2024-10-24T14:24:44-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 830625542 Conservation Connection Inc CONS 2103109220 3619 4th Ave Columbus GA 31904 Brooks Ruder Co-Founder 2103109220 2024-10-24 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X X www.conservationconnection.co X X 58904 X 568 56400 0 0 0 0 0 0 1936 0 1936 0 0 0 0 58904 0 0 39372 18454 2204 648 16261 76939 -18035 28898 0 10863 X 38984 21343 0 0 8316 13339 47300 34682 18402 23819 28898 10863 To create opportunities for kids and young adults to learn how to care for our planet by bringing engaging educational programs to them wherever they are. Teacher training for teachers to apply standards based environmental curriculum for a summer camp. In-school STEAM-Based summer camp bringing the power of the natural world into the classroom. Programs geared toward elementary school students, putting them on the front-line of scientific discovery and environmental conservation. We wrote and led a 10 day camp for up to 75 students and 6 teachers. 0 3134 Enrichment based on the podcast, with a consistent audience of over 130, and over one thousand listens for the year. This year say a 217% increase in listeners. We recorded and released 32 episodes with a diverse set of guests focused on science, conservation, and helping working with the planet. We recorded and released around 16 hours of content for the year. 0 4614 7748 Sarah Kathryn Meng Ruder Secretary 40 19686 0 0 Brooks Ruder President 40 19686 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA Brooks Ruder 3619 4th Ave Columbus GA 31904 2103109220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 76233 570 261 568 77632 73352 64180 56400 193932 0 76233 73922 64441 56968 271564 271564 0 76233 73922 64441 56968 271564 1 1 0 0 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Travel;6226|Supplies;10010|food;25^Total;16261^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Merchandise;3751|Misc Supplies;347|Podcast equipment;2248|Program materials;3665|Automobile;3328^Total;13339^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Payroll Tax Liabilities;23819^Total;23819^ We tried to find a reliable person to help or file our taxes for us, but most businesses we contacted were significantly over our budget, don't work with organizations as small as ours, or do not feel comfortable doing GA state taxes for nonprofits. We have now set up quickbooks to help us file timely moving forward.