2026-06-09T12:40:14-04:00 2025-08-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 1580 LINCOLN ST STE 520 DENVER CO 802031517 990 2024-09-01 846029250 THORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE THOR 3034993647 PO BOX 19107 BOULDER CO 80308 JAY SCHULTZ TREASURER 3034993647 2026-06-08 true true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2026-06-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JILL FRICKER 300 OLD LARAMIE TRAIL LAFAYETTE CO 80026 2710329 false X WWW.THORNENATURE.ORG X 1954 CO THORNE'S MISSION IS TO BUILD EARTH STEWARDSHIP BY CONNECTING YOUTH TO NATURE THROUGH JOYFUL, HANDS-ON, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. 15 15 82 207 0 1892066 1280142 1374867 1377584 41751 23597 -37941 -290 3270743 2681033 126948 149771 0 2173494 2347623 0 347013 1274473 962831 3574915 3460225 -304172 -779192 8241355 7411716 1631348 1489934 6610007 5921782 X THORNE'S MISSION IS TO BUILD EARTH STEWARDSHIP BY CONNECTING YOUTH TO NATURE THROUGH JOYFUL, HANDS-ON, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. false false 2580829 149771 1377584 CORE PROGRAMS: THORNE ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH NATURE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PRIMARILY SERVE BOULDER COUNTY YOUTH AND FAMILIES. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD EARTH STEWARDSHIP BY CONNECTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO NATURE THROUGH JOYFUL, HANDS-ON, PLACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: THORNE PROVIDES FIELD TRIPS, FIELD DAYS, IN-SCHOOL LESSONS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT ACADEMIC LEARNING AND BUILD NATURE CONNECTION THROUGH DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. FY25 SCFD ATTENDANCE SUPPORT DOCUMENTED QUALIFYING TOUR GROUP/PROGRAM ATTENDANCE FOR FIELD TRIP, FIELD DAY, IN-SCHOOL, AND AFTER- SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. ------ SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS ------ 2580829 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 22 0 82 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X JILL FRICKER 3034993647 300 OLD LARAMIE TRAIL LAFAYETTE CO 80026 BRIAN SENSE EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH DESROSIERS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 175294 0 17988 LEANN AREND DEPUTY DIREC 40.00 X 115373 0 0 JOHN RICOTTA CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH HAUCK VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AIDAN SMITH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH IRIZARRY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN AHRENS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS ALVAREZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KIRK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARI LONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUANA MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIKA PARADISE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEIDY PINEDA FLORES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY SANDOVAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY SCHULTZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICAH SHAGOURY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY KATHRYN WOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 290667 17988 2 false true false 102270 561636 616236 32008 1280142 PROGRAM FEES 611710 1377584 1377584 1377584 23597 7616 15981 29732 102270 29296 436 436 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME -726 -726 -726 2681033 1384474 16417 149771 149771 247382 174572 46035 26775 1721927 1218034 318518 185375 45573 30990 9219 5364 141149 95980 28555 16614 191592 130302 38740 22550 72313 34906 34857 2550 118689 108989 2748 6952 11660 6699 1908 3053 58670 48402 4100 6168 68839 52807 9288 6744 122591 110365 7285 4941 49894 43329 4822 1743 19418 14525 2025 2868 56002 49407 3847 2748 205097 181309 13876 9912 22985 17602 3666 1717 SUPPLIES 97740 94712 1855 1173 EVENT EXPENSE 30313 30313 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 20637 12350 770 7517 ALL OTHER 7983 5778 269 1936 3460225 2580829 532383 347013 122168 189689 265462 15322 259736 126000 223148 46814 4004 1353 122034 21118 6316254 469760 6010910 5846494 1233893 1164926 8241355 7411716 237719 182637 234035 65675 1000000 1067769 159594 156668 17185 1631348 1489934 X 5249954 4736076 1360053 1185706 6610007 5921782 8241355 7411716 -779192 97872 -6905 X false true X true false X 1964903 2017350 3640155 1892066 1280142 10794616 42369 42770 44284 42370 171793 2007272 2060120 3684439 1934436 1280142 10966409 821286 10145123 11221 26119 12968 15238 15981 81527 11047936 6288260 0.91830 0.90220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1233893 127978 -182820 -14125 1164926 1073994 98555 173070 -98554 -13172 1233893 1257204 62755 -260849 -14884 1073994 1453547 -187377 -8966 1257204 1252692 192135 1453547 1.00000 true false 1036353 1036353 4122906 164372 3958534 356241 120385 235856 785805 170054 615751 14949 14949 5846494 ENDOWMENTS 1164926 1164926 COPIER LEASE OBLIGATION 17185 17185 2781680 97872 2775 100647 2681033 2681033 3463000 2775 2775 3460225 3460225 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE ENDOWMENT FUND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING BOULDER COUNTY AND ONE ENDOWMENT FUND THROUGH THE DENVER FOUNDATION. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING BOULDER COUNTY FUND REPRESENTS THE TWO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUNDS THAT WERE COMBINED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE DONORS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WAS TO PRESERVE THE FAIR VALUE OF THEIR ORIGINAL GIFTS IN PERPETUITY. EACH YEAR, THORNE REQUESTS AN ANNUAL DISBURSEMENT FROM ITS TRADITIONAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 5% OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND HELD BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING BOULDER COUNTY AND 5.5% OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND HELD BY THE DENVER FOUNDATION. "FOR THE OAK THORNE VISION FUND, WHICH IS HELD BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING BOULDER COUNTY, EACH YEAR, THE THORNE BOARD HAS THE CHOICE TO REQUEST A DISBURSEMENT OF UP TO 20% OF THE CORPUS OF THE FUND FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE. POSSIBLE EXAMPLES OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE ARE A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. SPECIAL EVENTS 132002 102270 29732 29296 132002 102270 29732 29296 29296 436 true CAL-WOOD EDUCATION CENTER PO BOX 347 JAMESTOWN CO 80455 202472544 501C3 43860 NATURE'S KIDS CITY OF LONGMONT 350 KIMBARK ST LONGMONT CO 80501 846000608 GOV 10150 NATURE'S KIDS COTTONWOOD INSTITUTE PO BOX 7067 DENVER CO 80207 201822172 501C3 32200 NATURE'S KIDS GROWING GARDENS 1630 HAWTHORNE AVE BOULDER CO 80304 841454093 501C3 7000 KEYSTONE SCIENCE SCHOOL 1053 SODA RIDGE ROAD KEYSTONE CO 80435 461735364 501C3 11000 NATURE'S KIDS WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS 2100 COLLYER STREET LONGMONT CO 80501 460505155 501C3 13125 NATURE'S KIDS YMCA OF BOULDER VALLEY 2800 DAGNY WAY LAFAYETTE CO 80026 840459944 501C3 21500 NATURE'S KIDS 7 X X false false false false false false false false false KEITH DESROSIERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 175294 10061 7927 193282 X BACKPACKS 1 30000 X PROGRAM SUPPLY 1 1408 X EQUIPMENT 1 600 false false false FORM 990, PART III SUMMER CAMP: THORNE'S SUMMER CAMP PROVIDES YOUTH WITH OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN LOCAL GRASSLAND, FOREST, CREEK, AND WETLAND HABITATS WITH EXPERIENCED NATURE MENTORS. IN FY25, SUMMER CAMP SERVED 1,317 CAMPER-SPOT REGISTRATIONS. CAMPER SPOTS MAY REPRESENT WEEKLY, TWO-WEEK, OR SHORTER CAMP REGISTRATIONS AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS UNIQUE STUDENTS. CAMP PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS CONFIDENCE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH, OUTDOOR SKILLS, ECOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING, AND STEWARDSHIP. EQUITY AND ACCESS / NATURE KIDS: THORNE REDUCES FINANCIAL AND NONFINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, PARTNER-FUNDED PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSLATION, AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING. THROUGH NATURE KIDS/JVENES DE LA NATURALEZA, THORNE SERVES AS PROJECT LEAD FOR A COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE CONNECTING BOULDER COUNTY YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO BACKYARD-TO-BACKCOUNTRY, PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, FAMILY-INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. IN FY25, THORNE'S EQUITY AND ACCESS INVESTMENT INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 700,000 IN NKJN-RELATED SCHOLARSHIP AND PROGRAM SUPPORT, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 270,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE STAFFING INFRASTRUCTURE OF A FOUR-PERSON TEAM SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM. LAFAYETTE NATURE CENTER: THE LAFAYETTE NATURE CENTER SUPPORTS THORNE'S MISSION AS A HUB FOR PRESCHOOL, CAMP, COMMUNITY, AND NATURE-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS, HELPING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPLORE LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS AND BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY THE FULL BOARD AT A BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD- DELEGATED POWERS SHALL AT THE ONSET OF THEIR SERVICE SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SAID PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH IT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION HAS REVIEWED THE COLORADO NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY AND COMPLETED A SALARY ANALYSIS OF LIKE ORGANIZATIONS, AND BASES ITS SALARY ON HOW IT CHOOSES TO PAY STAFF COMPARATIVELY, WITH APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.