2024-08-27T12:44:12-07:00 2023-09-30 760198765 DURIO & COMPANY PC CPA 6575 WEST LOOP SOUTH STE 400 BELLAIRE TX 77401 990 2022-10-01 742132718 Nature Discovery Center NATU 7136676550 7112 Newcastle St Bellaire TX 774015225 DeAndra Ramsey Executive Director 7136676550 2024-08-20 true true Patrick L Durio CPA P00201133 7136615290 2024-08-27 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Kristen Buck 7112 Newcastle St Bellaire TX 774015225 878025 false X www.NatureDiscoveryCenter.org X 1979 TX The mission of Nature Discovery Center is to ignite life-long curiousity, understanding and respect for nature through education. 11 11 9 150 0 0 383377 487839 166918 185385 -93390 115631 746 13322 457651 802177 0 0 290664 336685 0 104619 170902 221886 461566 558571 -3915 243606 2574806 2816896 8630 4611 2566176 2812285 The mission of Nature Discovery Center is to ignite life-long curiousity, understanding and respect for nature through education. false false 335013 0 0 Nature Discovery Center: Operation and maintenance of a city park and Nature Discovery Center in Bellaire, TX, including classes, workshops, exhibits, displays and newsletters 335013 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 9 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X X DeAndra Ramsey 7136676550 7112 Newcastle St Bellaire TX 774015225 X Kristen Buck Past President 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Jayne Johnston President 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Wesley Page Treasurer 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Peter Cook Vice President 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Deb Neubek Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Kristin Berry Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 David Black Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Henning Buchholz Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meghan Lutschg Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Rosemary Gaswint Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Symonds Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 David Murphy Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Trenette Allen Junior League Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tom VandenBrand Rice Board Fellow 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 27470 71000 43006 346363 487839 Program Service Revenues 813000 179835 0 0 Rental Income 813000 5550 0 0 185385 115631 0 115631 77310 71000 75848 1462 0 1462 Insurance Claim Funds 999999 11860 11860 0 0 11860 802177 197245 0 117093 310305 134525 87519 88261 2656 1222 425 1009 23724 10913 3796 9015 2785 0 2785 0 9089 0 9089 0 0 0 0 0 6971 4790 464 1717 11129 8719 1913 497 75132 70009 5123 0 9837 4623 5214 0 106943 100212 2611 4120 558571 335013 118939 104619 715796 929462 3129 10241 7252 6725 1376690 560291 891531 816399 957098 1054069 2574806 2816896 6881 2136 1750 2475 0 0 -1 0 8630 4611 X 2556290 2678809 9886 133476 2566176 2812285 2574806 2816896 243606 X false false false X 0 272404 363495 485526 358905 390418 1870748 0 21989 30399 121352 166918 185385 526043 294393 393894 606878 525823 575803 2396791 0 2396791 26597 3356 25063 29145 33623 117784 0 0 2514575 0.95320 0.93700 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1297309 483591 813718 79381 76700 2681 0 0 0 816399 Rounding 0 0 Twilight Gala 102539 40000 62539 8203 19134 3875 30772 Pumpkin Patch 45771 31000 14771 397 2124 730 544 10069 148310 71000 77310 397 10327 19864 4419 40841 75848 1462 Utilities & expenses 1 26421 Gala donated items 17142 false true false Pt VI, Line 6 The organization has Members, made up of Donors who pay annual dues. Pt VI, Line 7a New Board Members are nominated by the Board Recruitment Committee, made up of current Board Members. Members are invited to an Annual Meeting held the first Wednesday in December. At this meeting the attending Members vote on the slate of Officers/Directors. Pt VI, Line 11b The Executive Director and Treasurer perform a detailed review of Form 990, and all other Officers and Directors are provided a copy of Form 990 prior to filing so that any questions or comments can be addressed. Pt VI, Line 12c Executive Director monitors the Conflict of Interest Policy on ongoing basis, and Board of Directors discusses and documents at each annual retreat. Pt VI, Line 15a The Board of Directors reviews the current United Way wages and compensation summary for the Houston area for coparability data. A review of the performance of the Executive Director is conducted, and goals are set for the upcoming year. Based on that information the entire Board of Directors votes on compensation level for the Executive Director. Pt VI, Line 19 The organization's governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements are made available to the public either on the organization's webpage, or upon request Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Animal Care 12446. 12446. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Bank & Credit Card Fees 8468. 7620. 1. 847. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Contract Labor 9768. 9768. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Dues/Subscriptions/Permit 290. 290. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Development Fundraising 606. 0. 0. 606. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Grounds 25660. 25660. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Janitorial 2971. 2228. 743. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Travel/Food/Meetings 488. 0. 470. 18. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Phone & Internet 2239. 1567. 336. 336. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Repairs & Maintenance 28177. 27427. 750. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Staff Development 2420. 444. 179. 1797. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Volunteer Expenses 884. 884. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Material Supplies 7329. 7329. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Marketing 26. 0. 0. 26. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Program Expense 1236. 1236. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Payroll Processing Fees 826. 380. 132. 314. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Program T Shirts 2380. 2380. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Development Expenses 176. 0. 0. 176. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Enchanted Woods Expenses 553. 553. 0. 0.