2025-08-14T10:27:09-04:00 2024-12-31 383133790 ANDREWS HOOPER PAVLIK PLC 5915 EASTMAN AVE STE 100 MIDLAND MI 486406824 990 2024-01-01 381859315 CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER CHIP 9896310830 400 S BADOUR RD MIDLAND MI 48640 JORDAN SUMMERS PRESIDENT 9896310830 2025-08-13 true true KELLIE M BOS P00448161 9898357721 2025-08-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER BUSH 400 S BADOUR RD MIDLAND MI 48640 11134837 false X WWW.CHIPPEWANATURECENTER.ORG X 1966 MI THE CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO FACILITATE THE ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL, HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AS RELEVANT TO THE SAGINAW VALLEY, TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND TO FOSTER RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP. 14 14 92 450 0 2506552 851133 714358 644694 1214092 2564988 88437 110246 4523439 4171061 0 0 2033198 2166867 0 128610 1004608 1047011 3037806 3213878 1485633 957183 39484445 41281320 115715 412457 39368730 40868863 X THE CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO FACILITATE THE ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL, HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AS RELEVANT TO THE SAGINAW VALLEY, TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND TO FOSTER RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP. false false 1555730 644694 DEPARTMENT OF PROGRAMS: THROUGHOUT 2024, THE PROGRAM DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN CONTINUING TO BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES COULD CONNECT TO NATURE IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. DROP-IN VISITORS TOTALED 31,292 WHICH IS THE HIGHEST COUNT EVER. PUBLIC PROGRAMS WELCOMED 6,511 PEOPLE TO 227 PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN 2024. MAPLE SYRUP DAY SAW A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS SERVE 990 PANCAKE MEALS ALONG WITH 1,295 INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT. FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL WELCOMED 1,153 PEOPLE WHO WERE ABLE TO SEE DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDING APPLE BUTTER MAKING, CANDLE DIPPING, APPLE CIDER PRESSING AND ROPE MAKING. NATURE AT NIGHT WAS ATTENDED BY 965 PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN MANY HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC PROGRAMS, CNC SERVES SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN THROUGH NATURE PRESCHOOL (140 CHILDREN), NATURE DAY CAMPS (1,188 CHILDREN) AND ON AND OFF SITE SCHOOL PROGRAMS (24,561 CHILDREN). 843870 LAND AND FACILITIES: AMONG THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR FOR LAND AND FACILITIES, TWO STAND ARE CERTAINLY NOTEWORTHY. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON A NEW BUILDING NAMED NATURE EDUCATION CENTER. THE BUILDING WILL PRIMARILY SERVE AS THE HOME FOR NATURE DAY CAMP, NATURE PRESCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOL-AGED CHILDRENS PROGRAMS. THE SECOND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE PURCHASE OF JUST OVER 500 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ALONG 1 MILE OF THE CHIPPEWA RIVER JUST WEST OF CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTERS WEST PROPERTY EDGE. THE LAND IS PREDOMINATELY FORESTED WITH A DIVERSITY OF MATURE TREES. A SAND RIDGE ADDS VARIED TOPOGRAPHY, AND NUMEROUS VERNAL POOLS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TWO MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MAPLE SYRUP SEASON YIELDED 20 GALLONS OF MAPLE SYRUP, AND THE DEER HARVEST COUNT WAS 112. THE LARGE DEER POPULATION CONTINUES TO POSE A THREAT TO VEGETATION AT CNC DUE TO HEAVY BROWSING. LAND MANAGEMENT WORK ALSO CONTINUES WITH 1900 TREES AND SHRUBS BEING PLANTED AND EITHER CAGED OR TUBED. TWENTY-ONE SPECIMEN TREES WERE ADDED TO THE GARRET ARBORETUM. NATIVE WILDFLOWERS WERE PLATED IN THE WETLANDS AREA AND AT THE RIVER POINT AREA. FINALLY, LAND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING WORK CONTINUES AS CNC COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO RESTORE PROPERTIES TO NATIVE PLANTINGS. 72454 VOLUNTEERS AND OUTREACH: IN 2024, OVER 450 VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED OVER 13,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME. VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN WORK INCLUDING TREE PLANTING, DAY CAMP ASSISTANT COUNSELORS, LAND CLEAN UP, AND FESTIVAL DEMONSTRATIONS TO NAME JUST A FEW. CNC WAS REPRESENTED AT VARIOUS OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGIONS SUCH AS MIDLAND RIVERDAYS, PARTY ON MCCARTY IN SAGINAW, MIDLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE WAKE UP, CAREER FAIRS AND WALK MIDLAND. CNC MAKES CONTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS AND MEMBERSHIPS TO MANY LOCAL NON PROFITS FOR FUND RAISING EVENTS. 2472054 true true false false false false false true false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 4 0 92 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false true true false true true false false false true true true false true true false false MI X LORI PLANTE 9896310830 400 S BADOUR ROAD MIDLAND MI 48640 DENNIS PILASKE EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 127460 0 18760 JENNIFER BUSH PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JAMIE ROSS MD VICE PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JORDAN SUMMERS TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SHARON CALDWELL SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA ALLEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN BLAHA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MELISSA HASWELL PHD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HOLMES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TYLER LEMIEUX DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTY LEVASSEUR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARIANNE MCKELVY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER RISHKO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARTLEY TERRILL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROL VAN WERT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 127460 18760 1 false false false 62033 789100 25115 851133 YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611600 644665 644665 ADULT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS 812900 29 29 644694 1451403 1451403 8078 8078 8078 8078 8047260 6933675 1113585 1113585 1113585 37275 30101 7174 7174 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 94994 94994 94994 4171061 644694 2675234 127460 12746 89222 25492 1644713 1238154 336922 69637 120472 84331 28913 7228 137519 95919 33378 8222 136703 95352 33149 8202 18650 18650 24005 24005 30513 22045 1266 7202 36760 24153 12537 70 51135 38351 10227 2557 85988 78514 7474 17087 16232 855 11808 10037 1771 482765 471582 11183 36618 32956 3662 MEMBERSHIPS 121091 121091 YOUTH EDUCATIONAL 81759 81759 ADULT INTERPRETIVE 35274 35274 VOLUNTEERS/CIVIC PARTICIP 13558 13558 3213878 2472054 613214 128610 1835020 437843 2080712 3275727 1145800 636700 253240 174484 17426 24011 25676 31486 15285792 9804643 3753930 5481149 30372641 26913277 4306643 39484445 41281320 110190 406945 5525 5512 115715 412457 X 7274362 12746710 32094368 28122153 39368730 40868863 39484445 41281320 957183 406687 136263 X false true X true false X 745613 806425 534456 2506552 851133 5444179 745613 806425 534456 2506552 851133 5444179 1515984 3928195 401213 1214082 1051595 987266 1459481 5113637 8354 32777 48891 64798 94994 249814 10807630 3175392 0.36350 0.36150 X SUPPORTING SCHEDULE GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW NATURE STUDY BLDG - 12/19/22 2,000,000 PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 249,814 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 57422 X X false 32453353 799500 2971675 6011519 24005 30189004 29796717 2450175 3955021 3726583 21977 32453353 34913565 2477966 -5083980 2487999 22835 29796717 33264195 730675 2686736 1744355 23686 34913565 30048091 745613 4560981 2071765 18725 33264195 0.07350 0.12780 0.79870 false false 4450555 4450555 7551983 6963928 588055 772740 528484 244256 2510514 2312231 198283 5481149 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 4306643 4306643 4553743 406687 406687 4147056 24005 24005 4171061 3189873 3189873 24005 24005 3213878 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT ASSETS INCLUDE THOSE ASSETS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT THE CENTER MUST HOLD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A DONOR-SPECIFIED PERIOD AND BOARD- DESIGNATED FUNDS. ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE COMBINED WITH ALL INVESTMENTS OF THE CENTER. AS APPROVED BY THE CENTERS INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, THE INVESTMENTS ARE INVESTED IN A MANNER THAT IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE CENTERS ASSETS AFTER INFLATION, WHILE ALSO GENERATING RETURNS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL SPENDING TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITY. THE CENTERS SPENDING POLICY REGARDING INVESTMENTS IS TO LIMIT THE SPENDABLE AMOUNT EACH YEAR TO AN AMOUNT NO GREATER THAN 5 PERCENT OF THE SEVEN YEAR AVERAGE MARKET VALUE AS OF DECEMBER 31ST OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY SPENT MAY NOT REDUCE THE PORTFOLIOS MARKET VALUE BELOW THE PRIOR YEARS INFLATION-ADJUSTED ORIGINAL GIFT VALUE. X 1 25115 false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II PART I, COLUMN (B) REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF STOCK CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO FACILITATE THE ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL, HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AS RELEVANT TO THE SAGINAW VALLEY, TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND TO FOSTER RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DEPARTMENT OF PROGRAMS: THROUGHOUT 2024, THE PROGRAM DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN CONTINUING TO BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES COULD CONNECT TO NATURE IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. DROP-IN VISITORS TOTALED 31,292 WHICH IS THE HIGHEST COUNT EVER. PUBLIC PROGRAMS WELCOMED 6,511 PEOPLE TO 227 PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN 2024. MAPLE SYRUP DAY SAW A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS SERVE 990 PANCAKE MEALS ALONG WITH 1,295 INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT. FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL WELCOMED 1,153 PEOPLE WHO WERE ABLE TO SEE DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDING APPLE BUTTER MAKING, CANDLE DIPPING, APPLE CIDER PRESSING AND ROPE MAKING. NATURE AT NIGHT WAS ATTENDED BY 965 PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN MANY HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC PROGRAMS, CNC SERVES SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN THROUGH NATURE PRESCHOOL (140 CHILDREN), NATURE DAY CAMPS (1,188 CHILDREN) AND ON AND OFF SITE SCHOOL PROGRAMS (24,561 CHILDREN). FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B LAND AND FACILITIES: AMONG THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR FOR LAND AND FACILITIES, TWO STAND ARE CERTAINLY NOTEWORTHY. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON A NEW BUILDING NAMED NATURE EDUCATION CENTER. THE BUILDING WILL PRIMARILY SERVE AS THE HOME FOR NATURE DAY CAMP, NATURE PRESCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOL-AGED CHILDRENS PROGRAMS. THE SECOND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE PURCHASE OF JUST OVER 500 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ALONG 1 MILE OF THE CHIPPEWA RIVER JUST WEST OF CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTERS WEST PROPERTY EDGE. THE LAND IS PREDOMINATELY FORESTED WITH A DIVERSITY OF MATURE TREES. A SAND RIDGE ADDS VARIED TOPOGRAPHY, AND NUMEROUS VERNAL POOLS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TWO MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MAPLE SYRUP SEASON YIELDED 20 GALLONS OF MAPLE SYRUP, AND THE DEER HARVEST COUNT WAS 112. THE LARGE DEER POPULATION CONTINUES TO POSE A THREAT TO VEGETATION AT CNC DUE TO HEAVY BROWSING. LAND MANAGEMENT WORK ALSO CONTINUES WITH 1900 TREES AND SHRUBS BEING PLANTED AND EITHER CAGED OR TUBED. TWENTY-ONE SPECIMEN TREES WERE ADDED TO THE GARRET ARBORETUM. NATIVE WILDFLOWERS WERE PLATED IN THE WETLANDS AREA AND AT THE RIVER POINT AREA. FINALLY, LAND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING WORK CONTINUES AS CNC COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO RESTORE PROPERTIES TO NATIVE PLANTINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS OF VARIOUS LEVELS, DEPENDING ON CONTRIBUTION. ALL MEMBERS HAVE RIGHTS TO VOTE ON BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING BY VOTES FROM CNC MEMBERS. NOMINATIONS ARE NAMED BY NOVEMBER OF THE PRECEDING YEAR BY THE BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE ELECTION IS HELD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. IF NO NOMINATIONS ARE MADE OTHER THAN THE SLATE ANNOUNCED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, THEN THOSE NOMINATED ARE ELECTED WITH ONE BALLOT FROM THE BOARD SECRETARY - ALSO AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF CNC PRIOR TO ITS APPROVAL FOR FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS MEMBERS OF THE CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER (CNC) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES, AND STAFF MEMBERS. COVERED PERSONS SHALL READILY DISCLOSE TO CNC ANY PERSONAL INTEREST WHICH HE OR SHE MAY HAVE IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE CNC AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. ANY MEMBER OF THE CNC BOARD OR STAFF, WHO IS AN OFFICER, BOARD MEMBER, OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AGENCY OR OTHER ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITH CNC, SHALL IDENTIFY HIS OR HER AFFILIATION WITH SUCH AGENCY OR ENTITY. COVERED PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY POLICY COMMITTEE OR BOARD ACTION SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED TO THAT AGENCY OR ENTITY, SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION AFFECTING THAT AGENCY OR ENTITY, AND THE DECISION MUST BE MADE AND/OR RATIFIED BY THE FULL BOARD WITHOUT THE VOTE OF THE AFFECTED MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEVELOPS A BUDGET CONTAINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPETITIVE SALARY LEVELS ARE COMPARED AT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS FOR COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ANY REQUESTS FOR THIS INFORMATION ARE DIRECTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO PROVIDES THE DOCUMENTS AS REQUESTED IF LEGALLY MANDATED OR CONSTRUCTIVELY APPROPRIATE.