BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER (EIN 20-0739420)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-07
IRS object ID
201702509349300500
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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EIN200739420EIN

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US Address USAddress

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Website AddressWWW.BLANDFORDNATURECENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Activity Or MissionUSING 143 ACRES OF LAND AND WILDLIFE AS THE BACKDROP, BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT: - EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR HERITAGE, AND OUR CONNECTION TO NATURAL SYSTEMS. - ENGAGE PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY USE NATURAL SPACES AND ADOPT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. - EMPOWER PEOPLE TO EMBRACE NATURE AND NEW PERSPECTIVES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionUSING 143 ACRES OF LAND AND WILDLIFE AS THE BACKDROP, BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT: - EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR HERITAGE, AND OUR CONNECTION TO NATURAL SYSTEMS. - ENGAGE PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY USE NATURAL SPACES AND ADOPT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. - EMPOWER PEOPLE TO EMBRACE NATURE AND NEW PERSPECTIVES.MissionDesc
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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MARY JANE DOCKERAY
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PETER KJOME
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RICK NOEL
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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$13,870$13,870
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REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$9,565$9,565

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$3,462,319EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,364,417CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,070,419CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,712,914CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,758,433CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,375,742TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$120,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$600,000TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,484,417CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,190,419CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,832,914CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,878,433CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,975,742TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,209,992SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,765,750PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,486CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,971CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,209TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,014,951TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,082,737GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.47590PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$294,415ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$28,605InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,105AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$580,886EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$211,062ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$84InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$668AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$260,971EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$59,082BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,667InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$660AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$60,661EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,986BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,740InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$644AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$59,082EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$56,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$14InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$55,986EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,561,815OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,561,815BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$349,288OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$138,191DepreciationAmt
Book Value$211,097BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,772,912TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,228,663TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$17,751NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$120,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$137,751RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,090,912RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,090,912TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,086,655TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$120,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$120,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$966,655ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$966,655TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KENNARI CONSULTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 HALL STREET SW SUITE 309AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$19,500RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$19,500NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$19,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$19,500TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1JEAN AND JEWELSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$132,329GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$56,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$75,829GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$36,808OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event25K RUNEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$18,297GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$8,868CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,429GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,733OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$150,626GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$65,368CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$85,258GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$43,541OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$43,541DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$41,717NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONUSING 143 ACRES OF LAND AND WILDLIFE AS THE BACKDROP, BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT: - EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR HERITAGE, AND OUR CONNECTION TO NATURAL SYSTEMS. - ENGAGE PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY USE NATURAL SPACES AND ADOPT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. - EMPOWER PEOPLE TO EMBRACE NATURE AND NEW PERSPECTIVES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AWAGE SURVEYS ARE USED AND WE PROVIDE OUR SALARY INFORMATION TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL SURVEY COMPANIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G54,371 17,130 51,749 CLEANING 6,100 0 0 SECURITY 884 0 0 WASTE 2,773 0 0 TOTAL 64,128 17,130 51,749

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