Nonprofit · EIN 38-6093404
MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · OKEMOS, MI 48864
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,741,068 | $1,220,913 | $520,155 | $24,909,239 | $51,209 | $24,858,030 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,123,052 | $1,351,893 | $1,771,159 | $24,483,775 | $168,321 | $24,315,454 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $947,181 | $1,174,512 | -$227,331 | $22,079,522 | $222,234 | $21,857,288 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,254,763
- of which government grants
- $416,796
- Program service revenue
- $61,413
- Investment income
- $419,241
- Net rental income
- -$606
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $309,584
- Other revenue
- $5,651
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $452,901
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $608,006
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $46,123
- Accounting fees
- $26,442
- Occupancy
- $40,618
- Travel
- $37,622
- Depreciation
- $41,661
- Program services (functional)
- $1,044,989
- Management and general (functional)
- $172,941
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,983
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $24,483,775
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,909,239
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $51,209
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,858,030
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $686,145
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,377,851
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,441,676
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $21,416,354
- Gross receipts
- $5,467,248
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 90
- Year formed
- 1952
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARRET JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $113,562 |
| KURT BRAUER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| AUBREY GOLDEN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARGARET WELSCH | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| YU MAN LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUTH VAIL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID CARTWRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON SCHROEDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MCNULTY SAXTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARRET JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,739 |
| YU MAN LEE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RUTH VAIL | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KURT BRAUER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AUBREY GOLDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID CARTWRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON SCHROEDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MCNULTY SAXTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARGARET WELSCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARRET JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,888 |
| YU MAN LEE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RUTH VAIL | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KURT BRAUER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AUBREY GOLDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID CARTWRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON SCHROEDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MCNULTY SAXTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARGARET WELSCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2310 SCIENCE PKWY STE 100, OKEMOS, MI 48864-2525
- In care of
- % PAUL STEINER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KURT BRAUER, 2310 SCIENSE PARKWAY STE 100, OKEMOS, MI 48864
- Signed the 990
- GARRET JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (866) 223-2231
- Return prepared by
- FLEGAL & MELNIK
Mission
MNA'S PURPOSES ARE: (A) TO ACQUIRE, MAINTAIN, AND PROTECT NATURAL AREAS THAT PREDOMINANTLY CONTAIN EXAMPLES OF MICHIGAN FAUNA, FLORA, GEOLOGIC FEATURES, AND OTHER COMPONENTS AND ASPECTS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF MICHIGAN, INCLUDING HABITAT AND NATURAL COMMUNITIES FOR FISH, WILDLIFE AND PLANTS, IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. (B) TO CARRY ON A PROGRAM OF CONSERVATION STUDY AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVATION: MNA FOCUSES ON PROTECTING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR MICHIGAN'S RARE, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN AS IDENTIFIED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN'S FEDERALLY APPROVED 2015 STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN. IN FYE 2025 MNA CONTINUED TO ACQUIRE MORE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR RARE SPECIES AND TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE HABITAT ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH PRESCRIBED BURNS, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL AND OTHER ACTIONS.Expenses $828,029 · revenue $61,413
- EDUCATION & OUTREACH: THE MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. FYE 2025 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL MINI-GRANTS FOR K-12 STUDENTS; ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AT SANCTUARIES CONDUCTED BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND FACULTY; AND SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THROUGH STATEWIDE PUBLIC/PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS THE MICHIGAN VERNAL POOLS PARTNERSHIP.Expenses $216,960
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-6093404
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C030)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $24,909,239
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,467,248
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,741,068 | $1,220,913 | $24,909,239 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $3,123,052 | $1,351,893 | $24,483,775 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $947,181 | $1,174,512 | $22,079,522 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,751,494 | $1,239,816 | $21,916,708 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-6093404).
Questions about MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION is 38-6093404.
- Is MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KURT BRAUER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,562 (GARRET JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does MICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,741,068, expenses of $1,220,913 and total assets of $24,909,239 at year end.
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