Public Charity

BERKS NATURE

BERKS NATURE is a Public Charity headquartered in READING, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.1M revenue, $3.3M expenses, $47.2M total assets. 107 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 231966295 READING, PA Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.1M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$47.2M
Grant Records107
Funding Total$7.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OUR VISION IS TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT. CLEARLY IDENTIFIED WITH OUR SPECIFIC MISSION, WE STRIVE TO MEET THE EVER-CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COUNTY AND TO CONSERVE ITS HERITAGE AND ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. WE PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP, DIRECT ACTION, EXPERTISE, LAND USE PLANNING, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

Where $100 goes at Berks Nature

How Berks Nature divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$57
To preserve farmlands, open spaces, wooded highlands and historical areas, as well as to educate the general public as to the importance of conservation and environmental issues
71% of program spending
$24
Educational programs
29% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 958 students; 87 children; 12,000 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Beth M Kohl
DIRECTOR Chris Hawk
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/11/25) Christin Kelley
DIRECTOR Christopher J Hartman
DIRECTOR Darryl Jenkins
DIRECTOR David George

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,580,711 39 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,460,324 39 grants
Education
$66,740 7 grants
Animal Welfare
$36,600 5 grants
Unspecified
$1,718,680 17 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.1M $3.3M $47.2M
2024 $6.5M $3.3M $45.3M
2023 $6.6M $3.5M $42.0M
2022 $6.3M $2.8M $38.9M
2021 $7.0M $1.9M $35.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $7.0M to $5.1M (-27%), with total assets most recently reported at $47.2M.

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