BLUE HERON MINISTRIES INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $700K · expenses $672K · assets $1.1M

EIN
30-0358905
Address
2955 W ORLAND RD, ANGOLA, IN 46703-8043
NTEE code
C30 Natural Resources Conservation and Protection (Environment) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE CREATION IS KEPT AND TO KEEP CREATION SO THAT COMMUNITY MAY BE RESTORED

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Nathan Simons EXECUTIVE DI2022-2024 $59,040$156,720 1
Elizabeth Williams ADMIN ASSIST2021-2024 $1,493$7,669 1
Fred Wooley BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 $2,828$2,828 1
Nate Simons (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021 $42,900$42,900 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Margaret Zeis BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Thomas Smith (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $63K · 14 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHAN SIMONS EXECUTIVE DI40 $59,040$0$0 $59,0401
FRED WOOLEY BOARD MEMBER2 $2,828$0$0 $2,8281
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS ADMIN ASSIST2 $1,493$0$0 $1,4931
MARGARET ZEIS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $57K · 17 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHAN SIMONS EXECUTIVE DI40 $53,542$0$0 $53,5421
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS ADMIN ASSIST2 $3,054$0$0 $3,0541
THOMAS SMITH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
FRED WOOLEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET ZEIS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $46K · 15 employees · 28 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHAN SIMONS EXECUTIVE DI40 $44,138$0$0 $44,1381
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS ADMIN ASSIST20 $1,930$0$0 $1,9301
THOMAS SMITH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
FRED WOOLEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET ZEIS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $44K · 12 employees · 17 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATE SIMONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $42,900$0$0 $42,9001
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS ADMIN ASSISTANT20 $1,192$0$0 $1,1921
MARGARET ZEIS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
FRED WOOLEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS SMITH BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$699,744$672,009 $1,117,247$1,074,292 $56,670$638,300 $63,36114-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$518,254$609,203 $1,101,628$1,046,557 $34,059$476,407 $53,54217-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$526,988$493,894 $1,145,005$1,137,506 $37,451$488,445 $46,0681528
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$538,670$402,397 $1,116,846$1,107,314 $37,289$498,383 $42,9001217

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $294,138 in all, tax years 2011 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION $240,4544 $40,4542024 2011-2013, 2024 Public charity Exact
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STEUBEN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $44,6843 $23,3442024 2019, 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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NISOURCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $5,0001 $5,0002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLUE HERON MINISTRIES INC”
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FAWN RIVER RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION CHARITABLE TR $4,0001 $4,0002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLUE HERON MINISTRIES INC”
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $672,009 spent · pay $342,325 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $253,306$253,306-- 37.7%
Other (as described)PROJECT EXPENSES $241,622$241,622-- 36.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $63,361$63,361-- 9.4%
Insurance $27,131$27,131-- 4.0%
Payroll taxes $25,658$25,658-- 3.8%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $11,875$11,875-- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $11,506$11,506-- 1.7%
Office expenses $9,400$9,400-- 1.4%
Occupancy $9,061$9,061-- 1.3%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $5,735$5,735-- 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $4,908$4,908-- 0.7%
All other expenses $4,041$4,041-- 0.6%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $3,930$3,930-- 0.6%
Fees: legal $475$475-- 0.1%
Total$672,009100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $609,203 spent · pay $356,063 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $279,752$279,752-- 45.9%
Other (as described)PROJECT EXPENSES $160,082$160,082-- 26.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $53,542$53,542-- 8.8%
Insurance $37,667$37,667-- 6.2%
Payroll taxes $22,769$22,769-- 3.7%
Fees: accounting $18,509$18,509-- 3.0%
Depreciation and depletion $7,762$7,762-- 1.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $7,640$7,640-- 1.3%
All other expenses $7,214$7,214-- 1.2%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $4,770$4,770-- 0.8%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $4,136$4,136-- 0.7%
Office expenses $3,660$3,660-- 0.6%
Fees: legal $850$850-- 0.1%
Occupancy $850$850-- 0.1%
Total$609,203100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $493,894 spent · pay $290,481 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $223,770$223,770-- 45.3%
Other (as described)PROJECT EXPENSES $127,465$127,465-- 25.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,068$46,068-- 9.3%
Insurance $27,029$27,029-- 5.5%
Payroll taxes $20,643$20,643-- 4.2%
Depreciation and depletion $15,250$15,250-- 3.1%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $11,765$11,765-- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $8,695$8,695-- 1.8%
All other expenses $5,101$5,101-- 1.0%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,995$2,995-- 0.6%
Office expenses $2,436$2,436-- 0.5%
Other (as described)PROPERTY TAX $1,518$1,518-- 0.3%
Occupancy $1,159$1,159-- 0.2%
Total$493,894100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $402,397 spent · pay $200,783 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $137,112$137,112-- 34.1%
Other (as described)PROJECT EXPENSES $111,250$111,250-- 27.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $42,900$42,900-- 10.7%
Insurance $25,567$25,567-- 6.4%
Payroll taxes $20,771$20,771-- 5.2%
Other (as described)REAPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $16,900$16,900-- 4.2%
Depreciation and depletion $14,639$14,639-- 3.6%
Fees: accounting $12,030$12,030-- 3.0%
Office expenses $9,216$9,216-- 2.3%
All other expenses $7,244$7,244-- 1.8%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTONS $2,758$2,758-- 0.7%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $1,197$1,197-- 0.3%
Occupancy $813$813-- 0.2%
Total$402,397100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2024$0$01
2022$0$01
2021$24,980$01
2020$0$01
2016$15,000$03
2014$5,000$01
2013$15,825$01
2010$22,496$01
2008$49,467$01
Largest awards · 6 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2021U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrant or other assistancePARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE 15.631BADGER BARRENS PROJECT WETLAND/PRAIRIE RESTORATION PROJECT- STEUBEN COUNTY, IN$24,980
2016U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrant or other assistancePARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE 15.631TAMARACK LAKE SEDGE MEADOW WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT$15,000
2014U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrant or other assistanceGREAT LAKES RESTORATION 15.662BADGER BARRENS PROJECT$5,000
2013U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrant or other assistancePARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE 15.631TAMARACK LAKE PROJECT - PRIVATE LANDS AGREEMENT$15,825
2010Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceWILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM 10.914WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM$22,496
2008Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceWILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM 10.914WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM$49,467

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