FRIENDS OF THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR (EIN 74-2847358)
Tax period
2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed
2022-08-05
IRS object ID
202222179349301712
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-08-05T16:59:28-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN742987991PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rhonda L Williamson CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1923 10th Street Ste 101 PMB 167AddressLine1Txt
CityFloresvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78114ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742847358EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF THE WILDLIFE CORRIDORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13325 GREEN JAY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityALAMOCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78516ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIM CHAPMANPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9565710545PhoneNum
Signature2022-08-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJIMPersonFirstNm
Person LastCHAPMANPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRhonda WilliamsonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00111055PTIN
Phone9564636701PhoneNum
Preparation2022-08-05PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification00OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$766,975GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressFRIENDSOFTHEWILDLIFECORRIDOR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSUPPORT, PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND ENHANCE SANTA ANA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES AND THEIR USE FOR RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PURPOSES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$25,507PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$528,929CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$112PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$138,859CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$21,736PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,540CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$47,355PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$674,328CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,541PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$24,067CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$19CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$41,628PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$493,342CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$61,169PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$517,409CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$13,814PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$156,919CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$787,882TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$166,874TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$271,077TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$359,886NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$516,805NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSUPPORT, PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND ENHANCE SANTA ANA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES AND THEIR USE FOR RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PURPOSES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (true)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$306,694ExpenseAmt
DescACQUIRE LAND FOR CONSERVATION AND PLANT NATIVE TREES ON FORMER AGRICULTURAL LAND TO INCREASE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR. LAND IS SOLD TO US FISH AND WILDLIFE AS PART OF THE WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$175,075ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF SANTA ANA WILDLIFE REFUGE THROUGH EMAIL, NEWSLETTERS, ALERTS, AND A WEBSITE. PROMOTION OUTREACH INCLUDES ATTENDANCE AT EVENTS SUCH AS THE COASTAL EXPO (EDINBURG, TEXAS), THE RGV BIRDING FESTIVAL (HARLINGEN, TEXAS) THE BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL (MISSION, TEXAS) AND THE LRGV LEARNING LANDSCAPES PROGRAM THAT ESTABLISHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULA AND OUTDOOR LEARNING CLASSROOMS FOCUSED ON THE ECOSYSTEMS, FLORA, AND FAUNA OF THE REGION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$27,607ExpenseAmt
DescHELPS SUPPORT SANTA ANA WILDLIFE REGUGE EVENTS AND OUTREACH WITH FUNDS EARNED IN OUR ON-SITE NATURE STORE. FRIENDS STAFF ANSWERS QUESTIONS AND WHEN APPROPRIATE DIRECTS THE PUBLIC TO ON-SITE REFUGE EXPERTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$509,376TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (true)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employee1EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (true)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIM CHAPMANPersonNm
Phone9567847502PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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SUSANA RAMIREZ
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FLORESTELA GOMEZ
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETTY PEREZ
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA GUERRA
DIRECTOR0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROLANDO GARCIA
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY SMITH
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOIS HUGHES
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHARON SLAGLE
SECRETARY10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JIM CHAPMAN
PRESIDENT2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TIFFANY KERSTEN
TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RICHARD RAMKE
VICE PRESIDENT2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
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All Other Contributions$511,966AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$528,929TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$228,701OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$90,038OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$138,663OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$138,663TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$6,280FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,136TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,136ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,869GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,465CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$404TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$404RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$139,263RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,136ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,625TotalAmt
Program Services$22,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$452ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,442TotalAmt
Program Services$1,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,062TotalAmt
Management And General$4,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$322TotalAmt
Program Services$322ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$856TotalAmt
Program Services$278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$578ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$376TotalAmt
Program Services$357ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$19FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$849TotalAmt
Program Services$791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,589TotalAmt
Program Services$459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
REFUGE NEEDS$69$69
PROGRAM EXPENSES$480,743$480,743
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES$705$705
NATURE STORE EXPENSES$2,771$2,771

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$509,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,528BOYAmt
EOY$17,194EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$298,226BOYAmt
EOY$658,670EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,858BOYAmt
EOY$24,718EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$103,291LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,991LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,148BOYAmt
EOY$87,300EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$526,760BOYAmt
EOY$787,882EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,874BOYAmt
EOY$271,077EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,874BOYAmt
EOY$271,077EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,886BOYAmt
EOY$483,310EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$33,495EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,886BOYAmt
EOY$516,805EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$526,760BOYAmt
EOY$787,882EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$156,919ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$192,685CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$379,774CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$429,554CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,507CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$528,929CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,556,449TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,843CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,633CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,736CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,540CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$119,811TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,800CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,800CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,800CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,800CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,000TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$409,417CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$448,987CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,043CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$537,269CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,685,260TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$1,685,260PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,222CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$509CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$196CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,851TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,222CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$509CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$196CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,851TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$241,356CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$410,639CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$449,496CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,155CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$537,465CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,688,111TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99830PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99770PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$84,439OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$84,439BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,748OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,978DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,770BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,104OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,013DepreciationAmt
Book Value$91BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$87,300TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SALES TAX PAYABLE$45
TRAM ACCOUNT PAYABLE$21,543
PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE$681
SEEDLING ACCOUNT PAYABLE$248,808
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$271,077TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLANDRegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedFUND-RAISING ACTIVITIESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRECEIVED DONATIONSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$162,944RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$162,944SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$162,944TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBETTY PEREZPersonNm
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

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Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2THE VICE PRESIDENT, RICK RAMKE, AND THE SECRETARY, SHARON SLAGLE ARE MARRIED.
Organizational document changes Part VI line 4SEVERAL CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE BYLAWS. THEY INCLUDE:1. AUTOMATIC DIRECTOR TERMINATION DELETED2. DIRECTORS CAN NOW BE NOTIFIED OF UPCOMING EVENTS BY EMAIL3. DIRECTORS CAN VOTE BY EMAIL4. MEETINGS CAN BE ATTENDED VIRTUALLY
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATES CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD. THE CANDIDATE SENDS IN A BIO AND IS THEN INTERVIEWED BY THE BOARD. AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD IN WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THE BOARD VOTES ON THE NEW CANDIDATE AND IF THEY RECEIVE A MAJORITY VOTE THEN THE CANDIDATE BECOMES A BOARD MEMBER.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FRIENDS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT. THE 990 THEN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. AFTER THE PRESIDENTS APPROVAL OF THE 990, IT IS SENT TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. ONCE THEY APPROVE THE 990 IS SIGNED AND FILED.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cWHENEVER A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE AFFECTED PERSON SHALL FULLY DISCLOSE THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST AND SHALL WITHDRAW FROM DISCUSSION, LOBBYING, AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS AT WHICH SUCH VOTES ARE TAKEN SHALL RECORD SUCH DISCLOSURE, ABSTENTION, AND RATIONALE.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Cessation of or significant change to any program service Part III line 3DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE NATURE STORE WAS CLOSED FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. WE CONTINUED TO SELL ITEMS ONLINE.

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