2024-02-20T17:30:11-06:00 2023-06-30 814643077 WEYRICH CRONIN & SORRA LLC 20 WIGHT AVENUE SUITE 210 HUNT VALLEY MD 21030 990 2022-07-01 521231286 IRVINE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER INC IRVI 4437389200 11201 GARRISON FOREST ROAD OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 DAVID DARDIS BOARD PRESIDENT 4437389200 2024-02-14 1 DAVID DARDIS 999009999 0 ANGELINE WHITE CPA CCA P00431590 4103396464 2024-02-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z IRVINE NATURE CENTER DAVID DARDIS 11201 GARRISON FOREST ROAD OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 3671045 0 X WWW.EXPLORENATURE.ORG X 1981 MD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER 25 25 71 150 0 0 1511590 1984272 687566 846957 191119 192452 -17485 62580 2372790 3086261 0 0 0 0 1665570 1898438 0 0 423570 782477 931097 2448047 2829535 -75257 256726 12990382 13673916 381958 535258 12608424 13138658 X WE ALL THRIVE OUTDOORS. WE ENCOURAGE LIFELONG ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING AND GREEN LIVING. AT IRVINE, WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EXPLORE, RESPECT AND PROTECT NATURE. 0 0 414631 492298 NATURE PRESCHOOL: THE MISSION OF THE NATURE PRESCHOOL AT IRVINE IS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH NATURE-BASED INQUIRY, CREATIVE ARTS, AND OUTDOOR EXPLORATION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A LASTING APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR "CLASSROOM" IS IRVINE'S ENTIRE 211-ACRE CAMPUS, INCLUDING FORESTS AND MEADOWS, A 60-ACRE RESTORATION OF STREAMS AND WETLANDS, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, WOODLAND GARDEN, 8 MILES OF TRAILS, AND OTHER FEATURES. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE CHILD USING A CHILD-CENTERED EMERGENT CURRICULUM THAT FACILITATES THE COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF EVERY CHILD. IRVINE ALSO OFFERS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS 4-6 YEARS OF AGE AND FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS USING THE SAME NURTURING, NATURE-BASED APPROACH. 58816 43000 SCHOOL PROGRAMS: IRVINE OFFERS A VARIETY OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL AUDIENCES. ALL PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND MSDE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS. FIELD TRIPS BRING STUDENTS TO IRVINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OUR 211-ACRE CAMPUS. ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDE SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITIES IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS, COLLECT DATA, COMPARE AND CLASSIFY DATA, AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO COME TO IRVINE, OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS TAKE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTO THE CLASSROOM. IRVINE'S NATURALISTS TEACH CURRICULUM-ALIGNED LESSONS USING WORK STATIONS, SMALL GROUPS, AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS. ECO-EXPLORERS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM ENGAGES STUDENTS IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, NATURE-BASED CRAFTS, AND ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AFTER THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS. 137288 228653 SUMMER NATURE CAMPS: SUMMER CAMPS AT IRVINE OFFER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DISGUISED AS FUN! WE OFFER AGE-APPROPRIATE, WEEK-LONG CAMP SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER FOR CHILDREN 2-12 YEARS OF AGE. YOUNGER CHILDREN MAY PARTICIPATE IN TRAIL WALKS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, PUPPET SHOWS, AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS, WHILE OLDER CHILDREN MAY GO ON OFFSITE EXCURSIONS, CAMP OUT UNDER THE STARS, PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS, OR EXPLORE NATURE-BASED ART, SCIENCE, FARMING, AND FORAGING. NO TWO SEASONS ARE ALIKE, WITH NEW THEMES, ACTIVITIES, AND ADVENTURES OFFERED EVERY YEAR. RECENT TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED SPLASH ZONE, NATURALLY CREATIVE, SUMMER SAFARI, TINY CHEFS, AND WAYS OF WILDLIFE. ALL PROGRAMS ARE TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS OR NATURALISTS, AND THE CAMP IS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE SO PARENTS KNOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN GOOD HANDS. 1632014 241294 1632014 241294 2242749 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD X X X CATHY ROSE 4437389200 11201 GARRISON FOREST ROAD OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 AMY JEAN BOEBEL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA L SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN J SINGER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE P MCDONNELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD STEELE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLEM PALEVICH CO-TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID O DARDIS PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA M KREVOR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC DECOSTA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK DUDEK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY L ADAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE REYNOLDS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY W HOLT JR VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JACK FINNEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN W GUINEE III TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH LEVINSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH MADDOX CO-TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LEXIE MILLS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK NORRIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA CHIASERA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HARRIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NETTIE WASHBURN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT TRAVERS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE W BAUER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 W BROOKS PATERNOTTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 95643 0 0 95643 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 286044 1698228 73914 1984272 PRESCHOOL PROGRAM 611600 307892 307892 SUMMER CAMP 900099 207221 207221 HOME SCHOOL CO-OP 900099 88756 88756 AFTER SCHOOL CLUB 900099 51632 51632 SCHOOL PROGRAM 900099 46237 46237 145219 145219 846957 160833 160833 71853 0 71853 71853 71853 445424 413805 31619 31619 31619 103398 286044 167487 -64089 -64089 8085 3492 4593 4593 OTHER INCOME 611600 50223 50223 50223 3086261 1005245 0 96744 137550 68775 41265 27510 1533862 1237666 17016 279180 15614 12205 544 2865 86181 67363 3005 15813 125231 97885 4367 22979 14850 14850 21494 21494 28901 27256 1645 4897 4652 147 98 31806 12831 18975 6554 5931 623 32250 32250 221320 210254 6640 4426 76831 72989 2305 1537 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 76460 72925 2121 1414 LAND MAINTENANCE 60380 59482 539 359 MATERIALS 57151 57008 86 57 UTILITIES 54983 52233 1650 1100 243220 151044 47187 44989 2829535 2242749 163216 423570 1762002 2164621 19260 6541 3175 217477 17132 10152 7652 48306 38964 9456350 2858374 6795341 6597976 4176760 4465942 158254 174743 12990382 13673916 81629 84496 300329 450762 381958 535258 X 8111059 7727253 4497365 5411405 12608424 13138658 12990382 13673916 256726 273508 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1312053 1330064 1569279 1511590 1984272 7707258 1115794 1020884 764869 747367 926895 4575809 2427847 2350948 2334148 2258957 2911167 12283067 0 234852 187185 451274 361306 1234617 234852 187185 451274 361306 1234617 11048450 79587 95640 113084 154571 160833 603715 79587 95640 113084 154571 160833 603715 50223 50223 2507434 2446588 2447232 2413528 3122223 12937005 0.85400 0.86400 0.04670 0.04240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 3 208.92 1 0 4480360 3556 218853 4702769 5338151 -628213 229578 4480360 4241376 156435 940340 5338151 4375687 90679 58406 283396 4241376 3972688 152948 360051 110000 4375687 0.11560 0.64520 0.23920 1 0 2437656 2437656 5914535 2119582 3794953 483064 202569 280495 621095 536223 84872 6597976 3338275 273508 273508 3064767 21494 21494 3086261 2808041 0 2808041 21494 21494 2829535 PART II, LINE 9: THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE AMOUNT OF $229,000 AS WELL AS IN THE FOOTNOTE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT THAT DESCRIBES THE ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. IN 2001, THE CENTER RECEIVED 115.88 ACRES OF LAND FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THE DONATION OF LAND WAS RECORDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $229,000, REPRESENTING THE FAIR VALUE OF THE LAND AT THE TIME OF DONATION. THE LAND IS SUBJECT TO A PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROPERTY AND TO MAINTAIN THE OPEN SPACE VALUES OF THE PROPERTY AND THE DOMINANT SCENIC, HISTORIC, CULTURAL, RURAL, AGRICULTURAL, WOODLAND AND WETLAND CHARACTER OF THE PROPERTY. AS A RESULT OF THIS PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT, THE LAND IS RESTRICTED IN USE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A NATURE CENTER AND VARIOUS OTHER RESTRICTIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT. IN 2015, IRVINE NATURE CENTER RECEIVED A $1MM DONATION AND ACQUIRED 93.04 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING PROPERTY. THE ACQUIRED PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WHICH RESTRICT THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE LAND MAY BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE. IN THE WINTER OF 2020 IRVINE PURCHASED ONE ADJACENT ACRE TO INCREASE ITS TOTAL TO 211 ACRES; THIS PARCEL WILL EVENTUALLY BE USED TO IMPROVE IRVINE'S ENTRANCE. PUMPKINS ON THE GREEN 389442 286044 103398 167487 389442 286044 103398 167487 167487 -64089 X AUCTION ITEMS 67 73914 ESTIMATED FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND GIVES FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT; AND IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THIS IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND DETERMINES WHETHER THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA AND OTHER FACTORS. DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESSS DURING THE YEAR.