Public Charity

LAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER

LAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER, of BAY VILLAGE, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.8M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $8.5M in total assets. 26 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $709K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 340845030 BAY VILLAGE, OH Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$8.5M
Grant Records26
Funding Total$709K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

LAKE ERIE NATURE & SCIENCE CENTER EDUCATES AND INSPIRES EACH OF US TO UNDERSTAND, APPRECIATE, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR NATURAL WORLD. SERVING MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR WITH ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS, PLANETARIUM SHOWS, AND WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Allen Waddle
BOARD MEMBER Bruce Cady
TREASURER Bryan Gacka
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Catherine Timko
VICE PRESIDENT Char Shryock
BOARD MEMBER Chris Winczewski

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$449,952 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$93,542 5 grants
WILDLIFE EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM
$27,200 1 grant
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXHIBIT INSTALLATIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS
$26,850 1 grant
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT
$22,413 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.8M $3.2M $8.5M
2024 $2.1M $1.5M $8.4M
2023 $1.8M $1.3M $7.5M
2022 $1.7M $1.1M $6.5M
2021 $1.2M $797K $6.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $2.8M (+134%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.5M.

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