Nonprofit · EIN 47-2678893
NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON
Tax-exempt · BEND, OR 97701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $527,521 | $583,644 | -$56,123 | $363,958 | $24,129 | $339,829 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $738,033 | $565,279 | $172,754 | $492,029 | $96,077 | $395,952 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $432,844 | $422,617 | $10,227 | $389,607 | $118,037 | $271,570 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $483,334
- of which government grants
- $133,114
- Program service revenue
- $39,860
- Investment income
- $254
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,073
- Other revenue
- $4,073
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $60,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $212,717
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $362,565
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,631
- Occupancy
- $20,375
- Travel
- $10,609
- Depreciation
- $3,343
- Program services (functional)
- $523,697
- Management and general (functional)
- $42,058
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,889
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $492,029
- Total assets, end of year
- $363,958
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,129
- Net assets, end of year
- $339,829
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $25,397
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $125,209
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $214,620
- Gross receipts
- $531,122
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIPKO KATIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $60,000 |
| ADDABBO PAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BLEVINS JOCELYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AVILA CHOQUEZ KATHYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CALLEROS PRISCILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CID CHRISTINA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ENNA ALEX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONES GWEN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KUBOTA KECIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUGO MENDEZ ANASTASIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MURRAY-FLECK DIANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN KATIE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| QUON PRESLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAMS LAUREN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EASTON REBECCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIPKO KATIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $0 | $49,938 |
| ADDABBO PAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BERGMANN PEREZ MONICA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLEVINS JOCELYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AVILA CHOQUEZ KATHYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CALLEROS PRISCILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CID CHRISTINA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ENNA ALEX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONES GWEN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KUBOTA KECIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUGO MENDEZ ANASTASIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MURRAY-FLECK DIANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN KATIE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| QUON PRESLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAMS LAUREN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAE ALBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MONICA BERGMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOCELYN BLEVINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUE BOETTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA CID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEX ENNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GWEN JONES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KECIA KUBOTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACY LACEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAY MIKALSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE RYAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VERONICA VEGA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 63095 DESCHUTES MARKET RD, BEND, OR 97701-9794
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATIE CHIPKO, 330 SE BRIDGEFORD BOULEVARD 8, BEND, OR 97702
- Signed the 990
- KATIE CHIPKO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (541) 362-4324
- Website
- HTTPS://NATURECONNECTCO.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- SOCIAL IMPACT ACCOUNTING LLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE OUR COMMUNITY TO INSPIRE LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATURE FOR EACH CHILD. WE ARE A NETWORK OF 30+ PARTNERS WHO CONNECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO NATURE THROUGH LEARNING, EXPLORATION, AND PLAY. WE FOCUS STRONGLY ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WORKING TO CONNECT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES IN NATURE.
Program accomplishments
- 1. VAMONOS OUTSIDE: PROVIDED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS TO 525 LATINX PARTICIPANTS OVER 134 DAYS OF PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS, TEEN MOUNTAIN BIKING AND SKIING, AND FAMILY GATHERINGS. 2. FIELD TRIPS AND SCHOOL SERVICES: OUR NETWORK PROVIDED OUTDOOR PROGRAMS TO 13,084 STUDENTS OVER 53,106 STUDENT DAYS. FUNDED BUS COSTS FOR 101 FIELD TRIPS. NATUREHOODS PROGRAM REACHED 1,579 STUDENTS, 100% OF WHO WERE FROM RURAL OR TITLE I SCHOOLS. 3. GREEN JOBS: PROVIDED PAID INTERNSHIPS TO 18 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN THE GREEN SECTOR, WHO WORKED A TOTAL OF 1,803 HOURS. 4. FAMILY PROGRAMS: PROVIDED 15 FREE FAMILY NATURE PROGRAMS, PRIMARILY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, REACHING 375 PARTICIPANTS; PLUS NATURECONNECT FEST IN BEND, REACHING 2,000 PARTICIPANTS. 5. NETWORK SUPPORT: PROVIDED 15 CONVENINGS FOR NETWORKING AND TRAINING, FOCUSED ON ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.Expenses $523,697 · revenue $39,860
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2678893
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $363,958
- Income (IRS master file)
- $531,122
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $527,521 | $583,644 | $363,958 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $738,033 | $565,279 | $492,029 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $432,844 | $422,617 | $389,607 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $510,216 | $360,441 | $272,010 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 47-2678893).
Questions about NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON
- What is the EIN of NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON is 47-2678893.
- Is NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON 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 NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATIE CHIPKO.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,000 (CHIPKO KATIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NATURECONNECT CENTRAL OREGON have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $527,521, expenses of $583,644 and total assets of $363,958 at year end.
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