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EMPATHY IN NATURE PROJECT INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $376K · expenses $635K · assets $112K

EIN
87-0856460
Address
3619 ALBERT ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103-4514
Website
WWW.EMPATHYINNATURE.ORG
NTEE code
B21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2021
Cross-check
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Mission

EMPATHY IN NATURE PROJECT, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED (I) TO EDUCATE PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING AND DEVELOPING THEIR CAPABILITIES USING INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE METHODS INVOLVING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND OUTDOOR-BASED EDUCATION; (II) TO DEVELOP NEW MODELS OF PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION INVOLVING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND OUTDOOR-BASED EDUCATION; (III) TO OPERATE A PRE-SCHOOL WITH A REGULAR FACULTY AND CURRICULUM WITH REGULARLY ENROLLED STUDENTS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Angelina Giovannini PRESIDENT2021-2024 $150,000$401,923 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Carolyn Sanders TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Grace Liu Sahota SECRETARY2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Leanne Gould (former) TREASURER2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $150K · 3 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANGELINA GIOVANNINI PRESIDENT40 $150,000$0$0 $150,0001
CAROLYN SANDERS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
GRACE LIU SAHOTA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $150K · 3 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANGELINA GIOVANNINI PRESIDENT40 $150,000$0$0 $150,0001
LEANNE GOULD TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
GRACE LIU SAHOTA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $90K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANGELINA GIOVANNINI PRESIDENT40 $90,385$0$0 $90,3851
LEANNE GOULD TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
GRACE LIU SAHOTA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANGELINA GIOVANNINI PRESIDENT40 $11,538-- $11,5381
GRACE LIU SAHOTA SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
LEANNE GOULD TREASURER1 $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 ↗
$376,076$635,125 $112,285$108,475 $376,076$0 $150,00039
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,500$767,114 $364,263$363,791 $3,500$0 $150,000380
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,400,000$293,651 $1,127,505$1,127,405 $1,400,000$0 $110,095230
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$79,242 $21,761$20,758 $100,000- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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CHANDLERS PRESCHOOL INCCAB21 $454,806$463,068 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
ZACA CENTER PRESCHOOLCAB21 $513,319$490,669 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$89,146 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INCCAB21 $244,545$236,705 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
MISSION HILLS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLCAB21 $442,108$432,296 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
PARENTS AND CHILDRENS NURSERY SCHOOLCAB21 $589,103$616,521 SCHOOL DIRECTOR$77,647 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
MENLO-ATHERTON NURSERY SCHOOLCAB21 $593,742$503,649 DIRECTOR/TEACHER$165,173 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
POMEGRANATE SCHOOLSCAB21 $309,319$326,872 Founder$3,000 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
ISLAND VIEW PRESCHOOLCAB21 $357,142$346,656 Board member$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
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KENSINGTON NURSERY SCHOOL INCORPORATEDCAB21 $494,144$498,245 School Director$48,587 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,295,86356 182019–2024 BUTTERFLIES ACADEMY; MENLO-ATHERTON NURSERY SCHOOL; CUPERTINO NURSERY SCHOOL INC; GLENRIDGE NURSERY SCHOOL and 14 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$506,02721 62017–2024 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL; MENLO-ATHERTON NURSERY SCHOOL; ST PAULS COOPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL; LITTLE WONDERS A PARENT-CHILD CENTER and 2 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$398,13914 72016–2024 CUPERTINO NURSERY SCHOOL INC; FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL; HILLTOP PRESCHOOL; MENLO-ATHERTON NURSERY SCHOOL and 3 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$206,50712 62020–2024 BROADWAY CHILDRENS SCHOOL OF OAKLAND INC; MENLO-ATHERTON NURSERY SCHOOL; LITTLE VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL INC; PALOS VERDES HILLS NURSERY SCHOOL and 2 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$122,25410 52010–2024 LITTLE WONDERS A PARENT-CHILD CENTER; PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INC; UNIVERSITY OAKS PRESCHOOL INC; FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL and 1 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$101,3116 52019–2024 FORAGER SCHOOL; MENLO-ATHERTON NURSERY SCHOOL; CUPERTINO NURSERY SCHOOL INC; STARR-KING PARENT-CHILD WORKSHOP and 1 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$96,2866 42020–2023 LITTLE VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL INC; VALLEY PARENT PRESCHOOL; CUPERTINO NURSERY SCHOOL INC; FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL
FOUNDATION FOR GLOBAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT Private foundation$79,9413 12017–2019 LIVE OAK PRESCHOOL
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$42,0002 22020–2024 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL; MENLO-ATHERTON NURSERY SCHOOL
ARJAY R & FRANCES F MILLER FOUNDATION Private foundation$40,0003 12019–2021 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL
VIRGINIA AND ALFRED HARRELL FOUNDATION Private foundation$35,5551 12020–2020 BAKERSFIELD PLAY CENTER
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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 · $635,125 spent · pay $280,676 · grants $0 · events $729
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $329,738$327,244$2,494- 51.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $150,000$143,930$6,070- 23.6%
Other salaries and wages $99,123$99,123-- 15.6%
Payroll taxes $22,834$22,347$487- 3.6%
Pension plan contributions $8,719-$8,719- 1.4%
Office expenses $8,224$548$7,676- 1.3%
Insurance $7,844-$7,844- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $4,029-$4,029- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $3,762$3,762-- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $729$729-- 0.1%
Travel $123-$123- 0.0%
Total$635,125100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $767,114 spent · pay $321,105 · grants $0 · events $2,477
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $363,335$292,486$44,673$26,176 47.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $150,000$135,000$7,500$7,500 19.6%
Other salaries and wages $140,217$140,217-- 18.3%
Advertising and promotion $34,166$33,729-$437 4.5%
Payroll taxes $30,888$22,213$7,904$771 4.0%
Fees: management $24,951$10,500$14,451- 3.3%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE $5,664$5,664-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $4,685-$4,685- 0.6%
Fees: legal $3,003-$3,003- 0.4%
Information technology $2,965$528$2,437- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,477-$1,242$1,235 0.3%
Office expenses $2,317-$2,266$51 0.3%
Fees: professional fundraisers $1,150--$1,150 0.1%
Other (as described)PLAYGROUND SUPPLIES $787$787-- 0.1%
Insurance $714-$714- 0.1%
Travel -$205-$228$23- -0.0%
Total$767,114100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $293,651 spent · pay $119,014 · grants $0 · events $2,341
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $149,616$149,616-- 51.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $110,095$110,095-- 37.5%
Fees: legal $9,232-$9,232- 3.1%
Payroll taxes $8,919$8,919-- 3.0%
Other (as described)REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES $5,235$5,235-- 1.8%
Information technology $3,200-$3,200- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,341$2,341-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,275-$2,275- 0.8%
Office expenses $1,140$1,140-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $638$638-- 0.2%
Other (as described)PAYROLL FEES $601$601-- 0.2%
Travel $183$183-- 0.1%
Insurance $176$176-- 0.1%
Total$293,651100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $79,242 spent · pay $12,659 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $66,274 83.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $12,659 16.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $309 0.4%
Total$79,242100%

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