2024-08-05T12:21:26-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 600 3RD AVENUE SE SUITE 300 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 990 2023-01-01 237260197 INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER INDI 3193620664 5300 OTIS ROAD SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 JOHN MYERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3193620664 2024-07-29 1 0 DAVID LITTLE P01480921 3193632697 2024-07-29 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JOHN MYERS 5300 OTIS ROAD SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 2060702 0 X WWW.INDIANCREEKNATURECENTER.ORG X 1973 IA TO CREATE CHAMPIONS OF NATURE THROUGH EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION 17 17 42 593 0 0 1506606 1496933 555896 406805 -8000 2741 127942 94242 2182444 2000721 119052 14626 0 0 1164081 1206602 0 0 98911 764181 846660 2047314 2067888 135130 -67167 10158866 10315104 298526 394702 9860340 9920402 IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE NATURE CENTER TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BY: NURTURING INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN LAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION, AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE INTERACTION WITH NATURE. 0 0 1283397 14626 238872 AMAZING SPACE: INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IT PROTECTS AND MAINTAINS 230 ACRES OF LAND AS PART OF ITS AMAZING SPACE CAMPUS AND 50 ACRES OF LAND IN OTHER PARTS OF CEDAR RAPIDS. 199603 25482 ETZEL SUGAR GROVE FARM: THE PURPOSE OF ETZEL SUGAR GROVE FARM IS TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE, ECONOMICALLY VIABLE REGENERATIVE, ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES AND CREATE CHAMPIONS OF NATURE THROUGH EDUCATION AND REPLICATION OF THESE PRACTICES. ETZEL SUGAR GROVE FARM IS A 190-ACRE FARMSTEAD LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE MARION, IA. THE FARM WAS DONATED TO ICNC IN 2016. 179997 164086 CREEKSIDE FOREST SCHOOL: CREEKSIDE FOREST SCHOOL IS A FOUR-DAY PER WEEK, HALF-DAY, STATE LICENSED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. STUDENTS AGED 3 AND 4 LEARN IN AN IMMERSIVE, OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT UP TO 90% OF THEIR TIME AT SCHOOL. 1662997 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 38 0 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CO IL MD NJ NM TN VA X JOHN MYERS 3193620664 5300 OTIS ROAD SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 HAYES DAVID PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FARLINGER MAYURI SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HALL JOHN TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WELTON JENNIFER PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DUMMERMUTH STEVE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERICKSON NICOLE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVANS KATE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FLOWERGARDEN EMILY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GRAW CHRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MCCLAIN ANA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MCVAY ANDREA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MOSTAFAVI KAVEH DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 OLSON TODD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PEARL MEREDITH RESIGNED 824 DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCHILDROTH JANE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SORENSON KRISTINE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VETTER JACOB DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WENDLING AMANDA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MYERS JOHN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 55.00 2.00 X 117500 0 8012 117500 0 8012 1 0 0 0 0 131082 32939 51204 70140 99368 1112200 256538 1496933 PRESCHOOL 611710 124886 124886 PRODUCT SALES 900099 111555 111555 GENERAL PUBLIC PROGRAM 611600 92351 92351 OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITY 900099 52531 52531 FARM REVENUE 900099 25482 25482 406805 2710 2710 70974 0 70974 70974 70974 31 0 31 31 31 28855 51204 31675 -2820 -2820 49941 28306 21635 21635 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 4453 4453 4453 2000721 428440 0 75348 14626 14626 125535 62767 43938 18830 942210 744536 140298 57376 17084 13552 2284 1248 46870 37180 6265 3425 74903 56926 12734 5243 26268 26268 75187 71425 3762 46204 35115 7855 3234 25798 16812 7371 1615 79156 72033 6727 396 133499 121483 11349 667 21348 16225 3629 1494 7955 7955 315891 287461 26851 1579 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 105070 105070 VEHICLE 8336 7586 708 42 1948 200 1748 2067888 1662997 305980 98911 322860 254627 42398 353222 492744 17438 22954 32428 33532 30124 15806 10390117 2612433 7762943 7777684 1639851 1675359 10158866 10315104 47540 54202 37428 150809 213558 189691 298526 394702 X 7598852 7441428 2261488 2478974 9860340 9920402 10158866 10315104 X -67167 -8278 135507 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1038913 1217113 1173884 1506606 1496944 6433460 1038913 1217113 1173884 1506606 1496944 6433460 387696 6045764 52968 21707 61021 84148 73684 293528 50533 7804 1024 25840 28855 114056 6841044 2132396 0.88370 0.86790 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS FROM SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 50,533. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,804. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,024. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,840. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 28,855. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1539851 14626 191022 70140 1675359 1729686 118956 -236767 72024 1539851 1559104 64190 184682 78290 1729686 1701582 5430 160945 308853 1559104 1545344 4333 240178 88273 1701582 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 1 1 1 1506699 1506699 6336784 1477435 4859349 842017 304295 537722 1409082 830703 578379 295535 295535 7777684 INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATE 1675359 1675359 X 2184980 48751 135508 184259 2000721 0 2000721 2124918 57030 57030 2067888 0 2067888 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER. PART X, LINE 2: THE NATURE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR SECTION OF THE IOWA INCOME TAX LAW, WHICH PROVIDES AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT THE NATURE CENTER IS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE NATURE CENTER FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE NATURE CENTER FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF AFFILIATE 135,508. 1 ICNC CHARITABLE TRUST 5300 OTIS ROAD SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 421308039 501(C)(3) 14626 0 DONATION TO TRUST 1 PART I, LINE 2: DONATIONS TO THE TRUST ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X BRIDGE 1 194013 FMV X PROGRAM SUPPPLIES 105 32474 FMV X ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1 30051 FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): FIGURE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF FIVE (5) MEMBERS, WHICH SHALL BE THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, EITHER THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OR THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT AND AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE A NONVOTING MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ALTER, AMEND OR REPEAL ANY PART OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF BOTH GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. THEN THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE NATURE CENTER HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE NATURE CENTER'S POLICY INCLUDES A PROCESS FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND FOR THE NATURE CENTER TO REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PERFORMS A REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHEN DETERMINING AND APPROVING COMPENSATION AND SUCH REVIEW INCLUDES ANALYZING COMPARABLE DATA. THE PROCESS AND FINAL DETERMINATION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED AS PART OF COMMITTEE MINUTES. THE PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2023. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS SET BASED UPON MARKET RATE, PERFORMANCE, AND AS THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET ALLOWS. THE PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE NATURE CENTER'S ANNUAL REPORTS ARE POSTED ON THE NATURE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE NATURE CENTER DOES NOT GENERALLY MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND/OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WOULD WILLINGLY DO SO UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF AFFILIATE 135,507. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE WERE NO CHANGES ICNC CHARITABLE TRUST 5300 OTIS ROAD SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 421308039 SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER IA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER CHARITABLE TRUST B 14626 FMV INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER CHARITABLE TRUST C 70140 FMV