2026-09-15T15:22:45-05:00 2025-12-31 470574775 FRANKEL LLC 11404 WEST DODGE RD SUITE 700 OMAHA NE 681542576 990 2025-01-01 476026109 FONTENELLE FOREST FONT 4027313140 1111 NORTH BELLEVUE BLVD BELLEVUE NE 68005 TYLER IRVINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4027313140 2026-09-13 1 GAIL ENDORF P00849119 4024969100 2025 TYLER IRVINE 1111 NORTH BELLEVUE BLVD BELLEVUE NE 68005 14761727 0 X WWW.FONTENELLEFOREST.ORG X 1913 NE TO PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY THE QUIET WILD OF NATURE. WE WANT TO INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. 17 17 50 298 0 0 2072356 2168626 459551 494917 825256 3590234 152758 181708 3509921 6435485 0 0 0 0 1692941 1691080 0 0 256042 1358836 1589622 3051777 3280702 458144 3154783 20958267 21449128 975550 410168 19982717 21038960 X TO PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY THE QUIET WILD OF NATURE. WE WANT TO INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. 0 0 632477 127737 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - FONTENELLE FOREST PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES, FROM PRESCHOOLERS TO SENIORS. IN 2025, FONTENELLE FOREST PROVIDED 726 FORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 27,000 VISITORS THROUGH OUR SCHOOL, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAM CURRICULUM INCORPORATES HANDS-ON LEARNING AND EXPLORES SEVERAL TOPICS SUCH AS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, HABITAT AND RESOURCE USE, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND RAPTOR EDUCATION. MOST PROGRAMMING TAKES PLACE AT THE FOREST, THOUGH STAFF EDUCATORS DO PROVIDE STATEWIDE OUTREACH AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS. 762703 120 NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION - FONTENELLE FOREST IS ONE OF NEBRASKA'S OLDEST CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE NATURE CENTERS IN THE NATION. THE FOREST ENCOMPASSES OVER 2,100 ACRES OF FOREST, PRAIRIE, WETLANDS, & ENDANGERED OAK SAVANNA ECOSYSTEMS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER. OUR DEDICATED STAFF & VOLUNTEERS ARE PRACTITIONERS OF RESTORATION ECOLOGY,EMPLOYING A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY SURVEYING, EROSION CONTROL, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, THINNING, AND PRESCRIBED BURNING. THESE EFFORTS PROMOTE STRONG BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY IN AN EVER-CHANGING URBAN LANDSCAPE. FOREST LAND STEWARDS FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PRESENT AT INDUSTRY CONFERENCES, & COLLABORATE ON PRESCRIBED BURNS ON BOTH THE FOREST AND PARTNER AGENCY PROPERTIES. 453121 394276 NATURE CENTERS - FOR OVER A CENTURY, FONTENELLE FOREST HAS PROVIDED A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL WORLD. FOREST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGE MEMBERS, VISITORS AND GUESTS THROUGH CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROPERTIES. FONTENELLE FOREST NATURE CENTER IN BELLEVUE AND NEALE WOODS NATURE RESERVE IN OMAHA PROVIDE PLACES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH EXHIBITS, PLAY SPACES, A MILE-LONG ACCESSIBLE BOARDWALK AND 24 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS. 393597 43427 RAPTOR OUTREACH - FONTENELLE FOREST'S RAPTOR OUTREACH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TEACH THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT BIRDS OF PREY, THEIR ROLE WITHIN THE NATURAL WORLD, AND THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY ON THEM AND THEIR HABITATS - HELPING FONTENELLE FOREST TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF INSPIRING CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO CARE FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. THESE EDUCATIONAL RAPTOR AMBASSADORS SERVE AS EDUCATIONAL AMBASSADORS FOR OUTREACH PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, IN ADDITION TO BEING ONSITE AT THE FONTENELLE FOREST RAPTOR WOODLAND REFUGE. IN 2025, FONTENELLE FOREST PROVIDED 241 FORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 15,500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR SCHOOL, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. 393597 43427 2241898 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 4027313140 1111 NORTH BELLEVUE BLVD BELLEVUE NE 68005 SALLY MCGILL PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRITTNI REDDING SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH GRIGER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALYSSA BORDEN PRESIDENT - ELECT 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHALLA HASSAN PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LEVY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNI ROCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT BURKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN LEEVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH GUDEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANEL KAUFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI KLEINSCHMIT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC ROUMPH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAY TURKLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB WELLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HENDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY MCCAW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER IRVINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 145118 0 351 145118 0 351 1 0 0 0 0 160058 46698 1961870 12241 2168626 PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS 900099 267970 267970 ADMISSIONS 900099 226947 226947 494917 312185 312185 125669 0 125669 125669 125669 11405162 90422 8217535 0 3187627 90422 3278049 3278049 19364 160058 33968 -14604 -14604 141790 74739 67051 67051 OTHER REVENUE 900099 3592 3592 3592 6435485 565560 0 3701299 145469 116375 29094 1339331 991949 200852 146530 17815 13512 1479 2824 80190 61662 11303 7225 108275 66845 32518 8912 944 944 82619 82619 35147 35147 127002 68598 58404 47194 47194 113793 49464 52794 11535 76281 63215 11020 2046 636389 591341 39115 5933 79697 62812 10439 6446 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 165552 142693 13222 9637 MAINTENANCE 160341 129807 26613 3921 MISCELLANEOUS 41335 41280 55 MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMEN 23328 2388 20940 3280702 2241898 782762 256042 509518 449785 1376627 1351723 258915 265466 23348 26381 33754 45150 28029 50157 17245254 9178564 8441369 8066690 10282167 11192196 4540 1580 20958267 21449128 742584 196134 227815 210740 5151 3294 975550 410168 X 11547303 12015399 8435414 9023561 19982717 21038960 20958267 21449128 3154783 -2098540 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2232948 2240464 4046245 2072356 2168626 12760639 2232948 2240464 4046245 2072356 2168626 12760639 1580000 11180639 388901 353942 412993 412847 437854 2006537 26336 12881 9450 19613 22956 91236 14858412 2713147 0.75250 0.75930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9625787 1343563 443313 17170 10508867 8932460 1139356 421956 24073 9625787 7006020 972197 1282653 301933 26477 8932460 8864323 -1431342 400000 26961 7006020 7932164 1316769 355500 29110 8864323 0.20190 0.00000 0.79810 0 0 1606860 1606860 11465500 7813313 3652187 619710 510986 108724 3553184 854265 2698919 8066690 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1641 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1653 3294 X 4301798 -2098540 -2098540 6400338 35147 35147 6435485 3245555 0 3245555 35147 35147 3280702 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT'S TIME FRAME IS PERPETUAL AND IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FONTENELLE FOREST (THE FOREST) AND ENSURE ITS LONG TERM VIABILITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS THREEFOLD: 1) TO PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE ORGANIZATION; 2) TO ENSURE THAT DONORS ARE CONFIDENT IN THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OF THE FOREST AND TO ENHANCE THE ENDOWMENT'S ABILITY TO ATTRACT FUTURE DONOR FUNDING; AND 3) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF THE FOREST. PART X, LINE 2: THE FOREST IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO TAXES ARE INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND RECOGNITION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF POSITIONS TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF TRANSACTIONS AND EVENTS THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. TAX POSITIONS RELATIVE TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCLUDE ACTIVITIES THAT MAY ENDANGER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE AND STATUS AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THE FOREST BELIEVES IT COMPLIES WITH ALL RELEVANT TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND HAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THEREFORE, NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FEATHER OUR NEST 179422 160058 19364 1200 23893 675 8200 179422 160058 19364 1200 23893 675 8200 33968 -14604 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTANT, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AFTER COMPLETING ITS REVIEW, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FORM 990 FOR FILING WITH THE IRS. A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE ORGANIZATION REVISED AND FORMALLY COMMUNICATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IN EARLY 2021. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD ESTABLISHES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PAY UTLIZING THE NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION OF THE MIDLANDS ANNUAL SALARY & BENEFIT SURVEY FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE 2025 FORM 990 (PUBLIC COPY) AND THE 2025 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AUDITED) ARE MADE AVAILABLE PUBLICLY ON GUIDESTAR. FORM 1023 IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.