Public Charity

WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER

WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in NEDERLAND, CO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.4M revenue, $881K expenses, $7.7M total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 841352764 NEDERLAND, CO Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$881K
Total Assets$7.7M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

FOR 27 YEARS, WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER HAS HELPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS FORGE LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATURE THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS. SPECIALIZING IN MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY, WILD BEAR WELCOMES VISITORS TO ITS HANDS-ON NATURE CENTER AND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER INSPIRES A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO NATURE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE OUTDOORS SINCE 1997. WE ARE KEY PARTNERS IN THE PRESERVATION OF MUD LAKE OPEN SPACE AND IN 2000 WE ORGANIZED THE COMMUNITY TO REMOVE 30 TONS OF TRASH MAKING IT ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST WETLAND HABITATS IN BOULDER COUNTY. WILD BEAR IS NOW IN A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD ITS PERMANENT HOME ON ITS FIVE ACRES AT MUD LAKE AND CARIBOU RANCH OPEN SPACES AND COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT DESIGN OF THE NATURE CENTER.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMEBR Alex Kosseff
TREASURER Andrew Neal
SECRETARY Brian Curtis
VICE Corky Dineen
EXECUTIVE / EXECUTIVE DI Jill Dreves
CHAIR John Farrell

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,609,533 8 grants
GENERAL PURPOSE
$234,505 7 grants
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
$228,000 2 grants
CHARITABLE GIFT
$200,000 2 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$196,350 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.4M $881K $7.7M
2023 $1.3M $751K $5.2M
2022 $2.7M $654K $4.7M
2021 $2.5M $630K $2.6M
2020 $766K $417K $667K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $766K to $3.4M (+345%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.7M.

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