CALUSA NATURE CENTER & PLANETARIUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
CALUSA NATURE CENTER & PLANETARIUM INC (EIN 23-7090889)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2015-08-17
IRS object ID
201542299349300744
Schema version
2012v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2015-08-17T10:41:23-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HUGHES SNELL & CO PABusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line11470 ROYAL PALM SQUARE BLVDAddressLine1
CityFORT MYERSCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code339191049ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN237090889EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1CALUSA NATURE CENTER & PLANETARIUMBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlCALUNameControl
Phone2392753435Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13450 ORTIZ AVENUEAddressLine1
CityFORT MYERSCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33905ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWILLIAM HAMMONDName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2392753435Phone
Date Signed2015-08-17DateSigned
Authorize Third PartyfalseAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSHARON M THOMPSONName
Phone2399392233Phone
Date Prepared2015-08-17DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.CALUSANATURE.ORGWebSite
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE: LOCATED ON A 105 ACRE WOODED AND CYPRESS DOME AND WETLAND SITE IN THE CITY OF FT. MYERS WITH MILES OF TRAILS AND BOARDWALKS, A LARGE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, PLANETARIUM (42FT. DOME & MODERN PROJECTION SYSTEM) AND MULTIMEDIA THEATER, SPACE & ASTRONOMY FACILITY PROGRAMS (THE ONLY ONE BETWEEN BRADENTON AND MIAMI), AND HISTORIC IONA HOUSE. THE ONLY RAPTOR AVIARY IN SW FLORIDA, A BUTTERFLY CONSERVANCY AND LARGE COLLECTION OF NATIVE WILDLIFE, RESCUE ANIMALS FROM FWC (FOX, BOBCAT, SKUNKS, OPOSSUM, RACCOONS, AND MANY NATIVE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS AND LOCAL EXOTICS I.E. PYTHONS. ALL OF THESE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES PROVIDE A VENUE FOR DAILY PROGRAMS, CLASSES, FIELD TRIPS AND EVENTS DESIGNED TO TEACH (USING RESEARCH BASED METHODOLOGIES) AND CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO SENIOR CITIZENS, RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS, SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SCORES OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TOURISTS TO THE POWER OF NATURE ON PERSONAL HEALTH, ECOLOGICActivityOrMissionDescription
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Total Nbr Volunteers150TotalNbrVolunteers
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Mission DescriptionTO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE: LOCATED ON A 105 ACRE WOODED AND CYPRESS DOME AND WETLAND SITE IN THE CITY OF FT. MYERS WITH MILES OF TRAILS AND BOARDWALKS, A LARGE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, PLANETARIUM (42FT. DOME & MODERN PROJECTION SYSTEM) AND MULTIMEDIA THEATER, SPACE & ASTRONOMY FACILITY PROGRAMS (THE ONLY ONE BETWEEN BRADENTON AND MIAMI), AND HISTORIC IONA HOUSE. THE ONLY RAPTOR AVIARY IN SW FLORIDA, A BUTTERFLY CONSERVANCY AND LARGE COLLECTION OF NATIVE WILDLIFE, RESCUE ANIMALS FROM FWC (FOX, BOBCAT, SKUNKS, OPOSSUM, RACCOONS, AND MANY NATIVE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS AND LOCAL EXOTICS I.E. PYTHONS. ALL OF THESE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES PROVIDE A VENUE FOR DAILY PROGRAMS, CLASSES, FIELD TRIPS AND EVENTS DESIGNED TO TEACH (USING RESEARCH BASED METHODOLOGIES) AND CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO SENIOR CITIZENS, RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS, SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SCORES OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TOURISTS TO THE POWER OF NATURE ON PERSONAL HEALTH, ECOLOGICMissionDescription
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

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ANGELO VAUGHN
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LYNNE TARMAN
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DOUG GRIBIN
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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ADMISSIONS - GENERAL PUBLIC104959104959
MEMBERSHIP3820238202
ADMISSIONS - GROUP2935229352
MUSEUM INCOME - CONCESSIONS1814618146
ADMISSIONS - LASER & MOVIES27822782

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Total Revenue Column81396TotalRevenueColumn
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Advertising Advertising

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Insurance Insurance

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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EOY130502EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years295654CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year58437CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year48914CurrentTaxYear
Total595521Total

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years297646CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years187168CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year285909CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year278386CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years482822CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Current Tax Year327300CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years344CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years458CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year387CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year4CurrentTaxYear
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Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years344CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years458CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year387CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year4CurrentTaxYear
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Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years394906CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years483280CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Current Tax Year327304CurrentTaxYear
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings Buildings

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Depreciation742579Depreciation
Book Value70061BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Depreciation72184Depreciation
Book Value5326BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Depreciation657359Depreciation
Book Value87154BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Depreciation449Depreciation
Book Value3642BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
WORKER'S COMP PENALTY$16,189
LOANS FROM EMPLOYEES$1,000
OTHER LIABILITIES$114
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts17303TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Gross Revenue Event185655GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event14259OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total85655GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events85655GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events4259OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events4259DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary81396NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
AMENDED RETURN EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM BTHE TAXPAYER HEREBY AMENDS THEIR FISCAL YEAR FILING FORM 990 IN ORDER TO PROPERLY REFLECT ITEMS OF INCOME, EXPENSE AND DISCLOSURES THAT WERE INADVERTENTLY MISSTATED ON THE ORIGINAL FILING.
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE: LOCATED ON A 105 ACRE WOODED AND CYPRESS DOME AND WETLAND SITE IN THE CITY OF FT. MYERS WITH MILES OF TRAILS AND BOARDWALKS, A LARGE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, PLANETARIUM (42FT. DOME & MODERN PROJECTION SYSTEM) AND MULTIMEDIA THEATER, SPACE & ASTRONOMY FACILITY PROGRAMS (THE ONLY ONE BETWEEN BRADENTON AND MIAMI), AND HISTORIC IONA HOUSE. THE ONLY RAPTOR AVIARY IN SW FLORIDA, A BUTTERFLY CONSERVANCY AND LARGE COLLECTION OF NATIVE WILDLIFE, RESCUE ANIMALS FROM FWC (FOX, BOBCAT, SKUNKS, OPOSSUM, RACCOONS, AND MANY NATIVE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS AND LOCAL EXOTICS I.E. PYTHONS. ALL OF THESE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES PROVIDE A VENUE FOR DAILY PROGRAMS, CLASSES, FIELD TRIPS AND EVENTS DESIGNED TO TEACH (USING RESEARCH BASED METHODOLOGIES) AND CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO SENIOR CITIZENS, RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS, SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SCORES OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TOURISTS TO THE POWER OF NATURE ON PERSONAL HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING AND AN ENHANCED SENSE OF WONDER AND WELL-BEING. MAJOR INITIATIVES TO SERVE THE UNDERSERVED AND SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS AND TO CONDUCT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH INITIATIVES ON BEST PRACTICES AND HEALTH RELATIONSHIPS OF THE BENEFITS OF CONNECTING PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN) TO NATURE WITH FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, SW FL. UNIVERSITY AND OTHER REGIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL GENERATOR OF "BEST PRACTICES."
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BAN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE CNCP BY-LAWS INCLUDE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIREMENT AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE CNCP BY-LAWS DELEGATES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS INCLUDES SETTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER SALARY AND APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST ARE THE CNCP BY- LAWS, PERSONNEL POLICY, SAFETY PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENT, LICENSE AND PERMIT DOCUMENTS, VOLUNTEER GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHERFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9INVESTMENT GAIN 12,963
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9THE INCREASE IN FUND BALANCES IS A DIRECT RESULT OF AN UNREALIZED INVESTMENT GAIN.

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