG SANDBOX INC
777 FILLMORE STREET	DENVER	CO	80206	464273079	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	GREEN SCHOOLYARDS
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
660 N CAPITOL STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	530226780	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	GREEN SCHOOLYARDS
EARTHGEN
4649 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE NORTH	SEATTLE	WA	98103	275411173	501(C)(3)	$40,000	$0	GREEN SCHOOLYARDS
SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC
1203 K STREET NEW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	042200147	501(C)(3)	$7,500	$0	EVENT SPONSORSHIP

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	GRANTEES WILL SUBMIT A REPORT DOCUMENTING RESULTS AND METRICS FROM THE APPLICATION. ALTERNATIVELY, GRANTEES MAY PARTICIPATE IN A CALL WITH C&NN TEAM MEMBERS TO SHARE PROGRESS.
PART II, LINE 1	RICHARD LOUV AWARD IS ISSUED THROUGH AN OPEN NOMINATION AND COMMITTEE SELECTION PROCESS. AWARDS TO NONPROFITS ARE WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS.
PART II, LINES 2-5	GRANT AGREEMENTS OUTLINING DELIVERABLES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ARE ISSUED TO PARTNERS RECEIVING PROGRAM GRANTS. MONITORING IS CONDUCTED THROUGH ONGOING COLLABORATIONS AND REPORTING.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SARAH MILLIGAN-TOFFLER	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$163,384	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$537	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$163,921	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE ORGANIZATION REFERENCES SALARY REPORTS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION WAS FILED TO CHANGE THE LEGAL NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION TO CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK. THE BY-LAWS WERE REORGANIZED INTO SECTIONS WITH OUT-OF-DATE PROVISIONS REMOVED. BOARD STRUCTURE, MEMBERSHIP AND COMMITTEES WERE UPDATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE GOVERNING BOARD IS PROVIDED A FULL COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE GOVERNING BOARD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETES DISCLOSURE FORMS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE ORGANIZATION REFERENCES SALARY REPORTS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	WE WOULD PROVIDE THEM UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 812,728. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 216,611. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,875. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,037,214.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.