2024-10-17T11:52:04-07:00 2023-12-31 814529486 Landon C Scott PLLC 8985 33rd St N Lake Elmo MN 55042 990 2023-01-01 411678264 WILDLIFE SCIENCE CENTER WILD 6514643993 22830 SUNRISE RD NE STACY MN 55079 MARGARET CALLAHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6514643993 2024-10-17 true true Landon C Scott CPA P01507064 6517748785 2024-10-17 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MARGARET CALLAHAN 5463 W BROADWAY AVE FOREST LAKE MN 55025 466016 false X www.wildlifesciencecenter.org X 1990 MN TO SERVE AS AN EDUCATONAL RESOURCE FOR ALL AGES; BY: PROVIDING EXPOSURE TO WILD ANIMALS AND THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE GENERATED FOR THEIR CONVERSATION; TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF WILD ANIMAL BIOLOGY THROUGH LONG-TERM, HUMANE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON CAPTIVE POPULATIONS, THUS 9 8 7 25 0 0 213134 339345 166198 109780 9 12730 18763 1128 398104 462983 0 0 96166 227978 0 3000 545089 295932 641255 523910 -243151 -60927 2234745 2202345 56093 84620 2178652 2117725 TO SERVE AS AN EDUCATONAL RESOURCE FOR ALL AGES; BY: PROVIDING EXPOSURE TO WILD ANIMALS AND THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE GENERATED FOR THEIR CONVERSATION; TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF WILD ANIMAL BIOLOGY THROUGH LONG-TERM, HUMANE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON CAPTIVE POPULATIONS, THUS false false 456670 0 110908 EDUCATION: THE WILDLIFE SCIENCE CENTER PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR OVER 15,000 VISITORS. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NON-SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL GROUPS AGES PRE-K THROUGH 12 AND POST SECONDARY. EVERY WILDLIFE SCIENCE CENTER EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL AND STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS, BUT THE FOCUS OF PRESENTATION DOES NOT INVOLVE SCIENCE. THE SUBJECT OF WOLVES AND WILDLIFE LENDS ITSELF TO DISCUSSIONS OF HISTORY, CULTURE, MATHMATICS, LITERATURE, ART, AND OTHER TOPICS. CLOSE-UP OBSERVATION OF OUR WILDLIFE AFFORDS UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FROM COLOR AND SIZE VARIATION TO A MORE IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ADAPTATIONS, BEHAVIORS, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. TRAINING: WILDLIFE SCIENCE CENTER CONTINUED A LONG TRADITION OF PROVIDING HANDS-ON TRAINING TO WILD LIFE PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS USING OUR REAL WOLVES AND BEARS. 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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WINE TASTING 11846 11063 783 783 OTHER 10034 10034 0 0 21880 21097 783 783 783 0 X Animal Food 900 101200 false false false Pt VI, Line 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARGARET CALLAHAN, AND DIRECTOR, MARK BECKEL, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. Pt VI, Line 6 THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF MEMBERS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE ORGANIZATIONS 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE AGENCY AND IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS PART OF AN ONGOING BASIS. CONFLICTS ARE DOCUMENTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.