2025-11-13T13:17:27-05:00 2024-12-31 382598193 MEYAARD TOLMAN & VENLET PC PO BOX 320 ZEELAND MI 49464 990 2024-01-01 200739420 BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER BLAN 6167356240 1715 HILLBURN NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504 BOB TSIRONIS TREASURER 6167356240 2025-11-12 false JOHN P ROSENDALL P00662443 6167721901 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BOB TSIRONIS 5958077 false X WWW.BLANDFORDNATURECENTER.ORG X USING 264 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. 14 14 48 1003 0 1781911 3351656 610752 619365 55954 607677 -14731 -31013 2433886 4547685 0 0 1359124 1564727 0 355082 715504 820787 2074628 2385514 359258 2162171 18235323 20412370 335537 194180 17899786 20218190 X USING 264 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. false false 1630039 BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE GREATER WEST MICHIGAN AREA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY. 1630039 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 34 0 48 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false true true true false MI X X HEATHER BUCKLER 6167356240 1715 HILLBURN AVE NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504 STEVE WILSON PRESIDENT/CE 40.00 X 143482 0 0 MARK AUGUSTYN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY BEACHNAU VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT COOK CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH CRANSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY FREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONNY HOOGENDOORN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YUMIKO JAKOBCIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL KARSTEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA LAFONTSEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA S OLIVER-KING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GUSTAVO PEREZ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF TOWNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB TSIRONIS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEITH WINN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 143482 1 false false false 58188 1080690 2212778 3351656 PROGRAM FEES - NATURE PROGRAM 495055 495055 RETAIL SALES 124310 124310 619365 424063 424063 12329 43446 -31117 -31117 -31117 1550560 1366946 183614 183614 183614 MISC REVENUE 104 104 104 4547685 1196029 143482 28696 71741 43045 1211324 919668 63740 227916 88646 62051 8865 17730 121275 84893 12127 24255 19591 19591 47470 47470 14400 14400 230780 177281 28096 25403 9864 7891 1973 11485 10112 1373 38562 36504 2058 4483 3517 966 924 924 181483 90742 90741 43175 43175 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 122365 113965 8400 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 64570 22302 42268 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 14099 14099 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 7476 7476 10060 6743 2957 360 2385514 1630039 400393 355082 3730080 4417168 342606 281706 832027 1069906 16134 2448 36674 23824 22433 9881 8541858 1423895 6098821 7117963 6870315 7298554 286233 190920 18235323 20412370 335537 189167 5013 335537 194180 X 7164127 8520889 10735659 11697301 17899786 20218190 18235323 20412370 2162171 156233 X false true true false X 2701124 2328963 2183316 1781911 3351656 12346970 120000 120000 120000 120000 120000 600000 2821124 2448963 2303316 1901911 3471656 12946970 6238302 6708668 83683 303854 228991 200510 424063 1241101 14188071 4041417 0.47280 0.48550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false true 14400 false false false 14400 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 14,400 IN FEES WERE PAID TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSOCIATES TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION. 6251757 45000 626994 310440 39043 6574268 5790463 838951 341589 36068 6251757 6767574 -724819 215029 37263 5790463 5106082 1169271 702191 171980 37990 6767574 3961947 1018051 305738 153427 26227 5106082 1.00000 true false 2358018 2358018 4175617 629344 3546273 1153340 600272 553068 854883 194279 660604 7117963 4823918 156233 120000 276233 4547685 4547685 2505514 120000 120000 2385514 2385514 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE INCOME GENERATED FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS/OPERATIONS BASED ON BOARD DISCRETION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION USING 264 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 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A WAGE SURVEYS ARE USED AND WE PROVIDE OUR SALARY INFORMATION TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL SURVEY COMPANIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B WAGE SURVEYS ARE USED AND WE PROVIDE OUR SALARY INFORMATION TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL SURVEY COMPANIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.