Nonprofit · EIN 39-1712663
URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $8,370,353 | $6,644,434 | $1,725,919 | $41,232,079 | $9,181,471 | $32,050,608 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,575,429 | $11,577,463 | -$6,002,034 | $41,515,848 | $11,702,256 | $29,813,592 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,058,638 | $6,041,100 | $5,017,538 | $35,390,592 | $448,541 | $34,942,051 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,210,161
- of which government grants
- $2,257,932
- Program service revenue
- $985,026
- Investment income
- $178,710
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$4,431
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $362
- Other revenue
- -$3,544
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,750
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $173,051
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,752,147
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,709,071
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $35,400
- Occupancy
- $4,478
- Travel
- $62,762
- Depreciation
- $625,370
- Program services (functional)
- $5,647,712
- Management and general (functional)
- $627,292
- Fundraising (functional)
- $369,430
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $41,515,848
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,232,079
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,181,471
- Net assets, end of year
- $32,050,608
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $23,518,526
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,796,919
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,253,689
- Gross receipts
- $8,394,628
- Employees
- 138
- Volunteers
- 2,438
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HENSE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $147,672 | $24,328 |
| ANTOINE MCDUFFIE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT LOVERN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE THISTED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MITICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CATRINA CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HERMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL NARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FROILAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS GRZEZINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK MOSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD HAMMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SPENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNINE PUFAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARISSA ENDTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN CLANCY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCIA LOZA GALEZEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY GUTE WITTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PENNY CRUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD RAKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONY HANING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE KIRSCHBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAM LYONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HENSE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $123,143 | $24,937 |
| ANTOINE MCDUFFIE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT LOVERN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE THISTED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MITICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATRINA CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HERMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL NARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FROILAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS GRZEZINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK MOSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD HAMMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SPENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNINE PUFAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISSA ENDTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CLANCY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCIA LOZA GALEZEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GUTE WITTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY CRUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD RAKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY HANING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN LEINBACH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/2023 Officer | 40 | $116,294 | $14,069 |
| JEN HENSE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEG. 7/2023 Officer | 40 | $23,077 | $3,960 |
| EDWARD HAMMOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINE MCDUFFIE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT LOVERN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE THISTED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATRINA CRANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY CRUSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISSA ENDTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA FENNELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CLANCY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FROILAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCAI LOZA GALEZEWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS GRZEZINSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY HANING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MITICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK MOSLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY PFAFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD RAKOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SPENSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GUTTE WITTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CAMPBELL | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 6/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GILES | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 9/2022 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNA KUNDE | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 6/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE NELSON | BOARD MEMBER 1/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1500 E PARK PL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53211-3587
- In care of
- % KEN LENINBACH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER HENSE, 1500 EAST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53211
- Signed the 990
- CATHERINE THISTED, TREASURER
- Phone
- (414) 964-8505
- Website
- URBANECOLOGYCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
WE CONNECT PEOPLE IN CITIES TO NATURE AND EACH OTHER.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE OUTDOOR SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR MILWAUKEE- AREA STUDENTS. THE URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER PARTNERS WITH OVER 70 SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE EACH WITH 24 HALF-DAY FIELD TRIPS ANNUALLY. THESE HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLIMENT THE SCHOOLS' SCIENCE CURRICULA AND CONNECT STUDENTS TO THE NATURAL WORLD IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. PRESCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS COMPLIMENT THE SCHOOL PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OVER 35,000 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.Expenses $1,920,222 · revenue $985,388
- PROMOTE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LEARNING, VOLUNTEERISM, STEWARDSHIP, RECREATION AND CAMARADERIE. THE URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER'S ACTIVE COMMUNITY CENTERS ENGAGE ADULTS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. OVER 3,000 YOUTH AND ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS URBAN ADVENTURES, WORKSHOPS, OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. OVER 5,000 PEOPLE VISITED AS PART OF FACILITY RENTAL EVENTS. OUR ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SERVED 2,438 VOLUNTEERS. AN ADDITIONAL 32,900 PEOPLE VISITED OUR BRANCHES TO ENJOY OUR COMMUNITY SPACES.Expenses $1,807,268
- PRESERVE, ENHANCE, PROTECT AND USE PUBLIC NATURAL AREAS, MAKING THEM SAFE, ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT. A VARIETY OF RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SURVEYS OF BIRDS, BATS, MAMMALS, TURTLES, VEGETATION SURVEYS AND PARK USE SURVEYS. UEC'S LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN DIVERSE NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED OVER 1,100 PARTICIPANTS IN THESE RESEARCH AND LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. OVER 2,400 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN OUR NATURE BASED OFFERINGS OVERALL AND GAVE OVER 9,300 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS ACROSS 3 BRANCHES.Expenses $1,242,497
- PREPARE LAND FOR FUTURE MISSION IMPACT. PRACTICE AND MODEL ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIORS.Expenses $677,725 · grants $13,750
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1712663
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C116)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $41,232,079
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,394,628
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $8,370,353 | $6,644,434 | $41,232,079 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $5,575,429 | $11,577,463 | $41,515,848 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $11,058,638 | $6,041,100 | $35,390,592 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $6,293,369 | $5,694,324 | $29,841,475 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 39-1712663).
Questions about URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC is 39-1712663.
- Is URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC 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 URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names JENNIFER HENSE.
- Who are the officers and directors of URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $147,672 (JENNIFER HENSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,370,353, expenses of $6,644,434 and total assets of $41,232,079 at year end.
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