2025-09-30T13:15:59-05:00 2024-12-31 930900579 MCDONALD JACOBS PC 121 SW SALMON ST STE 1100 PORTLAND OR 97204 990 2024-01-01 883696351 YAKONA LEARNING CENTER YAKO 5412702057 214 SW COAST HIGHWAY NEWPORT OR 97365 NATALIE SCHAEFER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5412702057 2025-09-29 1 1 KARIN S WANDTKE P00172715 5032270581 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NATALIE SCHAEFER 214 SW COAST HWY NEWPORT OR 97365 640759 0 X WWW.YAKONAOREGON.ORG X 2022 OR YAKONA LEARNING CENTER IS A LIVING LABORATORY THAT SERVES TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF OREGON'S CENTRAL COAST SPRUCE HABITAT AND ITS WILDLIFE THROUGH THE ARTS, EDUCATION, AND STEWARDSHIP. 10 10 9 29 0 0 582510 639386 0 0 829 1206 168 167 583507 640759 0 156686 0 0 120764 266487 0 0 80179 266448 124239 387212 547412 196295 93347 216520 340023 19134 49290 197386 290733 X YAKONA LEARNING CENTER IS A LIVING LABORATORY THAT SERVES TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF OREGON'S CENTRAL COAST SPRUCE HABITAT AND ITS WILDLIFE THROUGH THE ARTS, EDUCATION, AND STEWARDSHIP. 0 0 203404 156686 FOREST & LANDS: YAKONA EXECUTED UPON ITS FOREST MASTER PLAN WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE. WE CLOSED THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST, PROTECTING YAKONA IN PERPETUITY. AN AGREEMENT WITH FOREST CARBON WORKS ENABLES PAYMENTS UNDER THEIR CARBON CREDITS PROGRAM. WE ALSO COMPLETED THE YAKONA LEARNING CENTER COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION. 109286 EDUCATION: IN 2024, WE SERVED 18 PRESCHOOL STUDENTS, 207 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, 394 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND 5 COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH CREATING CONNECTIONS. BETWEEN EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS AND FIELD TRIPS, 255 EDUCATORS AND CHAPERONES AVAILED THEMSELVES OF YAKONA'S UNIQUE CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE. YAKONA CENTERS "STUDENTS AS SCIENTISTS" - ALL ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH NATURE JOURNALING, CLIMATE SCIENCE MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION. 4690 COMMUNITY ARTS: HEART CONNECTIONS SERVED 157 PEOPLE 16+ YEARS OLD WITH A VARIETY OF ART WORKSHOPS INSPIRING NATURE-BASED CREATIVE EXPRESSION. 27074 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: YAKONA WAS SERVED BY 19 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS (BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT TOTAL) IN 2024. DOCENT PROJECTS INCLUDED TRAIL MAINTENANCE, INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL, TRAIL CAMERA OPERATIONS AND MONITORING, POLLINATOR PLANT CULTIVATION, AND MORE. YAKONA'S BOARD MEMBERS TOTALED 10, ADDING COLLECTIVE WISDOM AND SKILLS TO THE TEAM. WE ALSO HELD THREE VOLUNTEER EVENTS, PROVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAM-BUILDING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. COLLECTIVELY, YAKONA'S VOLUNTEERS DONATED 1,414 HOURS IN 2024. 27074 344454 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 OR X THE ORGANIZATION 5412702057 214 SW COAST HIGHWAY NEWPORT OR 97365 ROBERT RUSSELL KENTTA MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR BIRGITTE RYSLINGE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HUNTER NOACK MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR CYNTHIA RESENDIZ MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN REESE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL TAYLOR MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NATALIE SCHAEFER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 81667 0 0 JOANN BARTON MEMBER 20.00 X 0 0 0 JESUS HERNANDEZ-GABRIEL VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE BELMONT PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CLARK TREASURER 8.00 X 0 0 0 81667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 639136 796 639386 1206 1206 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 167 167 167 640759 0 0 1373 156686 156686 81667 32200 27336 22131 184820 72871 61864 50085 805 805 10875 10875 38339 38339 1890 1890 25974 22159 2315 1500 4794 3133 1370 291 12480 4910 6465 1105 520 520 13202 1649 10615 938 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 6058 6058 OTHER OPERATING COSTS A 5743 2890 614 2239 VOLUNTEER COSTS 3559 3559 547412 344454 122779 80179 51999 78990 100870 192053 214 1354 7634 2598 643 62083 1955 0 59391 216520 340023 5829 17689 13305 31601 19134 49290 X 0 0 0 0 197386 290733 197386 290733 216520 340023 93347 0 X 0 0 0 X 1250 582510 639386 1223146 1250 582510 639386 1223146 908964 314182 93 829 1206 2128 168 168 1225442 167 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2598 643 1955 1955 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS TO BE GRANTED TO YAKONA NATURE PRESERVE 59391 59391 DUE TO YAKONA NATURE PRESERVE 31601 31601 0 YAKONA NATURE PRESERVE 214 SW COAST HWY NEWPORT OR 97365 822403781 0 156686 FMV NURSERY BUILDING AND YAKONA LEARNING CENTER BUILDING SUPPORT OF PROPERTY IMPROVMENTS FOR CONSERVATION AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B NO COPIES OF THE FORM 990 WERE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS REQUIRED. YAKONA NATURE PRESERVE 214 SW COAST HIGHWAY NEWPORT OR 97365 822403781 OWN AND MANAGE YAKONA NATURE PRESERVE PROPERTY FOR CONSERVATION OR 501(C)(3) PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0