2025-11-17T10:18:17-05:00 2024-12-31 473999292 CUOMO WINTERS & SCHMIDT CPAS PLLC 6315 FLY RD STE 108 EAST SYRACUSE NY 130579316 990 2024-01-01 160973044 BALTIMORE WOODS NATURE CENTER INC BALT 3156731350 PO BOX 133 MARCELLUS NY 131080133 WHITNEY LASH-MARSHALL EXECUTIVE DIR. 3156731350 2025-11-04 true false MARK STRONG CPA P00294127 3154710465 2025-11-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WHITNEY LASH-MARSHALL PO BOX 133 MARCELLUS NY 13108 880842 false X HTTP://BALTIMOREWOODS.ORG X 1966 NY CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND NATURE IN WISDOM AND WONDER. 18 18 32 75 0 240351 271766 493886 524889 29780 16755 49335 44409 813352 857819 0 0 562758 599693 0 69104 228819 254807 791577 854500 21775 3319 2197433 2266808 99344 112516 2098089 2154292 X CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND NATURE IN WISDOM AND WONDER false false 645489 BALTIMORE WOODS NATURE CENTER IS A LEADER IN FACILITATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO NATURE. THROUGH ENGAGING EXPERIENCES AND PLACE-BASED EXPLORATION, WE ENVISION COMMUNITIES UNITED IN STEWARDSHIP AND LOVE OF THE NATURAL WORLD. SCHOOL PROGRAMS (NATURE IN THE CITY AND ON-SITE) THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CURRICULUM BASED SCIENCE EDUCATION TO GRADES K-5. NATURE IN THE CITY INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO NATURE-BASED SCIENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH CLASSROOM AND GREENSPACE LESSONS. BASED IN SYRACUSE, NY, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO: 1) BUILD SCIENTIFIC LITERACY THROOUGH HANDS-ON/MINDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT LINK STATE STANDARDS TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS, 2) MAKE OR STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD, 3)DEVELOP SENSIBLE STEWARDSHIP FOR NEIGHBORHOOD GREEN SPACES. NATURE IN THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THE 2004 ES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AWARD, THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION THEY BESTOW ON ANY ORGANIZATION. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFERED ON THE BALTIMORE WOODS SITE INCLUDE CURRICULUM-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCLUDE SCIENCE AS WELL AS SOCIAL STUDIES-THEMED PROGRAMS. DAY CAMPS OUR CAMP PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED ON-SITE DURING THE SUMMER AND SCHOOL VACATIONS. WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION THROUGH HANDS ON INTERACTION (NATURE PLAY), WE PROVIDE SCIENCE BASED NATURE EDUCATION WHILE SPENDING TIME IN THE OUTDOORS. ECOSYSTEMS ARE STUDIED, PLANT AND WILDLIFE ARE MADE FAMILIAR AND CHILDREN ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME COMFORTABLE AND SAFE WHILE IN THE OUTDOORS. PROGRAMMING OFFERS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR ROLE IN SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING IT. 61448 CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND NATURE IN WISDOM AND WONDER. 61448 706937 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 32 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X X WHITNEY LASH-MARSHALL 3156731350 PO BOX 133 MARCELLUS NY 13108 X JOSH WILCOX DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PAULA CONAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 LAUREN CHYLE VICE PRESIDE X X 0 0 0 JOHN COOK DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 TARYN JIROUSEK PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 MARK AZZARELLO DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 LAURA CHRISTOPHER TREASURER X X 0 0 0 TERESA MCSWAIN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOHN CAMP DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CLAIRE DUNN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JIM KIESA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 RICHARD WEBER SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 STEVE MOONEY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 AMANDA LOIODICE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GARY GERMAIN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ANNEKE MCEVOY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SUE MARCH DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 false false false 7590 116634 147542 271766 PROGRAM FEES 574889 574889 SAVE THE RAIN -50000 -50000 524889 16755 16755 3190 3190 3190 3190 47546 13097 34449 16031 9926 6105 6105 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 665 665 665 857819 534849 16755 502559 407072 50257 45230 55451 44916 5545 4990 41683 33764 4168 3751 18795 15223 1880 1692 28687 23236 2869 2582 3047 1524 1523 22730 18408 2276 2046 4028 3262 403 363 8282 6708 827 747 27561 22324 2756 2481 14457 11710 1446 1301 PROGRAM EXPENSES 69112 69112 OTHER EXPENSES 23497 19035 2347 2115 SUPPLIES 14412 11674 1441 1297 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 7251 7251 12948 11718 721 509 854500 706937 78459 69104 14592 6718 478752 475385 72978 141510 1720 2601 2260 2297 1594338 565946 1043137 1028392 583994 609905 2197433 2266808 29025 42796 64297 67727 6022 1993 99344 112516 X 690237 802302 1407852 1351990 2098089 2154292 2197433 2266808 3319 52884 X false true X true false X 206513 427077 384005 240351 271766 1529712 402732 551633 435943 564198 592321 2546827 609245 978710 819948 804549 864087 4076539 4076539 17661 8518 12309 23512 16755 78755 17661 8518 12309 23512 16755 78755 626906 987228 832257 828061 880842 4155294 0.98100 0.98130 0.02000 0.02000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X false 583994 3000 52884 25200 4467 609905 539770 8072 53821 96000 4057 501606 631867 5500 -73343 20000 4254 539770 499684 54442 81765 4024 631867 416089 31851 54925 3181 499684 true false 587047 587047 802712 422660 380052 967099 LEASE LIABILITIES 1993 1993 X 910703 52884 52884 857819 857819 854500 854500 854500 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION HAS OBTAINED EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THERE ARE NO SUCH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. MOTHER'S DAY 39321 39321 11962 PLANT SALE 8225 8225 1135 47546 47546 13097 13097 34449 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B SCHOOL PROGRAMS (NATURE IN THE CITY AND ON-SITE) THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CURRICULUM BASED SCIENCE EDUCATION TO GRADES K-5. NATURE IN THE CITY INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO NATURE-BASED SCIENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH CLASSROOM AND GREENSPACE LESSONS. BASED IN SYRACUSE, NY, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO: 1) BUILD SCIENTIFIC LITERACY THROOUGH HANDS-ON/MINDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT LINK STATE STANDARDS TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS, 2) MAKE OR STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD, 3)DEVELOP SENSIBLE STEWARDSHIP FOR NEIGHBORHOOD GREEN SPACES. NATURE IN THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THE 2004 ES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AWARD, THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION THEY BESTOW ON ANY ORGANIZATION. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFERED ON THE BALTIMORE WOODS SITE INCLUDE CURRICULUM-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCLUDE SCIENCE AS WELL AS SOCIAL STUDIES-THEMED PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND NATURE IN WISDOM AND WONDER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 BALTIMORE WOODS IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE ZIP CODE 13108 MEMBERS HAVE VOTING AUTHORITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATES THE REVIEW OF THE 990 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOARD TRAINING. TRAININ G TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE BY PLAYING THE TEN MINUTE 8/1/07 "TWO POLICY MUSTS " PODCAST AVAILABLE FROM WWW.BROADCAST.ORG. BALTIMORE WOODS HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS INCLUDED IN ITS BOARD HANDBOOK. THE EX ECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDRESSING ANY ISSUES RELATED TO VIOLATIONS OF ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE OBLIGATED TO REVEAL ANY CONFLICTS AND REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM RELATED VOTES, COMMITTEE CHAIR POSITIONS AND REFRAIN FROM OFFERING MOTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A UTILIZING SALARY SURVEYS PERFORMED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF NATURE CENTER ADM INISTRATORS, ALL STAFF SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE HR COMMITTEE TO MAINTAIN PAR WITH REGIONAL, MID-POINT STANDARDS BASED ON CLASSIFICATION CREDENTIALS, AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL. SALARY LEVELS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY DUR ING THE BUDGET PROCESS. BALTIMORE WOODS SALARIES ARE BELOW STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT-RUN NATURE CENTERS, BUT ARE IN-LINE WITH PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT RUN NATURE CENTERS IN THE US. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B OFFICERS DO NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION IS AVAILABLE TO SHOW THE PUBLIC REPORTS UPON REQUEST.