Nonprofit · EIN 43-1978884
CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP
Tax-exempt · LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,595,633 | $1,363,583 | $232,050 | $11,000,860 | $61,233 | $10,939,627 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,566,689 | $1,256,991 | $309,698 | $10,472,348 | $49,894 | $10,422,454 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,725,572 | $1,197,450 | $528,122 | $9,819,323 | $163,077 | $9,656,246 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $740,925
- Program service revenue
- $24,891
- Investment income
- $829,817
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $588,915
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $160,428
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $281,441
- Other salaries and wages
- $383,832
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $796,320
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,367
- Accounting fees
- $54,193
- Occupancy
- $26,054
- Travel
- $6,820
- Depreciation
- $56,240
- Program services (functional)
- $1,047,173
- Management and general (functional)
- $254,749
- Fundraising (functional)
- $61,661
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,472,348
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,000,860
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $61,233
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,939,627
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,038,859
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,513,409
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,793,625
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $146,002
- Gross receipts
- $3,530,671
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE HECHT PHD | PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,984 |
| GAVIN VAN HORN PHD | EXEC. EDITOR, HUMANS & NATURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,457 |
| GERALD W ADELMANN MPHIL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| EDWARD MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA ANTONATOS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CEARA DONNELLEY JD | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TEGAN DONNELLEY BA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN ROWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOIS VITT SALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORRIN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL RIDDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE HECHT PHD | PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,149 |
| GAVIN VAN HORN PHD | EXEC EDITOR, HUMANS & NATURE PRESS BOOKS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,753 |
| GERALD W ADELMANN MPHIL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| EDWARD MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA ANTONATOS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CEARA DONNELLEY JD | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE BERLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TEGAN DONNELLEY BA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM ELLIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN ROWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOIS VITT SALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORRIN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE HECHT PHD | PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,989 |
| GAVIN VAN HORN | CREATIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,829 |
| CEARA DONNELLEY BERRY JD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GERALD W ADELMANN MPHIL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| EDWARD MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA ANTONATOS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE BERLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TEGAN DONNELLEY BA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM ELLIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE RANNEY JR JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN ROWLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOIS VITT SALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORRIN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 17660 W CASEY RD, LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048-9435
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DR BROOKE HECHT, 17660 W CASEY RD, LIBERTYVILLE, IL 600489435
- Signed the 990
- DR BROOKE HECHT, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (847) 367-7330
- Website
- WWW.HUMANSANDNATURE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WSDD CPAS LTD
Mission
TO EXPLORE AND PROMOTE HUMAN RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO NATURE - THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF LIFE. THE CENTER IS HOME TO A PRESS AND FARM THAT EXPLORE IN-DEPTH AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- HUMANS & NATURE PRESS AMPLIFIES VOICES CRITICAL TO OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE, PROVIDING PRINT AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS CONNECTING READERS WITH STORIES AND IDEAS. THE DIGITAL PRESS OFFERS POETRY, ESSAYS, AND ARTWORK AT NO COST TO READERS, CELEBRATING DIVERSE SOURCES OF WISDOM ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF LIFE. BOOKS OFFER IN-DEPTH EXPLORATIONS ON THE THEMES OF HUMAN INTERCONNECTION WITH NATURE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE LIVING WORLD. BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE PRESS ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE THROUGH MANY INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES AND ONLINE PLATFORMS.Expenses $524,661 · grants $160,428 · revenue $18,673
- HUMANS & NATURE FARM IS A PLACE WHERE THE IDEAS OF HUMANS & NATURE PRESS TAKE ROOT. THE FARM IS A PLACE TO ACTIVATE AND DEMONSTRATE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HUMANS AND NATURE. THE FARM IS WORKING TOWARD A HARVEST OF PLANTS TO SELL. THE CENTER FOR HUMANS & NATURE IS COMMITTED TO LAND CARE THROUGHOUT THE CENTER'S 50-ACRE HOME, WITH LAND CARE PRACTICES ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HUMANS, PLANTS, ANIMALS, WATERS, AIR, AND SOILS.Expenses $117,928 · revenue $6,218
- COMMUNICATIONS THE CENTER FOR HUMANS & NATURE AMPLIFIES STORIES AND IDEAS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE WORK OF THE PRESS AND FARM THROUGH ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, NEWSLETTER, AND OTHER ONLINE PLATFORMS, AS WELL AS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $404,584
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1978884
- 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
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,000,860
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,530,671
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,595,633 | $1,363,583 | $11,000,860 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,566,689 | $1,256,991 | $10,472,348 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,725,572 | $1,197,450 | $9,819,323 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,107,489 | $966,996 | $8,241,165 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 43-1978884).
Questions about CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP is 43-1978884.
- Is CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP 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 CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DR BROOKE HECHT.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $165,984 (BROOKE HECHT PHD, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE NFP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,595,633, expenses of $1,363,583 and total assets of $11,000,860 at year end.
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