2024-04-16T16:29:31-05:00 2023-06-30 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2022-07-01 391231819 FRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER INC FRIE 4143522880 1111 E BROWN DEER ROAD MILWAUKEE WI 53217 HELEN BOOMSMA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4143522880 2024-04-15 1 HELEN BOOMSMA 999009999 1 JENNY TARKOWSKI CPA P00634290 6082744020 2024-03-25 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER HELEN BOOMSMA 1111 E BROWN DEER ROAD MILWAUKEE WI 53217 6420172 0 X WWW.SCHLITZAUDUBON.ORG X 1975 WI SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER CONSERVES OUR LAND'S DIVERSE HABITATS ON LAKE MICHIGAN AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR ALL. 16 16 87 750 0 0 2294352 1348112 1154597 1499756 240416 151243 471076 363847 4160441 3362958 0 0 0 0 2238713 2486802 0 0 258382 932645 900045 3171358 3386847 989083 -23889 7101387 7514258 783052 825320 6318335 6688938 X SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER CONSERVES OUR LAND'S DIVERSE HABITATS ON LAKE MICHIGAN AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR ALL. 0 0 1358446 0 745042 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: THE CENTER OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. WE SERVE OVER 30,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ANNUALLY THROUGH ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMS RANGING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SUMMER CAMPS, AND NATURE ART CLASSES, TO OUR MASTER NATURALIST COURSE. THE CENTER ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMMING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, YOUNG CANCER SURVIVORS AND OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE CHALLENGES. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RAPTOR EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE MIDWEST, WITH 15 RESIDENT BIRDS OF PREY; MEMBERS OF OUR PERMANENT FAMILY WHO CANNOT BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD. OUR FEATHERED AMBASSADORS REACHED OVER 83,000 PEOPLE LIVE AND VIRTUALLY DURING THE YEAR. 762428 0 754714 NATURE PRESCHOOL: THIS PROGRAM GIVES EARLY LEARNERS (UP TO AGE SIX) ACCESS TO NATURE-BASED EXPERIENCES. OUR AWARD-WINNING NATURE PRESCHOOL, FOUNDED IN 2003, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION. HOUSED IN THE CENTER'S GOLD LEED CERTIFIED BUILDING, OUR PRESCHOOL IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMMING, OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS PROVIDE THE NATURE PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS FROM THE MOST ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED AREAS OF MILWAUKEE. 619979 0 0 LAND CONSERVATION: OUR 185 ACRES OF FOREST, WETLANDS, PRAIRIE, RAVINES, BLUFFS, AND SHORELINE ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR CONSERVATION ACTIVITY AND NATURE-BASED COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING. THE LAND IS OUR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. GUIDED BY OUR COMPREHENSIVE LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN, OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A BIOLOGICALLY AND VISUALLY DIVERSE 21ST CENTURY LANDSCAPE ON THIS PROPERTY, WHICH IS AMONG THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT TRACTS OF LAND IN GREATER MILWAUKEE. IN 2023, WE COMPLETED THE CENTRAL WETLANDS LOOP, WHICH EXPANDED WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY TRAIL OFFERINGS AT THE CENTER TO OVER 2 MILES. WORK ALSO COMMENCED ON THE HARDWOOD SWAMP RESTORATION PROJECT PHASE 2, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF 450 ASH TREES, BUCKTHORN, AND OTHER INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT AREA. 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SPRING GALA 101238 97738 3500 1800 4495 16979 235 4108 RAPTOR 23965 23965 2804 3 27680 27680 7143 1065 152883 149383 3500 1800 4495 24122 235 7977 38629 -35129 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BEFORE FILING, THE 990 TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD TREASURER, AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL DECLARATION IS REQUIRED FROM EACH DIRECTOR. THEY ARE REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHERE APPROPRIATE, DISCLOSURES WILL BE APPROVED AND MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP INCLUDING: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTORS OF DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, PRESCHOOL AND MARKETING ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CENTER. THE COMPENSATION IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER'S SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM SALARIES WERE REVIEWED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2022. TO ESTABLISH SALARY RANGES AND COMPENSATION, FRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER REVIEWS SALARY BENCHMARKS FROM MRA, THE ASSOCIATION OF NATURE CENTER ADMINISTRATORS, AND NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS AND ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AS WELL. NATURAL EVENTS INC 1111 EAST BROWN DEER ROAD MILWAUKEE WI 53217 812108627 HOSTING PRIVATE EVENTS WI FRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER INC C 361572 229649 1.00000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 NATURAL EVENTS INC N 116400 AMOUNT PAID NATURAL EVENTS INC Q 146297 AMOUNT PAID