Nonprofit · EIN 95-6129697
NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Tax-exempt · NEWHALL, CA 91321
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $183,198 | $134,113 | $49,085 | $1,922,322 | $0 | $1,922,322 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $250,768 | $172,327 | $78,441 | $1,740,668 | $0 | $1,740,668 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $143,152 | $126,700 | $16,452 | $1,633,974 | $0 | $1,633,974 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $43,900
- Membership dues
- $5,641
- Program service revenue
- $14,060
- Investment income
- $74,734
- Net income from fundraising events
- $11,777
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $38,576
- Other revenue
- $50,504
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,264
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,953
- Program services (functional)
- $76,850
- Management and general (functional)
- $51,724
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,539
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,740,668
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,922,322
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,922,322
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,128,976
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,890,118
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $32,204
- Gross receipts
- $224,623
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 355
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERRY GINSBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIEANNE KELLY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRI PAYNE-LUE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE MILNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOU ORR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA NICHOLSON | President Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA CATTELL | Vice President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NIKKI DAIL | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARGE MAYOTTE-HIRN | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE SCHERB | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERRY GINSBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN YASUKAWA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRI PAYNE-LUE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE MILNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOU ORR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA NICHOLSON | President Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA CATTELL | Vice President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NIKKI DAIL | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARGE MAYOTTE-HIRN | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE SCHERB | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERRY GINSBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN YASUKAWA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRI PAYNE-LUE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE MILNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOU ORR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORA SHAIEB | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA NICHOLSON | President Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA CATTELL | Vice President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NIKKI DAIL | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARGE MAYOTTE-HIRN | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE SCHERB | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 19152 PLACERITA CANYON RD, NEWHALL, CA 91321-3213
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LAURA NICHOLSON, 1604 COOLIDGE AVE, PASADENA, CA 91104
- Signed the 990
- LAURA NICHOLSON, President
- Phone
- (626) 345-4841
- Return prepared by
- McKee Financial Services
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6129697 or by the name NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO DEVELOP IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS AN AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM SERVICES/ VISITOR AMENITIES: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ANIMAL CARE & FOOD $8,589; SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SUCH AS PCNCA'S ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR $5,539; AMENITIES FOR VISITORS TO THE NATURE CENTERS $3,769; VISITOR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING SDCNCA'S HALLOWEEN NATURE CRAWL $2,119 AND WILDLIFE REHABILITATION $2,349, VRNCA'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY $2,200; PCNCA'S AMPHITHEATER EVENTS $3,413, WALKER CABIN RESTORATION AND DISPLAY $2,190 AND COMMUNITY LECTURE EVENTS $2,932; AND OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS.Expenses $35,500 · revenue $13,247
- FIRE LOSS OF COGS: COST OF GIFT SHOP INVENTORY LOST FOLLOWING THE MAJOR WILD FIRE IN ALTA DENA IN JANUARY 2025 THAT BURNED DOWN THE EATON CANYON NATURE CENTER.Expenses $12,688
- RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION/ENRICHMENT EVENTS FOR DOCENT VOLUNTEERS.MANAGE AND ADMINISTRATE PROGRAM SERVICES.Expenses $10,229 · revenue $813
- ANIMAL CARE - PROVIDE REFUGE AND REHABILITATIVE CARE FOR ABANDONED AND INJURED WILDLIFE.Expenses $8,589 · revenue $4,049
- MUSEUM AND CONFERENCES: RETREAT FOR NATURAL AREAS STAFF & VOLUNTEERS RETREAT HELD AT THE LA ZOO, WHICH FOCUSED ON PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.Expenses $7,567
- ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONExpenses $1,172
- MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT AROSE AT THE MULTIPLE CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEARExpenses $1,105 · revenue $151
- WEBSITES FOR GENERAL PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
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
- 95-6129697
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,922,322
- Income (IRS master file)
- $224,623
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $183,198 | $134,113 | $1,922,322 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $250,768 | $172,327 | $1,740,668 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $143,152 | $126,700 | $1,633,974 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $187,664 | $90,887 | $1,629,724 | 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 95-6129697).
Questions about NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- What is the EIN of NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY is 95-6129697.
- Is NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY 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 NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY 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 NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY 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 NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LAURA NICHOLSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $183,198, expenses of $134,113 and total assets of $1,922,322 at year end.
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