Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 306,126 | 1,469,811 | 416,947 | 1,160,785 | 2,310,968 | 5,664,637 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 306,126 | 1,469,811 | 416,947 | 1,160,785 | 2,310,968 | 5,664,637 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,591,708 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,072,929 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 306,126 | 1,469,811 | 416,947 | 1,160,785 | 2,310,968 | 5,664,637 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 81,605 | 73,372 | 44,839 | 38,453 | 65,170 | 303,439 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 5,332 | 1,233 | 758 | 295 | 7,618 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 5,975,694 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, THE RETURN IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE TREASURER BEFORE BEING FILED. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Environmental Nature Center Conflict of Interest Policy SUMMARY The purpose of this policy is to protect the Environmental Nature Center's interests when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of an officer, director or staff member of the ENC. SCOPE The following statement of policy applies to: - each Board Member, and - all management and staff (herein referred to as "Staff") FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY: Members of the Board and Staff serve the Environmental Nature Center and have a clear obligation to conduct all affairs of the organization in an upright and honest manner. When representing the ENC, each person should make necessary decisions using good judgment and in a principled, ethical and upstanding manner. All decisions of the Board and Staff of the organization are to be made solely on the basis of a desire to promote quality education through hands-on experience with nature through this organization. POLICY Members of the Board and Staff shall fully disclose the precise nature of their interest or involvement when participating in any transaction or arrangement for the organization in which another party to the transaction or arrangement includes: - him/herself; - a member of the family or household (spouse, parents, brothers, sisters, children, and other immediate family or household members); or - a person with whom he or she has a romantic or sexual relationship; or - an organization with which the member of the Board or the Staff, or his/her family is affiliated. Disclosure shall be made at the first knowledge of the transaction or arrangement. GENERAL DISCLOSURE Members of the Board and Staff shall also disclose all relationships and business affiliations which may now, or in the future, potentially conflict with the interests of the ENC or bring personal gain to them, their families, or their businesses in connection with any ENC transaction or arrangement. Disclosure must be made if any member of the Board or Staff or a member of his/her family/household, or any person with whom such Board or Staff member has a romantic or sexual relationship: - is an officer, director, trustee, partner, employee, or agent of an organization with which the Environmental Nature Center has business dealings; - is either the actual or beneficial owner of more than 1 percent of the voting stock or controlling interest of an organization with which the Environmental Nature Center has business dealings; - is a consultant for such an organization; or - has any other direct or indirect dealings with an individual or organization (i.e., through the receipt directly or indirectly of cash, gift, or other property). DISCLOSURE REPORTING All disclosures required by Staff will be handled by the Executive Director and reported to the President of the Board, and all disclosures as they apply to the members of the Board shall be referred to the Secretary of the Board. Information disclosed to the Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director will be held in confidence, except when the ENC's best interest would be served by bringing the information to the attention of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. DETERMINATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The interest or involvement of a Board or Staff member in a transaction or arrangement that is required to be disclosed under this policy is not necessarily a conflict of interest. A person who has such interest or involvement will not have a conflict of interest if, after disclosure to the Board of such interest or involvement, along with all material facts, the Board decides that no conflict of interest exists. RESTRAINT ON PARTICIPATION Members of the Board and Staff who have a conflict of interest in any transaction or arrangement involving the ENC shall refrain from participating in the consideration of the proposed transaction or arrangement. Persons with such conflicts of interest may not vote on such transactions or arrangements. However, for special reasons, the Board may request information or interpretation from the person(s) involved. DETERMINATION OF POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST Any individual who is uncertain about a conflict of interest shall disclose such possible conflict to the appropriate individual above. Each member of the Board and Staff will complete and update a copy of the ENC's Disclosure Letter annually. The letter will be reviewed by the Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director. If a potential conflict of interest arises subsequent to the submission of the annual Disclosure Letter, the Board Member or Staff member is responsible for advising of such occurrence as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days after the occurrence. After receiving acknowledgment that the Disclosure Letter has been received, the member of the Board or Staff shall be entitled to act as though no conflict of interest exists unless he or she is notified otherwise by the Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director within ninety days of filing the letter. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE: Each member of the Board and Staff who is requested to file a Disclosure Letter should recognize that such filing is a requirement for continued affiliation or employment with the Environmental Nature Center and, further, that failure to knowingly disclose a potential conflict of interest could result in disaffiliation or termination of employment. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | THE PROCESS OF OVERSIGHT OVER THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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